Declan Power

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Declan Power is a former Irish Army soldier, defence analyst and writer.{{cite web|title=Declan Power|url=http://www.maverickhouse.com/authors/declan-power/|publisher=Maverick House Publishers|accessdate=31 May 2016}}

Power originally joined the Army Reserve (then FCÁ), before serving in a variety of roles in the Defence Forces.{{cn|date=December 2023}} He later had several appointments in Ireland and abroad, including internal security, peacekeeping and anti-terrorism duties.{{cn|date=September 2024}} He also attended the Military College and a number of other specialist Defence Force schools and courses.{{fact|date=November 2021}}

Power's later years of service were spent attached to the Chief of Staff's Branch at Defence Forces Headquarters (DFHQ).{{cn|date=September 2024}} He is a graduate of Dublin City University and Trinity College Dublin.{{fact|date=February 2022}}

He wrote a book on the Siege of Jadotville,{{cite book|author= Power, Declan |date=2005|title= The Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle|location= Dublin|publisher=Maverick House Publishers|isbn= 0-9548707-1-9}} which was published in 2005 and adapted for film in 2015.{{cite web|url= http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2015/03/25/4036587-jadotville-story-to-begin-shooting-next-month/ | title= Jadotville story to begin shooting next month | publisher= Westmeath Examiner | date= 25 March 2015}} He published a further book, titled Beyond the Call of Duty: Heroism in the Irish Defence Forces, in 2010.{{cite book | title = Beyond the Call of Duty: Heroism in the Irish Defence Forces | last = Power | first = Declan | date = 2010 | isbn = 9781905379309 | publisher = Maverick House Publishers }}

As of 2013, Power was a contributing analyst on security and defence matters to a variety of institutions and media, including the Royal Irish Academy's Irish Studies in International Affairs (from the Congo to Mali, 2013).{{fact|date=November 2021}}