Northern Ireland Home Service Medal

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| name = Northern Ireland Home Service Medal

| image = Northern Ireland Home Service Medal.png

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| caption = Ribbon of the medal

| presenter = United Kingdom

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| type = Long service medal

| eligibility = Part-time members of the Ulster Defence Regiment and Royal Irish Regiment

| awarded_for = 12 years efficient service

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| established = 1992

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| precedence_label = Order of Wear

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| higher = Ulster Defence Regiment Medal{{London Gazette|issue=56878|page=3353|supp=y|date=17 March 2003}}

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| lower = Queen's Medal for Champion Shots

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The Northern Ireland Home Service Medal is a long service medal awarded to members of the Ulster Defence Regiment and its successor the Royal Irish Regiment. Established in 1992, the medal is awarded for 12 years of long and efficient service. Clasps are awarded for six subsequent years of qualifying service.{{cite web|title=JSP 761 Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces|url=http://ndm-pr.webs.com/jsp761%5B1%5D.pdf|accessdate=16 June 2013}} The medal replaced the Ulster Defence Regiment Medal.{{cite web|title=The Ulster Defence Medal (UD)|url=http://www.udrassociation.org/Medals/UD%20Medal.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030423145408/http://www.udrassociation.org/Medals/UD%20Medal.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 23, 2003|work=Official Website of The Regimental Association of The Ulster Defence Regiment CGC|publisher=The Regimental Association of The Ulster Defence Regiment CGC|accessdate=16 June 2013}}