Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association

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The Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (RDFRA) ({{langx|ga|Comhlachas lonadaitheach na nÓglach Cúltaca}}) is the representative body for all ranks of the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) in Ireland.{{cite web|title=RDFRA|url=http://www.rdfra.ie/|publisher=Reserve Defence Force Representative Association|accessdate=5 May 2016}}

RDFRA was founded in 1992 and is responsible for representing and furthering the interests of active service members of the Irish Reserve Defence Forces, which is made up of the Army Reserve (AR) and Naval Service Reserve (NSR).{{cite web|title=Green Paper Submission: "The Reserve And The Single Force Concept"|url=http://www.defence.ie/WebSite.nsf/WP_sub112|publisher=Robert Gilbey, Dept. of Defence|accessdate=5 May 2016}} Membership is open to all officer and other ranked personnel of the Reserve.{{cite web|title=Representative Organisations – Irish Defence Forces|url=http://www.odf.ie/links/representative_link.asp|publisher=Ombudsman for the Defence Forces Ireland (ODF)|accessdate=5 May 2016}} Funding comes from government subvention and annual membership deductions.{{cite web|title=Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association|url=http://www.sfa.ie/Sectors/SFA/SFA.nsf/vPages/SFA_Connect~Member_spotlights~mp-webs-a72ftq?OpenDocument|publisher=Small Firms Association (SFA)|accessdate=19 November 2016}}

The RDFRA National Office is located in Clarke Barracks at the Defence Forces Training Centre (DFTC) in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare.{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=http://rdfra.ie/index.php/contact-us|publisher=RDFRA|accessdate=30 December 2016}}