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The Government has today appointed  Brigadier General Conor O’Boyle as Deputy Chief of Staff (Support) of the Defence Forces. He succeeds Major General David Ashe who has retired.

He is the first appointee under a new competitive scheme for promotion to the rank of Major General which was introduced earlier this year. The new scheme is a fully competitive merit based scheme consistent with Commission for Public Service Appointment standards and the competition was administered by the Public Appointments Service.