Conor O’Boyle - Lieutenant General (Retd.)

Lieutenant General Conor O’ Boyle retired as Chief of Staff of Oglaigh Na hEireann, Defence Forces Ireland in September 2015 having been appointed by the Government in August 2013. Lt. Gen. O’ Boyle joined the Defence Forces as a cadet in 1970 and on commissioning in 1972 was assigned to the Artillery Corps. Over subsequent years he served in a variety of senior appointments and in October 2009 he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and appointed General Officer Commanding the Defence Forces Training Centre. In March 2012 he was promoted to the rank of Major General and appointed Deputy Chief of Staff (Support). Lt. Gen. O’ Boyle has extensive overseas experience, having served in the Middle East for two years with UNTSO and three tours of duty to Lebanon. In 2003 he was appointed as the Deputy Irish Military Representative at the Irish Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels where he served for three years.