Cathal Berry

Cathal Berry is an Irish Army officer who retired in 2019. Berry is a career Line Infantry officer who served for six years as the second-in-command (2IC) of the Army Ranger Wing, Ireland's special operations force, before qualifying as a medical doctor and becoming the head of the Military Medical School of the Irish Defence Forces.

Berry came to public attention in 2019 - unusual for a soldier, particularly with service in the ARW - when upon retiring after 23 years in the Defence Forces, he spoke to the media about poor pay and conditions within the military and the disillusionment of military personnel with the perceived dysfunctional relationship between the military authorities and the Department of Defence.

Berry has called for the resignation of Paul Kehoe, the Minister of State at the Department of Defence (Junior Defence Minister), who he described as an "empty suit" who has "presided over the demise of the Defence Force" since he took up the role in 2011.