Distinguished Service Medal (Ireland)

Distinguished Service Medal An Bonn Seirbhíse Dearscna
Distinguished Service Medal with Honour Distinguished Service Medal with Distinction Distinguished Service Medal with Merit
Awarded by Ireland
Eligibility	Officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Defence Forces and members of the Army Nursing and Chaplaincy Services.
Awarded for	Individual acts of bravery, courage, leadership, resource or devotion to duty
Post-nominals	BSD
Statistics
Established	1944
Precedence
Next (higher)	Military Medal For Gallantry
Next (lower)	Good Conduct Medal

The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) (Irish: An Bonn Seirbhíse Dearscna) is a military decoration issued by the Irish Government. After the Military Medal for Gallantry (An Bonn Míleata Calmachta), it is the next highest award of the Military awards and decorations of Ireland.

It is issued in three grades:

Distinguished Service Medal 1st Class or The Distinguished Service Medal with Honour, in silver.

Distinguished Service Medal 2nd Class or The Distinguished Service Medal with Distinction, in bronze.

Distinguished Service Medal 3rd Class or The Distinguished Service Medal with Merit, in bronze.

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Medals of the Irish Defence Forces by BQMS Ger O'Connor 54 Reserve Artillery Regiment Mullingar 2010
Irish medals

Military awards and decorations of Ireland

Defence Forces Medals	Military Medal for Gallantry (BMC) Distinguished Service Medal (BSD) Good Conduct Medal (BDI) Service Medal Service Medal (FCÁ and SM) Emergency Service Medal United Nations Peacekeepers Medal Military Star

United Nations Medals	UNTSO UNMOGIP UNOGIL ONUC UNTEA UNFICYP UNIPOM UNEF II UNDOF UNIFIL UNHQ UNIIMOG UNTAG ONUCA UNAVEM United Nations Special Service Medal MINURSO UNIKOM UNAMIC ONUSAL UNTAC UNPROFOR UNOSOM UNMIH UNAMIR UNPREDEP UNMOP UNTAES UNMIK UNAMET/UNTAET/UNMISET MONUC UNMEE UNMIL MINUCI/ONUCI MINURCAT II MONUSCO

European Community/Union Medals	European Community Monitor Mission Medal European Union Monitoring Mission Medal CSDP Medal for Operation Artemis CSDP Medal for EUFOR Althea CSDP Medal for EU Support to AMIS CSDP Medal for European Union AMM CSDP Medal for EUFOR RD Congo CSDP Medal for EUFOR Tchad/RCA CSDP Medal for EUNAVFOR

United Nations Mandated Missions	International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia Medal NATO Medal for SFOR NATO Medal for KFOR INTERFET Medal NATO Non-Article 5 Medal for the Balkans NATO Non-Article 5 Medal for ISAF

War of Independence Medals	1916 Medal Service Medal (1917-1921) 1916 Survivors' Medal Truce (1921) Commemoration Medal

See also: Irish honours system; (for Northern Ireland see Orders, decorations and medals of the United Kingdom).

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