Military Star

Military Star An Bonn Chosantóirí Siochána na Náisiún Aontaithe
Military Star ribbon
Type	Military decoration
Awarded for	Being killed or fatally wounded as a direct result of a hostile action or act perpetrated by an enemy, opposing armed force, hostile belligerent or other party, involving the use of firepower or other lethal weapon, in the course of service on approved military duties.
Presented by	Ireland
Eligibility	Members of the Permanent Defence Force and to members of the Chaplaincy Service
Status	Currently awarded
Precedence
Next (higher)	United Nations Peacekeepers Medal[1]
Next (lower)	United Nations Medals[1]

The Military Star (Irish: An Réalt Míleata) is a military decoration awarded to those members of the Irish Defence Forces or Chaplaincy Service who were killed or mortally wounded in the line of duty as a result of hostile action by an armed enemy. Initially only awarded for service related deaths that occurred outside of Ireland, in 2012 the award criteria were changed to allow awards for those killed in Ireland.