Colonel Tim DALY of the Irish Army assumed command of Headquarters Support Group on 24 October 2023. He has served most of his career as an Artillery officer based in the South of Ireland and most recently was the deputy brigade commander of the 1 Brigade of the Irish Army in the city of Cork. He has also worked at Irish Defence Forces Headquarters in the J1 Branch.

Colonel Tim is a graduate of the Irish Defence Forces Command and Staff College. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Science from the National University of Ireland and a Master’s degree in Leadership and Management also from the National University of Ireland.

Col Tim has deployed to Lebanon, Syria, Liberia and Mali and in KFOR as COM HSG in 2018. He lives in Cork with his wife and two adult daughters who are students in Cork University.