Irish honours system

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The modern Irish honours system dates back to the 1940s. Prior to the declaration of the Irish Free State in 1922, Ireland utilised the British honours system, but there was a separate honour awarded specifically to Irishmen — the Order of St. Patrick.

After 1922 there was no honours system, and in fact no decorations were instituted until 1941, when the Irish Government decided to institute a medal to honour those who fought against British rule in both the 1916 'Easter Rising', and to those who fought in the Anglo-Irish War, and the Irish Civil War.

In 1946, a medal was instituted to honour those who took part in defending Ireland during what the Irish term 'The Emergency' (World War II).

Since 1946, a medal called the Scott Medal has been awarded.