In 1922 six Irish-based regiments of the British army were disbanded, bringing to an end centuries of military service. Though resented by advanced nationalists, Ireland was throughout the 19th ...

Disbanded regiments from the south of Ireland will also be a focus of the new museums. Chair of UNTOLD, Hugh Crossey, said: “Stories of the Irish in the British Army will hopefully inspire ...

Dr Laura Patrick, the regimental heritage officer of the Royal Irish Regiment, said she and her ... behind the often ...

In June 1920, members of the 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers, an Irish regiment in the British army, stationed at Jalandhar in the secluded Punjab region, mounted a protest that would reverberate ...

and there were at that time 3 Irish infantry regiments in the British army, we had the feeling we were in the finest regiments in the british army. And indeed, they were the finest. There was a ...

It's time to move on. - Yours, etc, Madam, - Lt Paddy Bury serves in one of the main Irish regiments that make up the British army. He continues a long and proud history of Irishmen serving in the ...

The Irish Guards will become the first regiment to become an affiliated club within the GAA A British Army regiment will compete as a club in the GAA for the first time from next year. The Irish ...

Dr Laura Patrick, the regimental heritage officer of the Royal Irish Regiment, said she and her ... behind the often facelessness of the British Army". "What did the soldiers sign up for, why ...

THE number of people from the Republic of Ireland joining the British Army has doubled in three years. Military sources in Britain say the number of Irish recruits has increased dramatically since ...