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 ...

The oldest of the regiments, the Royal Irish Regiment, which had its barracks in Clonmel, had served the British army since 1684. The disbanded regiments, with the exception of the South Irish ...

The Irish regiments such as the Royal Irish Guards ... You get the odd look, but it is more that you are in any army, not just the British army.” Ranger Michael Farrell, from Bray, Co Wicklow ...

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 ...

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 ...

The history of Irish involvement in the British Army will be told in a new museum planned across two sites in Belfast and Enniskillen. The £13.6million project will trace the 350-year story of ...

Each year since 2005, the numbers joining the British Army from the Republic have increased. Education The most popular choice is the Royal Irish Regiment (RIR). It is the last Irish infantry ...

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 ...

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 ...