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‘No more counting down the days’ – Tears of joy and singing greet Irish peacekeepers returning from Lebanon

There was pride, tears of joy and singing as Irish peacekeepers were embraced by their families after six months on a UN mission to southern Lebanon. The soldiers’ children, partners and grandparents ...
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Nearly 200 Irish peacekeepers welcomed home at Dublin Airport

Nearly 200 Irish peacekeepers were welcomed home by family and friends at Dublin Airport this morning. Members of the 126th Infantry Battalion returned following a six-month deployment with the United ...
IrishCentral

Remembrance Sunday: Nearly 1,000 Irish died serving US army in World War I

The number of Irish-born soldiers who died in World War I while serving the United States army is actually three times higher ...

Museum telling story of Irish soldiers in British Army takes major step forward

An ambitious museum aiming to tell the 350-year history of Irish soldiers in the British Army has taken a major step forward.

Army pauses use of Ajax fighting vehicles for two weeks after soldiers fall ill

Some 30 soldiers became ill when training to use the armoured fighting vehicle over the weekend, and Ajax has now been paused ...