The National Interest on MSN16d
Saint Patrick’s Battalion: Why Irish-American Troops Defected to Mexico
The soldiers of Saint Patrick’s Battalion are regarded as national heroes in Mexico and Ireland. M arch 17 is, of course, St. Patrick’s Day (known in Gaelic as Lá Fhéile Pá ...
The Irish Times3d
More than 6,000 modern body armour units to be acquired for Irish soldiers
More than 6,000 “modern” body armour units are being acquired for Irish soldiers, the Tánaiste has said. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Harris said that a €16.5 million ...
The Irish News29d
Two new museums will tell story of Irish soldiers in British Army
The history of Irish soldiers in the British armed forces is to be the focus of a new £13.6m plan to open two museums in Belfast and Enniskillen. The UNTOLD: Stories of the Irish in the British ...
Irish Mirror on MSN11d
'Irish patriot' Conor McGregor's stunning U-turn years on from poppy defence
Conor McGregor used his St Patrick's Day meeting with United States President Donald Trump to criticise the Irish government ...