A full report into the shooting of a man as he walked through a British Army checkpoint in Northern Ireland will not be released, the Irish government has confirmed on the 30th anniversary of his death.

British soldiers are praising Irish Army recruitment videos after claims the British army has “gone soft”.

The regiment, nicknamed The Micks, will take to the field next year in the junior championships in London after the new club was narrowly cleared to join the GAA.

A Second World War bomb discovered in the London area has been safely detonated by Army explosives experts.