Visiting travel writers and explorers will shortly explore the theme of ‘extraordinary adventures’ at the 17th annual Lismore Immrama Festival of Travel.

From deployment in The Congo in the 1960s to present day operations in the Golan Heights Irish soldiers have found themselves in combat situations. Ryle Dwyer reads Dan Harvey’s book on our Blue Berets.

In December last year Donald Trump took to twitter to lambast the United Nations calling it “a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time”. 

A company of soldiers which fought against overwhelming odds in the Congo for three days are to be finally honoured by the state today.