Organisation: 16th Irish Division

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Politicians and veterans to commemorate Battle of the Somme tomorrow

Political leaders and military veterans are due to gather in Dublin tomorrow to commemorate the Battle of the Somme.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2016

The killing fields at Flanders are worth a visit

A new visitor centre has just opened in Flanders commemorating the 30,000 Irish soldiers who died in the First World War.

Sun, 20 Apr, 2014

Please be seated: how we can thank French villages for honouring Irish war dead

LAST September the villages of Ginchy and Guillemont in the Somme region of France joined to commemorate the courageous efforts and grievous losses suffered by the 16th Irish Division to liberate both villages from German occupation in September 1916.

Mon, 12 Feb, 2007