Organisation: battalion

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

State Archives: Bomb that killed Irish soldiers thought to be revenge attack

The claim emerged after the three men died in a roadside bomb blast in Lebanon in 1989.

Mon, 30 Dec, 2019

More than 3,500 Irish died in the savage Battle of the Somme

The centenary of the Battle of the Somme recalls the futility of war, writes Ryle Dwyer

Fri, 01 Jul, 2016

How the Fingal battalion created a template for guerilla warfare

Paul Maguire on the spectacular success of the fifth battalion of the Dublin Brigade against a large Royal Irish Constabulary force in Ashbourne, Co Meath

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

LONG READ: Recently released records provide insight into life during the Irish revolution

President Higgins’ family illustrates just how divisive the Civil War was, as siblings nationwide chose to fight on opposite sides, writes Niall Murray

Fri, 11 Dec, 2015

Unionists divided as British deny plan to scrap Royal Irish

THE British government yesterday denied any decision had been taken to scrap the Royal Irish Regiment.

Fri, 30 May, 2003