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Meet some of the Irishmen who fought on D-Day including one who went on confront Rommel

While Ireland was officially neutral in the Second World War, thousands of Irishmen fought against fascism by serving in the British, American, and Canadian armies, including on Normandy’s beaches, says Sean O’Riordan

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Veteran living in West Cork awarded French honour

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D-Day veteran Francis Denvir honoured on his 100th birthday

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D-Day veteran to receive Legion of Honour medal in Cork

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‘This honour is for all who lost their lives’ says Irish D-Day veteran

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Veteran abandons hope of attending D-Day anniversary event

‘We lost so many in a short time’

PARACHUTISTS dropped from the sky over Normandy yesterday to remember British servicemen who made the first landings on D-Day, 65 years ago.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2009

‘I’m proud and grateful that I survived and had the experience’

SIXTY-FIVE years after he first saw the beaches of Normandy from behind a gun on the deck of a US Navy landing craft on D-Day, John ‘Harry’ Kellers will return to receive one of France’s highest honours today.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2009

Princess Anne meets Irish WWII veterans

Dozens of Ireland’s World War II veterans turned out to greet Princess Anne tonight on her last official engagement in the country.

Fri, 10 Sep, 2004