Royal Irish not gone just yet, says British army

The Royal Irish Regiment will not be scrapped in Northern Ireland until all paramilitary violence has ended, British army chiefs insisted today.

Royal Irish not gone just yet, says British army

The Royal Irish Regiment will not be scrapped in Northern Ireland until all paramilitary violence has ended, British army chiefs insisted today.

Even though military authorities drafted a paper admitting the RIR’s three 'Home Service' battalions will be axed once the threat has been removed, all soldiers have been assured no disbandment date has been fixed.

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