British army's unfair WWI courts martial of Irish soldiers

A report into the courts martial and execution of 26 Irish soldiers by the British army during World War One shows the men were treated unjustly.

British army's unfair WWI courts martial of Irish soldiers

A report into the courts martial and execution of 26 Irish soldiers by the British army during World War One shows the men were treated unjustly.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern said that the findings of the investigation, the first of its kind into the shootings, have been officially submitted to the British Government.

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