British govt announces details of RIR redundancy deal

The British government has announced details of a £250m (€364.3m) redundancy package for more than 3,000 soldiers in the North.

British govt announces details of RIR redundancy deal
Thu, 09 Mar, 2006 - 13:09

The British government has announced details of a £250m (€364.3m) redundancy package for more than 3,000 soldiers in the North.

The troops are set to lose their jobs following a British decision to disband the three home-service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiments by next year.

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