Irish WWII troops set for pardons

A pardon will be issued today to thousands of Irish soldiers who joined the British Army to fight Nazi Germany.

Irish WWII troops set for pardons

A pardon will be issued today to thousands of Irish soldiers who joined the British Army to fight Nazi Germany.

The Government is to enact legislation to grant an amnesty to the former troops – who were blacklisted and branded deserters at home.

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