Biggest loss of Irish soldiers remembered at memorial service

The scene at the bridge shortly before the first bodies were recovered after the Battle of Niemba in The Congo in November 1960.

The biggest single loss of Irish soldiers’ lives overseas has been commemorated by UN veterans this morning at a special memorial service in Dublin.

The wreath-laying ceremony and remembrance mass at Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin, was organised by the Defence Forces veterans’ charity ONE (Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel).