Irish Republican Army This topic contains articles relating to the original IRA from the time of the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921). It also covers later paramilitary organisations that ...

The Irish Army is a third short of the minimal level of forces the Government believes is required to adequately protect the State. The most recent figures reveal that the Defence Forces, with 7,557 ...

On this week in 1798, Irish-born army officer Edward Marcus Despard was arrested at his home in Soho on suspicion of conspiracy of treason. The London Times reported that the arrest took place ...

The UNTOLD: Stories of the Irish in the British Army project is being backed by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and aims to tell the “previously untold 350-year history of Irish soldiers and ...

The history of Irish involvement in the British Army will be told in a new museum planned across two sites in Belfast and Enniskillen. The £13.6million project will trace the 350-year story of ...

What's the craic, lads? Craic is the Irish word that most confuses outsiders, yet it is a relatively simple concept. It is the atmosphere, fun, and carry-on surrounding a particular night out.

Her family guessed he had fled over involvement with the Irish Republican Army. But she didn't know much more, and neither, it seemed, did anyone else. MORE: Teen romance book by Bucks County ...

Patrick's Day with these simple Irish phrases. The most common way of wishing someone “Happy St. Patrick's Day” in Irish is: “Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit!” The expression means “Happy St.