Colours were bestowed by the king to the regiments of his army ... that took place in Dublin as the British army handed over its former barracks and a new Irish army was founded.

In many accounts of the Rising those forces opposing the rebels are simply referred to as ‘the British ... 3rd Reserve Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment. The Marlborough Barracks housed ...

The BBC’s description of a British Army regiment as “infamous” has prompted complaints from political representatives at ...

The Royal Irish ... the whole army on such issues as force levels. "The end of Operation Banner will inevitably mean the disbandment of the Home Service element of the Royal Irish Regiment." ...

The regimental flags of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment have been presented ... the only town to have given its name to two British Army regiments. The Royal Inniskilling Dragoon ...

The commander of British troops in Northern Ireland, General Sir Rupert Smith, was invited to dinner with Irish ... of how ...

British Parachute Regiment soldiers shot ... real understanding of how the British army” was regarded on the ground. Once he had calmed down, the Irish officials noted that Smith accepted ...

The West Side Boys, a well-armed but poorly trained gang, has taken hostage 11 British soldiers from the Royal Irish Regiment and is ... a Hellenic Army veteran (National Service with the 575th ...

Dr Laura Patrick, a heritage officer for the Royal Irish Regiment, said it was difficult ... "If you went into the British Army you were being paid over nine shillings a day.

The top British soldier ... understanding of how the Army is perceived on the ground in Northern Ireland”. General Smith was a former officer in the Parachute Regiment who had served in Northern ...