Irish Easter 1916 Rising- Finnish & Swedish Volunteers
Finnish & Swedish Volunteers Less known history about 1916 Easter Rising. 2 seilors from Finland and Sweden join the Irish[…]
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Does Ireland have a Defence Policy Dilemma?
Does Ireland have a defence policy dilemma? Irish President Michael D. Higgins says the government is ‘playing with fire’ for[…]
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Battle of Clontarf, 1014 – End of the Viking Age in Ireland
Battle of Clontarf, 1014 – End of the Viking Age in Ireland The Battle of Clontarf was a major military[…]
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Ireland Under Attack, 1977
Ireland Under Attack, 1977 The brigade of the Southern Command are deployed in Sligo for a military exercise to prepare[…]
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Ireland’s Fight Against English Rule – Nine Years War – PT.1
Guide to the Nine Years War This is Handy History’s guide to the Nine Years War. Part one of an[…]
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Outbreak of the Irish War of Independence – Black and Tans vs. IRA Guerrillas (Documentary)
Black and Tans vs. IRA Guerrillas The movement for more Irish self determination had turned into a full out revolutionary[…]
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Why the IRA Lost The Irish Civil War 1922-1923 (Documentary)
The Irish Civil War 1922-1923 The Anglo-Irish Treaty and the withdrawal of Great Britain from almost all of Ireland was[…]
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Irish Defence Forces (Army, Air Corps And Navy) 1975
rish Defence Forces 1975 An insight into the life of a soldier and the training involved in being a member[…]
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“Patrolling the Horizon” – Ep 1: Drug Interdiction with Paul Williams
LÉ George Bernard Shaw The LÉ George Bernard Shaw recently conducted a joint drug interdiction exercise, with Irish Air Corps,[…]
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Is Ireland’s Neutrality Selfish?
“Sustained Attack” on Ireland’s Neutrality. Is Ireland’s neutral stance an act of selfishness? Shane Coleman believes it is, but Ciara[…]
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