Dignitaries, members of the Irish Defence Forces, veterans, family, and members of the public turned out in the rain today at Grangegorman Military Cemetery to remember those who served and lost their lives during the Great War. The annual remembrance event is co-hosted by the OPW and Claddagh Branch Royal British Legion (RoI). The colour
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07 - November , 2019
Annual Remembrance Ceremony at Granegorman
03 - November , 2019
Woodenbridge Great War Commemoration
It was an honour for Ireland’s Military Story/The Irish Military Heritage Foundation to be invited to the annual Great War commemoration in Woodenbridge, County Wicklow. In beautiful surroundings on the banks of the river Aughrim at Woodenbridge county Wicklow is the Woodenbridge World War One Memorial Park. The memorial was built to commemorate the 1,192
05 - October , 2019
Western Front Association Conference
Western Front Association Conference Thank you to the The Western Front Association for their hospitality on Saturday at their conference in Dublin Port. Our team at the event thoroughly enjoyed the day and the speakers’ contributionsThe conference examined the legacy and aftermath of the First World War.The event was recorded by our team and you
19 - July , 2019
Victory Day Commemorations in Dublin
On 11 November, 1918, the guns fell silent across frontlines spanning several continents. Some ten million military personnel and eight million civilians lost their lives. Millions of others were severally wounded, many went on to live with hidden wounds that haunted them for the rest of their lives. The war to end all wars, however,
14 - July , 2019
Annual Ceremony of Remembrance and Wreath Laying Irish National War Memorial Gardens
The annual ceremony of commemoration and wreath-laying at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens at Islandbridge is arranged and led by the Royal British Legion Republic of Ireland District with the co-operation and assistance of the Irish State. This major Battle of the Somme anniversary event commemorates those who lost their lives in the two
06 - June , 2019
A Wexford Man’s Plans for D-Day
Cover image: Personnel and equipment arriving at Normandy by air and sea following the D-Day invasion in 1944. (Photo: US National Archives and Records Administration, 26-G-2517.) Captain Rickard Donovan – Early Years and service in the Great War Rickard Donovan was born in 1898, at Ballymore near Ferns in County Wexford. At the age of
22 - November , 2017
Clement Robertson The First Tank VC
Clement Robertson – The First Tank VC By Ian Robertson (Grand Nephew) Published in Autumn 2017 edition At the beginning of World War I tank warfare was not in the manuals of the day. To break the deadlock of trench warfare however, the belligerent nations began to develop armed armoured tracked vehicles. These were crude
22 - January , 2016
Did the Leinsters Flee At Chunuk Bair?
Cover: Busy scene on beach at Gallipoli 1915. (The Illustrated History of the Great War) First published in Autumn 2015 issue. In August 1915, the Allies attempted to break the stalemate at Gallipoli by a daring attack on the Sari Bair range above Anzac Cove, including the high point of Chunuk Bair. The attempt failed;