Ulster Tower 100 – Ireland's Military Story

20 - November , 2021

Royal Irish and Defence Forces Musicians Lift the Air of Albert

Posted by : Wesley Bourke
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Last updated 14:03 29 November 2021 Following the commemoration service at Thiepval to mark the centenary of the Ulster Memorial Tower on Friday, the combined bands of the Royal Irish Regiment Bugles, Pipes and Drums and Regimental Band, and the Irish Defence Forces 2nd Brigade Band played a concert at Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières, Albert.

19 - November , 2021

Ulster Tower Centenary Commemorated in France

Posted by : Wesley Bourke
36th Ulster Division, British Army, First Minister of Norther Paul Givan MLAn Ireland, Irish Defence Forces, Irish Defence Forces School of Music, Irish Soldier, Óglaigh na hÉireann, Remembrance, Royal Irish Regiment, The Great War, The Somme Association, The Western Front, Thomas Byrne TD, Ulster Tower 100, Ulster Tower Memorial
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Updated 13:07, 24 November 2021 The centenary of the Ulster Memorial Tower was commemorated this morning in Northern France. Inaugurated on 19 November 1921, the Ulster Tower at Thiepval on the Somme commemorates the sacrifice of soldiers from Ulster and across the island of Ireland during the First World War. The Ulster Tower stands on