June 29. Pathfinder on 127 ops became Terence O’Neill’s wingman. Roll of Honour

Squadron Leader Jim ‘Zulu’ Malley, DSO, DFC and Bar, WW2 Pathfinder became NI Prime Minister’s close civil servant adviser. The … More

April 27. Poisoned gas at Ypres. HMS Caroline surgeon – historian. Roll of Honour

On this day in 1915, Germany used mass poison gas attacks affecting Canadian and Irish Divisions. Five NI men were … More

William McMeekin Chesney, MC, and Bar, MiD, was studying medicine at Queen’s University when he joined the OTC in 1911. … More

Each evening the Last Post is sounded at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres. We celebrate 21 years of voluntary … More

Walter Edmenson, a Naval Reserve officer from HMS Caroline, who was a member of Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, … More

Today at four in the morning in Italy in 1943 Royal Irish Fusiliers were 5 miles behind enemy lines. Today’s … More

Today is the birthday of General Bernard Montgomery. This day in 1915, the North Irish Horse disembarked in France. With … More

Eva Maguire was the partner and successor to Elise Sandes, in establishing Sandes’ Homes for servicemen. She died in 1967 … More