At dawn this morning in South Lebanon, the entire Irish-Polish Battalion paraded in silence to honour the memory of our fallen comrade, Pte Seán Rooney, on his first anniversary. Later, we will honour his memory at the Tibnine Memorial. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
A Joint Task Force comprising members of the @naval_service, @IrishAirCorps, Army Ranger Wing, Revenue Customs Service & @gardainfo have implemented a co-ordinated operation at sea.
#OnThisDay 1920 Lt. Col Gerald B Smyth was shot dead by the IRA in Cork. Smyth gave a speech in Listowel RIC advocating the shooting of IRA suspects. His assassin said,
"Colonel, were not your orders to shoot on sight? Well you are in sight now, so prepare."
#Ireland#History
RTE millionaires tweeting about how sad they are Vs me reading those tweets, rummaging through the half-goneoff yellow sticker shite in tescos, hungover from the weekend, three days before payday, and seriously considering switching to Beamish full time.
These catholic men were systematically tortured at Ballykelly Army base in Derry. They were hooded, beaten, deprived of sleep, food and water and forced to stand in the stress position. What a wonderful little place NI was. https://t.co/qAr8tcdS3a