
World Wars
Irish history and interest stories surround World War I and World War II. The First and Second World Wars continue to be remembered and rightly so, "lest we forget".

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How the weather report from a Co Mayo lighthouse changed the D-Day invasion
The German war cemetery in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains
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Ireland's World War II shame - Irish soldiers faced hostility after arriving home
On This Day: Easter Rising leader Joseph Mary Plunkett was executed
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On This Day: WWII's Belfast Blitz begins, bringing horrendous losses
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