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".
Ireland's World War II veterans who came home to hostility
Lance-Corporal Michael O’Leary, a true Irish WWI hero
On This Day: Churchill’s VE Day broadcast stunned de Valera
On This Day: Easter Rising leader Joseph Mary Plunkett was executed
The true history of “It's a Long Way to Tipperary”
Remembering the 4,000 Irish who died at Gallipoli this Anzac Day
WATCH: Dr Jeremiah Lane: Ireland’s “oldest GP” practiced medicine into his late 90s
On This Day: WWII's Belfast Blitz begins, bringing horrendous losses
Mystery of Irish World War II hero finally solved after six decades
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