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".
Armistices Day: Irish World War I soldier describes his experiences
Irish WWII heroes long ignored tales explored in new TG4 documentary
Combat Kelly: Helicopter pilot killed in Vietnam War in 1964
Gabriel Byrne’s Samuel Beckett biopic to close San Sebastian Film Festival
The anti-fascist fighter from the Cork/Kerry border
On This Day: World War I air ace Edward “Mick” Mannock was killed in action in 1918
Hitler’s nephew, Willy, fought against him in the US Navy in WWII
The German airman who crash-landed in Wexford during WWII and fell in love with an Irish woman
The Monaghan man who filmed the devastation of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
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