Irish troops are to form part of a new EU battlegroup, led by Germany, in their latest contribution to peace, writes Tom Brady.The battlegroups remain on standby for six months and must be ready within days to fly into a trouble spot and help restore pea
BUSINESS chiefs will use a three-day visit here by Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping to make a concerted pitch to boost trade between the two countries.Ireland has failed to exploit China's position as the world's second-largest economy. And, as a res
WHEN you have to be fighting fit, where better to start than with a soldiers' boot camp.Members of the Defence Forces put Ireland's Olympic boxing hopefuls through their paces at the Curragh Camp yesterday and judging by the expressions on their faces, t
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SOLDIERS have deserted from armies for hundreds of years for different reasons and are still doing it -- and they have been dealt with most harshly when it has been in the face of the enemy.During World War Two, it was common practice for the Red Army to
SOLDIERS have deserted from armies for hundreds of years for different reasons and are still doing it -- and they have been dealt with most harshly when it has been in the face of the enemy.During World War Two, it was common practice for the Red Army to
THE son of an Irish soldier who was branded a deserter after he joined the British army to fight in World War Two says any state pardon will come too late for his father.Paddy Reid spent five years fighting in horrific jungle conditions in Burma struggli
From Peter Taggart, For CNN February 22, 2012 -- Updated 1713 GMT (0113 HKT) STORY... Full Article at CNN
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