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Ireland’s Wars: The Siege Of Jadotville

Posted on Feb 7, 2023 by NFB

Not counting the supplementary editions, this is the 500th entry in the Ireland’s Wars series. And hey, the end is in sight, kind of. Thanks again to all readers. subscribers, commenters (the nice ones anyway) and well-wishers for sticking with … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Rumpunch And Morthor

Posted on Jan 31, 2023 by NFB

After the problems of the initial deployment in the Congo, the Irish contingent had settled down to a life of barracks duty and presence patrols, as ONUC attempted to fulfill the mission that had it in the country in the … Continue reading →

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Jadotville

Posted on Sep 14, 2011 by NFB

We are currently in the middle of the fiftieth anniversary of the Siege of Jadotville. It is very possible, even likely, that you will never have heard of it. In September 1961, as part of the UN peacekeeping effort in … Continue reading →

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The Congo Revisted/Ireland’s Veterans/Jet Fighters Over Eire

Posted on Jul 10, 2010 by NFB

RTEs Nationwide featured a brief interview/recap segment yesterday covering the Irish Army’s peacekeeping mission to the Congo in 1960. Check it out on the RTE player service. Some fascinating interviews there. Towards the end of that segment, we see several veterans … Continue reading →

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