The 69th Regiment, known as 'The Fighting Irish,' was founded on December 21, 1849. In November 2019, ahead of its 170th anniversary, a special Irish whiskey was unveiled to commemorate the iconic ...

Every March 17, soldiers of the “Fighting 69th” have been the first faces seen by parade goers in New York City, but how did the battalion lock up the best assignment of St. Patrick’s Day? The ...

There were tears of joy in the arrivals terminal of Dublin Airport on Tuesday night as some 160 Irish peacekeepers returned from deployment in Lebanon. The Irish soldiers were greeted by proud family ...

Lt-Col Oliver Clear, Officer commanding the Defence Forces’ 68th Infantry Group serving with UNDOF in Syria Irish soldiers helping to keep the peace in war torn Syria face the risk of being caught in ...

The commanding officer of the 127th Infantry Battalion said the “whole nation should be proud” of Irish peacekeepers.