John Gorman survived the siege, lived with the nightmares, and says the Netflix film starring Jamie Dornan only told half the ...

The scars of Jadotville stayed with him long after the mission ended. “My wife moved out of the bedroom for years after,” he said. “She’d say, ‘You were shouting last night.’ I yelled in my sleep for ...

Titled The Glorious 17th Infantry Battalion, the book is the work of Hugh Farrell, a former soldier who spent nearly 40 years in Connolly Barracks, Longford. It features over 300 photographs, ...

A new book honouring the men and women of the 17th Infantry Battalion—one of Ireland’s most storied reserve units—is launching at Longford Library on Thursday, June 20 at 7.30pm, with journalist Paul ...

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Minister for Defence Simon Coveney attended the ceremony on Frirday and said the aftermath of what became known as the Siege of Jadotville had a lasting effect on the soldiers and their families.

It will serve as ‘a perpetual acknowledgement and recognition’ of the families of Siege of Jadotville soldiers, Simon Coveney said. Veterans of A Company, 35th Infantry Battalion who took part ...