Former Irish soldier lifts lid on story behind Siege of Jadotville made into Netflix film John Gorman survived the siege, lived with the nightmares, and says the Netflix film starring Jamie Dornan ...

Former Irish soldier lifts lid on story behind Siege of Jadotville made into Netflix film John Gorman survived the siege, lived with the nightmares, and says the Netflix film starring Jamie Dornan ...

The Siege of Jadotville has a 7.2/10 rating on IMDB and a 65% score on Rotten Tomatoes, but viewers themselves have awarded a 10/10 for the Netflix original. One wrote: "I actually watched Siege ...

The family of the late Col Pat Quinlan, who led the Irish troops during the Siege of Jadotville more than 60 years ago, has refused to accept a Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) from the State unless ...

A night of storytelling and long-overdue recognition took place at the Boyne Valley Hotel in Drogheda on February 18, as retired Commandant Leo Quinlan, son of the late Commandant Pat Quinlan ...

That day, the SAS stormed the Iranian embassy in London – ending a six-day siege that had begun when six gunmen entered the embassy, taking 26 hostages, four of them Britons.

Taking place during the Congo Crisis, the Siege of Jadotville saw a contingent of Irish peacekeepers, led by Pat Quinlan, besieged by a significantly larger force of Katangese mercenaries. Despite ...