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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
St Patrick's Day was celebrated by our Irish regiments across the globe yesterday 🌍 ☘️ From the UK to Kenya, the shamrock was presented in a tradition going back over a century. Read more ⬇️ bit.ly/4bUtwBt
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
☘️1st Bn @RIrishRegiment took a pause from training in Kenya to celebrate their identity and proud history on #StPatricksDay. Troops were presented shamrocks, a tradition started by Queen Victoria in 1900 to mark the gallantry of Her Irish soldiers during the Second Boer War.
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
As part of St Patrick's Day, General Sir Roly Walker @ArmyCGS presented sprigs of shamrock to members of the 1st Battalion @RIrishRegiment ☘️ The officers and soldiers welcomed the Chief of the General Staff to the Lolldaiga Mountains Training Area in Kenya as he was briefed on the latest training 🇰🇪
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
Making it rain ☔️ Royal Irish Mortar Platoon in action! 🫡☘️
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
Duchess of Edinburgh visits BATSUB in Belize🇧🇿🤝🇬🇧 She took part in jungle survival training and met with serving troops during her visit to British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB)🔗⬇️ forcesnews.com/royals/pictur…
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
When the General speaks, everyone listens. 1st Bn @RIrishRegiment open fire during their Machine Gun Platoon cadre on Salisbury Plain. The training qualified soldiers to operate the 7.62mm GPMG - dubbed 'the General' - and the 12.7mm HMG as fire support weapons.
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
🚨 Eyes on the target. In the dead of night, the Anti-Tank Platoon from 1 Royal Irish set up a precision ambush, ready to take on enemy armour before it could advance. Ranger Andrews shared how every movement was planned to the second, and why operating in darkness pushes soldiers to their limits.
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
🌒 Silent. Strategic. Lethal. Under cover of darkness, the Anti-Tank Platoon made their move — setting up a precision ambush against enemy armour. These are the tactics that turn the tide.
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
Support Coy, 1 Royal Irish, have been sharpening their edge on Salisbury Plain, running specialist cadres across Sniper, Mortar, Anti-Tanks, Recce, and Machine Guns. These capabilities are vital to ensuring the coy can operate effectively within the wider battalion — wherever they’re needed, whenever it counts. 💪🍀 @RIrishRegiment
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
The sniper action you wouldn’t normally see, that is, if you get to see any at all 👀🍃 Here, a sniper is discreetly extracting from his position after taking that all-important shot. He pulls back to take off his gillie suit and pack away his rifle. He then unpacks his SA80 and after a map check, patrols off into the distance. 🗺️ @RIrishRegiment @BritishArmyXtra
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
“The mortar capability is, they say, 80% of a battlegroup’s firepower…” 💥 2 @RIrishRegiment RSM tells us why the Mortar capability is so important on the battlefield 🙌 #royalirish #royalirishregiment #mortar #britishforces #armedforces
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
💥Mortars: the infantry’s artillery. D Company, 1st Battalion @RIrishRegiment open fire on Salisbury Plain during their mortar cadre. The training qualified soldiers to operate the 81mm mortar, which provides the battalion’s own firepower to support manoeuvre operations.
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
The @RIrishRegiment Machine Gun Platoon shows us one of their many capabilities, the GPMG in the sustained fire configuration. 🪖🔥 #royalirishregiment #britishforces
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
💥 Support Company (D Coy) of the @RIrishRegiment delivering a Mortar Cadre on Salisbury Plain 😎 @BritishArmyXtra #royalirish #royalirishregiment #britishforces #salisburyplain
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
💪🏋️Strength and determination were tested as 1st Bn @RIrishRegiment hosted the 'Tern Hill Titan', a qualifying heat for the tri-service Forces Strongest Man and Woman competition.
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
We are backing our veterans with £50m of funding to roll out a new, UK-wide veteran support system - VALOUR.    Find out more at mirror.co.uk/news/politics/t… #VEDay80
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On Friday we honoured Dean Lockhart a Royal Irish Regiment veteran who sadly died in 2021 from hidden wounds. We presented replica medals to his family, & his sons received Regimental coins in his memory. Veterans in NI: help is here. 📧 [email protected] 📞 02890 420266
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The Royal Irish Regiment retweeted
Thanks to 2 @RIrishRegiment Bugles Pipes and Drums for inviting us to take part in music practice last night. A great experience for all - hopefully we will have a few more before the summer holidays.
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Today, Norman Irwin celebrated his incredible 106th birthday! A WWII veteran who served with distinction in the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Norman’s courage & dedication inspire us all. Alan Murphy from the NI Veterans Commissioners Office joined the celebrations.
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