WW2
D-Day veteran, 98, refuses to glorify war and says it is ‘a waste of time’

D-Day veteran, 98, refuses to glorify war and says it is ‘a waste of time’

‘I think, once again, what a waste of time war is’ A D-Day veteran has said he would like the children of today to know that “war is not exciting” and “doesn’t achieve much in the end.” Today (June 6) marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when 160,000 Allied forces troops launched an assault on the […]

1 year ago

Department of Social Protection office in Cork vandalised with Nazi slogan

Department of Social Protection office in Cork vandalised with Nazi slogan

“We very much regret that this happened.” A sticker bearing the phrase ‘Jobpath Macht Frei’ was placed outside a Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection office in Cork this week. On Facebook, the Irish Polish Society page noted that two members of the Polish community pointed the sign out to the manager of the […]

7 years ago

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