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Royal School Armagh Cadets as flagbearers in Armagh on Sunday. ND264537

Remembrance Sunday: Armagh Mall falls silent as city pauses

Ernie Norris, President of Limavady Royal British Legion, laying three crosses at the town war memorial for relatives who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Veteran urges respect for Poppy ahead of Remembrance Sunday

Jay Basra highlighted that the Order of Service for the QUB Remembrance Sunday service on 8 November stated that Orange collarettes were not to be worn.

Royal British Legion distances itself from QUB Orange collarette row

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Remembrance is asked for but it is not demanded

Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner David Johnston places a remembrance cross at Belfast City Hall. Photo: Liam McBurney/Press Association

Brave fallen of Northern Ireland remembered as poppy appeal under way

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Ulster’s role models are an example to all

Mr Norman Irwin of Coleraine, who has died at the age of 107, has been praised by the NI Veterans Commission and Royal British Legion (photograph posted online by grandson Chris Irwin)

'Courage and humility' of ex-soldier who was believed to be NI's oldest man

Northern Ireland RBL chairman, Colin Ward, is taking on a 72km trek across the Pyrenees

NI RBL chairman takes on 72km Pyrenees trek for Armed Forces Community

(L-R) Emma Little-Pengelly, Deputy First Minister, David Johnstone, Veterans Commissioner for Northern Ireland and Colin Ward, Chair of the Royal British Legion in Northern Ireland

Royal British Legion in Northern Ireland mark 15th anniversary of Iraq War

Graham in his cowboy hat with his comrades in Kuwait.

Ulster veterans of the Iraq war recall conflict 15 years after UK withdrawal

Captain David Johnstone of the Royal Irish Regiment (Reserves) at a war memorial near Basra, 2004

Iraq war 15 years on: Veterans Commissioner recalls his own posting

Barry McWilliams Royal Navy laying at wreath the wreck of HMS Drake

Remembrance Service on Rathlin island unites Military, Civic and Community

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn now says that poppies are not covered by Irish Sea border rules. Photo: Lucy North/PA Wire

Government now says Poppies aren't covered by Irish Sea border

Stalls must display evidence they are entitled to sell poppies in Northern Ireland, under Irish Sea border rules.

Swann slams Government's 'dismissive' response to EU Poppy rules

South Antrim MP Robin Swann says new EU requirements for poppy sellers in Northern Ireland are "unacceptable" and "absurd".

Poppy sellers in NI will need EU signs and stickers on Remembrance stalls

President of the Royal British Legion in Northern Ireland, Col Neil Salisbury (ret’d), pinning a poppy on Lord Lieutenant Lord Nicholas Caledon

Poppy Appeal 2025 highlights how the RBL is there to help rebuild lives
The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal for 2025 was officially launched today (October 24), in Northern Ireland, and this year is highlighting how the RBL is helping to rebuild lives across the Armed Forces community.
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Former Royal British Legion social club, Ballyclare. Pic: Google Maps

New shops approved at former Royal British Legion building

As well as designing the Royal Albert Hall Francis Fowke was responsible for an array of ingenious inventions

Belfast-born designer of the Royal Albert Hall did not live to see it completed

First Minister Michelle O'Neill lays a wreath during the Remembrance Sunday service at Belfast City Hall. She has given eulogies for gunmen, bombers and those who wreaked carnage. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Letter: Until O’Neill repudiates IRA she shouldn't be welcome at Legion services

Remembrance Sunday in Coleraine

Remembrance Sunday: Here are some images of services in Northern Ireland

Banbridge Academy cadets Jacon Gillham, Kyle Purdy and Sam McClimonds lay wreaths to at a ceremony unveiling the school's new memorial to former students who fell during the Second World War.

Remembrance weekend to see solemn tributes across province

The Northern Ireland Festival of Remembrance at Waterfront Hall in Belfast

Northern Ireland Festival of Remembrance held at Waterfront Hall in Belfast

Belfast Lord Mayor Micky Murray buys the first poppy of this year's campaign from Royal British Legion Northern Ireland District president, Col Neil Salisbury (Retd.) OBE DEL

Poppy Appeal vital as veterans' mental health problems up 44%, says RBL

The Band of the Royal Irish Regiment at the D-Day 80th anniversary commemoration in Lisburn. Photo: Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia

Lisburn leads the way in commemorating heroism that freed Europe from tyranny

Royal British Legion standard bearers at the Londonderry War Memorial. INLS4610-198KM

Dublin grant money helps fund Royal British Legion Somme commemoration

King to become patron of Royal British Legion

King to become patron of Royal British Legion after patronages review

The Rev Canon Charles McCartney Chaplain to the RUCGC Association Omagh and a former army padre with the Royal Army Chaplain’s department conducted the service, which dedicated a memorial frame to the memory of Constable Lawrence Crawley who left Castlederg RIC station in 1916, being killed in France in the Great War

Letter: Honouring an RIC man from Castlederg who died in the Great War
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Second World War veteran Mr Henry Morrell Murphy laying a wreath at the NI War Memorial in Belfast on November 10, 2023. Photo: Peter O'Hara Photography

Armistice Day marked in Belfast ahead of main Remembrance events on Sunday

Andrea Graham said joining Bravo 22, funded by the Royal British Legion, has helped her recover from the trauma of losing her husband to suicide and her own subsequent mental health issues

Bravo 22 supports an individual’s recovery and transition into civilian life.

The memorial to 9th Battalion of the Ulster Defence Regiment in Randalstown where NI veterans commissioner Danny Kinahan filmed his remembrance video this year

Letter: Show your thanks by supporting the Royal British Legion poppy appeal

The Royal British Legion launches the Poppy Appeal in Northern Ireland today, with a new plastic-free poppy that is made entirely from paper and can be easily recycled.
Helping to launch the Appeal in Northern Ireland are Poppy Appeal Managers Lyn Palmer and Alanna Meharg, along with ‘Poppy Man’, local volunteer collector Darren. They are encouraging people to wear the poppy, to show the Armed Forces Community that their service is appreciated.
The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal raises vital funds to support the Armed Forces Community all year round. To find out more about the Poppy Appeal - from the red poppy’s origins as a symbol of Remembrance and hope, to news of how the Legion helps the Armed Forces community across the UK today - visit www.britishlegion.org.uk.

New plastic-free poppy launched by Royal British Legion for 2023

Rod Lavender on his wedding day in 1969 in Belfast

Northern Ireland veteran soldier who had plenty of stories to tell passes away

Co Fermanagh Army veteran Roy Totton received 'unbelievable' support from his local branch for the Royal British Legion after he required a hip replacement

Roy full of praise for Royal British Legion case officer Laura - his 'angel'

Banbridge War Memorial on Armed Forces Day in 2022. Pic: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Search for relatives of 44 new additions to Banbridge War Memorial

Major Ralph Montgomery died in France on April 1,1919

The Roamer: Proud military past of town that ran trains on main street

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Morning View: Remembrance season reminds us of the horrors of war

A temporary Field of Remembrance has been opened at Belfast Cenotaph where people can plant a remembrance in honour of those who made sacrifices in conflict.

Remembrance Day: Royal British Legion urges two minute silence

The Poppy

Remembrance Day: What does a white poppy represent?

War veterans David John Dade (Left) and Ken Sprowles at the launch of the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal in central London (photo: Getty Images)

Annual Poppy Appeal is launched across the UK

Wreaths lay at the foot of the Cenotaph after the Remembrance Day (getty images)

What you need to know about Remembrance Day

UK November train strikes: When are the next RMT strikes and how will industrial action impact Sunderland and the Metro? (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Network Rail November rail strikes - new dates

Helping to launch the Appeal in Northern Ireland is 13-year-old Daniel Ryan from Antrim.

Poppy Appeal 2022 asking public to honour UK's armed forces

Police officers from different national forces (including the PSNI and Gardai) on parade in Belfast on Saturday

Overstretched PSNI is prioritising Pride above every other cause

The Big Jubilee Lunch at Enniskillen Castle, Sunday 5th June 2022:

The Erne Highland Dancers performing at the Queenâ€TMs Jubilee celebrations at the Big Jubilee Lunch at Enniskillen Castle, Co Fermanagh. Picture: Ronan McGrade/Pacemaker Press

Jubilee: UDR veterans among those enjoying celebratory Sunday in Enniskillen

Lord Grey admires a Dunkirk medal worn by Mr Cecil McAlister from Portrush during the official opening ceremony of the new Bennet House in Portrush in September 1981. Mr Alister served in France, Italy, North Africa, Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Hezlet, area president of the Royal British Legion is included on the left of the photograph. Picture: News Letter archives

IN PICTURES: Ex-Servicemen parade in Jubilee March at Portrush (1981)

Army Cadets from the Glengormley and Whitehouse Detachments attended the service of Remembrance in Whiteabbey.

Remembrance events held across Newtownabbey

Rehearsal for Saturday's Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. A chance to recognise the sacrifices made to defend Northern Ireland’s place in the UK was lost

Festival of Remembrance did not make special mention of Northern Ireland

The Cenotaph on Whitehall in London as the nation prepares to fall silent to remember the war dead on Armistice

Veterans anticipate ‘poignant’ remembrance service after Covid restrictions

Helping to launch the Appeal in Northern Ireland are Helen Heaney (74), her daughter Jackie Heaney (44), granddaughter and grandson Holly (19) and Aaron Adair (13) – three generations of poppy collectors from the same Co. Antrim family.

‘Every poppy counts’ for Royal British Legion’s annual appeal 2021

The Royal British Legion marked the support organisation's centenary with a wreath-laying ceremony in Portadown on Saturday. It was one of a number of event taking place across the UK. Photograph: RBL Portadown

Commemorations to mark centenary of Royal British Legion

A D-Day veteran wipes his eyes during a Royal British Legion's Service of Remembrance.

Royal British Legion celebrates 100 years of helping veterans

Carrickfergus to get Royal British Legion centenary plaque

James McClean has refused to wear a poppy since 2012.

The Royal British Legion defend James McClean's stance on Remembrance poppy

MBE recipient Stephen Weir.

Family and community thanked by Carrickfergus MBE recipient

The ukulele was auctioned on eBay to raise funds for the Royal British Legion.

Carrick-made ukulele attracts US bidders

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