Royal Irish Regiment, Home Coming Parade

The people of Northern Ireland welcome home from Afghanistan and Iraq the Royal Irish Regiment, Irish Guards, Royal Medical Corps and Royal Logistics Corp, Belfast 2nd Novemeber 2008.
In order of passing...
- Regimental Mascots
- Regimental Band
- Royal Dragoon Guards squad
- Mixed units squad
- Irish Guards
- Royal Irish Regiment
- Royal Irish Regiment

[@51wins]

Gives me shivers too....the crowds that day in Belfast were unreliable tens of thousands along the entire route. Its without doubt the best homecoming parade any British regiment has got in modern conflicts. The support, atmosphere was truly amazing.... trust the Loyal people of Northern Ireland (Ulster) to rally for our troops ! BRITISH & PROUD

[@phillipasalisbury7570]

I'm an Australian of Irish heritage an I just wanted to say welcome home you've done the Irish proud

[@rosspatterson1233]

Phillipa Salisbury well Irish- British

[@Shane-zx4ps]

@@rosspatterson1233 Irish- British that’s a new one 😃

[@rosspatterson1233]

@@Shane-zx4ps yeah, I find it makes more sense since the northern Irish identity adopted by most moderates today is a mixture of Irish and British

[@cadedash85]

im from dub and im joining the r irish because i want to be the best ,forget theses old grudges ,move 4wrd wit ur life

[@markshepherd7861]

And did you?

[@Princeton5]

That’s the way to put it mate!

[@JoRddMin]

That crowd sounds absolute buzzing! Good atmosphere to a lot of other parades.

[@katerinakempb8217]

That is what you call a welcome home, don't need no music, just listen to the crowd.

[@KaiserKrafts]

Comon boys your home now. The pride of Northern Ireland and the best of all of us. I've met some of you. I talked to some of you and i can say theres not a man or woman in that regiment who deserved sinn feinn on that day. It was you day. This is a testament to the spirit of the Northern Irish and to the strength of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. God Save the Queen. Faugh a Ballaugh.

[@joycestewart291]

I have watched many of these 'homecomings' across the U.K. - this one has the most warm welcome. Couldn't be anywhere but my own countrypeople in Northern Ireland

[@rje888]

@TastyCake001 Yes there are lads from the Republic of Ireland in the Royal Irish Regiment and in many other Regiments of the British Army. Sadly some brave soldiers from southern Ireland have been lost serving in Afganistan and Iraq with the Royal Irish Regiment and the Irish Guards.

[@jonelilinda]

Plese keep religeon out of it, whatever the religeon is of these soldiers, they are HEROS which Ireland should be proud of

[@Peter_Phillips]

Best video I have seen in a long time!! ulster man living in oz, wishing I was home for the event!! Well done lads!1

[@JoepHeki]

RESPECT!

[@CaptainDiscount]

Thats a reception all British soldiers should get.

[@cuttlerfish]

Wow, fantastic reception. Can not say anymore

[@rockape560]

proud to welcome them all home

[@ronsiris]

from england, every one of them is an hero

[@craigferris1898]

I moved to the USA when I was 4 from Belfast. my great Grandpa was in Royal Irish

[@MCHurricane]

royal irish was only formed in the 90s was it not

[@pauldougherty974]

+HurricaneHD Initially it was the Royal Irish Rifles. In 1921 become the Royal Ulster Rifles. 1968 saw the formation of the Royal Irish Rangers than these combined with the UDR to form the Royal Irish Regiment.

[@MCHurricane]

Paul Dougherty Ahh I See Thanks Mate

[@rje888]

Yes the Royal Irish Regiment is a British Regiment, the majority of its soldiers come from Northern Ireland, but it also has soldiers from Southern Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Fiji and other British Commonwealth countries.

[@timothy9434]

I have heard, many times, that over a third of its members are from the Republic. I believe it. The Nationalist hate-mongers have lost their grip on the Republic and few Irish youth have time for their filth anymore. We were all united for 800 years. It was not always bad. And facts and reality have a way of flushing lies down the loo. No?

[@undefined-ze6dc]

They aren't the Irish guards they are the Irish defence force you dummy!!

[@rje888]

This parade was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

[@sylviekell]

The Irish wolfhounds are the mascot of the 69th New York regiment, which was started by Irish immigrants to the U.S. Now the 69th is multi-cultural.

[@willienelson3460]

AWESOME!!

[@jeffkirby996]

Fantastic support for our armed forces , remarkable scenes from our Northern Ireland loyalist family . From a loyal Londoner.

[@kingbushwickthe33rd]

Sure And It's Great To See You Lads Back Home Again!!!

[@deborahalden5312]

RIR....simply the best.

[@nrjelley]

Pride of Britain, all British soldiers! My hat goes off to all of them, also to their parents, for giving birth to such remarkable people! Lots of love from Wales!

[@gustavthemagician]

We are Irish, you Breathnagh

[@undefined-ze6dc]

Irish not the Irish guards you Moron !

[@jerrybarnes6611]

Oh dear - Pride of Britain, not UK?

[@ulsterprodspb]

Still gives me shivers down my spine .

[@Wayzor_]

Royal Irish are some bad ass dudes.

[@ulsterstan]

They're brilliant, God bless.

[@mooseylad]

@lunanjames belfast it was the unionist community that welcomed the boys home while the catholic community held protests.....faugh a ballagh

[@CaptainHector123]

A lot of Catholic and southerners serve in the royal Irish btw

[@samwallace7313]

​@@CaptainHector123 they do indeed a good men they are. All the supporters here are Loyalist tho.

[@Voxac100b]

Check the police officer on the bike telling the bearded camera man off

[@Katmando376]

Irishman serving their Queen and Country. We salute you!

[@undefined-ze6dc]

Idiot !

[@kingbushwickthe33rd]

From the other side of the Atlantic,I say"Welcome Home Lads!!".

[@kingbushwickthe33rd]

Welome Home Lads.

[@mickstewart5425]

God bless every last one of them. Thanks Britain for joining the fight against global terror.

[@deedeesomme]

I was there that day, absolutely brilliant. Heroes all of them. Faugh-A-Ballagh

[@alex471996]

Great to see these guys coming home safely and getting a heroes welcome because that is what they are, and I am proud to fight along side u Yanks! Well done America you now have more troops in Afghanistan and Iraq than we do in our entire army!!!! 100,000!

[@johnforde4115]

Brings a tear to your eyes.

[@GITTUCK77]

Well done lads!!!

[@BoudiccaBlanc]

As a Yank, I'm proud to have these folks as allies! God Bless 'Em !!!!!

[@undefined-ze6dc]

To America ? Because you are American, yeah ok dummy

[@wilsonblauheuer6544]

bulletproof vests capable of protecting against rifle fire cannot practically be worn concealed. They require either steel or thick Kevlar plates to stop high velocity rifle bullets. It is heavy and is not designed to be covered by a 'blouse'.

[@timothy9434]

Ireland Forever! God Save The Queen!

[@daviddouglas6610]

Bloody hell . .now thats what a welcome should be like

[@richardporter2264]

Respect to all.....my grandfather was in the Royal Irish regiment during the first World War ❤

[@liverpaul]

welcome home...brilliant turn out from the loyal people of british ulster

[@adammc9800]

amazing shivers right through

[@NickerSkids]

Against the war but behind the troops stay safe boys!

[@GunnersRange]

Up the Irish! God loves the Irish I know! This is the kind of homecoming welcome ANY military unit would love! Only in Ireland would you hear the kind of cheers given! God Bless 'em! Semper Fidelis! Non sibi sed patriae! CWO4 USMCR [Ret] 17 February 1969 - 1 August 2004

[@joangordon3376]

What a wonderful reception!!!

[@markymark272]

That was some day, ears never recovered. Rangers lead the way.

[@enochpowelghost]

wow what a WELCOME!

[@colin343]

brilliant!!!!!....i wish glasgow was as good as this

[@rje888]

These reason they are wearing different colour berets is that they are different regiments and Corps, Irish Guards, Royal Irish Regiment, etc

[@rogerlibby14613]

I watched twice, and didn't see any colors, now I know why. Thank you.

[@rje888]

They are Irish wolf hounds, the most famous Irish wolf hound mascot is Brian Boru of the Irish Gruards.

[@tomdkg]

Definitely better as allies than enemies! The mascots must have enjoyed the day, not often they meet up!

[@alexweatherburn4390]

Good to see a Coldstream Guards CSM bringing up the rear, great reception from the crowd 👍🇬🇧

[@Querencias7]

T H I S is true / legitimate / terrific P R I D E ! Honest pride, real pride. Merit that stems from responsibility, honor and duty. Excellent. Many thanks for the video R888.

[@ernstbecker1]

These Lads deserve this parade and much more Salute !

[@annoakley3755]

That's how you welcome your troops home....

[@General_Shenanigans]

Lmao what the fuck was that at 0:56. She is almost bear marching.

[@AngusOnkel]

Thanks for reponding... I hav e earlier meet Irish Soldiers from the Republic..

[@Minime163]

Late reply sorry but Irish regiments of the British army were always the most successful and been from the republic and a proud Irishman I still see that as something to be proud of and have no problem with people from the republic who keep up the tradition. If only extreme nationalist and unionist's would stop hijacking different parts of our heritage it would be much easier for people on all sides to look with pride on all parts of our culture because the British army was part of all our culture at some stage and still is to a degree and helped people from both traditions on the island escape poverty. The first Republicans in Ireland were protestants mostly from northern Ireland but that was mared by IRA violence. We shouldn't let a few bigots of both traditions put us off admiration for the good parts of all traditions here eventhough we ourselves aren't part of them all our ancestors at some stage in history were .

[@normansmith9151]

CLASS

[@LordWellington15]

I agree, the LER is a reserve regiment, we only go overseas if we choose to do so.

[@russelld2]

AMAZING JOB LADS

[@paulharrison4739]

Well done lads

[@taysidedrummer]

thats the way to welcome home hero's.

[@joprocter4573]

Best of the best

[@neilritson7445]

Tremendous reception!

[@controlledchaos8851]

Omg that made my eyes well kid

[@rockape560]

i was in belfast to watch the lads come home AND WILL BE AGAIN FOT THE NEXT HOMECOMEING PARADE..FAUGH-A -BALLAGH

[@hogrider9]

WOW! great receiption. Q:-Who was it donkeying @ 0.58 ? Yep thats that a women!!! Women! for pity's sake, don't march!

[@raphaelroques8933]

c'est pas en France que tu assisterais à ça ! nice salute to this brave and proud soldiers !

[@outlookesp]

Just wondering ... why dp they need police proteciton?

[@garethrodgers6630]

Terry Turner The PSNI are wearing protection because of the history of Northern Ireland and the troubles. It's not unheard of actually quite common that the police will still get attacked by home made bombs or general anything that can be thrown. Now Northern Ireland is way more peaceful than It would have been from 1969 - 1998, Northern Ireland is making a very good turn over making it easer for the Protestant and Catholic communities to live in peace with each other but of course there is always a few that lash out both on the protestant and catholic side that make Belfast look like a war zone again.

[@Rikki0]

Gives my heart a lift to see that Ireland still remembers how to welcome and honor their heroes home. It's a lesson the Irish could teach us Yanks. Thank you for your support and for your sacrifice, Erin. Semper Fi. Vietnam 70-71

[@samwallace7313]

This is Belfast, Northern Ireland part of the UK. What a fantastic day that was

[@WhatChaMaCalum]

@djawad85 there still good fighters they took on most of the world and held out for years think about the numbers it was like 40+ allies to 1 german.

[@rje888]

The Irish Guards used to have a height standard, I don't know if its still in place.

[@lauwai4life]

Used to be a minimum of 6 feet for the Guards. Have you see the 5' women wearing bear skins on parade? There has to be some Old Sweats spinning in their graves.

[@Warriorking1963]

Hmmm... dunno about 30,000 supporters; this figure came from the BBC so I reckon it should be doubled or trebled to get a more accurate number.

[@scaleyback217]

Served in Berlin with the Irish Rangers - lively bunch!

[@jean-claudemonox897]

Incroyable la ferveur des spectateurs si nous aussi de temps en temps on pourrait faire la même chose a nos soldats

[@jdi0093113]

@lunanjames They are British Irish

[@tigermly]

@LordWellington15 Yes, they have a choice, and if you made that choice, I would consider you a hero!

[@AngusOnkel]

Is the Royal Irish an British Regt. ? Anyway...... Well done Lads

[@Nomadicmillennial92]

Yes. It's one of Irish infantry Regiments of the British Army, the other being the Irish Guards.

[@joprocter4573]

Needs sharing at westminister

[@BlameCarson]

that one person at 1:00 with there arms out of beat, totally oblivious

[@paddy25c]

who are the in the front two columns without the cubeens

[@lestat1591]

why were some wearing different color berets? does that mean ranks or something? other then that good job lads welcome home

[@tigermly]

@LordWellington15 Sir, they are heroes because they enlist knowing they may never come home, very few jobs that you get paid for come with that possibility. They are willing to fight and defend the freedom we wll enjoy...respect for soldiers that do what I cannot.

[@BuddhatheBlackDog]

nice.some sporting quite a gut!? they'll get back in shape, cuz it's back to british cooking now!!!!!

[@TheKruze88]

@ 1:47 that guy looks like fucking Brad pit

[@TokingOnCheese]

Two very old sayings ........ Divide & Conquer - Cant beat them Join them .

[@JamieVanDevil]

@helm8969 serious the usa dont have a parade?

[@LordWellington15]

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!!!

[@LordWellington15]

They marched all the way back?

[@strolchrebel4916]

Wow

[@LordWellington15]

@SHM1953 Mate, I have done my time here in Canada with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment. If what you are saying is correct, then wouldnt everybody be a hero? Every job has some level of danger.

[@dennisbrill5336]

Sure do love there SOLDIERS...... 👍💞

[@ht8286]

No surrender ...

[@Sh1tbagActual]

Might just be a European thing, but why is that one chick (presumably an NCO?) swinging her arms in the exact opposite time of everyone else?

[@WhatChaMaCalum]

@chunkyskids93 actually your wrong northen ireland is part of the uk but not the island of britian which is only england scotland and wales.

[@npeacock724]

anyone know who the man is wearing the no.1 dress at the very end?

[@Tom-bs1em]

was the CSM of Coldstream Guards I believe

[@LordWellington15]

@tigermly Well okay then.

[@5h3llf15h]

You mean Please Protect Canadian's Little Infants. HAHA

[@Ahartic]

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