The Irish Guards in Newtownards

A great welcome home for the Irish Guards in Newtownards

[@heathsavage9459]

Happy Fathers' Day to my wonderful dad, Billy Savage, who served in the regiment and in the Royal Ulster Rifles 1957-1966

[@semajbronson21]

1:38 Drum Major Alan Harvey, Irish Guards leading The 1st Battalion Irish Guards Corps of Drums and The 1st Battalion Irish Guards Pipes and Drums

[@pinapplelover1]

I respect the Irish Guards so much. My granddad died little over a week ago, and he served for the Irish gaurds for a long time fighting in ww2 and conflicts through out the years. Thank you all to anyone in the irish gaurds from then and now you have all done us proud, and to the everyone serving in the irish gaurds now, keep safe and dont loose faith. God bless the services.

[@infobeam1902]

Emily Southwood God bless

[@williamwallace2278]

See members of the Ldn Irish Rifles in P&D's there

[@williamwhite2830]

It's my dad's 70th ❤❤❤ d and ds

[@trueblueulster]

Go on the lads

[@gillesguillaumin6603]

Glory to them.

[@QwertyKillification]

MOVE OUT THE WAY YOU SILLY PEOPLE!!! haha what a great turn out though! :)

[@footharry2]

Respect!

[@AbandonEarth911]

Soldiers of All lands Unite.

[@Anevilglare]

Micks

[@ProfileP246]

I’m a bit late to this video but Brilliant! Makes me proud to be from Northern Ireland!

[@Brian395f]

Well done Vic for taking the rear - you all done us proud, the boys looked great and the association were outstanding....QS

[@patriot4786]

1:58 look at the height uniformity.. nobody beats the guards 💂

[@KiwiForce123]

@darkshadow2341 They still call themselves British AND Irish

[@Hal-zf4fv]

Great stuff. Seeing the old vets marching is great too

[@Bodhranbeat]

They should be in parade uniform with rifles...

[@eds874]

Are they allowed march with rifles in northern Ireland on parades They always carry them in parades in England .

[@MrJimmyboy1972]

@darkshadow2341 where did you get that one from? i am a scotsman, if anyone called me english i would be really upset, just like the irish. your confusing "british" with english. a lot of foreigners get that wrong.

[@Hal-zf4fv]

Get a life!

[@Paulchen7223]

😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@johnnylisbon2448]

Victory parade in ards. What fucking victory. While you are parading in ards the taliban have over run Afghanistan.

[@RangerG11]

is there mostly irish/northern irish in the regiment or has it got lots of english lads and that?

[@Hal-zf4fv]

Mostly northern Irish

[@hugh4money]

Battle Honours

[@jacobkeppler1984]

I would join like the Irish guards 🇬🇧💂

[@Anevilglare]

Up the mucks

[@42Mackers]

all i can say say is heros one and all

[@formhubfar]

No Bobby Campbell?.., he told me he was in charge of the Irish Guards.

[@gordonburns8731]

Where's the rifles with bearnets fixed?

[@jaymcnamara2575]

respect to the armed force all over the world they deserve it after what they done for the country

[@ricardotejerina998]

Sueños imperiales?

[@joelmontgomery4496]

Newtownards No Surrender

[@davidmcbride1290]

Darkshadow get a life serious

[@michaellicavoli3921]

Where are the girls?

[@leogrimshaw9033]

it s a big honner to be irish guard

[@clineshaunt]

Is there much of a difference between Irish and Scottish pipes?

[@Fergus110]

Not anymore.

[@eds874]

Anybody know why they are not carrying rifles ?

[@Hal-zf4fv]

I'd hazard a guess because of the troubles. Although over. It might cause offence or worry. Or the weapons could fall into the wrong hands.

[@MrJimmyboy1972]

@darkshadow2341 ok

[@patsymillar9447]

The old guys marching behind

[@patsymillar9447]

I cut myself off before I finished. The old guys marching behind, were previous guardsmen paying theirvrespacts to the current servicemen.

[@vestty5802]

Tbh I don’t see why ulster unionists would associate themselves with this regiment everything about it is IRISH and ulster men claim to have no connection to ireland

[@vestty5802]

flip inheck Irish guards when first founded consistently of mainly catholics and most of their symbols and traditions represent Ireland and the Irish people who also made a third of your military way back when and Ulster Scots well all they have is a red hand which is also a Gaelic symbol you fucking idiot

[@adammagill930]

@@vestty5802 a third of the army was catholic, not irish. when the regiment was founded all of ireland was apart of the UK.

[@gamingtown2977]

Royal irish

[@ARMYRIFLES46]

Great video

[@drewdavidmca]

Good show

[@marykinsella417]

Least we forget Blessings

[@mariakelly1621]

dad's army ,

[@iansoutryer3189]

...and Maria, what have you done in your life for your country...?

[@polluxtroy1972uk]

This is the PRIDE of Ulster, the very essence of of ourselves. In 1912 our forefathers signed a covenant, we as the descendants of our blood must remain steadfast. "Lamh deargh Abu!"

[@stucool17]

Absolutely clueless

[@johntitor4952]

Don't understand purpose of the old men marching behind, I'm sure in there day they were/are heroes as well, and I am NOT putting them down in anyway, but shouldn't it be solely for the current returning heroes

[@mfdixon2265]

John Titor I think it is nice that the vets March with them.... all soldiers who sacrificed for freedom. We owe them a lot.

[@gordonsmith8899]

John Titor I'm guessing you have never served in the military. Those old soldiers were demonstrating the fact that once a guard, always a guard. The regiment is 'family'

[@johntitor4952]

6 years US Army, thank you for explaining, God bless them all

[@gordonsmith8899]

John Titor You're welcome John. My apologies for assuming you'd never served your country. Some of those 'old men' probably had sons or grandsons in uniform marching ahead of them. This is a common feature of many British infantry regiments that have strong territorial/national connections. Bound by common blood, loyalty, history, service and sacrifice.

[@nolifemerc3824]

Irish men with schottish sack pipes help me out here.

[@gordonsmith8899]

Nolifemerc You're showing your ignorance - the 'sack pipe' as you so elegantly put it, was/is known throughout the British Isles and in many other countries and cultures. It just happens that it survived in use in Scotland longer than in other areas. Check Northumbrian pipes.

[@rapier1954]

They are primarily Ulster Scots with the odd real Mick in there and plenty of English.

[@eoinenglish7659]

Proudly marching past people who burn tricolours on the 12th! 'Irish' indeed!

[@1981fallout]

Lol

[@eoinenglish7659]

+flip inheck If there's nothing Irish about Newtownards why are the 'Irish Guards' marching In it? That's a funny version of history you've posed there! When did the Irish government 'openly supply a terrorist organisation'? I assume you're referring to the Arms Crisis which saw the government of the day sacking 3 of its members. Remind me why the Irish government had to start accepting refugees from the North?How does that tally with what you say? The cowardly, Irish government? Unlike the 'heroic' British government that murdered its own citizens and oversaw an apartheid statelet....explain that one 'kid'.

[@eoinenglish7659]

'Charles Hawkey'?? I assume you mean Charles Haughey. Haughey was never President either. There's really no point you commenting on this topic as you clearly know nothing about it.

[@eoinenglish7659]

Haughey wasn't Taoiseach at the time....Jack Lynch was. As stated, you clearly no nothing about this so stop embarrassing yourself.

[@eoinenglish7659]

What 'facts' am I avoiding? It's common knowledge that the Irish government had drawn up plans to enter the North in order to protect Irish civilians who were being burnt out of their homes by Unionist terrorists. You've posted utter rubbish here. You don't even know the names of the people involved! and then claimed 'Charles Hawkey' was later president! I'm glad that by correcting you you've learnt something here. Ask your teacher at school tomorrow to fill you in.....

[@Jim54_]

While I have great respect for the Irish Gaurds, I am afraid that a lot of Irish people do not, and for complicated reasons that reflect not specifically on the Gaurds themselves but on the entire British army. There are a few reasons for this that most British people do not know. There are many horror stories in Ireland about historically verified atrocities carried out by the British army (the land war)/ British army veterans (black and tans) against Irish civilians. It must also be noted that although the Irish did contribute majorly to British victories like the battle of Waterloo, at that time specifically, Irish people’s rights were extremely restricted by the Penal laws, enforced often by British troops. Also the majority of Irish people had supported an effort to remove British rule from Ireland in 1798, in which 30,000 Irish people, mostly civilians, died at the hands of British troops. This is not to mention the Great famine which took place only a few decades later, during which British army troops were tasked with guarding food that was still being exported from Ireland despite the millions dying from starvation. So, although I have great respect for the Irish Guards and the British army as a whole, I think it is important that British people know why, for the reasons I have listed (along with a lot more) the British army has a mostly negative reputation in Southern Ireland.

[@infobeam1902]

Jim 54 I was with you for a sec What about Gerry the bomber adams? Did the pease process happen or was it pretend

[@Jim54_]

info beam The peace process happened and it has held up, although in my opinion Sinn Féinn still cannot be trusted

[@TeeEllohwhydee]

Where are you from Jim?

[@jimmytoner3930]

Defeated in iraq. Defeated in Afghanistan.

[@biffocraig1]

and our point is

[@robholloway6829]

Name a single engagement where the Irish guards were defeated

[@StrongishGull90]

Ha get your facts right lol