Royal Irish Regiment
Military unit
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The Royal Irish Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was founded in 1992 through the amalgamation of the Royal Irish Rangers and the Ulster Defence Regiment. Their oldest predecessor, the 27th Regiment of Foot, was... Wikipedia
Garrison/HQ: RHQ – Holywood; 1st Battalion – Ternhill; 2nd Battalion – Lisburn
Active: 1 July 1992–present
Colonel of the Regiment: Major General Colin Weir
Colonel-in-Chief: The Duchess of Edinburgh
Colours: Green, Black
Commanding Officer 1st Battalion: Lieutenant Colonel Andy Bourne
March: Quick – Killaloe; Slow – Eileen Alannah