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Longford's Tiger of Jadotville Michael Tighe was 'a tenacious presence that filled a room'

There was a particular poignance to the funeral of Michael Tighe on Monday morning as family and friends gathered in St Mel’s Cathedral to bid farewell to one of the stalwarts of Longford’s military history. The 83-year-old Tiger of Jadotville ...

06 Apr 2022 at 08:00

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Longford TD in Dáil plea for bravery medals to be presented to Siege of Jadotville heroes

The failure to award bravery medals to the surviving soldiers from The Siege of Jadotville, even though cabinet decided over three years ago to award the medals, was raised in the Dáil this week, with Joe Flaherty TD appealing to the Minister ...

19 Sept 2020 at 15:19

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Medals of bravery to be awarded to Longford's Michael Tighe and his Siege of Jadotville comrades

Some 160 Irish soldiers were attacked by 3,000 enemy troops during the siege but less than ten were injured in the siege in a remarkable feat of resilience and courage. Longford's Michael Tighe, who met with An Taoiseach Enda Kenny last ...

13 Jun 2017 at 19:04

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