Sky's the limit for Irish Air Corps trainees awarded RAF wings for first time 

💯% Our closest Neighbour and let's not forget that a lot of us here on the Mainland are of Irish Descent, myself included. Congratulations and well done lads 👍👍

@@stephensmith4480 I have to believe it would be hard find any of us in Britain that don't have Irish blood if we look far enough back. I'm really happy to see this story. Good for the 4 chaps to make it through a very tough course. Fantastic!

@@jtjt210 I agree my friend. It's good to see our young people doing well' I am sure they will have a bright future ahead of them.

Yes and congratulations to these lads. Does this mean that Ireland is now on the same side as the UK? Sorry to say I've seen little or no sign of that in recent years.

They have been good for a while

You guys dont really need one because the UK is more than happy to protect both GB and Éire by itself, would be good to get some money for it though as it aint cheap. From the UKs POV it doesnt want Ireland to start cosying up to enemies like Russia or China (or even France!) and potentially make the UK more vulnerable.

@@limitlessLtd As much as there are issues and problems between the UK & Ireland, I cannot see a situation ever where Ireland would stab the UK in the back and cosy up to enemies. We are too family, we just fight sometimes as families do but at the end of the day - if either of us is attacked, you can bet we will instinctively want to defend our precious islands, north, south, east and west.

​@@limitlessLtd what stupid comment. Of course some people from Ireland want to join the RAF. Since the RAF protects both Irish and British air space.

What is there to "defend" ? The U.K. is an economic- and social train-wreck and the Irish 'little people' are just waking up to the reality of what's been done to what they thought was 'their ' country.

@@limitlessLtd ....ahhh....i wonder did the British pay Ireland for the Atlantic corridor they used over Donegal during the second world war....as far as i know there is an agreement between the UK and Ireland for the RAF to protect both air spaces....this was first done on the build up during the cold war....and has been on going since....so i don't think money was or is involved....but I'm sure there something more substantial in place....

A commie led revolution which ended up as a Papal controlled state was not independence.

Just so long as your Irish brothers & sisters keep their grubby little hands off Ulster, am I right?

The UK government gets on a lot better with the government of the Irish Republic than it does with the Stormont Assembly.

why so they can colonise us again

100% mate.

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Agree.

Exactly🙂👍

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@@fredslipknot9 🤣

Agreed! It made me very happy to see

Thankyou brother, same to you!

Its quite a common surname in Ireland

Brendan 'Paddy" Finucane was from Dublin . he joined the RAF on a short service commission. Aged 21 he was the youngest wing leader in Fighter Command.. Lost off Le Touquet in 1941 flying a Spitfire ( Patrick Bishop's "Air Force Blue")

​@@tomcarr1358Brendan's father fought against the British during the 1916 Easter Rebellion. Brendan was almost killed as a toddler in 1920 in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence in crossfire between the IRA and Crown Forces. Check out the movie "The Shamrock Dpitfire" whi h is about Brendan.

​@@tomcarr1358Sorry that should read "The Shamrock Spitfire".

Or the solicitor..... Pat Finucane. 1949-1989.

Rubbish. He was not in contravention of his Government. Thousands and thousands of Irish served in British WW2 forces and thousands more worked in health and support services.

@@washerdryer3466, Although thousands of Irishmen served in the British armed forces during World War Two, as the Irish Government turned a blind eye, that does NOT change the historical fact that the Government of the Irish Free State was officially NEUTRAL during World War Two. British enlistments by Irish citizens were NOT officially sanctioned, as that would violate the Irish neutrality. ….. “Whereas Irish civilians were quietly permitted to join the British military, Irish soldiers who deserted the Defense Forces to fight for the Allies were punished upon their return to Ireland after the war. This made a critical public distinction between British soldiers from Ireland and Irish soldiers in the Defense Forces - the former appearing UNSANCTIONED and the latter representing the Irish state, which needed to appear unified in its support of neutrality.”….. The Unknown Ally: Irish Neutrality during World War Il and a Consolidated Model Analysis of its Effects on Anglo-Irish Relations, Author: Christopher M. Fitzpatrick

@@FernandoL75314 You didn't contradict what I said. So why did you copy paste this? Ireland had engaged with the UK in a War of Independence which was subsequently followed by an economic war with the UK which is all described in the book.

@@FernandoL75314 7000 deserted the Irish Army during a declared emergency and had to face military sanction when they returned to Ireland after the war. They were relatively fortunate given the fate of UK/French/American/Russian/German deserters, many of whom were summarily executed. Neutralityy was the only option for Ireland. After an 800 year oppression, Britain burned Ireland's second city Cork to the ground just 19 years before the war started and conducted a trade war up until 1938. Allying with Churchill, who sent the Black and Tans to Ireland, was impossible. Yet 150,000 Irish men and women fought on the allied side and 30,000 died. Ireland owes nobody an apology for WW2

@@FernandoL75314 The soldiers who deserted here to go and join the british army would have been shot in any other country. Ironically if they deserted the british army they would have been.

Wrong flag

@@tomconnolly9895 Let, me see mmm what about this one mee old mucker 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 this one suits you are yee happy now Laddie

@@soultraveller5027 Ya I'm delighted

@@tomconnolly9895 You're welcome matey 😁

The USA has the best air force in the world.

"The Celtic Tiger" has become just a tiger-rug for the German-run "E.U." to wipe its dirty feet on.

My thanks to your father and thousands of brave Irishmen who fought tyranny during the Second World War

I would love to have Ireland back with us other three inhabitants of these great islands. I think they would fit better here than in the EU. But it has to be by consent though and I think we are a long way off from that!

@@Mark_Bickerton Absolute rubbish!!

@@Johnnysnuff ireland and Britain should be united but not under the UK. The current British State is unequivocally misaligned

That's nice, but these are not fighter pilots.

Ireland hasn't had fighter pilots since the 1950s. Our military is an utter disgrace, all thanks to relentless government squandering.

Ireland has no fighter planes.

Did you watch a different video? They were awarded RAF wings at 3:10.

Very subtle haha

@@mmw4990 Lol I learnt the hard way.

They wear the Irish ones as they are already qualified fixed wing pilots on the Pilatus PC-9. Hence them already having wings on their uniforms. These are just the students streamed into rotary wing. Others would have went on to Squadrons operating the PC-12 and CN-295 ISTAR and maritime patrol aircraft respectively.

@@Machlooper So, the answer is, His Majesty's wings will be tucked away in a drawer. For all the talk of bonhomie, RAF wings worn on their uniform would not go down well in the Republic. Squadrons? 🤔

@@Mike7O7O Why would they wear wings of a foreign nation on their standard daily duty flight suits if they have their own nations wings???

@@Mike7O7Otrying to stir up trouble? Don’t bother no one’s biting

@@Mike7O7OHis majesty’s wings. . You do know Ireland is a republic that does not believe in or support monarchies.

historically the Irish Air Corps flew second hand RAF planes! presumably the point is that the IAC do NOT have many helicopters - so it makes sense NOT to run their own training school.

Their Air Vice marshal was surpising. Wondered the type of air assets he commanded

@@1anre That Air Vice Marshal (2.55) was RAF - he's Air Officer Commanding Northern Ireland (still part of the UK).

Similar as Hells Angels was created by ex fighter pilots and soldiers, some of their traditions have military roots.

Probably end up in a Augusta Westland AW139 or a Eurocopter EC-135. There's also plans to bring in a good few Airbus H175 Super Mediums by 2028. Though time will tell on that one..

@@_Saracen_wrong, it’s AW-189s their looking at and the first two aren’t due in 2028 their due next year

Like?

​@@1anre Exactly

Not really

Eh no we’re not. We’re very different actually.

lol, you’re having a laugh

Nope , we are very different

The RAF has always trained Irish pilots since the UK and Ireland has a common defence agreement, the RNLI also patrols Irish waters, so put down your keyboard mr armchair warrior.

@@leekelly9639 The RNLI however is a charity and can do so aslong as its registered in ireland.