Three, that’s 3, British soldiers were convicted of murder in N Ireland in a 30 year conflict. All three were sentenced to life in prison, all three were released after 3 years and were allowed to rejoin the British Army. British justice…don’t make me laugh!

1 In terms of human habitation, Ireland is older. The island of Ireland was settled around 8,000 BC, well before England, which remained heavily glaciated and was not permanently inhabited by humans until thousands of years later.

Joseph McIlroy was shot dead on November 21, 1972, at the age of 32. He was murdered in his own kitchen in the Orangefield area of East Belfast, Northern Ireland, while repairing a washing machine. Killed by UDA terrorists.