Our next events are both coming up in June.
As is usual, the much-rejuvenated Pipes and Drums will be leading the annual Combined Irish Regiments’ parade on Sunday 14 June. All are welcome to attend, either to join the parade or as a spectator – it’s always a great day out, though can often be very warm indeed.
And most importantly, the Association’s Annual General Meeting/Lunch will take place at the Civil Service Club on Saturday 27 June. All members have been sent out their invitation and we look forward to seeing you then.
In parallel, the 2026 Emerald has recently been sent out and should be landing on your door mats by the middle of June. As always, it’s a very good read indeed (though of course, we would say that !!).
As a reminder, our first parade of 2026 on St Patrick’s Sunday took place at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in March and proved to be an extremely enjoyable occasion. There was an excellent turn out of Association Members, who witnessed an outstanding performance by our Pipes and Drums, followed by a chapel service and then it was back to the Pensioners’ Bar for refreshments. We would like to thank all our friends at the Royal Hospital for their superb and most hospitable welcome – we certainly plan to return n 2027.
We look forward to seeing you again at one of our parades or events over the upcoming months.
Yours Aye,
Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Ant Maher VR,
Chairman of the London Irish Rifles Association.
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As of 1 December 2025, you should note that we have relocated from the Army Reserve Centre at Connaught House so please note that our postal address has now been updated with immediate effect to:
London Irish Rifles Association, PO Box 6306, Windsor, SL4 9JD.
Association Membership
We have a thriving Regimental Association, which is open to all former members of the London Irish Rifles and who take part in regular events in the UK as well as occasional battlefield tours. Associate Membership is also available for family members of London Irish Riflemen or anyone who supports the Aims and Objectives of the Regimental Association and has its interests at heart.
Pipes and Drums
Members of the Pipes and Drums perform at Association parades and events including those to commemorate St Patrick’s Day, Loos Sunday and Remembrance Sunday and also in support of the Combined Irish Regiments at their Annual Parade at the Cenotaph in June.
You can contact the Pipes and Drums by eMail: bandpresident@londonirishrifles.com
Regimental Museum
The London Irish Rifles Museum at Connaught House is now closed as we move to pastures new in coordination with the ‘UNTOLD’ Museum in Belfast.
If you do have any questions or want to learn more about the storied history of the London Irish Rifles, please contact us on: webmaster@londonirishrifles or via the links on this website.
The London Regiment – 1993 to 2022
Following the incorporation of the London Irish Rifles as a company of the London Regiment in 1993, men from D Company company served in The Falkland Islands, Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan and Cyprus over the subsequent 30 years.
During Operation Telic, the company contributed to the formation of Cambrai Company (Operation Telic 3) and Messines Company (Operation Telic 4) alongside numerous individual postings and there were also a number of small group mobilisations throughout the conflict in Iraq.
Soldiers from D Company also deployed to Afghanistan with Somme Company in 2007 (Operation Herrick 7), Amiens Company in 2010 (Operation Herrick 12) and Arras Company in 2011 (Operation Herrick 13) as formed units within Guards’ Division formations.
No 15 (Loos) Company, Irish Guards
On 1 May 2022, the London Regiment became the 1st Battalion, London Guards and D (London Irish Rifles) Company now forms No 15 (Loos) Company, Irish Guards.
