The Irish in Britain, including those of Irish descent, make up a significant part of the UK population. Here, you will find news, entertainment, events, sports and features from the local Irish Post newspaper.

It is that time of the year again when everybody in Britain seems to be wearing a poppy.

Once it was the preserve of the elderly and the patriotic — now every politician, newsreader, the great and the good and the not so great and the good are all wearing one.

There was a time too when poppies were worn on Remembrance Day alone but now the season for wearing them stretches out for nearly a month.

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