WWI hero's Victoria Cross medal goes on display for first time

Old Broomfield Cemetery in Taplagh, Co Monaghan, is the final resting place of a known soldier but a forgotten hero. Thomas Hughes from Coravoo, outside Castleblayney, was shot during the Battle of the Somme in World War One. However, despite the injuries he sustained during the offence at Guillemont in France,... read full story

"We're super excited that it is here in Co Monaghan because Tommy had such an exciting life, leaving Ireland in 1910 and coming back a hero in 1920. "