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Article: `SOLDIER' BORU'S LIFE OF LUXURY; RIR's mascot dog gets a weekly wage, has his own car, private plane, and a formal wardrobe.(News)
- Article from:
- The People (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 9, 2000
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MAKE no bones about it - it's most definitely a dog's life.
And for one of Ulster's most prestigious dogs, life just doesn't get any better than this.
Brian Boru, named after the High King of Ireland who died at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, leads a privileged and pampered existence.
Boru, as he is affectionately known, is the Regimental Mascot of the Royal Irish Regiment.
The motto of the RIR, whose home is St Patrick's Barracks, Ballymena, is Faugh A Ballagh - Irish for `Clear the Way' - and that is literally what happens when you ...