Weatherday: Dropping the Banner

The Giant's Causeway, Co Antrim.

Cloudy through the day. Possibility of some bright spells later in the afternoon. Light westerly breeze and temperatures up to 18deg.

On this day in 2007, the British Army left Northern Ireland after almost 38 years of 'Operation Banner', the longest continuous deployment in the army's history.

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