The 35-year-old added: "I think it has consequences for the high-talent coming here. They're not sure if the rules are going to change."
The 1st (Airborne) Battalion of the RUR meanwhile was preparing to land by Horsa glider a few miles to the south near Ranville.They established a base at Le Bas de Ranville by the evening of 6 June, preparing for assaults on the villages of Longueval and Sainte-Honorine.
In the days and weeks that followed, the RUR would suffer heavy losses during an intense battle in the wood at Cambes-en-Plaine and around the city of Caen.In July 1944, they were given the Battle Honour Caen, meaning the RUR would lead the 3rd Infantry Division's advance on the heavily-bombed city, which was one of the first to be liberated.Almost 200 RUR soldiers died between D-Day and the end of August 1944.
About 70,000 soldiers from the Irish Free State served across a number of areas in the British 2nd Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.Among them were servicemen in the Guards Armoured Brigade and the Royal Dragoon Guards.
The only Irish man to receive the Military Cross for his actions on 6 June 1944 was Maj Redmond Cunningham, of 79 Assault Squadron, from Waterford.
His efforts to clear German defences and mines at Queen Red Beach helped the RUR's advance.The project is in support of the health charity Daisy Appeal.
A new sea life observation station could be created in a North Yorkshire town to raise awareness of the area’s coastal wildlife.Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has submitted plans for the new nature tourism attraction on Marine Drive, in Scarborough.
If approved, it would include artworks and telescopes to help people spot some of the porpoise, bottlenose dolphin and minke whales in the region.Stuart Baines, who runs the Scarborough Porpoise Facebook page, said he was pleased that the plans would give people the chance to “observe fantastic marine wildlife”.