5th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Irish Rangers retitled.

The Chief of the General Staff, General Sir John Chapple GCB CBE ADC Gen, had directed that amalgamating regiments could bestow on their Territorial Army battalions the distinction of carrying forward their former regiments' titles, customs and traditions. The 5th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Irish Rangers was retitled 5th Battalion The Royal Irish Rangers (Volunteers). The abbreviated title changed from 5(V) R IRISH to 5 RANGERS and the battalion retained the Royal Irish Rangers capbadge.

This decision would also avoid any future confusion with Home Service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment and, in particular, with the 5th(County Londonderry) Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, abbreviated as 5 R IRISH. The following year, on 1 April 1993, 5 RANGERS merged with 4 RANGERS when both contributed to the formation of 4/5 RANGERS.