Irish peacekeepers facing aggression in south Lebanon amid conflict
Lieutenant-Colonel Shane Rockett, commander of the 125 Infantry Battalion at Camp Shamrock, said the situation is the worst ...
Defence Forces offer olive branches to ‘keep peace, not enforce it’
The Irish Defence Forces are fulfilling the mission of the the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) which ...
The Independent2d
Father’s ‘honour’ to serve with son on peacekeeping mission
They are part of the 125th Infantry Battalion which deployed last November as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil ... alongside 218 Polish troops and 15 Hungarian based ...
Lebanese ministers offer ‘assurance’ to Harris over Irish soldier death
Ireland’s deputy premier raised the case of Private Sean Rooney in a meeting with ministers ahead of a visit to troops ...
Guernsey Press4d
Delay in trial over peacekeeper’s death in Lebanon ‘not acceptable’ – Harris
Delays in progressing the trial of those indicted for the killing of Private Sean Rooney are “simply not acceptable” to the ...
Shropshire Star2d
Irish peacekeepers facing aggression in south Lebanon amid conflict
The Irish are among peacekeeping troops with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) stationed along that line for decades, but recently conflict has seen them having to be confined to ...
The Independent4d
Delay in trial over peacekeeper’s death in Lebanon ‘not acceptable’ – Harris
Private Rooney, 24, from Co Donegal, was killed while on deployment with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil ... an opportunity to thank our troops directly, to hear from them ...