Father’s ‘honour’ to serve with son on peacekeeping mission
Battalion Sergeant Major Paddy Enfield from Co Donegal has completed tours in Lebanon over the last three decades.
History suggests Ukraine needs heavily armed peacekeepers to have a chance of success
Peacekeepers have frequently failed to prevent wars. Ukraine's best chance to keep the peace is mechanized forces with a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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UK troops arrive in Kosovo
Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon briefed ministers on the decision to send the 750 UK troops on Thursday. He acknowledged last night that further troops may be needed in Kosovo, but said that they ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...