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PICTURES: Emotional scenes as over 130 Irish troops reunite with families on return from Syria

There were emotional scenes at Dublin Airport on Friday last as hundreds of excited family members waited for more than 130 Irish troops to return home from Syria, marking the end of the Defence Forces’ 10 years of peacekeeping in the area. USE THE ...

08 Apr 2024 at 12:02

National News

Government ‘determined’ to see justice over killing of Irish peacekeeper

The Irish government is “absolutely determined” to see those responsible for the killing of a peacekeeper in Lebanon brought to justice. Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheal Martin was speaking as he visited Ireland’s peacekeeping troops at Camp ...

26 Jan 2023 at 18:35

National News

Man accused of killing Irish UN peacekeeper in Lebanon released on bail

Lebanon’s military tribunal has released a man accused of killing an Irish United Nations peacekeeper on bail, security and judicial officials said. The development comes as Unifil, the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, monitors ongoing ...

15 Nov 2023 at 16:33

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Irish Defence Forces say recent Israeli incursions near Lebanon "have raised significant concerns"

In an update on the situation in Lebanon, the Irish Defence Forces have said that recent incursions by Israel have raised significant concerns, particularly in regards to breaches near Irish Battalion posts. The Defence Forces said that ...

07 Oct 2024 at 20:21

National News

Defence Forces Chief of Staff says Israeli UNIFIL strike was 'not an accidental act'

The Irish Defence Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Séan Clancy has said that the Israeli strike which injured two peacekeepers in southern Lebanon was "not an accidental act". The comments made by the Defence Forces Chief of ...

11 Oct 2024 at 19:59

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UN Secretary General says IDF have left position where Irish peacekeepers are stationed

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that IDF soldiers have left their position where Irish peacekeepers are stationed. The Israeli army had been positioned near UN post 6-52 where Irish peacekeepers are stationed, ...

08 Oct 2024 at 18:41

National News

‘We’ve upped the ante of our training’ – Irish troops prepare for Lebanon duty

A lieutenant colonel has said Irish soldiers have ramped up their training as they prepare to be deployed on a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. There are 381 Irish soldiers in the battalion heading off on a six-month mission as ...

31 Oct 2024 at 15:34

National News

Israel ‘endangering’ Irish troops in Lebanon, deputy premier says

Israel has endangered Irish peacekeepers along the border with Lebanon, Ireland’s deputy premier has said. Micheal Martin made the comments as Irish premier Simon Harris also criticised breaches of the Blue Line by Israeli ...

07 Oct 2024 at 20:33

National News

Ireland should not rule out Ukraine peacekeeping, Harris says

It would be “irresponsible” for Ireland to rule out sending peacekeepers to Ukraine in the future, the Tanaiste has said. Simon Harris’ comments come on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Speaking to ...

24 Feb 2025 at 08:23

National News

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 Government, Tanaiste Simon Harris has said. Mr Harris said he would be conveying that ...

25 Mar 2025 at 09:40

National News

Ireland increases aid to Lebanon

Ireland will double its local community funding in Lebanon, the country’s deputy premier has announced. Simon Harris is in Lebanon for a series of political engagements and to meet members of the 125th Infantry ...

26 Mar 2025 at 16:48

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Defendants ‘convicted in Beirut’ of killing of Irish peace keeper in 2022

Defendants “have been convicted” in Beirut of the killing of an Irish peacekeeper in 2022, the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs has said. Sean Rooney, 24, from Newtowncunningham in Co Donegal, was killed ...

28 Jul 2025 at 22:03

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