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Government determined killers of Sean Rooney will be brought to justice

The Irish Government is determined that those responsible for the death of a UN peacekeeper in Lebanon are brought to justice, Micheal Martin has said. The Tanaiste is visiting Beirut to meet Irish troops serving with the United Nations Interim ...

19 May 2024 at 08:40

UN chief hails ‘remarkable courage’ of Private Sean Rooney in Lebanon

East Donegal

UN chief hails ‘remarkable courage’ of Irish soldier killed in Lebanon in 2022

The “remarkable courage” of an Irish soldier killed in Lebanon almost two years ago undoubtedly saved the lives of three of his comrades, the Secretary General of the United Nations has told his family. Antonio Guterres said Private Sean ...

03 Nov 2024 at 14:37

Local News

UN ‘must co-operate’ with Private Rooney inquest, lawyer says

The United Nations must make its reports into the death of Private Sean Rooney available to his inquest, a solicitor representing his family has said. The 24-year-old, who was living in Newtowncunningham, was killed while serving in ...

23 Jul 2024 at 14:07

Local News

Private Seán Rooney to be honoured at wreath-laying ceremony

Fallen soldier Private Seán Rooney will be honoured at a wreath laying ceremony in Newtowncunningham on Sunday. Private Rooney was killed while on a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon last December. The Irish United Nations ...

08 Dec 2023 at 12:59

Local News

Posthumous UN award for Private Seán Rooney

Private Seán Rooney will be posthumously honoured by the United Nations in New York today. The 23-year-old soldier was killed while serving in Lebanon in December. He will be honoured with the Dag Hammarskjold medal. At a ...

25 May 2023 at 12:02

National News

National: Joyful scenes as Irish troops reunite with families following Lebanon deployment

There were joyful scenes at Dublin Airport this Saturday morning as hundreds of Irish troops were flown home from a deployment in Lebanon in time for Christmas. USE THE ARROWS ABOVE OR 'NEXT' TO BROWSE THROUGH THE FULL ...

25 Nov 2023 at 17:56

Local News

Fallen soldier Private Seán Rooney remembered at graveside ceremony

Army veterans honoured the memory of fallen soldier Private Seán Rooney at his Newtowncunningham graveside on Sunday. Private Rooney was killed while on a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon on December 14, 2022. Irish ...

10 Dec 2023 at 19:01

Local News

Minister McConalogue to lead international development mission to East Africa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, will lead a five-day international development mission to Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan beginning on Wednesday, March 13. The visit will underpin ...

10 Mar 2024 at 13:10

National News

Six Irish soldiers caught up in air attack in Lebanon village

A United Nations patrol vehicle with six Irish soldiers on board was caught up in an air attack in a village in south Lebanon on Saturday. Eight troops, including six Irish and two Polish, were on an armed patrol ...

11 Aug 2024 at 16:14

Local News

Irish government receives UN inquiry into killing of Private Seán Rooney

A United Nations inquiry into the death of Private Seán Rooney in Lebanon has been shared with the Irish government. The 23-year-old Private Rooney was driving an armoured jeep when a UN peacekeeping convoy in ...

09 Oct 2023 at 16:12

National News

24 Irish citizens have been evacuated from Lebanon as fighting continues

As fighting continuies in Lebanon, 24 Irish citizens have been successfully evacuated, the Government has confirmed. The two groups of Irish citizens departed on flights on Friday and will arrive back in ...

04 Oct 2024 at 17:10

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 ...

07 Oct 2024 at 20:33

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