Delays in prosecution of suspect in death of Pte Seán Rooney to be pursued by Tánaiste during Lebanon visit
Donegal man (24) was killed in an attack on a convoy of Irish peacekeepers in December 2022
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Donegal man (24) was killed in an attack on a convoy of Irish peacekeepers in December 2022
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Lt Col Stephen MacEoin, commander of IrishPolBatt battalion of Irish, Polish, Hungarian and Maltese soldiers, on serving with Unifil force
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Mohammad Ayyad is charged with multiple offences relating to the lethal attack on a convoy of Irish peacekeepers
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Soldier was injured during convoy attack that killed Pte Seán Rooney in Lebanon
Tánaiste Micheál Martin visits Irish troops serving with Unifil as part of official visit to Lebanon
Suspect handed over to Lebanese investigators is a supporter of Hizbullah “but not a member”
Hizbullah says man detained is a supporter of the militia, but not a member
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Country’s ambassador to Ireland tells Micheál Martin and soldier’s family ‘Seán’s sacrifice will not be in vain’
The tragic death of Private Sean Rooney in Lebanon last week marks the first Irish peacekeeper death in combat in the region since 1999. The 23 year old was a member of the UN's 10,000-strong mission, Unifil. It's understood the vehicle became surrounded by an angry mob near the coastal down of Al Aqbieh on the night of Wednesday, 14th December. But why would the UN vehicle be the target of such ire? And what has caused the ratcheting up of tension in the Hizbullah-controlled in the region? Crime and Security Correspondent, Conor Gallagher, and retired Lieutenant Colonel and military historian, Dan Harvey, frame the conflict and analyse the threat on this episode of In The News.
Danny Boy and The Sally Gardens floated in the air at Pte Rooney’s Dundalk farewell
Body of peacekeeper (24) killed while working on UN mission in Lebanon arrived back in Ireland on Monday
Trooper Shane Kearney remains in serious condition in Lebanese hospital
An Irish Air Corps plane is due to fly home the soldier’s remains from Beirut airport following a short ceremony
A team of eight Defence Forces personnel is on its way to Lebanon to help determine how Pte Seán Rooney died
Irish troops are operating in increasingly constrained conditions among a suspicious population
Three investigations have been launched into Pte Seán Rooney’s death, by the Defence Forces, the UN and the Lebanese authorities
Taoiseach says Ireland determined to establish facts as arrangements made to repatriate remains of Pte Seán Rooney
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Unifil armoured vehicle carrying Private Seán Rooney was carrying out routine journey when it became separated from accompanying vehicle
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