4 d. ago Seán Rooney: Mother of Irish soldier killed in Lebanon is given permission to sue United Nations

Legal action over his death during peacekeeping patrol is about ‘truth and accountability’, says Natasha Rooney

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5 d. ago Mother of Irish soldier Sean Rooney gets permission to sue the United Nations

The vehicle driven by Pte Rooney became separated from the other one and ended up in a town called Al-Aqbiyah where it came under gunfire and Pte Rooney was killed.

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5 d. ago Seán Rooney: Mother of Irish soldier killed in Lebanon given permission to sue United Nations

Natasha Rooney suing for mental distress allegedly sustained by her and other relatives after 24-year-old’s death in December 2022

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7 d. ago Book review: Memoirs of Ireland’s wars told from an extraordinary ordinary soldier

Book review: Memoirs of Ireland’s wars told from an extraordinary ordinary soldier  Irish Examiner

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8 d. ago Ireland Lodges Complaint After Israeli Soldiers Fire On Irish Peacekeepers

Ireland Lodges Complaint After Israeli Soldiers Fire On Irish Peacekeepers  Ireland's Classic Hits Radio

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8 d. ago Government lodges protest letter over Israeli gunfire near peacekeepers

A formal ‘demarche’ has been served on the Israeli government through the UN.

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8 d. ago Ireland to lodge letter of objection to Israel over shots fired close to Unifil patrol in south Lebanon

Irish troops uninjured and Unifil patrols resumed as normal on Friday

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8 d. ago Ireland to lodge protest letter with Israel after shots fired close to UNIFIL patrol in Lebanon

Ireland to lodge protest letter with Israel after shots fired close to UNIFIL patrol in Lebanon  IrishCentral

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9 d. ago Ireland to lodge letter of objection to Israel over shots fired close Unifil patrol in south Lebanon

Ireland to lodge letter of objection to Israel over shots fired close Unifil patrol in south Lebanon  The Irish Times

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9 d. ago Tánaiste lashes out at Israeli Defence Forces 'reckless' firing on Irish troops in Lebanon

Irish soldiers of the 126th Infantry Battalion, patrolling with Lebanese Armed Forces soldiers near the village of Yaroun, were fired on by Israeli Defence Forces soldiers.

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9 d. ago Ireland to lodge letter of objection to Israel over shots fired close to patrol

Minister for Defence Simon Harris described the incident in southern Lebanon on Thursday as ‘reckless, intimidatory, totally unacceptable’.

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9 d. ago Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon fired at by Israeli troops while on patrol

The incident happened at around midday as the Irish soldiers of the 126th Infantry Battalion were patrolling with soldiers from the Lebanese Armed Forces.

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2 w. ago Israeli soldiers fire near Irish diplomats on visit to occupied West Bank

Diplomatic sources said two Irish diplomats were part of the delegation to the West Bank city of Jenin.

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3 w. ago United Nations mission in Lebanon lodges complaint with Israel after incident with Irish soldiers

The Irish Defence Forces said the Irish troops were working with the Lebanese Armed Forces when they were targeted by a laser system used on weapon scopes.

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