16 h. ago Bombs and board games: Irish troops speak of their experiences of coming under fire in Lebanon

The Journal has travelled to Lebanon this week to meet up with Irish soldiers who have found themselves at the centre of a war between Hezbollah and Israel.

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3 d. ago Irish troops have been assisting in recovery of bodies from devastated Lebanese villages

Irish soldiers arriving in the region were immediately struck by the scale of devastation.

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3 w. ago Does the UN Security Council have final say when it comes to sending Irish troops abroad?

Debates around the scrapping of the UN mandate requirement have been intense.

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3 w. ago How did the ‘triple lock’ on Irish troop deployments come into being

Government has argued the mechanism has hamstrung Irish military deployment overseas

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4 w. ago Laws to change triple lock on Irish troop deployment to be considered as 'paralysis at UN' can't hold up peacekeeping

Laws to change triple lock on Irish troop deployment to be considered as 'paralysis at UN' can't hold up peacekeeping  The Irish Sun

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4 w. ago Draft legislation to change triple lock on Irish troop deployment to be brought to Cabinet

Simon Harris will also bring proposal to provide €100m in aid for Ukraine to Ministers

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4 w. ago Any role for Irish troops in Ukraine would be about 'peacekeeping, not peace enforcement'

Tánaiste Simon Harris said his Government would not support sending Irish soldiers to a mission in which they would have to engage combatants peace enforcement.

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