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On May 29, 2025, Irish peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were subjected to gunfire from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) while assisting civilians near the village of Yaroun, approximately 10 kilometers from Camp Shamrock, the Irish base along the Blue Line. The joint patrol, comprising six Irish soldiers and members of the Lebanese Armed …

The Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces supports calls for the family of Private Seán Rooney to receive the details of a United Nations report regarding his death. Lieutenant General Seán Clancy agreed with Tánaiste Micheál Martin that all facts and information from the UN report should be provided to the coroner. In an interview with RTÉ’s This Week, …