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# peacekeeping - Monday 22 June, 2020
Over 100 peacekeeping troops arrive home from Lebanon after Covid-19 delay
Minister Paul Kehoe has thanked them for their service.
# peacekeeping - Sunday 9 June, 2019
Cabinet to hear proposal to send Army Ranger Wing to Mali
If approved this would be the first deployment of the ARW overseas in their special forces role since their deployment to Chad in 2008.
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# peacekeeping - Sunday 7 April, 2019
After facing a delay, Irish troops will return home from Golan Heights and Syria this evening
The soldiers are now due to touch down at Dublin Airport at 7.15pm tonight, where they will be greeted by their families.
# peacekeeping - Monday 18 March, 2019
Defence Forces personnel recognised for their role in south Lebanon at special ceremony
There are 458 Irish personnel attached to Unifil.
# peacekeeping - Friday 28 December, 2018
Bomb disposal, prison security, peacekeeping - The work of the Irish Defence Forces in 2018
There are currently 650 members of the Defence Forces serving in 14 countries.
# peacekeeping - Thursday 1 November, 2018
'Inappropriate for a family occasion': Complaints after Defence Forces video shown at All Ireland semi-final
The video was played during the hurling encounter between Clare and Galway in July.
# peacekeeping - Sunday 24 June, 2018
Pride and sacrifice: Marking 60 years of Irish participation in peacekeeping missions
Ireland holds the record for the longest unbroken peacekeeping service of any nation in the world.
# peacekeeping - Thursday 13 October, 2016
FactCheck: Was Willie O'Dea really not aware of concerns over Lariam, while he was Minister?
The Fianna Fáil TD was asked four times by Vincent Browne, and four times denied that concerns were mentioned to him about the anti-malaria drug given to Irish troops.
# peacekeeping - Friday 5 February, 2016
European police and soldiers will be trained by a €2m game made at Trinity College
The college is leading a project that aims to improve skills needed in peacekeeping missions.
# peacekeeping - Sunday 31 January, 2016
'I wanted to keep the peace, and joining the Irish army was the best way to do that...'
The number of women officers in the Defence Forces is finally on the rise and Catherine Smyth is one of them. But Catherine is Scottish, not Irish.
# peacekeeping - Thursday 19 November, 2015
Irish troops could free up France to fight Isis
France is considering withdrawing from some peacekeeping missions.
# peacekeeping - Saturday 11 July, 2015
WATCH: Serbian PM stoned while attending commemoration for victims of massacre
More than 1,000 of the bodies of those killed are yet to be recovered.
# peacekeeping - Thursday 11 June, 2015
UN peacekeepers 'traded food and medicine for sex'
About a third of alleged sexual abuse involves minors under 18.
# peacekeeping - Monday 4 May, 2015
Irish troops safe after mortar attack injures two UN peacekeepers in Golan Heights
The two soldiers were evacuated to Israel for medical care.
# peacekeeping - Wednesday 28 January, 2015
Irish peacekeeping troops 'safe and accounted for' after death of Spanish soldier
The Spanish soldier was killed when the Israeli military shelled border areas in southern Lebanon.
# peacekeeping - Tuesday 30 December, 2014
Ireland had almost three bomb disposals a week last year
The Army had 430 troops serving on peacekeeping missions in 16 countries in the past 12 months.
# peacekeeping - Saturday 6 December, 2014
Lebanon will do 'everything in their power' to pursue justice over killing of Irish soldiers
Privates Derek Smallhorne and Thomas Barrett were killed by the South Lebanon Army in an attack in 1980.
# peacekeeping - Tuesday 28 October, 2014
Defence Forces test water supply amid claims Irish troops are at risk of E Coli
The troops are part of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Golan Heights.
# peacekeeping - Tuesday 23 September, 2014
As Coveney mulls decision on Irish troops, Israel shoots down Syrian plane in Golan Heights
It’s the first time since 1985 that Israel has downed a Syrian plane.
# peacekeeping - Monday 1 September, 2014
Syrian troops and Islamist rebels exchange fire near peace line in Golan Heights
Defence Minister Simon Coveney wants a UN review of the peacekeeping
Poll: Should the Irish UN peacekeepers be pulled out of Golan Heights?
The Defence Minister has called for a UN review of the mission.
# peacekeeping - Saturday 30 August, 2014
Opinion: The lives of our peacekeeping troops are being recklessly risked at the Syrian border
The situation at the border is far too volatile for the UN mission’s remit – it seems the only reason to keep it there is for political posturing.
# peacekeeping - Friday 29 August, 2014
Filipino UN peacekeepers defy Syrian rebels in Golan Heights standoff
Syrian rebels captured 43 Fijian soldiers yesterday.
# peacekeeping - Monday 11 August, 2014
Man suspected of killing two Irish soldiers in Lebanon to be deported from US
Mahmoud Bazzi entered the US illegally but is not charged with the deaths.
# peacekeeping - Friday 18 April, 2014
Silent vigil for two Irish peacekeepers tortured and murdered in Lebanon
The families and friends of Private Derek Smallhorne and Private Thomas Barrett are looking for their killer to be questioned about his past life – before he moved to the US, settled down and started working as an ice-cream man.
# peacekeeping - Thursday 27 March, 2014
Column: 'With a few surviving classmates, I stepped carefully over the dead and dying'
As a 13-year old schoolgirl, Setsuko Thurlow became a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Her harrowing testimony is a continuing reminder of the importance of nuclear disarmament, writes Jamie Walsh.
# peacekeeping - Thursday 27 February, 2014
Column: We have a duty to share our peace-building skills with the world
Ireland has seen first-hand the benefits a third party can bring to a peace process; it owes it to the forgotten conflicts throughout the world to help, writes Colm Bergin.
# peacekeeping - Saturday 22 February, 2014
Ever wonder if you have what it takes for a tour of duty in Syria?
Ireland’s 44 Infantry Group are heading to the Golan Heights in March.
# peacekeeping - Friday 20 September, 2013
Syria war has reached stalemate
Neither side can win, the country’s deputy prime minister has said.
# peacekeeping - Friday 17 May, 2013
Turkey and US demand Assad stand down
The US President and Turkish Prime Minister met in Washington to discuss Syria’s ongoing, bloody conflict.
# peacekeeping - Thursday 7 February, 2013
France seeks Mali exit, handover to UN peacekeepers
France is keen to hand over the military burden as its forces continue to come under attack from rebels.
# peacekeeping - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
Ireland owed €11.5 million by UN for peacekeeping missions
The money is owed for peacekeeping missions in Chad and Lebanon.
# peacekeeping - Friday 28 December, 2012
1982: A year of tragedy for Irish soldiers in the Lebanon
Documents from 1982 capture the immediate aftermath of the moment when Michael McAleavey shot dead three of his colleagues at Tibnin Bridge in South Lebanon.
# peacekeeping - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
UN peacekeepers missing in Darfur
Two Jordanian officers were buying supplies at a market when they disappeared yesterday.
# peacekeeping - Sunday 8 July, 2012
President to lay wreath as events commemorating fallen soldiers held around Ireland
National Commemoration Day marks the deaths of Irish men and women in past wars and on UN service.
# peacekeeping - Friday 15 June, 2012
Fallen Irish peacekeepers commemorated
Simultaneous commemorations being held around the country on 8 July.
# peacekeeping - Thursday 17 May, 2012
Irish troops return from UN mission in Lebanon
A replacement battalion has already been deployed to continue Ireland’s involvement in the UNIFIL operation.
# peacekeeping - Tuesday 24 April, 2012
Irish Defence Forces set for observer role in UN Syria mission
The Cabinet approves proposals to deploy up to six Defence Forces staff as unarmed observers in Syria.
# peacekeeping - Sunday 25 December, 2011
Bombs, Skype, and no tea: What Christmas is like for the Irish troops in Lebanon
A lot of us take for granted that we’ll spend Christmas Day with our families. But for Irish troops in Lebanon, Christmas is like any other day on patrol. Niamh Fleming-Farrell talks to the troops to find out what it’s like.
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