Ireland takes its seat on the UN Security Council
The Taoiseach described it as an ‘enormous responsibility’.
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The Taoiseach described it as an ‘enormous responsibility’.
Minister Paul Kehoe has thanked them for their service.
If approved this would be the first deployment of the ARW overseas in their special forces role since their deployment to Chad in 2008.
The soldiers are now due to touch down at Dublin Airport at 7.15pm tonight, where they will be greeted by their families.
There are 458 Irish personnel attached to Unifil.
There are currently 650 members of the Defence Forces serving in 14 countries.
The video was played during the hurling encounter between Clare and Galway in July.
Ireland holds the record for the longest unbroken peacekeeping service of any nation in the world.
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.
The college is leading a project that aims to improve skills needed in peacekeeping missions.
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.
France is considering withdrawing from some peacekeeping missions.
More than 1,000 of the bodies of those killed are yet to be recovered.
About a third of alleged sexual abuse involves minors under 18.
The two soldiers were evacuated to Israel for medical care.
The Spanish soldier was killed when the Israeli military shelled border areas in southern Lebanon.
The Army had 430 troops serving on peacekeeping missions in 16 countries in the past 12 months.
Privates Derek Smallhorne and Thomas Barrett were killed by the South Lebanon Army in an attack in 1980.
The troops are part of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Golan Heights.
It’s the first time since 1985 that Israel has downed a Syrian plane.
Defence Minister Simon Coveney wants a UN review of the peacekeeping
The Defence Minister has called for a UN review of the mission.
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.
Syrian rebels captured 43 Fijian soldiers yesterday.
Mahmoud Bazzi entered the US illegally but is not charged with the deaths.
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.
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.
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.
Ireland’s 44 Infantry Group are heading to the Golan Heights in March.
Neither side can win, the country’s deputy prime minister has said.
The US President and Turkish Prime Minister met in Washington to discuss Syria’s ongoing, bloody conflict.
France is keen to hand over the military burden as its forces continue to come under attack from rebels.
The money is owed for peacekeeping missions in Chad and 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.
Two Jordanian officers were buying supplies at a market when they disappeared yesterday.
National Commemoration Day marks the deaths of Irish men and women in past wars and on UN service.
Simultaneous commemorations being held around the country on 8 July.
A replacement battalion has already been deployed to continue Ireland’s involvement in the UNIFIL operation.
The Cabinet approves proposals to deploy up to six Defence Forces staff as unarmed observers in Syria.