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# UN peacekeeping

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2023
# UN peacekeeping
Private Seán Rooney to be honoured with posthumous award at UN ceremony
Private Rooney is to be awarded posthumously for his service in Lebanon by the UN security council.
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May 25th 2023, 11:01 AM
Last year
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# Sean Rooney
Dundalk grapples with the death of a young soldier that has 'pierced its heart'
The town of Dundalk was stilled by grief on Thursday morning.
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Dec 22nd 2022, 3:13 PM
# Peace missions
Government renews approval for Irish peacekeeping missions in Syria and Kosovo
Irish troops are based in the Golan Heights and the Kosovar capital Pristina in UN mandated operations.
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Jun 16th 2022, 6:30 AM
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Tom Clonan: 'My whistleblower journey in the Defence Forces has ended. I am back in from the cold'
Dr Tom Clonan met with the Defence Forces Chief of Staff today about a reconciliation process. ‘Unusually for Ireland, this whistleblowing story has a happy ending,’ he writes.
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Nov 28th 2019, 12:05 PM
# Explainer
What's behind the violence in Mali and why does the Government want to send elite Defence Forces members there?
This week, Cabinet approved a proposal to send troops abroad for peacekeeping duties.
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Jun 15th 2019, 9:00 AM
# UN peacekeeping
Return of 119 troops from Syria delayed for two weeks over error in clearance to travel through Lebanon
The issue emerged on Monday morning as the troops were preparing to return from UN peacekeeping.
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Oct 3rd 2018, 4:09 PM
# Golan Heights
Ireland is sending 130 soldiers into one of "the most dangerous UN missions in the world"
The Golan Heights has been fought over for four decades.
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Sep 8th 2015, 3:53 PM
# out of harm's way
'I will not send Irish troops into civil war in Syria' - Coveney
Irish peacekeepers are about to re-deploy to the Golan Heights.
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Sep 19th 2014, 11:49 PM
# Peacekeeping
Syrian troops and Islamist rebels exchange fire near peace line in Golan Heights
Defence Minister Simon Coveney wants a UN review of the peacekeeping
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Sep 1st 2014, 10:30 PM
Voices
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.
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Aug 30th 2014, 8:00 AM
# Golan Heights
No Irish troops among dozens of peacekeepers captured in the Golan Heights
The UN has confirmed that 43 peacekeepers were detained in the area by an armed group.
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Aug 28th 2014, 10:40 PM
# Barrett and Smallhorne
Man who claimed he killed Irish soldiers arrested in America
Mahmoud Bazzi had claimed he had carried out the killing in revenge for his brother.
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Jul 16th 2014, 7:29 AM
# Golan Heights
Irish troops in Syria return fire after being hit by "unknown blast"
An estimated 36 Irish troops were on patrol when their convoy was hit but none sustained any serious injuries.
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Nov 28th 2013, 10:12 PM