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Tuesday 27 October 2020
Irish troops have been deployed to the region with the UN since the 1970s.
This Christmas some 580 troops will be serving overseas.
Hundreds of Irish people will be deployed overseas this Christmas.
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.
A wreath was laid at Tibnin Memorial to the personnel who died in service.
The Taoiseach will also announce an additional €2 million in emergency funding to help Syrian and Palestinian refugees.
The Minister for Defence also revealed that the UN has requested that Irish observers be sent to Syria.
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.
There were happy scenes as the soldiers were welcomed at Dublin Airport today.
A replacement battalion has already been deployed to continue Ireland’s involvement in the UNIFIL operation.
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.
The Defence Forces say that no Irish peacekeepers were injured in the blast.
In the latest of our dispatches from Irish troops on the Blue Line in Lebanon, battalion chef Cpl Joe Agnew describes cooking for 350 hungry soldiers in a mobile kitchen.
The President will meet with members of the 104th Battalion today, visit Camp Shamrock, and lay a wreath in memory of those who have lost their lives.
An independent review into the death of three soldiers in Lebanon in 1989 says safety procedures were not sufficient.
What is life really like for Irish troops in Lebanon? Hot and dangerous, writes Westmeath native Corporal Alan Rigney.
The explosion occurred near to the port city of Sidon targeted a UNIFIL convoy along the highway at 6pm local time, injuring five French soldiers.
In this evening’s fix: DAA board backs down, shock death at Glastonbury, cringey MySpace pages and the only slideshow you’ll ever need to see…swamp soccer!
The soldiers will leave Dublin Airport at 2.30am to join the rest of the 104th Battalion on a peacekeeping mission. The youngest is 20-years-old.
Justice minister Alan Shatter says new information has come to light which could have influenced an earlier 2003 inquiry.
LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING this year, Halloween in 2020 will be a bit different from usual.
Large scale fancy-dress parties shouldn’t be happening under Level 5.
One thing we can still do, however, is watch some horror films.
There’s plenty to choose from ranging between the child-friendly to the very scary ones available on streaming platforms and set to be shown on TV in the coming days.
So, this morning we’re asking you: Do you plan to watch some horror films this Halloween?
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