Ireland

‘Pte Seán Rooney is now on the way home. Your duty is done’: Remains of soldier leave Beirut

Positive news on Trooper Shane Kearney who is breathing independently and is ‘making progress’, Simon Coveney says

Members of UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) attend the repatriation ceremony for Irish peacekeeper, Private Sean Rooney who was killed on a UN patrol, at Beirut international airport, Beirut, Lebanon. Photograph: Abbas Salman/EPA
Members of UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) attend the repatriation ceremony for Irish peacekeeper, Private Sean Rooney who was killed on a UN patrol, at Beirut international airport, Beirut, Lebanon. Photograph: Abbas Salman/EPA
Conor Lally
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Cormac McQuinn
Sun Dec 18 2022 - 19:17

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Conor Lally

Conor Lally

Conor Lally is Security and Crime Editor of The Irish Times
Conor Gallagher

Conor Gallagher

Conor Gallagher is Crime and Security Correspondent of The Irish Times
Cormac McQuinn

Cormac McQuinn

Cormac McQuinn is a Political Correspondent at The Irish Times