Irish peacekeepers would remain in Lebanon for two years ahead of drawdown period

Security Council to vote to extend peacekeeping mission until end of 2026

Presidency candidate has had ‘very positive’ response from Sinn Féin members but respects party’s process around contesting election

UN Security Council to vote this week on whether to renew Unifil mission’s mandate for another year

UN’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon under threat on Monday as Israel and US oppose deployment

Private Seán Rooney died after his UN vehicle came under attack in Lebanon in 2022

Council set to vote on peacekeeping force’s continued deployment, which has support of Lebanon’s president

Authorities to seek to track down Mohammed Ayyad, sentenced to death in absentia

‘What happened in Lebanon was not justice,’ says Natasha Rooney

Rooney

Simon Harris pays tribute to Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon at annual ceremony honouring those who died in service of State

Tánaiste Simon Harris supports operation’s renewal amid concerns US may push to scrap it or scale it back

Pte Rooney (24) was killed in attack on peacekeeper convoy in Lebanon in 2022

Unifil mission requires UN Security Council vote amid fears US will act to end or scale it back

New Revolutionary Guards’ chief warns Tehran would open ‘gates of hell … upon this child-killing regime’

Legal action over his death during peacekeeping patrol is about ‘truth and accountability’, says Natasha Rooney

Démarche says Thursday incident as ‘completely unacceptable’

Irish troops uninjured and Unifil patrols resumed as normal on Friday

Israel Defense Forces responsible for incident, said Tánaiste Simon Harris in statement

Six-month Unifil deployment in Lebanon completed by 170 troops