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Tanaiste to meet mother of murdered peacekeeper

Tanaiste Simon Harris is set to meet with the mother of murdered Irish peacekeeper Sean Rooney. It comes after Natasha Rooney expressed her disappointment at a “lack of justice” for her son. Pte Rooney, 24, from Newtowncunningham in Co Donegal, was ...

01 Aug 2025 at 12:42

Body of Irish UN peacekeeping soldier Sean Rooney to arrive home on Monday

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Body of Irish UN peacekeeping soldier Sean Rooney to be repatriated to Ireland

The body of Irish UN peacekeeping soldier Sean Rooney will arrive in Dublin on Monday morning after being repatriated from Lebanon. A member of the Irish Defence Forces, Private Rooney, 23, from Newtowncunningham, Co Donegal, was killed on active ...

18 Dec 2022 at 22:38

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Killers of Irish peacekeeper have escaped justice for too long – Martin

It is “unsatisfactory” that the main person convicted for the killing of an Irish peacekeeper in 2022 is still at large, Ireland’s premier has said. Micheal Martin was speaking after a man was given a death sentence in Lebanon over Private Sean ...

29 Jul 2025 at 11:08

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Lebanese army arrest suspect in killing of Irish peacekeeper

The Lebanese army has arrested a suspect in the killing earlier this month of a UN peacekeeper from Ireland who died when his convoy was shot at in southern Lebanon, officials said. The area of the December 14 attack, near the southern town of ...

27 Dec 2022 at 13:04

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Irish peacekeeping soldier killed in Lebanon a “national hero”, funeral hears

Mourners at the funeral of an Irish peacekeeping soldier killed in Lebanon have heard he is a “national hero”. A member of the Irish Defence Forces, Private Sean Rooney, from Newtowncunningham, Co Donegal, was killed when his convoy came ...

22 Dec 2022 at 19:40

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Martin: Ireland ‘united in grief’ on second anniversary of Sean Rooney death

Ireland stands with the family of Private Sean Rooney, the Tanaiste has said on the second anniversary of his death. The 24-year-old, from Newtowncunningham in Co Donegal, was killed when a convoy of Irish troops serving with a UN ...

14 Dec 2024 at 00:01

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Tánaiste Micheál Martin heads to Lebanon to meet colleagues of the late Private Seán Rooney

An Tánaiste Micheál Martin has travelled to Lebanon today to meet with colleagues of the late Private Seán Rooney. Pte Rooney was the Irish peacekeeper who was killed last December in Lebanon, which also resulted in the injury of ...

25 Jan 2023 at 15:50

National News

Lebanese ministers offer ‘assurance’ to Harris over Irish soldier death

Ireland’s deputy premier has said he has received assurance from the Lebanese government over concerns around securing justice after the death of Irish peacekeeper Sean Rooney. Simon Harris was speaking during a visit to Camp ...

27 Mar 2025 at 05:35

National News

Irish premier welcomes that mother of peacekeeper killed in Lebanon can sue UN

Irish premier Micheal Martin has welcomed that the mother of an Irish peacekeeper killed in Lebanon has been given permission to sue the UN. Sean Rooney, 24, from Newtowncunningham in Co Donegal, was killed when a convoy of ...

03 Jun 2025 at 18:19

Irish Government ‘very concerned’ over slow progress of Sean Rooney death probe

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Tanaiste ‘very concerned’ over slow progress into probe of Sean Rooney death

The Irish deputy premier has said he is “very concerned” about the slow progress in bringing the killers of an Irish peacekeeper to justice during a trip to Lebanon. Tanaiste Micheal Martin pressed the Lebanese government ...

20 May 2024 at 12:32

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Irish peacekeeper injured in Lebanon is no longer in critical condition

Irish peacekeeper Shane Kearney is no longer critical and is now in a stable condition in a Dublin hospital, the Defence Forces have confirmed. The 22-year-old was seriously wounded when the armoured UN vehicle he was ...

10 Jan 2023 at 13:15

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Defendants ‘convicted in Beirut’ of killing of Irish peace keeper in 2022

Defendants “have been convicted” in Beirut of the killing of an Irish peacekeeper in 2022, the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs has said. Sean Rooney, 24, from Newtowncunningham in Co Donegal, was killed when a ...

28 Jul 2025 at 22:03

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