The 23-year-old was killed in the Middle East on December 14
An Irish soldier killed on a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has been named Donegal native Seán Rooney.
Private Rooney was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital near Sidon, while three others have been left injured, with one having surgery and left in serious condition.The Donegal man was a member of the 121st Infantry Battalion, UNIFIL , having joined the Defence Forces in March 2019. "A convoy of two Armoured Utility Vehicles carrying eight personnel travelling to Beirut came under small arms fire.
"It is with profound sadness and a deep sense of shock that I have subsequently learned of the death of one of our peacekeepers and of the serious injuries to one other," he said.
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