One hundred and twenty members of the Defence Forces are unable to return to Ireland tomorrow as scheduled, because of a delay in approving clearance at one of their stops on the route home
One hundred and twenty members of the Defence Forces are unable to return home to their families tomorrow as scheduled after a tour of duty in the Golan Heights.
The delay to their travel schedule has occurred because the Lebanese authorities have not yet granted approval of the landing clearance in Beirut for their aircraft.The troops have finished a six-month tour of duty, and the soldiers to replace them have already arrived. "We have been advised by the UN that the Lebanese authorities have not yet granted approval of the landing clearance in Beirut for the aircraft scheduled to transport the 59th Infantry Group.
"At the request of Minister Paul Kehoe, Ireland's permanent mission in New York is engaging directly at the highest levels with the UN in New York, with a view to resolving the situation as quickly as possible.
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