‘An utterly broken hearted military community today’

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‘An utterly broken hearted military community today’

An Irish peacekeeper has died in Lebanon and another has been seriously injured, the Department of Defence has announced. The deceased has been named as 23-year-old Seán Rooney from County Donegal. While, 22 year old private Shane Kearney from Killeagh in County Cork remains in a critical but stable condition . Late on Wednesday, a convoy of two Armoured Utility Vehicles with eight personnel onboard came under fire while travelling to Beirut. Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by Kevin Byrne, Retired Lieutenant Colonel who served in Lebanon and Shelley Cotter, who’s family members are part of the naval service…

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‘An utterly broken hearted military community today’