The claim emerged after the three men died in a roadside bomb blast in Lebanon in 1989.

Today is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement for Jewish people. It is 45 years since the war which bore its name.

An independent review into the murder of one Irish soldier and the disappearance of another in south Lebanon in 1981 has identified a series of failings and shortcomings in the Defence Forces operation.

Minister for finance John Bruton wanted to withdraw Irish troops from peacekeeping in Lebanon in 1987 because Ireland was not being financially reimbursed sufficiently by the UN, writes Seán McCárthaigh

The head of the UN has said he has confidence in the Irish general in charge of peacekeeping in Lebanon.

The Irish Defence Forces take over command of a UN peacekeeping battalion in South Lebanon today.

Gardaí are to be sent to France this summer to help manage Irish soccer fans attending Euro 2016.

A double All-Ireland hurling winner who recently took command of the Army’s 1 Brigade at Collins Barracks, Cork, has been appointed Defence Forces deputy chief of staff.

430 members of the Irish Defence Forces are currently serving on Peace Support operations in 16 countries.

Irish peacekeeping troops on the frontline in Lebanon are on high alert for the possibility the Syrian civil war will engulf the area, military chiefs have revealed, as Enda Kenny becomes the first Taoiseach in 15 years to visit the danger zone.

State documents show the Government was uncertain on how to prosecute an Irish soldier accused of the murder of three of his colleagues in Lebanon in 1982.

An Israeli soldier has been killed by a Lebanese army sniper as he drove along the border, the Israeli military said, drawing threats of retaliation.

Two men who live in Carrigaline have received notable appointments in the Naval Service, one as its boss and the other as captain of its newest vessel, LÉ Samuel Beckett, when it arrives in the spring.

They came to say goodbye to an old lady who served her country faithfully for 35 years, during which time she sailed the equivalent distance to the moon and back.

An Irish soldier bound for Lebanon as part of the 108th Infantry Battalion UNIFIL intends to get in plenty of shooting practice while in the Middle East.

The Justice Minister has paid tribute to members of the Irish Defence Forces.

Ireland is owed in the region of €11.5m by the UN for its contribution to peacekeeping missions in Lebanon and Chad.

Newly released files show tensions flared between the Irish government and Israel over the safety of Irish troops serving in Lebanon on peacekeeping duty.

Hundreds of family and friends attended Custume Barracks in Athlone to formally bid farewell to the 107th Infantry Battalion, which leaves for Lebanon next month.

The Defence Forces have said this morning that no Irish personnel were hurt in a bomb attack in Lebanon this morning.

A total of 230 Irish soldiers are arriving in Lebanon this morning, to begin a six-month tour of duty.

Irish troops will be put through their paces today ahead of their deployment to Lebanon.

A RETIRED army private’s relentless effort to expose the truth about how his friends were killed has been credited by the men’s relatives as being the key to finally revealing what happened.

THE state has apologised to the relatives of three peacekeeping soldiers killed in a land mine attack in 1989 on the basis of an independent report which found they should have been better protected by their commanding officers.

Bereaved families of three Irish soldiers killed by a landmine in Lebanon 22 years ago said they have finally been vindicated.

MILITARY documents uncovered at the United Nations have undermined the Irish Army’s version of how three Irish peacekeepers were killed in the Lebanon in March 1989.

Was the road out of bounds?

Members of the defence forces have been deployed to south Lebanon to quell tensions. While their commander attests to their readiness for the mission, if violence escalates it could prevent a visit by President McAleese, writes Political Reporter Juno McEnroe in Tibnin.

THE commander of UN peacekeeping troops in Lebanon said Irish soldiers have been given one of the country’s most dangerous “hotspots”, close to the contentious border with Israel.

HAVING spent almost 32 years working (as a civilian) with United Nations Military peacekeeping operations, I am extremely pleased to see the return of Irish military personnel to UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon).

A YOUNG solider bound for Lebanon revealed she can hardly wait to follow in her father’s footsteps and serve overseas.

Ninety members of the Defence Forces have left to take part in the new UNIFIL mission to Lebanon.

IRISH soldiers are to be deployed to a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon in the new year.

Germany is to end conscription next year and switch to a slimmed-down volunteer military service of 185,000 troops focused on missions abroad.

Israel agreed today to pull its troops out of the northern half of a village which straddles the border with Lebanon, defusing a long-standing political dispute but frightening villagers who do not want their community divided.

LEBANESE and Israeli troops exchanged fire on the border in the most serious clashes since a fierce war four years ago, killing four people including two Lebanese soldiers and an Israeli army officer.

Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin leaves today for a week-long visit to the Middle East and Gulf region.

Two Irish soldiers who were injured in a bomb attack in Lebanon were today released from hospital.

The two Irish soldiers injured in yesterday’s incident in Lebanon have been named as Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) John McCormack and Company Sergeant (C/S) David Williams.

IRISH peacekeeping troops in the Lebanon were wounded yesterday when their vehicle was hit in a roadside bomb attack.

Two Irish UN peacekeeping soldiers suffered minor injuries in a roadside bomb attack today in south Lebanon.

A car bomb explosion killed six UN peacekeepers patrolling a southern Lebanon road in an attack that could have serious repercussions beyond Lebanon’s borders.

FIVE Spanish UN peacekeepers were killed yesterday and at least three wounded in an explosion targeting UN troops in southern Lebanon, a senior Lebanese security official said.

A car bomb explosion killed six UN peacekeepers patrolling a southern Lebanon road today in an attack that could have serious repercussions beyond Lebanon’s borders.

Four Spanish UN peacekeepers were killed today and four others wounded in an explosion targeting UN troops in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon’s army today pounded al Qaida-inspired Islamic militants hiding in a Palestinian refugee camp in renewed heavy clashes following a few days of intermittent fighting.

IRISH troops on duty in the Lebanon wore shamrock on their berets as the UN honoured their role in peacekeeping at the weekend.