An Army officer has been convicted over the killing of a 21-year-old Irish soldier who was fatally shot during a training exercise, the Ministry of Defence said.

The head of the United Nations has chosen an Irish soldier to lead its peace keeping mission in Lebanon.

An Irish soldier who died after an apparent accidental shooting in East Timor has been named as 21-year-old Private Peadar Flaherty.

An Irish soldier has died after an apparent accidental shooting while on patrol in East Timor this morning.