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.

A former High Court judge is to conduct a fresh inquiry into the death of a soldier and the disappearance of a colleague in Lebanon in 1981.

An independent review has been ordered into the death of an Irish army private and the disappearance of his colleague while on duty with the UN in Lebanon 33 years ago.

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IRA terrorists behind a two-year bombing campaign in the 1970s compiled lists of hundreds of possible targets, including British MPs, soldiers and Buckingham Palace, newly released files revealed today.