Place: Camp Shamrock

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<p>Tánaiste Micheál Martin during his visit to Camp Shamrock to pass on his condolences to troops after the death of Seán Rooney. Picture: Neil Michael</p>

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Camp Shamrock fights hard to come to terms with Seán Rooney's death

Behind the daily routines, Camp Shamrock is still coming to terms with the death of Private Seán Rooney, writes Neil Michael

<p>Girls from a Lebanese orphanage supported by the Defence Forces with a wreath in honour of Pte Seán Rooney. Picture: Ali Saad/Tibnine Orphanage</p>

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Orphans present wreath in honour of Seán Rooney at Camp Shamrock

<p>Visitors to UNP 6-52 will likely be greeted by one of the four stray dogs that Irish troops have taken in at the outpost. 'They’re great for detecting people on the road before troops do,' says an officer at UNP 6-52, 'but they don’t really have a military purpose, they’re for morale.' Pictures: Hannah McCarthy</p>

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Irish soldiers tread the Blue Line as they maintain peace in South Lebanon

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Families salute infantry force

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Soldiers train for Lebanon mission

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President salutes Lebanon troops

Troops prepare for Lebanon mission

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

Tue, 25 Oct, 2011

McAleese to honour 47 soldiers killed on peace-keeping duties

President Mary McAleese will visit Camp Shamrock in the Lebanon this morning to visit peace-keeping troops and present medals to 72 personnel on their first overseas mission.

Sat, 15 Oct, 2011

Last official trip abroad for Mary McAleese

President McAleese will visit Irish peacekeeping troops in Lebanon this weekend on her final trip abroad.

Tue, 11 Oct, 2011

Always ready for action

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.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2011

Frontline troops battle to keep the peace in Lebanon

IRISH troops on the frontline in south Lebanon are tasked with trying to keep a lid on tensions between the warring sides boiling over and threatening a fragile peace pact.

Fri, 22 Jul, 2011

Irish troops assigned to Lebanon ‘hotspot’

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.

Thu, 21 Jul, 2011

‘I’d be very careful about how I’d approach people here’

CAPTAIN Aileen Leonard is in charge of the Defence Forces’ mortar troops in the Lebanon. Standing in the midday 35C heat at the Irish headquarters in Camp Shamrock, the Cork woman explained that she was in charge of 30 Irish soldiers in her unit.

Thu, 21 Jul, 2011

RTÉ in Christmas link-up with overseas peacekeepers

RTÉ is to televise a live Christmas Day link-up with Irish peacekeepers serving in Chad and Kosovo, it emerged today.

Mon, 15 Dec, 2008

Irish troops mark end of Lebanon peacekeeping duties

More than 1,600 troops paraded through Dublin today, with President Mary McAleese taking the salute, to mark the withdrawal of Ireland's United Nations force from Lebanon.

Sun, 25 Nov, 2001

Lebanon: Irish peacekeepers heading for home

The tricolour has been lowered at Camp Shamrock in the Lebanon this morning, ending 23 years of Irish peacekeeping in the region.

Tue, 13 Nov, 2001

Smith due in Lebanon later today

The Minister for Defence, Michael Smith, is due to arrive at Camp Shamrock to supervise the latest stage in the withdrawal of Irish forces from the Lebanon.

Mon, 12 Nov, 2001

Irish troops celebrate their last Lebanese St Patrick's Day

Irish peacekeepers today celebrated their last St Patrick’s Day in south Lebanon, where they had been stationed for more than two decades.

Thu, 15 Mar, 2001