Army: We added to stress by refusing Lebanon probe

The stress for soldiers in trying to expose the truth about how three of their colleagues died has finally been acknowledged by the army.

Lieutenant General Sean McCann made the recognition in a letter to a retired soldier, Michael Walker, who two years ago was told to stop writing to the Defence Forces with demands for a fresh inquiry into the tragedy.

The Chief of Staff said those who served alongside Corporal Fintan Heneghan, Private Tomás Walsh and Private Mannix Armstrong suffered when the three peacekeepers were killed in a landmine attack in the Lebanon on Mar 21, 1989.