Father and son prepare for UN mission together

Some fathers and sons play golf together or go fishing, but the McGaherns from Fermoy have a slightly different take on family time — they’ve both been deployed to troubled Golan Heights together.

Father and son prepare for UN mission together

Father and son Liam and Trevor McGahern were among 130 troops going through their paces at the Glen of Imaal, Co Wicklow, yesterday in their final phase of training before shortly departing on a UN mission to the troubled region.

Liam, 58, a squadron sergeant with 13 overseas tours under his belt, will be accompanying son Trevor, 37, a sergeant, on the tour.

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