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Irish troops may stay longer in Chad, Dáil told

Hundreds of Irish troops may have to remain in war-torn Chad after the March 2009 end-date of the €57m mission, the Defence Minister told the Dáil today.

Irish troops may stay longer in Chad, Dáil told

Wed, 02 Jul, 2008 - 17:42

Hundreds of Irish troops may have to remain in war-torn Chad after the March 2009 end-date of the €57m mission, the Defence Minister told the Dáil today.

A UN-led "blue helmet" force had been planned to replace the Eufor operation but Willie O’Dea today admitted this was “fairly ambitious”.

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