750 Irish soldiers serving overseas this Christmas

More than 750 members of the Defence Forces are serving overseas this Christmas.

Thu, 24 Dec, 2009 - 11:26

More than 750 members of the Defence Forces are serving overseas this Christmas.

Two hundred and forth-three troops are in Kosovo while 43 are in Bosnia.

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