Irish soldiers in Lebanon raise almost €30,000 for charities

Soldiers delayed from returning home from Lebanon have raised nearly €30,000 for cancer charities and a suicide-prevention organisation.

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Soldiers delayed from returning home from Lebanon due to the Covid-19 crisis have kept themselves busy by raising nearly €30,000 for cancer charities and a suicide-prevention organisation.

Troops serving with the 115th Battalion, who have been based in southern Lebanon since last November, organised a number of fundraisers for Lebanese charities, and for Cork Arc Cancer Support, Millford Hospice, Limerick and Waterford Hospice.