Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon take part GOAL Mile charity Christmas run

Some of the Irish Peacekeepers who completed their GOAL Mile earlier this morning. Picture: Irish Polish Batallion/Twitter

Irish soldiers in Lebanon were among the thousands of people here and abroad who took part in this year’s GOAL Mile run today.

The members of the 117 IrishPolBatt serving with the UNIFIL multinational peacekeeping force in South Lebanon, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Fred O’Donovan, completed their mile early this morning.