Killeagh prays for critically ill soldier as nation mourns fallen comrade

Pictured at a prayer service in St. John the Baptist in Killeagh for Shane Kearney were members of the Defence Forces from Collins Barracks Cork. Picture: Denis Boyle

As the nation mourned the death of Private Seán Rooney, the community in Killeagh, Co Cork marched solemnly to church to pray for his comrade, Trooper Shane Kearney who was critically injured in the same attack.

The pair were shot at by a mob while on peacekeeping duty with the United Nations in Lebanon on Wednesday night.