Fiancée of Irish peacekeeper says he 'died doing what he loved'

Fiancée of Irish peacekeeper says he 'died doing what he loved'

“He was one of the good ones, as they say. He taught me so much about myself and about unconditional love. He really showed me what unconditional love is like.”

Those are the words of Holly McConnellogue, as she remembered her fiancée, 23-year-old Private Seán Rooney, who was tragically killed while on duty in Lebanon on Wednesday.

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