Government to review Ireland's peacekeeping missions abroad amid staffing crisis

Earlier this year, Defence Minister Micheál Martin gave an unequivocal commitment to continuing peacekeeping with Unifil in Lebanon.

Earlier this year, Defence Minister Micheál Martin gave an unequivocal commitment to continuing peacekeeping with Unifil in Lebanon.

The Department of Defence is reviewing the Defence Forces’ commitment to peace-keeping missions abroad.

It is understood one of the main missions it is looking at is its peacekeeping commitment with the UN Disengagement Observer Force (Undof) in southwest Syria.

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