Private Seán Rooney to be honoured at UN headquarters in New York

Private Seán Rooney who was killed on active service in Lebanon this morning. 

Private Seán Rooney, who was killed on peacekeeping duty last year, will be honoured at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York on Thursday.

The Irish Ambassador to the UN will receive a medal on behalf of the family of the Irish peacekeeper. The ceremony forms part of a series of events to mark the 75th anniversary of UN peacekeeping.