Tánaiste to raise slow progress of Sean Rooney murder trial with Lebanese authorities

Irish soldier Private Sean Rooney was killed when the UN jeep he and three other colleagues were in was fired on late at night on December 14, 2022, on its way to Beirut. Picture: Óglaigh na hÉireann

The Tánaiste intends to tell Lebanese authorities that he is unhappy with how the trial in the case of the murder of Sean Rooney is being handled.

Micheál Martin will travel to Lebanon this weekend to meet with Irish troops but will also meet with the Lebanese Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs.