Gardaí complete probe into death of Private Sean Rooney

Private Seán Rooney (pictured) and his colleagues, who were all serving with Unifil, were just four minutes from the main highway into Beirut when their vehicle was fired on in the southern Lebanon village of Al-Aqibiya. Picture: Óglaigh na hÉireann

Gardaí have concluded their initial investigation into the death of Private Sean Rooney, who was killed while on peacekeeping duties in Lebanon in 2022.

The news comes just days before criminal proceedings against men suspected of having been involved in killing the 24-year-old soldier are heard in court in Lebanon on June 7.