UN chief hails ‘remarkable courage’ of Irish soldier killed in Lebanon in 2022

Private Seán Rooney, who was killed in Lebanon in 2022 (McCloskey family/PA).

The “remarkable courage” of an Irish soldier killed in Lebanon almost two years ago undoubtedly saved the lives of three of his comrades, the Secretary General of the United Nations has told his family.

Antonio Guterres said Private Seán Rooney was a “courageous and fearless” soldier who, despite sustaining fatal wounds, attempted to drive his armoured jeep away from a crowd of attackers.