Government launch new inquiry into killing in Lebanon of Private Sean Rooney

The family of Private Sean Rooney has pressed the UN to make crucial reports linked to the soldier’s death available to his inquest, which is set to continue in Dublin in January.

The Government has announced a new inquiry into the killing in Lebanon of Private Sean Rooney.

The 24-year-old from Newtowncunningham, Co Donegal, was killed when a convoy of Irish troops serving with a UN peacekeeping force was ambushed and fired upon in December 2022.