Trial over killing of Private Seán Rooney in Lebanon delayed

Private Seán Rooney had been serving in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon at the time of the attack.

The trial of those indicted for the killing of an Irish soldier in Lebanon has been pushed back again.

Private Seán Rooney, a 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 on December 14, 2022.