Preliminary inquest hearing into soldier Seán Rooney's Lebanon death held partly in private

Private Seán Rooney of Newtowncunningham, Co Donegal, was killed in Lebanon in 2022 while serving with a UN peacekeeping mission. File picture

A preliminary hearing of the inquest into the death of Irish soldier, Seán Rooney, in Lebanon over three years ago has been held partly in private to discuss matters which the Defence Forces claim are “extremely sensitive” security issues.

Pte Rooney, aged 24, from Newtowncunningham, Co Donegal, was killed while driving an armoured jeep on Unifil peacekeeping duties in Lebanon on December 14, 2022.