Mother of slain Irish soldier Sean Rooney permitted to sue United Nations

Natasha Rooney has been granted leave to serve proceedings on the UN over her son’s 2022 killing in Lebanon

Private Sean Rooney was only 24 years of age when he was killed while on UN duty when the armoured vehicle he was driving from south Lebanon to Beirut came under fire in December 2022. Photo: Defence Forces

The mother of a young Irish soldier killed in action in Lebanon three years ago has been given permission by the High Court to sue the United Nations in the Irish courts.

Private Sean Rooney was only 24 years of age when he was killed while on UN duty when the armoured vehicle he was driving from south Lebanon to Beirut came under fire in December 2022.