McEntee condemns attacks on UN troops as Irish peacekeepers remain in Lebanon

Foreign affairs minister warns attacks on UN troops undermine decades of peacekeeping work as tensions escalate in Lebanon

Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee speaking to the media outside Government Buildings in Dublin. Picture date: Monday March 2, 2026.

The foreign affairs minister has called for "accountability" in the deaths of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.

Helen McEntee had been due to meet Irish peacekeepers deployed as part of the force in Lebanon, but the visit was called off following military advice that it was “not tenable”.