Ireland’s peacekeepers in Lebanon are putting their lives on the line. I know – I was one of them

In 1996, Tom Clonan witnessed the horror as the Israeli army fired on UN positions. Now he says that history is repeating itself

Members of the 124th Infantry Battalion at Camp Shamrock in Debel in May. We have had a peacekeeping battalion with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) in south Lebanon on a continuous basis since 1978. 

The Irish armed forces have participated in UN peacekeeping missions for over 60 years.

Since 1958, Ireland has sent troops to global conflicts on almost every continent. We have had a peacekeeping battalion with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) in south Lebanon on a continuous basis since 1978.