Military exhibition showcases Ireland's UN role

A new military exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland examines the role of Irish men and women in 50 years of United Nations peacekeeping missions around the world.

The UN 50 exhibition at the museum's decorative arts and history department at Collins Barracks, Dublin, looks at the service of Irish peacekeepers in countries such as Congo, Cyprus, Somalia, Sinai, Lebanon, Liberia and Chad.

Over 800 peacekeepers have died while in the service of the UN, including 85 Irish soldiers and one garda. Some 47 Irish soldiers died while serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil).

The exhibition is part of the Soldiers and Chiefs: The Irish at War at Home and Abroad Since 1550 permanent exhibition at the museum. It includes interactive material about Irish peacekeepers, and equipment from their tours in Congo and Lebanon.

It continues until December. Admission is free.