Israel and Iran continue to exchange attacks as death tolls and calls for de-escalation grow
Tánaiste warns against travel to either country as Irish embassy staff work with citizens actively seeking to leave them
Lebanon
Accommodation sought for 500 refugees under international resettlement plan
Ireland fell behind on commitments made in 2020-2023 to bring in 2,900 refugees
Lebanon complains of ‘one-sided ceasefire’ after Israeli air strikes on Beirut
IDF says Thursday’s wave of bombings, more than six months after truce agreement, was targeting Hizbullah drone-making facilities
Seán Rooney: Mother of Irish soldier killed in Lebanon is given permission to sue United Nations
Legal action over his death during peacekeeping patrol is about ‘truth and accountability’, says Natasha Rooney
Ireland issues formal protest letter to Israel over shots fired towards Unifil unit in Lebanon
Démarche says Thursday incident as ‘completely unacceptable’
Ireland to lodge letter of objection to Israel over shots fired close to Unifil patrol in south Lebanon
Irish troops uninjured and Unifil patrols resumed as normal on Friday
Israeli army used laser weapons for first time to down Hizbullah drones
Military chief says €5-a-shot technological breakthrough heralds new era in warfare, ‘the laser era’
Irish peacekeepers come under fire while on patrol in Lebanon
Israel Defense Forces responsible for incident, said Tánaiste Simon Harris in statement
For all his bragging, Trump knows he has little leverage with either Putin or Netanyahu
Just as Trump folded his tent in the Doha discussions on Afghanistan and gave up threats to forcibly end North Korea’s missile programme, his boasts about doing deals look empty
Lebanon begins drive to defang militant groups
Push to demilitarise Palestinian factions seen as precursor to far tougher bid to disarm Hizbullah
Lebanon ‘intense and unpredictable’ say troops welcomed home at Dublin Airport
Six-month Unifil deployment in Lebanon completed by 170 troops
Irish troops report being observed in Lebanon amid ‘aggressive postures’ by Israeli army
All Irish personnel are ‘safe and well’, Defence Forces say
Irish troops to remain part of Unifil mission in Lebanon for another year, Harris to announce
Tánaiste also to provide update on case of Pte Seán Rooney, who was killed in Lebanon in 2022
In Lebanon I eat lunch and listen for the thrum of planes, the blasts of bombs
Beirut Letter: I am unused to the sudden contrast between joy and violence, and feel a deep disquiet
‘I thank God every day it was me he attacked’: Army chaplain forgives boy who stabbed him
Fr Paul Murphy says ‘everything was blessed’ on the night in question
Israeli strikes on Syria hit area near presidential palace in Damascus
Escalation indicates Israel’s preparedness to ramp up military action in name of Syria’s Druze minority
US approves €40m deal to sell Javelin anti-tank missile systems to Ireland
Missiles, used by Ireland’s Defence Forces since 2006, are made by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin and have been deployed in Ukraine
The Great Betrayal: The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East by Fawaz A Gerges – engaging read for seasoned observers
The scope is perhaps too broad, and the prose a little dry, for this book to appeal to the general reader
Lebanon marks 50th anniversary since outbreak of its civil war
Call for anniversary to be ‘a turning point, and not just a moment of remembrance’
Women protesting outside Leinster House strip-searched, one subjected to cavity search, Dáil hears
TDs protest at Garda treatment, Taoiseach did not understand ‘necessity for any strip-searching’
Hizbullah official among four killed in Israeli air strike on Beirut suburb
Attack tests unsteady ceasefire between Israel and Hizbullah
More than 6,000 modern body armour units to be acquired for Irish soldiers
Simon Harris says €16.5m contract in place to invest in protection of Defence Forces personnel
Israel strikes Beirut for first time since agreeing ceasefire with Hizbullah
Attack on Lebanese capital ‘unjustified’, says French president Emmanuel Macron
‘You could die trying to reach this treatment’: how Israel’s war on Hizbullah has shattered healthcare in south Lebanon
With a fragile ceasefire in place, medics look to repair hospitals and care centres to get services running again
Tánaiste voices ‘deep disappointment’ over Seán Rooney case in meeting with Lebanese counterparts
Simon Harris says progress slow in prosecuting alleged killers of Irish soldier (24)
Gaza Strip: ‘More than 50,000 Palestinians’ have been killed in Israel-Hamas conflict
Israeli strikes kill at least 26 in Gaza, including senior Hamas leader
Six killed as Israel hits back at Lebanon after rocket attack
Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon are ‘safe’, Tánaiste Simon Harris says amid escalation in violence
‘Dominoes to foreign interests’: a Christian town on the Lebanon-Israel border
Unlike much of southern Lebanon, Rmeish escaped the recent war relatively unscathed
Camp Shamrock, Lebanon: ‘There was a lot of pressure put on us by the Israelis to withdraw from our locations’
Having come under extreme pressure on the front line of the recent war between Israel and Hizbullah, Irish Unifil soldiers far from home are getting on with the job of peacekeeping
Israel’s latest defence strategy sees move to secure border areas
Recent military action suggests IDF working to ensure enemies unable to deploy near borders
Hebrew graffiti and a mass funeral in a Lebanese village on the Israeli border
Ninety five coffins are brought back to a village marked by Israeli military occupation
Irish soldier who died protecting others in Lebanon honoured with posthumous medal
It is the first time in the history of the State that an army private has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal
‘Privileged and blessed’: Irish citizens post positive coverage of Hizbullah on paid-for trip to Lebanon
Self-described human rights defender Tara Reynor O’Grady and comedian Tadhg Hickey attended the funeral of assassinated Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah
Tens of thousands attend funeral of Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah as Israeli jets fly overhead
Flights to Beirut fully booked as thousands arrive from around the world, including Irish 'activists'
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