Irish soldier set to undergo what's hoped will be final surgery in wake of Lebanon attack
The Defence Forces has said Trooper Shane Kearney is to undergo surgery on his skull following the attack on a UN vehicle in Lebanon.
He will undergo cranioplasty surgery on Wednesday which should "hopefully be the final operation that he requires", according to the Defence Forces. "All Shane's colleagues in the Defence Forces are thinking of him at this time and are wishing him a speedy recovery." The convoy was en route from their UNIFIL base to Beirut Airport for a flight home when it was ambushed.
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