Opinion: It is time to ask whether our Defence Forces should stay in Lebanon
We were happy and proud to have taken a seat on the UN Security Council in 2021-2022. That success was contributed to, in large part, by our commitment to global peace since 1960. We have earned our seat at the table because we have quite literally bled for the cause.
Members of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon attend the repatriation ceremony for Irish peacekeeper, Pte Seán Rooney, at Beirut international airport, Beirut, Lebanon. Photograph: Abbas Salman/EPA
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