Peacekeeper Shane Kearney to be medically evacuated to Ireland following Lebanon attack

Trooper Kearney (22) was injured in last week’s attack in which Pte Seán Rooney was killed

He will then be taken by ambulance to Beaumont Hospital to continue receiving medical treatment. Trooper Kearney is continuing to improve and he remains stable at present, the Defence Forces said.

From Killeagh, east Cork, Trooper Kearney joined the Defence Forces in October 2018 after completing his Leaving Certificate at St Colman’s Community College in Midleton, and he was posted to the 1st Cavalry Squadron based in Collins Barracks in Cork. The soldier, from Newtowncunningham, Co Donegal, will then be taken to All Saints Catholic Church in Colehill, Co Donegal, for a burial service with full military honours at about 3.30pm.

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