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Private Seán Rooney 'had a passion life and for his career'

A number of investigations will take place into an incident in which an Irish solider was killed and another was seriously injured in Lebanon. 23 year old Private Sean Rooney from County Donegal died after a convoy travelling to Beirut was attacked by...

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17.22 15 Dec 2022


Private Seán Rooney 'had a passion life and for his career'


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17.22 15 Dec 2022


A number of investigations will take place into an incident in which an Irish solider was killed and another was seriously injured in Lebanon. 23 year old Private Sean Rooney from County Donegal died after a convoy travelling to Beirut was attacked by what the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces says was an 'aggressive mob'.

Emmet Oliver was joined by Mark Keane President of PDForra, the association representing soldiers, Damien McCrory principal of St Eunan's College in Letterkenny and Declan Power, security analyst…


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