The Irish soldier was killed in an attack on his convoy on Wednesday night.
Books of Condolence are opening in the midlands for Private Sean Rooney.
The Irish soldier was killed in an attack on his convoy on Wednesday night.
The public can sign them in Athlone Civic Centre and County Buildings Mullingar.
Members of Westmeath County Council also held a minutes silence for the Donegal soldier at their monthly meeting this afternoon.
They also extended their best wishes to Shane Kearney who was seriously injured in the attack.
Meanwhile, Dublin's Lord Mayor has opened a book for him in the city.
It's open online from today until Monday 2nd January.
All messages of sympathy will be printed and forwarded in a Book of Condolence to the family of Private Rooney.
A post mortem examination is due to take place on the remains of Private Rooney after a flight carrying his coffin arrived in Dublin today.
After that his body will be released into the care of his family, with a state funeral possibly to come later this week.
Private Rooney's Mother, mother's partner, fiancée Holly McConnellogue, three uncles serving in the Defence Forces and grandfather all stood inside hangar number 5 at Casement Aerodrome in West Dublin this morning.
They watched as Private Rooney's coffin, which was had a tricolour draped over it, was carried by pallbearers off a large blue Air Corps plane that flew him home.
The young soldier was killed in Lebanon on Wednesday night, during an attack on the UN convoy he was travelling with.
A short ceremony took place yesterday afternoon at Beirut Airport, ahead of departure.
There, Private Rooney was posthumously awarded the United Nations UNIFIL Peacekeeping Medal.
The Lebanese Army also awarded the Irish soldier three medals, a War Medal, a Wounded Medal and an Appreciation Medal - Bronze Degree.
The State Pathologist is due to carry out a post mortem and after that it will be up to the family to decide if they want a state funeral or not.
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