Over 350 Irish troops are set to depart for Lebanon.
More than 350 Irish soldiers will soon deploy to Lebanon as part of one of the last UNIFIL peacekeeping missions in the region.
Members of the 127th Infantry Battalion will be reviewed by Tanaiste and Defence Minister Simon Harris at Custume Barracks in Athlone, in Westmeath today.
Their six month deployment will likely serve as the penultimate UNIFIL peacekeeping mission, after a vote earlier this year agreed to see it wind down by the end of next year.
Tanaiste Simon Harris says he's proud of the Defence Forces' role in the operation:
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