An Irish soldier killed on a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has been named Donegal native Seán Rooney.
The 23-year-old - originally from Newtoncunningham - died when an armoured vehicle he was travelling in came under attack by a mob and was fired on in Beirut on Wednesday night.
Private Rooney was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital near Sidon, while three others have been left injured, with one having surgery and left in serious condition.
