It was great to spend the day recording the personal accounts of veterans from Ireland’s deployment to the Congo (1960 – 1964) with Opération des Nations Unies au Congo (ONUC).
Category: UN Peacekeeping
Secretary General Opens Irish Peacekeeping MuseumSecretary General Opens Irish Peacekeeping Museum
Ireland has a proud history of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping since its first deployment of observers in 1958. Since that time members of the Irish Defence Forces and An Garda
International Day of UN Peacekeeping 2021International Day of UN Peacekeeping 2021
International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2021 – Leveraging the Power of Youth for Peace and Security #YOUTHPEACESECURITY We take the time today to think of all United Nations peacekeepers in
The National Day of CommemorationThe National Day of Commemoration
The annual National Day of Commemoration took place today at 11:00a, today to commemorate all those Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United
IUNVA Mark Peacekeepers’ DayIUNVA Mark Peacekeepers’ Day
The Irish United Nations Veterans Association (IUNVA) today marked the International Day of UN Peacekeepers at Arbour Hill. The earlier planned annual commemoration to coincide with 29 May (UN Peacekeepers
Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to PeaceWomen in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace
Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace Today marks the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. It offers a chance to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel’s invaluable
International Day of UN PeacekeepersInternational Day of UN Peacekeepers
For millions in conflict-affected situations around the world, peacekeeping is a necessity and a hope. Let us work together to make peacekeeping more effective in protecting people and advancing peace
MEMOIRS OF A PEACEKEEPER – CoY SGt Henry ‘Harry’ Mulhern (Retd)MEMOIRS OF A PEACEKEEPER – CoY SGt Henry ‘Harry’ Mulhern (Retd)
Published in Winter 2015 The Irish Defence Forces peacekeeping role in South Lebanon is renowned throughout the world for its professionalism and bravery. At times under harrowing conditions the Irish
War Along the Suez – Major General Vincent SavinoWar Along the Suez – Major General Vincent Savino
Cover image: A view of Observation Post Red, April 22, 1973, located East Side of the Suez Canal in Israeli-occupied Sinai. The U.N. vehicle in the foreground was destroyed during