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).
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Secretary General Opens Irish Peacekeeping MuseumSecretary General Opens Irish Peacekeeping Museum
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Ireland Deploys to Congo 60 Years Ago TodayIreland Deploys to Congo 60 Years Ago Today
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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
Annual Ceremony of Commemoration and Wreath-layingAnnual Ceremony of Commemoration and Wreath-laying
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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