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).
Tag: 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
In Defence of Peace – The Siege of JadotvilleIn Defence of Peace – The Siege of Jadotville
In Defence of Peace The Siege of Jadotville By James Durney Published in Winter 2016 edition The United Nations Operation in the Congo (Opération des Nations Unies au Congo, or
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