Irish Neutrality - Peace-keeping Actions As A United Nations Contingent

Peace-keeping Actions As A United Nations Contingent

Irish Defence Forces have seen active service as part of United Nations peacekeeping activities – initially in the early 1960s Congo Crisis, and subsequently in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and the Lebanon (UNIFIL).

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