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Memorial events organised honouring Private Seán Rooney

A series of memorial runs will take place at Camp 2-45 in Lebanon, honouring Private Seán Rooney. Private Rooney, who lived in Newtoncunningham, was killed while on a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, on December 14, 2022. The fundraising events are ...

13 Jun 2024 at 15:33

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Families' fears rise as 94 Finner Camp troops prepare for Lebanon

Almost 100 soldiers from Finner Camp will be deployed to war-torn Lebanon next month. Fears have heightened among families of the troops who will travel to Lebanon as part of the 125th Infantry Battalion. A total of 94 personnel from the 28th ...

09 Oct 2024 at 19:33

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Major makeover to repair Finner Camp gym building

A decayed gymnasium at Finner Camp which was at the point of being ‘dangerous’ is to get a major makeover. The building was put out of commission due to structural damage. Soldiers in the 28th Infantry Battalion have had to use a make-shift ...

27 Jul 2023 at 09:33

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Fallen soldier Private Seán Rooney remembered at graveside ceremony

Army veterans honoured the memory of fallen soldier Private Seán Rooney at his Newtowncunningham graveside on Sunday. Private Rooney was killed while on a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon on December 14, 2022. Irish United Nations ...

10 Dec 2023 at 19:33

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Fallen soldier Private Seán Rooney remembered at graveside ceremony

11 Dec 2023 at 18:33

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Special military Mass marks Lifford's proud past with 28th Infantry Battalion

It may be over 15 years since the gates of the military post were locked shut, but the value of the Defence Forces presence in Lifford can still be felt. Evidence was laid out on Friday at a special military Mass at St ...

28 Jun 2024 at 16:33

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In pictures: 28th Infantry Battalion honoured at special military Mass in Lifford

Click on the arrows to go through Thomas Gallagher's photos Photo Gallery by Thomas Gallagher from the 28th Infantry Battalion special military mass and wreath laying ceremony at St. Patricks' Church, Murlog. As part ...

29 Jun 2024 at 11:33

Crime & Court

Donegal-stationed Defence Forces member jailed for rape of fellow soldier

A member of the Irish Defence Forces who “spurned the consensual offer that was made to him in a selfish, arrogant and forceful way” has been jailed for eight and half years for the rape of a fellow soldier at a ...

20 Jan 2025 at 14:33

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Fallen soldier Private Seán Rooney remembered at graveside ceremony

10 Dec 2023 at 19:33

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In pictures: 28th Infantry Battalion celebrates 50th anniversary

Click on the arrows to go through Thomas Gallagher's photos Finner Camp was awash with military regalia and pageantry on Thursday as the 28th Infantry Battalion marked its 50th anniversary. The unit was ...

12 Oct 2023 at 21:33

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Donegal-stationed Defence Forces member jailed for rape of fellow soldier

20 Jan 2025 at 14:33

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'Protecting the Gap' for 50 years: 28th Infantry Battalion celebrates 'remarkable milestone'

Just before 2pm on Thursday, two Irish Air Corps PC-9 aircraft zoomed over Finner Camp. The sight and sound might have taken natives back in time. In early August 1973, the Donegal Democrat noted ...

12 Oct 2023 at 20:33

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