Month: November 2022

By PRO IUNVA The death of Ireland’s only casualty in the high risk and dangerous peace support operation in Liberia is covered in this article. Sgt Derek (Derec) Mooney (33) was born in Dublin on 21 Mar 1970 and he joined the DF in 1987.  On 19 Nov 2003 he deployed as a member of…

In this article we remember Comdt Michael Pacellis O’Hanlon (39) who died in Nov 1989 while on his second UN tour of duty in Lebanon. Comdt Michael (Mick) O’Hanlon was born in Cork on 6 Jul 1950, he joined the DF as a Cadet with 47 Cdt Class in Apr 1972 and he was commissioned…

By PRO IUNVA In this article we remember Cpl Michael McCarthy (33) who was shot dead by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) controlled militia, the so-called South Lebanon Army (SLA) on Friday 15 Nov 1991. Cpl McCarthy B Coy, 70 Inf Bn arrived in Lebanon on 23 Oct 1991 on his third tour of UN…

By PRO IUNVA In this article we remember the day 62 years ago when the DF suffered the highest death toll at a crossing point on the Luweyeye River in the Congo. On Tuesday, 8 Nov 1960, an eleven-man patrol from 2 Pl, A Coy, 33 Inf  Bn was attacked by a large number of…