UNIFIL
Following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1978, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was established to supervise the withdrawal of Israeli forces and restore peace and security to the area. Between 1978 and 2001 the Defence Forces had an Infantry Battalion in Lebanon, which rotated every six months, with additional staff serving in UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura. The Irish Battalion Headquarters was based in the village of Tibnin in South Lebanon and the battalion was responsible for an area of approximately 100 square kilometres. The battalion performed its duties mainly by providing a presence in the area, by operating patrols, checkpoints and manning observation posts. The battalion also rendered humanitarian assistance to the local population. Following a return to intense conflict on the Israel Lebanon border in 2006, in response to a request from the UN in accordance with UN Security Resolution 1701 of August 2006, the Defence Forces returned to Lebanon in October 2006. As of November 2013 the Irish and Finnish Defences Forces have provided a joint Finnish-Irish or Irish-Finnish battalion to serve with UNIFIL.
Becoming a driver in the Lebanon
Category: UNIFIL
Geraldine Browne
Interviewed for MAOHP - 28/09/2016
Location(s): Lebanon
Length: 1.20
Lebanon 1993
Category: UNIFIL
Geraldine Browne
Interviewed for MAOHP - 28/09/2016
Location(s): Lebanon
Length: 1.20
Fist Fight in Lebanon
Category: UNIFIL
Michael Walsh
Interviewed for MAOHP - 07/02/2017
Location(s): Lebanon
Length: 1.28
Importance of attention to detail on missions
Category: UNIFIL
Michael Walsh
Interviewed for MAOHP - 07/02/2017
Location(s): Lebanon
Length: 2.24
‘Is this it?’
Category: UNIFIL
Michael Walsh
Interviewed for MAOHP - 07/02/2017
Location(s): Lebanon
Length: 1.13
Reflections on Lebanon Tour
Category: UNIFIL
Michael Walsh
Interviewed for MAOHP - 07/02/2017
Location(s): Lebanon
Length: 4.03
Lebanon 1982
Category: UNIFIL
Joe Mallon
Interviewed for MAOHP - 15/12/2017
Location(s): Lebanon
Length: 2.14
Fist Fight at Lebanon checkpoint
Category: UNIFIL
Tony Roe
Interviewed for MAOHP - 08/09/2017
Location(s): Lebanon
Length: 1.11
Beirut airport, Lebanon
Category: UNIFIL
Tony Roe
Interviewed for MAOHP - 08/09/2017
Location(s): Beirut airport
Length: 2.18