Defence Forces

Men and women of the 69th Infantry Group (Inf Gp) salute Minister for Defence Helen McEntee TD at Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, prior to their departure for deployment to Lebanon as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Picture date: Thursday November 5, 2026.

Dundalk's Aiken Barracks hosts final Irish Lebanon deployment parade

Men and women of the 69th Infantry Group (Inf Gp) salute Minister for Defence Helen McEntee TD at Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, prior to their departure for deployment to Lebanon as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Picture date: Thursday November 5, 2026.

Dundalk's Aiken Barracks hosts final Irish Lebanon deployment parade

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(Left to right) Corporal Leah Dolan, Gunner Gabrielle Erichovaite and Private Muireann Cullen during the 69th Infantry Group Mission Readiness Exercise (MRE) in the Glen of Imaal, Co Wicklow, in preparation for deployment to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil).

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