Ireland: Covid-19 Impacting Unifil Rotations

Ireland: Covid-19 Impacting Unifil Rotations

May 15, 2020

The Covid-19 outbreak is impacting UN security operations globally. Ireland currently has a substantial contingent of troops with UNIFIL (Lebanon) and the Department of Defence have issued a statement on the issue. Ireland has been part of the UN peacekeeping operation in the

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English lockdown relaxation could prompt new wave of virus

English lockdown relaxation could prompt new wave of virus

May 13, 2020

‘Celtic countries should keep borders closed’ Liaising with a League General Council Officer today who lives and works in London he advises of the deaths of public transport workers. It demonstrates that the decision of the UK to relax lockdown could have potentially

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Base that trains Saudi Killers under fire!

Base that trains Saudi Killers under fire!

May 13, 2020

RAF Valley in the news last year for the training of Saudi and Gulf State pilots who then went on to bomb innocent civilians in Yemen is once again under fire this time over alleged breaches of Covid-19 regulations. The base which also

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Irish Government Formation – The Peace Issues

Irish Government Formation – The Peace Issues

May 12, 2020

Discussions on government formation are taking place in the wake of a demand by the electorate for a serious reshaping of priorities and policies. Issues of housing, education, climate change and of course health are to the fore. One other topic, so far

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VE Day Freedom and a Triumph Over Evil?

VE Day Freedom and a Triumph Over Evil?

May 12, 2020

VE day so the narrative goes was a great day for freedom and a triumph over evil. However for some who fought for that freedom beside the British it did not come immediately and the evil did not go away. Take Kenya! There

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