Tánaiste vows justice for Seán Rooney’s killers


TÁNAISTE Micheál Martin has vowed that those responsible for the murder of Private Seán Rooney from Newtowncunningham will be brought to justice. The 24-year-old UN peacekeeper was killed on active service in the Lebanon in December 2022. He had been serving in Lebanon for the second time on peacekeeping duty with the United Nations when […]

Private Seán Rooney remembered one year on


By Dionne Meehan ONE YEAR on from Private Seán Rooney’s death, family, friends and comrades lined his graveside for a wreath laying ceremony at the Church of All Saints, Newtowncunningham on Sunday. Private Rooney was killed in Lebanon in December last year. Advertisement The 24-year-old from Newtowncunningham was killed as he drove an armoured jeep […]

First anniversary mass for Private Seán Rooney to be held next month


THE first anniversary mass of a Newtowncunningham peacekeeper killed on duty in Lebanon is to take place. Private Seán Rooney of the 27th Infantry Battalion was killed on December 14 last year. Born in Dundalk, the 24-year-old spent much of his later life in Newtowncunningham. Advertisement He was laid to rest with full military honours […]

Private Sean Rooney to be honoured today


PRIVATE Sean Rooney is to be honoured today at the 75th anniversary of the United Nations at their headquarters in New York. Pte Rooney (23), from Newtowncunningham, died on December 14, 2022 while carrying out UN peacekeeping duties in al-Aqbieh in southern Lebanon. He was killed after being shot when the armoured vehicle he was […]

Month’s mind for Private Séan Rooney this weekend


A MONTH’S mind mass for murdered Private Séan Rooney from Newtowncunningham takes place on Saturday. The 24-year-old UN peacekeeper was killed on active service in the Lebanon on December 14. He had been serving in Lebanon for the second time on peacekeeping duty with the United Nations when he was fatally wounded. Trooper Shane Kearney […]