He raised the case of the killing of Pte Seán Rooney, saying he had expressed “annoyance and anger at the very slow pace of the criminal justice system”. Martin told journalists he wants to see “proper justice”, saying the sentencing was “extremely lenient and the people are at large”. He also commented on a more recent attack on Irish forces. “We monitor and record, and are the eyes and the ears of the greater global world.”Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Camp Shamrock in Lebanon. As for the future of Irish forces, “we stand ready to contribute to peacekeeping wherever there [is] a requirement,” Martin said.

Source: The Irish Times December 21, 2025 09:16 UTC