@Deano74: Fablous young men and women, horrible job ,I hope there’s councilling on their return ,that stuff stays with you ..

@Gerry Campbell: They are,and paid little more than a lazy scrote gets off the dole for sitting on his hole.

@Áine G: spoken like one who has never served

@Áine G: There’s a of a lot of Irish people that would disagree with you, Áine. Personally I did a lot more in South Lebanon than just sitting and watching.

@Kev Kerr: They still killed 15 of our soldiers Kev? That 15 families here at home burdening that loss.

That’s not OK.

@Kev Kerr: You’re completely wrong Kev. Hezbollah and Hezbollah-supported terrorist militias have been responsible for 47 military casualties in Lebanon. Military casualties do not refer to natural causes or accidents as you seem to be claiming. Israel has been responsible for a grand total of zero Irish soldier deaths. You’re spreading blatant misinformation and for some reason are trying to cover for Islamic extremists responsible for the deaths of 47 Irish people who had families.

@William Jennings: you are incorrect, and a quick google search proves that https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41029148.html

@Aindriu MacCuartaigh: I never said it was ok, I’m merely challenging the blatant misinformation posted by William

@William Jennings: Unfortunately, one Irish soldier has been killed by the IDF:
“Cpl. Dermot McLoughlin (1987): On January 10, 1987, Corporal Dermot McLoughlin, aged 33, was killed when an Israeli tank shell struck a UNIFIL observation post near Brashit in southern Lebanon.”
The IDF said it was accidental as they were targeting a nearby group of terrorists. UNIFIL disputed this. Facts do matter. I agree with all else you’ve said, though.

@Aindriu MacCuartaigh: He never claimed it was ok. He was just correcting William lies.

@William Jennings: you have this one wrong Willie,about 15 died as a result of combat situations,Google it.

@Kev Kerr: You’re incorrect Kev. The IJO and the Amal Movement are Hezbollah-backed militias who were responsible for multiple Irish peacekeeper deaths along with the deaths directly caused by Hezbollah. Hezbollah have had a hand in all of the deaths, even if they didn’t literally pull the trigger on every one because their secondary militia groups like the IJO and the Amal Movement took their orders from Hezbollah. Land mines, mortar attacks, drive-by shootings, rocket attacks and bombs all came from Hezbollah and Hezbollah-backed militias.

@Kev Kerr: He’s a pro right wing Isreali propaganda mouth piece. By his own admission,he supports the supremacist rethoric of the terrorist organisation the JDL and Kahnism and it’s extremist ideology. He wants to, in his own words” aggressively westernise Palestine ” and he has ” no respect ” for Palestinians and deems himself morally superior. He makes fun at the proposal of 2m people been driven for their homes to make way for golf courses. He’s the other side of hatred in this conflict, along with Hamas. You’re wasting your time, correcting his twisted narrative. He’s immune to the presentation of facts and will just continue to spew his hateful bile.

@Brian: You’re like a fly to a bowl of rotten fruit Brian. You just can’t resist spewing more of your usual garbage. Yes, I want to aggressively westernise Gaza and I have no problem saying that. You want Gaza to remain a hub for terrorism by letting Hamas stay there. When Germany and Japan were rebuilt after WWII, the US didn’t invite back the Nazi Party or the Imperial Japanese military to “have another shot.” The same logic applies here. If you want Gaza to thrive, you have to remove the elements that keep it in perpetual destruction. Just fixing the economy isn’t enough. You have to embed Western values, pride in hard work, innovation and personal responsibility. Flood Gaza with businesses, American entertainment, and an infrastructure revolution and terrorism is much less attractive.

@Brian: So in a nutshell,no point arguing with an id10t.

@William Jennings: ffs William, the facts are freely available to you – did you click on the link that I shared? 15 have died in the line of fire, be that at the hands of Hezbollah or their affiliates, or as HB pointed out, one by the IDF.

@Brian: not only did he double down after I sent the link, he tripled down! Unbelievable

@William Jennings I’ve repeatedly expressed my disdain for Hamas and its despicable acts of terrorism.. but hey keep spouting lies.. its what you do best. They are extremists who want to wipe Isreal off the map. By the same token, you support Israeli extremists, like the terrorist group the JDL and Kahnism who want to wipe them off the map. You’re as much part of the problem as they are. If you think you can come on public forum with right wing propaganda and rethoric and go unchallenged then you’re sadly mistaken. Don’t forget your antisemitism card on the way out….

@Kev Kerr: Par for the course. He disputes and denys every fact presented to him. He denies Lowry is a convicted criminal even though he was convicted in a criminal court of a criminal offence.. no amount of links to facts can dissuade him otherwise, despite it being a matter of public record. That’s what your up against.

@Deano74: No, I suppose not Deano.. but by the same token, I can’t let extreme right wing propaganda being dressed up as facts go unchallenged. I can’t leave extremists like him hold court.

@Brian: I hear you Brian,he was well found out on this one,facts don’t matter to him unless they suit his agenda.

@honey badger: 3 Irish soldiers also murdered by another soldier,1982.

@William Jennings: What are you smoking Hezbollah have not targeted or killed Irish soldiers only in crossfire and action, the fact you can’t even bring yourself to acknowledge Israel illegally occupies the Golan Heights renders anything you say utter garbage.