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There were joyful scenes at Dublin Airport this Saturday morning as hundreds of Irish troops were flown home from a deployment in Lebanon in time for Christmas.
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Over 200 Irish troops from the 122nd Infantry Battalion, United Nations Interim Force Lebanon (UNIFIL) were met by their families and friends on their return to Ireland following a six-month deployment to South Lebanon.
Drawn from many different units around the country across the Army and Air Corps, the Defence Forces welcomed home the 122nd Infantry Battalion on X (formerly Twitter): "After a 6 month tour of duty in Lebanon our personnel are safely back on Irish soil! Enjoy your time off and have a great Christmas!"
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