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Sligo Champion
January 5, 2018
Cpl Dermot McLoughlin (33), who served with the 28th Infantry Battalion, which is otherwise based at Finner Camp in Donegal, was on duty in a UN observation post near the town of Brashit in southern Lebanon at 8.49pm on Saturday, January 10th, 1987. He was killed when an Israeli tank shell hit theÃâà...
Donegal Democrat
December 31, 2017
Cpl Dermot McLaughlin (33), from Sligo, who served with the 28th Infantry Battalion, which is otherwise based at Finner Camp in Donegal, was on duty in a UN observation post near the town of Brashit in southern Lebanon at 8.49pm on Saturday, January 10th, 1987. He was killed when an Israeli tank shellÃâà...
The Times
December 28, 2017
Corporal Dermot McLoughlin was killed on January 10, 1987, when a round fired by an Israeli tank struck his UN post in the town of Brashit. There were no reports of hostile fire aimed at Israeli military forces in the area at the time. Israeli troops had ignored flares fired by Irish soldiers to indicate a UN postÃâà...
Westmeath Independent
November 30, 2011
A public meeting was called in early December 1861 by Athlone Town Commissioners "to devise means to alleviate the distress apparent in the town and neighbourhood of Athlone from the want of fuel and food", the Westmeath Independent reported. "The attendance was not so large as might be expectedÃâà...
Wikinews
October 6, 2011
... firing close to this position by aerial bombs and artillery shells before the fatal hit occurred. Also, 9 UNIFIL bases were bombed earlier during this war but with no apparent casualties. It was also reported Hezbollah fired "from the vicinity" of United Nations positions in Alma ash Shab, Tibnin, Brashit, At Tiri.
thejournal.ie
September 19, 2011
An independent review into the death of three soldiers in Lebanon in 1989 says safety procedures were not sufficient. By Gavan Reilly Monday 19 Sep 2011, 3:05 PM. Sep 19th 2011, 3:05 PM 1,928 Views 2 Comments. http://jrnl.ie/230559. Share1 Tweet4 Email8. The scene at Green Rooms, Lebanon after the explosionÃâà...
RTE.ie
April 8, 2011
They were killed on 21 March 1989 when their truck hit a roadside bomb near the village of Brashit in South Lebanon. The families of the men have been seeking explanations about the deaths. Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Alan Shatter said new information has come to light about the deaths.
Irish Independent
April 2, 2011
The three were sent to a hillside above the village of Brashit in south Lebanon to collect stones to fill gabion defence netting for one of the Irish posts. Their lorry struck a landmine believed to have been planted by the Hezbollah Islamic group and intended for the Israeli army which had used the road in theÃâà...
