{"id":58076,"date":"2026-04-03T04:49:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/irish-defence-ministers-trip-to-lebanon-cancelled\/03\/04\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T04:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:49:59","slug":"irish-defence-ministers-trip-to-lebanon-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/irish-defence-ministers-trip-to-lebanon-cancelled\/03\/04\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish defence minister&#8217;s trip to Lebanon cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Republic of Ireland&#8217;s defence minister has cancelled a trip to Lebanon following security advice from the Irish Defence Forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Helen McEntee was to travel to the country to meet Irish peacekeepers stationed in the region as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The visit was abandoned following advice that it was &#8220;not tenable&#8221; from the Defence Forces, according to Irish broadcaster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/news\/middle-east\/2026\/0403\/1566573-helen-mcentee-lebanon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:RT\u00c9;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;RT\u00c9&quot;}\" class=\"link \">RT\u00c9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_1a758qoqk5elubsnoqdbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_1a758qoqk5elubsnoqdbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_1a758qoqk5elubsnoqdbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">McEntee said: &#8220;I will continue to work closely with partners to enhance force protection, contingency planning and ensure the mission can operate effectively in an increasingly volatile environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Ireland remains steadfast in its commitment to peacekeeping and to supporting stability in Lebanon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ireland currently has more than 300 peacekeepers stationed at its military base in south Lebanon, known as Camp Shamrock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In August 2025 it was confirmed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cedv7z0pn5do?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:United Nations peacekeeping operation in Lebanon is set to come to an end in 2027;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;United Nations peacekeeping operation in Lebanon is set to come to an end in 2027&quot;}\" class=\"link \">United Nations peacekeeping operation in Lebanon is set to come to an end in 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/irish-defence-ministers-trip-lebanon-081648907.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republic of Ireland&rsquo;s defence minister has cancelled a trip to Lebanon following security advice from the Irish Defence Forces. 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