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The troops will be self-isolating for 14 days in line with HSE guidelines.
Israeli prime minister inaugurated the new settlement on Sunday.
The strange spectacle served as a distraction for Netanyahu who has failed to build a coalition and must hold another election.
A spokesperson for the Department of Defence said that authorities on the ground haven’t yet been granted approval for transportation.
Israel occupied the Golan Heights during the Six-Day War in 1967.
The Irish infantry group is set to return later this year.
There have been serious military confrontations between both nations in recent days.
Russia said 28 Israeli warplanes took part in the raids and around 70 missiles were fired in the attack.
Israel and Syria are officially at war, but wounded people are seeking care in the Golan Heights.
Another diplomatic incident has cropped up for British Prime Minister Theresa May’s scandal-prone government.
Corporal Dan Browne is spending his third Christmas away from his home in Ballybrack, Dublin.
The Kilkenny star has been reflecting on his tour of duty to the Golan Heights.
You’d never know there’s an election around the corner…
The Taoiseach will be visiting the Irish men and women serving in the Golan Heights this Sunday.
The troops had been deployed as part of the UN’s Disengagement Observer Force.
They make short work of them.
“This is my second trip with my father and I’m looking forward to going out.”
The Golan Heights has been fought over for four decades.
The man had taken artefacts from the ancient city of Gamla in the Golan Heights in Israel.
A number of stray shells have landed in the camp where Irish troops are stationed. Personnel have take to bunkers.
The two soldiers were evacuated to Israel for medical care.
The soldiers spent six months in the Middle East flashpoint.
Irish troops have been mixing duty and celebration across the globe today
Israel responded with artillery fire.
A newly-released Irish film documents the lives of people in Majdal Shams – one of five remaining Arab villages in the Golan Heights.
There were 430 military personnel stationed in Lebanon, the Golan Heights and other regions these holidays.
The troops are part of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Golan Heights.
The 130 troops were welcomed by family and friends in an emotional reunion this morning.
A shocked girlfriend got more than she hoped for at this morning’s reunion.
He said that he’s satisfied they acceded to his request for a review.
Opposition TDs Mick Wallace and Richard Boyd Barrett disagree with the move.
It’s the first time since 1985 that Israel has downed a Syrian plane.
Irish peacekeepers are about to re-deploy to the Golan Heights.
They’re to be replaced by 130 new peacekeepers.
The Al Qaeda-linked group has safely returned 45 Fijian troops, kidnapped at the Golan Heights.
That’s according to the country’s Ministry of Information.
The Al-Nusra Front want their group taken off the UN’s list of terrorist organisations, as well as compensation for fighters injured in recent days.
Defence Minister Simon Coveney wants a UN review of the peacekeeping
The Defence Minister has called for a UN review of the mission.