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VIDEO: Irish soldier meets his son for the first time on return from Lebanon

There were emotional scenes in Dublin earlier, as members of the Defence Forces were welcomed hom...
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09.31 21 Nov 2014


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VIDEO: Irish soldier meets his son for the first time on return from Lebanon

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09.31 21 Nov 2014


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There were emotional scenes in Dublin earlier, as members of the Defence Forces were welcomed home from Lebanon.

The 45th infantry group completed a six month United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) tour.

The group is drawn mainly from the Defence Forces training centre in the Curragh, along with representatives from the Air Corps and Naval Service.

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There were some excited people waiting | Image: Fergal O'Brien

Their replacements, the 47th Infantry Group, will begin their rotation to South Lebanon today as part of a Finnish/Irish Battalion.

The 181 personnel were met by their families and friends when they arrived at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel.

One of the troops is Jordan Poole from Co Kildare. He met his ten day old son, Ryan, for the first time today.

And then there was this:

Image: Fergal O'Brien

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