Simple History on MSN

155 Irish soldiers held off 4,000 enemies - then were erased from history

In 1961, 155 Irish soldiers deployed by the UN were surrounded by 4,000 Katangese troops. Cut off. Outgunned. Starving. They ...
Hosted on MSN

Mother of Irish soldier killed in Lebanon says 'justice was not done'

The mother of Irish soldier Seán Rooney who was killed on a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has said "justice was not done" following a trial that convicted and sentenced those involved. Pte Seán ...
AOL

Former Irish Republican Army soldier in Missouri self deports, afraid he’ll die in ICE cell

Matthew Morrison’s children, Matt, 37, and Katie, 34, on July 22, the day after he self-deported (Katie Moore/The Marshall Project). Trump administration officials aim to pressure some noncitizens ...
National Catholic Reporter

Former Irish Republican Army soldier self-deports, afraid he'd die in an ICE holding cell

Trump administration officials aim to pressure some noncitizens into self-deporting. It worked on Matthew Morrison. In mid-July, the 69-year-old former psychiatric nurse supervisor quietly fled the ...