Extra Irish peacekeepers arrive in Liberia
A further 170 Irish soldiers have arrived in Liberia to aid a UN peace-enforcing mission in the war-torn west African nation.
The soldiers, part of the 90th Infantry Battalion, are due to set up camp today in a coastal area north of the country’s capital, Monrovia.
An advance party of around 125 Irish troops have been in Liberia for a number of weeks. Around 265 more are due to arrive next week.
