Donegal TD demands Tanaiste to meet with bereaved family of Private Rooney in wake of trial

A Donegal TD has urged the Tánaiste to meet with the family of the late Private Sean Rooney as soon as possibleThe mother of the Donegal solider has hit out at Simon Harris over comments he made after a Lebanese court convicted several men for offences related to her son's murder.Pte Rooney (24), from Newtowncunningham, Co Donegal, was killed while serving in Lebanon when his UN peacekeeping convoy was attacked on December 14, 2022.Natasha Rooney said that what happened in Lebanon last week was “not justice”. The defendant was not in court and has yet to be detained by authorities.The Tánaiste has given a committment to meet the family of Private RooneySinn Fein TD Padraig MacLochalainn says the meeting should take place sooner rather than later.