There were emotional scenes at Dublin Airport as Irish peacekeepers received a warm welcome home after six months in Lebanon.The arrivals hall at Terminal 1 was packed with family and friends of more than 200 troops who had spent the last six months serving with the UN in southern Lebanon during escalating hostilities in the Middle East.Many held banners which had messages including "Welcome home son" and "Sgt Molloy report for daddy duty", as scores of young children waved Irish and United Nati

There were emotional scenes at Dublin Airport as Irish peacekeepers received a warm welcome home after six months in Lebanon.The arrivals hall at Terminal 1 was packed with family and friends of more than 200 troops who had spent the last six months serving with the UN in southern Lebanon during escalating hostilities in the Middle East.Many held banners which had messages including "Welcome home son" and "Sgt Molloy report for daddy duty", as scores of young children waved Irish and United Nations flags as they waited for the sliding doors to open and reveal their loved ones.