The 'whole nation should be proud' of Irish peacekeepers, their commanding officer said, as around 160 returned home from Lebanon.In a flurry of Irish tricolours mingled with the blue of UN flags, there were cheers and emotional reunions as the soldiers hugged their family members in Terminal 2 of Dublin Airport as personnel from the 127th Infantry Battalion returned home from their overseas duties late on Tuesday night.

The 'whole nation should be proud' of Irish peacekeepers, their commanding officer said, as around 160 returned home from Lebanon.In a flurry of Irish tricolours mingled with the blue of UN flags, there were cheers and emotional reunions as the soldiers hugged their family members in Terminal 2 of Dublin Airport as personnel from the 127th Infantry Battalion returned home from their overseas duties late on Tuesday night.