Ireland's 60th Anniversary of Peacekeeping

The men and women of the Defence Forces have contributed close to 70,000 individual tours of duty to UN Peacekeeping since our first deployment in 1958.
The 645 men and women of the Defence Forces currently deployed in 13 missions, in 13 countries and one sea around the world, are continuing Ireland's proud record of the longest unbroken peacekeeping service of any nation in the world.
That record has not come without cost, 87 members have lost their lives in the cause of peace, on Sunday we will remember their sacrifice, as well as celebrate their contribution to world peace."