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It is not just Israeli drones hovering around Camp Shamrock, observing what Irish troops are up to, 126 Battalion chaplain Fr Paul Murphy has an eagle eye peeled too.

Although beaming with pride, there was a chastened atmosphere amongst family and friends of soldiers of the 126th Infantry Battalion, on parade in Renmore Barracks last Friday, before deploying to Lebanon next week.

A 17-year-old boy who attempted to murder an Army chaplain outside Renmore Barracks in Galway has been sentenced to ten years in detention, with the final two years suspended. The teenager, who pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Fr Paul Murphy on 15 August 2024, must also complete a deradicalisation programme and remain under supervision for three years following his release.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in relation to the stabbing of a Defence Forces chaplain in Renmore in August.

Galway Juvenile District Court sat in closed session on Tuesday where the 16-year-old accused of stabbing army chaplain Fr Paul Murphy last week appeared by video link from Oberstown Detention Centre in Co Dublin.