Ireland joins the UN 1955

#OnThisDay 1955 Ireland was admitted to the @UN as part of its expansion. Three years later Ireland would undertake its first peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. Since then, the Irish Defence Forces have had a continuous presence on peace support operations.

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