A commemorative plaque has been unveiled to honour a Rahoon native soldier who died while serving on a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon over 45 years ago.
Mayor Mike Cubbard joined members of the family of the late Private Stephen Griffin to unveil the stone plaque at Bóthar Stiofáin, Rahoon, which is named in his honour.
Private Griffin was just 21 years old when he was fatally wounded on April 7, 1980, in South Lebanon.
He had been serving there with the 46th Infantry Battalion.
He was the first Irish soldier killed by hostile action on UNIFIL service.
The stone plaque in Rahoon was erected with the support of Galway City Council and the Irish Defence Forces.
The unveiling was attended by Defence Forces chaplain Fr. Paul Murphy, representatives of Renmore Barracks and some of Pte Griffin’s former colleagues from Collins Barracks in Cork, where he had been based.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Stephen’s sister
