The Minister for Defence has apologised for the lack of support and recognition given to Irish soldiers involved in the Siege of Jadotville.
It follows the publication of a report by an independent review group which highlighted the issue.
The siege happened in the Congo 60 years ago and saw 158 men from A Company, 11 of them from Donegal, ambushed while on a UN peacekeeping mission.
Speaking in the Seanad last evening, Simon Coveney apologised for the lack of acknowledgement of their heroics when they returned to Ireland:
