As you tuck into your Christmas dinner this year, spare a thought for those Irish service men and women overseas
416 of our peace-keepers are on duty across 20 countries this festive season
210 peace-keepers will spend Christmas in Lebanon this year - four weeks into their six month mission in the Middle East
For the first time in a long time there has been snow in the Middle East.
The soldiers have been sending messages back home and you can check them out here http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfmagazine/sets/72157638633193954/
