'Just a normal day' - Irish peacekeepers at Christmas

More than 300 Irish soldiers will spend Christmas Day on peacekeeping duties at Camp Shamrock in south Lebanon as part of the UNIFIL mission to observe the fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah in the region.

RTÉ Morning Ireland's Justin McCarthy visited Camp Shamrock at the weekend.

He spoke to some of the soldiers who will be spending Christmas away from their loved ones about how they are feeling, and what a Camp Shamrock Christmas involves.

"It's a lot harder for the families at home," Battalion Sergeant Major John Kennedy said.

"Christmas, for us, isn't too bad because we have responsibilities and duties to do, operations to continue on, so it's just a normal day."

He added: "We keep them (the soldiers) busy and look after them."

Watch the video to hear from more of the soldiers.