A Dublin-born soldier in the Royal Irish Regiment is said to be recovering well after being injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan.
Martin Delaney of Lusk, Co Dublin, was travelling in a British army Land Rover that struck a roadside explosive planted by Taliban insurgents on Friday night.
The 23-year-old suffered shrapnel wounds to his face and legs and had to be treated at the Camp Bastion field hospital.
Mr Delaney joined the Royal Irish Regiment about three years ago.
Earlier last week, a Ranger from Belfast lost his leg in a similar bomb attack in Helmand Province.
There are around 500 soldiers from the Royal Irish Regiment First Battalion, usually stationed in Ternhill, Shropshire, fighting in Afghanistan.
They are joined by about 100 troops of the Second Battalion from the Territorial Army, based at Portadown, Co Armagh.
