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Child abductions among over 1,500 new cases handled by Dept of Foreign Affairs last year

The Irish government provided consular aid in 1,504 new cases last year. That's according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), which provided the assistance in 2022 in addition to support provided to others on an ongoing basis. The figure ...

11 Jan 2023 at 15:30

National News

Irishman shot dead by police after woman stabbed to death in Malta

An Irishman has been shot dead by police in Malta after a Maltese woman was stabbed to death. Police said the man was shot along the shoreline in St Julian’s in the early hours of Monday, after they negotiated with him for three hours. A woman, ...

12 Aug 2024 at 14:24

Local News

Laois TDs pay tribute to father and son who lose lives on Turkish holiday

Laois TDs Brian Stanley and Charlie Flanagan have extended their condolences and support to the family of a dad and his young son who died on holiday in Turkey. Eoin Fitzpatrick, who was in his 30s, and his son Dylan, aged 10, lost their lives ...

18 Jul 2023 at 17:53

National News

Irish tourists affected by major floods in Spain as death toll surpasses 150

Spain is reeling from its worst flooding in decades, after a year’s worth of rain fell in just hours this week in the country’s southern and eastern regions. The storm began on Tuesday and has so far killed at least 158, according to ...

31 Oct 2024 at 16:51

National News

Dept of Foreign Affairs on standby to help Irish tourists in Mallorca following tragedy

The Department of Foreign Affairs is ready to provide assistance to any Irish tourists caught up in the building collapse in Mallorca, it has confirmed. No Irish tourists have been reported injured in the incident in which four ...

24 May 2024 at 12:57

National News

'Completely unacceptable' - Simon Harris confirms Irish diplomats fired at by IDF in West Bank

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris has confirmed that two Irish diplomats were among an EU delegation that was fired upon by the IDF in the West Bank on Wednesday. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the ...

21 May 2025 at 16:43

National News

Chinese ‘police station’ in Dublin ordered to close

A Chinese “police station” in Dublin has been ordered to close, Irish Government officials have confirmed. A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs said no request had been made in advance to open the station ...

27 Oct 2022 at 21:24

National News

Tributes paid to Waterford physiotherapist who died on holiday in Majorca

Tributes have been paid to a “popular” Waterford physiotherapist who died while on holiday on one of Spain’s Balearic Islands. Michael Grant died suddenly on Monday while staying with family and friends in Majorca. ...

01 Jul 2024 at 21:07

National News

Irish citizens advised against travel to Israel or Lebanon

Irish citizens have been urged to avoid travelling to Israel due to “growing instability” in the region. Citizens currently in Lebanon have also been advised to leave the country. Recent days have seen growing ...

05 Aug 2024 at 15:05

Northern Ireland

Irish government had ‘little in locker’ over cooperation in 1998, official said

Representatives of the Irish government had “little in the locker” when it came to ideas about cross-border cooperation just before the Good Friday Agreement was signed, a senior civil servant said. ...

30 Dec 2024 at 11:00

National News

BREAKING: Irish woman killed in avalanche on Argentinian mountain, reports claim

An Irish woman was killed in an avalanche on a mountain in west Argentina on Wednesday, according to local reports. Argentine news site La Nacion reported that the Irish tourist on a skiing trip in ...

05 Sept 2024 at 12:04

National News

Stark warning for Irish tourists as tsunami threatens popular holiday destination

Irish tourists have been warned following a tsunami alert after a strong earthquake has struck the southern islands in Greece. The 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the coast of Crete, triggering ...

22 May 2025 at 11:51

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