# Department of Foreign Affairs

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# Egypt

Irish government offers support to family of Irish woman in Egypt suicide pact

The couple died by drowning at a villa in the Hurghada area.

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Aug 21st 2017, 5:03 PM

# Suicide Prevention

Former Console bosses asked to repay grants worth €150,000

The charity, which was liquidated last year, received the money to provide counselling services for Irish emigrants in the UK.

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Aug 11th 2017, 10:46 AM

# Sanctions

Venezuelans in Ireland want the Irish government to speak up against Maduro

“It’s becoming more and more difficult to find food, medicines and basic household groceries.”

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Aug 2nd 2017, 6:20 AM

# Conflict

Netanyahu posts criticism of 'Ireland's traditional stance' on Facebook after Coveney meeting

Coveney said it was a good “straight talking meeting”.

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Jul 11th 2017, 2:28 PM

# Brisbane

Irishman critical after falling from construction site in Australia

The man was resuscitated by colleagues after falling 20 metres onto concrete.

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Jul 11th 2017, 2:24 PM

# get it in early

Concern in Passport Office as 66,000 applications outstanding (and the number's growing)

The number of applications outstanding has been consistently on the rise in recent times in the wake of the Brexit vote.

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Jun 22nd 2017, 12:05 AM

# Portugal

Irishman 'repeatedly stabbed' at resort in Algarve

The victim was reportedly attacked by two men in Praia da Rocha on Sunday morning.

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May 9th 2017, 10:37 AM

# loreto hall

€40 million luxury hotel gets green light on site of iconic Stephen's Green building

The new hotel is to be built on the site of a former ‘young ladies’ hostel.

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Apr 28th 2017, 6:12 PM

# Australia

Irish woman charged with murder of Irish man who was stabbed to death in Sydney

The man was critically injured by a stab wound to his neck.

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Feb 18th 2017, 7:34 AM

# unrest

Irish people told to avoid Gambia as West Africa troops prepare to move in

Yesterday a department official confirmed that it was making contact with “the very small number of Irish citizens” who were in the country.

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Jan 19th 2017, 9:36 AM

# Evacuation

Department of Foreign Affairs making contact with 'very small number' of Irish citizens in Gambia

Tour operators have begun evacuating tourists.

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Jan 18th 2017, 4:51 PM

# middle island

Irish woman (21) in critical condition after light aircraft crashes in Australia

A UK woman died in the crash.

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Jan 10th 2017, 10:44 PM

# devastating war

Ireland pledges €2 million to 'forgotten humanitarian crisis' in Yemen

Almost 19 million Yemenis require humanitarian support, said Minister Charlie Flanagan.

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Jan 4th 2017, 9:26 PM

# travel advice

Irish people in Istanbul advised to 'avoid crowded areas and exercise extreme caution'

It follows a shooting at a nightclub last night.

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Jan 1st 2017, 2:26 PM

# norris v ireland

Government considered using 'AIDS argument' in David Norris gay rights case

In battling David Norris’ claims that Irish homosexuality laws were in breach of his human rights, the government was considering all kinds of defences.

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Dec 30th 2016, 6:45 AM

# Locked Up

'One of the most vulnerable groups of emigrants' - 45 Irish people jailed abroad in 2016

Ten Irish people were sent to prison in the US this year, there were seven new cases in Australia and six in France.

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Dec 25th 2016, 6:00 AM

# Foreign Affairs

Over 800 Irish people were caught up in major crises abroad in 2015

The Department of Foreign Affairs has released its annual report for 2015, which also highlights an increase in passports issued.

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Oct 27th 2016, 7:16 AM

# ticket touting

Romario declares himself satisfied with action on what he terms the 'ticket mafia'

Former OCI president Pat Hickey, who has been at the notorious Bangu prison in Rio since Thursday, may not now face a judge until later in the week.

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Aug 22nd 2016, 9:18 PM

# helping hand

Irish citizens are being promised "around-the-clock" support during the Rio games

The Department of Foreign Affairs says it’s there to help.

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Aug 3rd 2016, 4:44 PM

# Perth

Irish man to be detained at infamous Australian immigration centre "for three months"

26-year-old Bernard Lee from Greystones has been detained at the notorious Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre near Perth.

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Jul 29th 2016, 9:21 AM

# Travel

Irish citizens in Turkey told to 'exercise high degree of caution' after coup attempt

The Department of Foreign Affairs said there has been serious disruption to public transport and air travel.

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Jul 16th 2016, 3:14 PM

# terror attacks

Behind the scenes: What Irish officials do when a crisis happens abroad

Here’s what happens at the Department of Foreign Affairs when an emergency takes place.

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May 1st 2016, 8:30 AM

# foreign fighter

'I really appreciate everything' - Joshua Molloy expected to begin journey home

The Irishman was held for over a week in Iraq after fighting Isis in Syria.

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Apr 25th 2016, 10:52 AM

# Accident

Irish musician in induced coma following an accident in Portugal

Niall Dennehy is a member of the soul and jazz group Art Crimes.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 9:59 AM

# Egypt

At least 179 Irish people in Egypt as world leaders say bomb may have brought down plane

A number of European airlines are preparing to bring tourists home from Sharm el-Sheikh.

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Nov 6th 2015, 7:42 AM

# citizens database

Going on holidays? You might have forgotten to tell somebody

But there’s still time.

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Aug 1st 2015, 8:30 AM

# Catholic missionary

Irish woman (24) dies after being knocked down while doing charity work in Africa

The woman was working with the religious charity Franciscan works in Liberia.

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Jul 17th 2015, 1:09 PM

# Split

Irishman dies in Croatia

Local media is reporting he drowned.

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Jul 14th 2015, 1:41 PM

# la rue Rude

Ireland's embassy in Paris is worth a LOT of money

The location isn’t too shabby at all.

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Jul 13th 2015, 3:00 PM

# attack likely

Update: Irish tourists told to leave Tunisia

The Department of Foreign Affairs has increased its security warning and advised against all non-essential travel.

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Jul 10th 2015, 1:09 PM

# tunisia

Minister confirms two more Irish citizens died in Tunisia attack

Formal identification of the bodies is pending.

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Jun 29th 2015, 6:00 AM

# royal bill

Here's how much Princes Charles' visit to Ireland cost the taxpayer

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall paid us a visit in May.

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Jun 28th 2015, 8:00 AM

# tunisia

An Irish woman is among the dead in the Tunisian resort terror attack

At least 39 people have died, with 36 injured. One gunman is reported to have been killed while a second remains at large.

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Jun 26th 2015, 11:32 PM

# Earthquake

All Irish citizens in Nepal are safe, as 1,000 Europeans remain missing

The death toll has topped 6,000.

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May 1st 2015, 9:18 PM

# Rescue

Young child dies in fire on board tourist-packed Thailand ferry

No Irish citizens were thought to be on board.

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Apr 9th 2015, 8:17 AM

# Mind How You Go

Here's a little help for anyone thinking of emigrating (and for anyone who already has)

A new website has been launched to offer advice to emigrants, tapping into the wisdom of 500 who already have.

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Mar 6th 2015, 6:08 AM

# Diaspora

New York club Shannon Gaels to get €250,000 funding from Irish Government

One of the city’s youngest GAA organisations wants to develop its current home in Queens.

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Jan 12th 2015, 3:00 PM

# going places

Here's how many Irish passports were issued in 2014

Unsurprisingly, most people applied for new passports as the summer kicked off.

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Jan 5th 2015, 2:06 PM

# Apartheid

Irish parachutists given out to for breaking rules on apartheid

The Minister for Foreign Affairs was afraid their participation would give the wrong impression of where Ireland stood on the apartheid issue.

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Dec 30th 2014, 3:00 PM

# CIA

Department of Foreign Affairs: Shannon Airport was not used to facilitate torture

A damning report into torture used by the US military was released yesterday.

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Dec 10th 2014, 6:13 PM