# Department of Foreign Affairs

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# wine-no

Remember all that posh wine the Government is trying to sell? No one wants it

One only merchant made an offer for the wine this year.

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Oct 28th 2014, 4:41 PM

# potential genocide

Ireland will take in a small number of families fleeing the violence in Iraq

As much as €500,000 in emergency funding will also be provided to organisations working in the area.

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Aug 13th 2014, 12:24 PM

# Gaza

'Not sitting on the fence': How the government wants backbenchers to explain Ireland's UN abstention

Charlie Flanagan issued advice to government TDs and Senators to deal with queries over Ireland’s controversial decision to abstain from a UN vote on Gaza.

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Aug 2nd 2014, 7:15 AM

# Demonstration

Medical workers in scrubs to protest at ‘die-in’ Gaza protest in Dublin

The medical workers want the Irish Government to condemn attacks on medical workers, hospitals and ambulances in Gaza.

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Jul 31st 2014, 7:00 AM

# Indonesia

The family of a previously unidentified injured Irishman in Bali have been contacted

A Facebook campaign was launched to identify the man.

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May 27th 2014, 12:10 PM

# Australia

Irishman who pleaded guilty to Melbourne hotel damage found dead

29-year-old Padraig Gaffney had said that the court case had “ruined his life”.

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May 8th 2014, 10:45 PM

# you're hired

Ireland is reopening its Vatican Embassy, here's the new Ambassador...

Emma Madigan will be in charge of Ireland’s slimmed down presence in the Holy See.

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May 6th 2014, 5:42 PM

# Washington

Irishman appointed as EU ambassador to the United States

David O’Sullivan previously worked with the Department of Foreign Affairs.

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May 6th 2014, 10:22 AM

# Passport

The Passport Service have set up a Twitter for all your, eh, passport questions

Sure why not?

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Apr 25th 2014, 10:31 PM

# China

23-year-old Irish man found dead in China

The 23-year-old had been working in China when he went missing on Monday night.

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Mar 29th 2014, 7:54 PM

# Investment

Tánaiste announces €600k grant for planned €5m redevelopment of London GAA headquarters

The new project was launched today in Croke Park.

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Mar 24th 2014, 12:31 PM

# Not all Ferrero Rocher

Irish embassies employ 21 full-time cooks, but our ambassadors are 'often acting like janitors'

The Public Accounts Committee has also heard details of how over €21 million in allowances is distributed among over 300 Irish officials serving abroad.

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Mar 7th 2014, 6:00 AM

# Irish Aid

'Not appropriate' to cut Irish aid to Uganda over anti-gay laws

The Department of Foreign Affairs has argued that aid to the country is going to directly assist some of the poorest people in the world and that it’s a matter of educating people.

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Mar 6th 2014, 1:40 PM

# Holy See

'We genuinely closed the Vatican embassy for cost reasons... but no one believes us'

Department of Foreign Affairs officials have been discussing the still-controversial closure of the Vatican embassy 26 months ago. It has since been decided to reopen it.

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Mar 6th 2014, 12:43 PM

# tensions

Enda Kenny: Yes, the Irish government knew about Hyde Park bomb deal

The Taoiseach said there was a “degree of sensitivity” surrounding the issuing of letters to IRA suspects guaranteeing they wouldn’t be prosecuted.

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Feb 27th 2014, 1:58 PM

# Oireachtas agenda

Rehab, us and the EU and Scottish independence...Everything going on in Leinster House today

Last day of the week in the Dáil. But what have they got planned?

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Feb 27th 2014, 9:01 AM

# Citizens

Increase of 5 per cent in people using Passport Express

A total of 631,186 passports were issued in 2013 – and 5 per cent more people used Passport Express.

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Jan 3rd 2014, 5:13 PM

# Irish Abroad

Big jump in the number of Irish people getting married abroad

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Italy was the most popular destination.

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Dec 31st 2013, 11:29 AM

# typhoon haiyan

Ireland sends €120k more aid to Philippines

The 16 tonnes of supplies are being sent from Irish Aid’s stocks in Malaysia.

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Dec 1st 2013, 2:44 PM

# John Walsh

Irish father killed in freak golf course accident in China

John Walsh, who was 39, had been working as ‘Lead Shaper’ at the Happy Valley club near Beijing since May.

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Nov 13th 2013, 9:47 AM

# United States

Young Irish man dies suddenly in Las Vegas

The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it is providing consular assistance to the man’s family.

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Nov 3rd 2013, 4:31 PM

# hiring

Graduates face tough recruitment process for jobs in Gilmore's department

Applicants will face numerous tests and interviews in order to bag one of the ten positions.

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Oct 19th 2013, 7:00 PM

# Greece

Irish embassy 'made contact with Greek police' over detention of Irishwoman's husband

Mark Marku has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in connection with a number of armed robberies.

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Oct 19th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Twitter

Department of Foreign Affairs operates 25 embassy Twitter accounts

The department also has two embassy Facebook accounts – for Sydney and New Dehli.

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Oct 13th 2013, 7:30 AM

# On the Move

Dublin's Passport Office to move next year

New offices in Dublin city centre are being sought by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

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Oct 1st 2013, 6:15 AM

# Westgate Mall

Kenyan forces storm shopping mall in ‘final’ assault on militants

It comes as the Red Cross revises down the death toll to 62. The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued an updated warning for Irish nationals.

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Sep 23rd 2013, 3:53 PM

# Egypt

"I hope that the Halawas will be home soon" - Eamon Gilmore

The Tánaiste says that the four Halawa siblings are receiving the same treatment that any Irish citizen would receive.

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Sep 5th 2013, 10:43 AM

# Arrested

Irish TV producer detained by police in Egypt

Russ Finn was working for broadcaster Al-Jazeera in Cairo. He has been held since Tuesday when he was arrested along with two colleagues.

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Aug 30th 2013, 7:46 PM

# Halawa Siblings

‘They are in good spirits’: Irish official visits Halawa siblings in Cairo jail

The four Irish citizens continue to be detained in the Egyptian capital but have now been visited by an Irish consular official.

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Aug 20th 2013, 4:28 PM

# Egypt

Irish women reportedly arrested after Cairo mosque stand-off

The Department of Foreign Affairs has been in contact with Egyptian authorities to try to secure their safety.

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Aug 17th 2013, 8:24 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Aug 14th 2013, 4:39 PM

# volunteering

Minister encourages retired public servants ‘twiddling their thumbs’ to volunteer abroad

Minister of State Joe Costello told TheJournal.ie that his department plans to launch a new civilian volunteer corps later this year.

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Aug 11th 2013, 8:30 PM

# RIP

Irish woman, 25, found dead in bed in Singapore

Orla Daly originally from Clontarf, Dublin was living and working in Queenstown, Singapore.

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Aug 9th 2013, 11:26 AM

# Spain

77 dead, 143 injured in rail crash - "no indications" any Irish citizens were on board

Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Gilmore says the situation is “still developing”, but that there are no reports of any Irish citizens caught up in the tragedy.

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Jul 25th 2013, 11:26 AM

# Costa del Sol

Irish mother and daughter dead in suspected murder-suicide in Spain

A family of three were found dead in an apartment in the southern Spanish town of Mijas yesterday evening

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Jun 27th 2013, 7:24 AM

# Wikileaks

Mystery over ‘hijacking incident at Dublin Airport’ 37 years ago

A Wikileaks cable contains limited information about an apparent hijacking incident at Dublin Airport in December 1976 but there are few other details about the event.

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Apr 29th 2013, 7:20 AM