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# Department of Foreign Affairs

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gilmore kicks off St Patrick's Day programme with trip to Atlanta, Georgia
The Minister for Foreign Affairs is also set to meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry and President Barack Obama during his trip.
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Mar 14th 2013, 7:26 AM
Police in Mozambique investigate death of Irishman William Deasy
The Cork man is reported to have died while working for Kentz Engineering in the north east of the country.
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Feb 26th 2013, 9:41 AM
Irishman dies following stabbing in Australia
The Department of Foreign Affairs said a number of family members will now be travelling to Perth.
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Feb 17th 2013, 10:24 AM
Man appears in court over stabbing of Irishman in Perth
The 21-year-old victim is reported to originally be from Wexford and living in western Australia for the last several years.
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Feb 12th 2013, 7:47 AM
Irishman, 21, stabbed in western Australia
The man is said to be in a critical condition. The Department of Foreign Affairs says it is providing consular assistance.
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Feb 11th 2013, 11:44 AM
Bill Gates to meet with Taoiseach, Tánaiste and President tomorrow
The Microsoft founder and philanthropist is also reported to be meeting Bono on his visit to Ireland tomorrow.
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Jan 22nd 2013, 9:22 AM
Uganda repays €4 million in Irish Aid funding that was misappropriated
The money has been handed back after it emerged last year that it had been misappropriated by officials in the Ugandan Prime Minister’s office.
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Jan 7th 2013, 5:09 PM
Ian McKeever: Taoiseach's message of condolence recalls 'passionate' adventurer
Enda Kenny said McKeever was a passionate adventurer who was “driven in his belief that everybody can achieve their potential”.
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Jan 3rd 2013, 1:23 PM
Irish tourist dies after balcony fall in the Canaries
The man in his 40s fell from a balcony in the apartment he was staying in on the island of Tenerife.
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Jan 2nd 2013, 2:16 PM
Tánaiste confirms deaths of 194 Irish citizens abroad this year
The Department of Foreign Affairs said almost 1,500 Irish citizens received consular assistance over the past 12 months.
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Dec 30th 2012, 12:54 PM
1982: Haughey, America and "The Troubles"
Newly released documents show Ireland’s attempts to engage American President Ronald Reagan on Northern Ireland and to counter British propaganda.
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Dec 28th 2012, 7:30 AM
After Falklands invasion, Thatcher sought Haughey’s ‘urgent help’
Suggestions that Ireland would not support British efforts to ostracise Argentina after its invasion of the Falklands in April 1982 were met with warnings from diplomats in London.
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Dec 28th 2012, 6:31 AM
Ugandan prime minister: 'I didn't receive misappropriated Irish money'
Amama Mbabazi says while some Irish funds were “fraudulently paid to private accounts”, some was used for its intended aims.
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Oct 28th 2012, 2:37 PM
Poll: Should Ireland distribute foreign aid while it is in a bailout?
With the government suspending aid to Uganda yesterday, we’re asking should Ireland be distributing foreign aid while still under the terms of a bailout?
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Oct 26th 2012, 10:01 AM
Ireland suspends aid to Uganda after report suggests €4m fraud
Eamon Gilmore has launched an immediate investigation amid suggestions the office of the Prime Minister misappropriated funds.
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Oct 25th 2012, 6:15 PM
Automatic service would remind people when their passport is expiring
The Passport Service is looking at the possibility of implementing an automatic reminder service that would alert passport holders by text or email that their document is due for renewal.
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Oct 21st 2012, 12:01 PM
Ireland to promote EU presidency with branded ties and scarves
The Department of Foreign Affairs will offer branded ties and scarves as ‘promotional mementoes’ for the European Council presidency.
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Oct 17th 2012, 7:15 AM
Embassy expenditure down almost €1.6m last year
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore also said the decision to close the Vatican embassy will not be reversed in the immediate term.
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Sep 24th 2012, 4:11 PM
DFA providing consular assistance after Irishman drowns in Croatia
The 28-year-old Irishman had been attending a music festival in the city of Pula.
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Sep 10th 2012, 9:07 PM
Travelling Irish soccer fans warned of Kazakhstan's terrorism risk
The Department of Foreign Affairs says soccer fans should be “aware of the global risk of indiscriminate terror attacks”.
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Sep 6th 2012, 1:16 PM
Costello attends funeral of late Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi
The Minister of State for Trade and Development is in Ethiopia today to offer his condolences to the late Prime Minister who had been in power for nearly two decades before he died last month.
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Sep 2nd 2012, 7:30 AM
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