# Department of Foreign Affairs

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Department of Foreign Affairs advises against travel to Bahamas

A travel advisory warns against all non-essential travel to the Bahamas, with Hurricane Irene set to hit within 48 hours.

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Aug 24th 2011, 1:56 PM

# Fake Passports

Government officials intervene as Irish J1 students warned over faked passport ploy

Students under 21 are warned not to doctor their passports, after a number of Irish are caught falsifying their documents.

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Aug 17th 2011, 8:49 PM

# Diplomacy

Diplomacy isn’t free: what Ireland’s 75 embassies cost us last year

Oireachtas figures reveal the overall cost of operating Ireland’s embassies and consulates overseas.

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Jul 27th 2011, 6:01 PM

# Australia

Irishman fighting for his life after Canberra assault

The Department of Foreign Affairs is offering consular assistance to the family of the injured 41-year-old Irishman.

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Jul 25th 2011, 11:32 AM

# flytilla

Irish woman held in Israel over 'flytilla' protest

Dee Murphy was “handcuffed and shackled” on arrival at Tel Aviv airport, according to reports.

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Jul 10th 2011, 1:31 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Friday

The world is ending tomorrow (we’re told) so here it is: the last ever wrap-up of the day’s news.

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May 20th 2011, 7:56 PM

# Air France

Mother awaits news of Irish victim in Air France crash

Irish officials in Paris are in contact with the airline in the hope of recovering the bodies of the two Irish victims who were never found.

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Apr 5th 2011, 1:24 PM

# Japan

Department dismisses Fianna Fáil criticism of "hands-off" Gilmore

Fianna Fáil’s Niall Collins says Irish citizens in Tokyo have been forced to turn to other embassies seeking advice.

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Mar 18th 2011, 2:12 PM

# Japan Earthquake

Massive Japanese quake causes day to shorten slightly

The earth’s rotation sped up by over a microsecond because of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake.

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Mar 11th 2011, 9:24 PM

# Japan Earthquake

Taoiseach offers condolences and pledges assistance to victims of Japanese earthquake

The minister for trade and development has said that Ireland is standing by to provide assistance.

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Mar 11th 2011, 9:10 PM

# Japan Earthquake

Stock and oil prices react to Japan's earthquake and tsunami disasters

Stocks rose but oil prices fell in response to the terrible events in the Pacific.

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Mar 11th 2011, 7:34 PM

# Japan Earthquake

Japan latest: Toll stands at 137 but deaths set to exceed 1,000 people

With still many unaccounted for one news agency says the death toll is expected to rise above 1,000 people.

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Mar 11th 2011, 4:32 PM

# Bad Science

Astronomers dismiss suggestion that sun and moon caused Japan earthquake

Reports that scientists had established a link between the activities of the sun and moon with the today’s Pacific tsunami have been dismissed by Irish astronomers.

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Mar 11th 2011, 3:59 PM

# Japan

In pictures: How the disaster in Japan unfolded

Cities, towns and farmland seriously damaged by the 8.9 magnitude quake today, which then triggered tsunami.

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Mar 11th 2011, 2:40 PM

# Japan Tsunami

UN and countries pledge aid and rescue offers to Japan but no decision from Ireland

Officials at the Department of the Taoiseach and Department of Foreign Affairs have so far made no official comment on the matter.

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Mar 11th 2011, 2:39 PM

# Pacific

Tsunami hits Indonesia without causing damage

Indonesia and Guam have both lifted their tsunami warnings, after waves of just 10 centimetres hit the eastern Indonesian coast.

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Mar 11th 2011, 2:26 PM

# Tsunami

In Pictures: Graphs and charts that show the tsunami's projected path

Weather centres around the Pacific rim show trajectory of deadly wave.

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Mar 11th 2011, 1:42 PM

# Indonesia

Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia

A volcano has erupted in Indonesia, just hours after an earthquake in Japan created a Pacific-wide tsunami.

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Mar 11th 2011, 1:39 PM

# Japan

Department of Foreign Affairs sets up crisis centre for Japan tsunami

The department estimates that there are around 2,000 Irish citizens in Japan. Relatives and friends of people in Japan are asked to contact the crisis centre for information.

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Mar 11th 2011, 1:20 PM

# Pacific Tsunami

Pacific tsunami: Eyewitnesses upload photographs

People in the areas affected by the Pacific tsunami have uploaded photographs on social networking sites.

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Mar 11th 2011, 12:47 PM

# Pacific Tsunami

Tsunami passes over Taiwan, Indonesia braces for impact

The Pacific tsunami has hit Taiwan causing minimal damage – it is due to hit the vulnerable Indonesia islandssoon.

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Mar 11th 2011, 12:01 PM

# Pacific Tsunami

Tsunami may 'totally engulf' low lying Pacific islands: Red Cross

The low lying Pacific islands may be swept over as a powerful tsunami hits the region – meanwhile Indonesia is bracing itself, as warnings indicate it will be the first area to be hit after Japan.

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Mar 11th 2011, 10:53 AM

# Libya

Department of Foreign Affairs defends its handling of Libyan evacuation

Five more Irish citizens arrived home safely yesterday. One described the Department’s handling of the situation as “diabolical”.

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Mar 1st 2011, 10:02 AM

# Libya

Irish team leads evacuation of 16 EU citizens from Libya

The Irish government jet is one of the last to leave Tripoli, after seeing the evacuation of 3 Irish and 13 other EU citizens.

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Feb 27th 2011, 9:01 PM

# Libya

Some Irish nationals evacuated from Libya but 27 still remain

The consular assistance team that had been on the ground in Tripoli has now left the country for the night.

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Feb 25th 2011, 6:12 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five things you need to know: the scramble to leave Libya, a war-time era shell in Wexford, and who’s getting to crush Seán Fitzpatrick’s BMW.

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Feb 25th 2011, 4:53 PM

# Libya

Department issues appeal for Irish citizens in Libya

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Feb 25th 2011, 1:26 PM

# Libya

UN and NATO hold emergency meetings on Libya

Rush to evacuate ex-pats from Libya as international leaders meet to consider their response to the increasing unrest.

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Feb 25th 2011, 10:54 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five things you need to know: Gaddafi says Libyan uprising is al-Qaeda’s fault, government denies ‘three strikes’ downloading rumours, and who’s that girl in the Rubberbandits video?

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Feb 24th 2011, 4:53 PM

# Libya

Irish Air Corps to make second attempt to evacuate Irish people in Libya

The Department of Foreign Affairs will attempt to put a crisis management team including the Irish Ambassador to Italy on the ground in Tripoli today.

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Feb 24th 2011, 8:24 AM

# New Zealand

Concerns remain over two Irish people missing after New Zealand earthquake

A total of 98 people have now been confirmed dead with hundreds more fatalities expected in Christchurch.

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Feb 24th 2011, 7:47 AM

# Libya

Libyans in Ireland call for support of government

In a letter to be delivered to the Department of Foreign Affairs today, Libyans call on the Irish government, the EU and the UN to condemn the actions of the Libyan authorities.

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Feb 21st 2011, 9:34 AM

# Passports

Russia threatens to retaliate over passport row

Russia’s deputy foreign minister has warned his country will retaliate after the expulsion of diplomat

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Feb 2nd 2011, 12:01 PM

# Passports

Russian diplomat expelled from Ireland over forged passports

Dept of Foreign Affairs has asked a staff member of the Russian embassy to leave the country following a garda investigation into the use of Irish passports.

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Feb 1st 2011, 2:04 PM