# foreign-affairs - Tuesday 2 November, 2021
# Simon Coveney
# Simon Coveney
The Minister for Foreign Affairs will meet with UN officials and civil society groups during four-day Middle East trip.
# foreign-affairs - Thursday 26 August, 2021
# Kabul Airport
# Kabul Airport
At least 60 Irish citizens remain in Afghanistan.
# Afghanistan
# Afghanistan
Nearly 90,000 Afghans and foreigners have fled Afghanistan via the US-led airlift.
# foreign-affairs - Monday 23 August, 2021
# Afghanistan
# Afghanistan
They are expected to arrive into Kabul on Thursday.
# Kyiv
# Kyiv
Coveney will represent Ireland at the inaugural summit of the International Crimean Platform (ICP).
# foreign-affairs - Thursday 19 August, 2021
# Irish In Afghanistan
# Irish In Afghanistan
Aoife MacManus, one of the three Irish people who has left Afghanistan, spoke to Nuacht RTÉ this evening.
# foreign-affairs - Friday 13 August, 2021
# Foreign Affairs
# Foreign Affairs
The Taliban have taken four more provincial capitals in sweep across Afghan south.
# foreign-affairs - Monday 5 July, 2021
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
He will also meet with political leaders, including the Defence Minister and acting Foreign Affairs Minister.
# foreign-affairs - Sunday 13 December, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
Boris Johnson is due to speak with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen later today.
# foreign-affairs - Wednesday 2 December, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
The British government is poised to reintroduce elements of its controversial Internal Market Bill next week,
# foreign-affairs - Friday 9 October, 2020
# Cross Border
# Cross Border
Coveney said that he was told by Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis that “finance from London shouldn’t be a problem”.
# foreign-affairs - Wednesday 1 April, 2020
# Flying Home
# Flying Home
The government is warning Irish people on short-term visas to strongly consider coming home.
# foreign-affairs - Saturday 28 March, 2020
# Panama
# Panama
Two people on board have reportedly been diagnosed with coronavirus.
# foreign-affairs - Friday 27 March, 2020
# Simon Coveney
# Simon Coveney
Tánaiste Simon Coveney and Peruvian Foreign Minister
# foreign-affairs - Wednesday 25 March, 2020
# Stranded Abroad
# Stranded Abroad
The majority of stranded Irish citizens are in Australia or New Zealand, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
# foreign-affairs - Saturday 15 February, 2020
# LE Aisling
# LE Aisling
The LÉ Aisling was sold by the Department of Defence in 2017 for €110,000 to a Dutch company.
# foreign-affairs - Saturday 18 January, 2020
# Foreign Affairs
# Foreign Affairs
The Department also looked for €2 million to bolster Ireland’s bid to become a member of the UN Security Council.
# foreign-affairs - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
# Malaysia
# Malaysia
The parents of the 15-year-old believe there was a ‘criminal element’ involved in their daughter’s disappearance.
# foreign-affairs - Tuesday 8 October, 2019
# Brexit
# Brexit
Tusk made his comments on Twitter.
# foreign-affairs - Friday 12 April, 2019
# Picking Up The Tab
# Picking Up The Tab
The Department of Foreign Affairs said it was a “significant project” at the building on 17 Grosvenor Place.
# foreign-affairs - Sunday 20 January, 2019
# Travelling
# Travelling
Meanwhile, a €12 million contract to provide a passport processing system in Ireland is being put out to tender.
# foreign-affairs - Monday 31 December, 2018
# Banged Up Abroad
# Banged Up Abroad
Consular assistance was provided to Irish citizens in a range of circumstances this year.
# foreign-affairs - Tuesday 31 July, 2018
# Marbella
# Marbella
The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to the family of the girl.
# foreign-affairs - Thursday 21 June, 2018
# Holiday Plans
# Holiday Plans
It is “a matter of immense frustration” for staff that it’s taking longer than planned to process some applications, the Public Accounts Committee has been told.
# foreign-affairs - Monday 28 May, 2018
# Palestine
# Palestine
The Tánaiste is due to go to Palestine and Israel next week.
# foreign-affairs - Sunday 8 April, 2018
# Foreign Affairs
# Foreign Affairs
The Tanaiste said it’s impossible to provide precise statistics as people don’t always want the Irish authorities to be informed.
# foreign-affairs - Monday 19 March, 2018
# Salisbury
# Salisbury
Russia has denied involvement in the poisoning.
# foreign-affairs - Tuesday 13 March, 2018
# Diplomatic Tensions
# Diplomatic Tensions
Tensions are rising after the UK said it was likely Russia was behind a recent poisoning attack on an ex-spy.
# foreign-affairs - Monday 22 January, 2018
# Foreign Affairs
# Foreign Affairs
The Ballsbridge mission is the only embassy in western Europe that is slated for closure.
# foreign-affairs - Monday 15 January, 2018
# Ballaghaderreen
# Ballaghaderreen
19-year-old Stephen O’Gara lost his life in a tragic road accident on the island of Lanzarote at the weekend.
# foreign-affairs - Saturday 13 January, 2018
# Column
# Column
While in Gaza I saw the pressures on food, water and electricity, writes Tánaiste Simon Coveney.
# foreign-affairs - Wednesday 20 December, 2017
# Bangkok
# Bangkok
The man is reported to have been living in Thailand for some time.
# foreign-affairs - Wednesday 22 November, 2017
# Peace Talks
# Peace Talks
Minister of State John Halligan has had a briefing with the Department of Foreign Affairs about the situation.
# foreign-affairs - Wednesday 18 October, 2017
# Tragic
# Tragic
The cause of the 30-year-old Dublin man’s death is unclear at present.
# foreign-affairs - Sunday 3 September, 2017
# Wherefore Art Thou
# Wherefore Art Thou
Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe is as culpable as anyone when it comes to the furore surrounding the Public Services Card. So why is he keeping such a low profile?
# foreign-affairs - Thursday 17 August, 2017
# Anniversary
# Anniversary
Halawa (21) was arrested during a demonstration in 2014 in support of Mohamed Morsi who had been ousted from power in a military coup.
# Lazaro Cardenas
# Lazaro Cardenas
The Department of Foreign Affairs has said that it is aware of the case.
# foreign-affairs - Friday 11 August, 2017
# Suicide Prevention
# Suicide Prevention
The charity, which was liquidated last year, received the money to provide counselling services for Irish emigrants in the UK.
# foreign-affairs - Saturday 22 July, 2017
# Irish Neutrality
# Irish Neutrality
427 applications have been approved.
# foreign-affairs - Thursday 20 July, 2017
# Crash
# Crash
The Department of Foreign Affairs said it is aware of the incident.
Downpours this morning
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