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Emergency support discussed for EU citizens in Middle East amid fears of escalating conflict
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (778+ words) Diplomats and other officials in Brussels from the EU's 27 states are co-ordinating possible emergency consular assistance for citizens in Iran and the wider region. It is understood officials at an EU-level meeting on Sunday discussed an agreed approach of advising…...
Afghanistan targets Pakistani jets over Kabul as conflict continues
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (415+ words) Afghanistan said it was firing at Pakistani jets in Kabul after blasts and gunfire rocked the capital on Sunday, compounding "instability in a region rattled by United States'Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks on US targets in Gulf states....
Irish troops in Middle East forced to take shelter as air strikes continue
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (556+ words) Irish troops stationed in the Middle East have been forced to take shelter in bunkers as Iran steps up retaliation against Israel and the US for the assassination of their supreme leader. There are approximately 380 Irish troops in various bases…...
Israel launches strikes on Iran, as death toll from attack on school reportedly rises to 148
9+ hour, 40+ min ago (1759+ words) Conor Gallagher reports that there are approximately 380 Irish troops in various theatres in the Middle East but military officials believe there is no specific risk to their safety from Iranian or Israeli-American attacks. The largest contingent of Irish troops is…...
Chartered flights now ‘routine’ says Minister as 63 South Africans deported
9+ hour, 45+ min ago (519+ words) Chartered deportation flights are now a "routine" part of Ireland's immigration system, the Minister for Justice said as 54 adults and nine children were flown from Ireland to South Africa on Saturday night. It was the eighth such mass deportation since…...
Death toll rises as Israel and US continue air attacks and Iran fires hundreds of missiles
10+ hour, 55+ min ago (596+ words) Waves of Israeli and US air strikes hit Iran on Sunday, a day after the killing of supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Israelis spent the day running to protected spaces as Iran responded with missile barrages and sirens sounded every few…...
Sinn Féin TD says he’s a ‘Bob Marley guy’ as Cork accent goes viral in Jamaica
17+ hour, 13+ min ago (1066+ words) It was a mixed week on social media for some Sinn F'in TDs, with party leader Mary Lou McDonald criticised over a tribute to a late IRA commander, while a speech by Cork North-Central TD Thomas Gould proved a hit…...
President Connolly calls for immediate diplomacy following strikes in Middle East
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (679+ words) President Catherine Connolly has said "all possible steps must be taken to avoid a further escalation" in the Middle East following military strikes. It follows US and Israeli forces" missile strikes on Iran on Saturday morning in what the two…...
‘I was speaking with my mother and we heard the rockets’: Iranians in Ireland react
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (622+ words) Some Iranians living in Ireland have welcomed the intervention of the United States and Israel in Iran. Dozens of Iranians attended a protest at the Spire in Dublin city centre on Saturday afternoon. The demonstration was arranged before the US…...
Hundreds attend Dublin protest for disability emergency payment
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (470+ words) Hundreds of people have taken part in a protest in Dublin calling for the immediate introduction of an emergency disability payment of "400. Participants held placards and chanted for the payment as they took part in the rally on Saturday afternoon....