Robert Pether released on bail after four years in Iraqi jail
Australian citizen who had been living in Ireland was imprisoned over contract dispute with employer
Department of Foreign Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs HQ targeted again by protesters
Red paint thrown on exterior of Iveagh House overnight was being removed on Monday
Irish officials step up plans for rotating EU presidency which will cost more than €150m
Ireland will take over crucial position steering EU agenda and legislation - and brokering compromises - next year
Plans for counselling notes to be disclosed in sexual assault trials only if court decides they are relevant
Proposals stop short of ending access to counselling notes, something campaigners had sought
Ireland cannot protect its waters alone, UN expert says
UN Institute for Disarmament Research report examines threats to subsea telecommunications cables worldwide
‘We are nice people, but poor’: After Assad’s fall, economic problems are Syrians’ biggest concern
War, corruption and sanctions have taken a heavy toll on Syria, whose deepening poverty is ‘a dangerous accelerant in an already volatile environment’
Irish visits to United States drop by 27% amid anxiety over Trump administration’s border controls
Travel operators report ‘intense uncertainty’ around US market
Boy’s letter about not being able to play outside after Bloody Sunday touched taoiseach, new State records show
Derry boy Cormac Quigley’s note arrived during some of the darkest days of the Troubles
Irish transgender travellers advised that US authorities now want visa forms to reflect biological sex
Guidance comes after Trump signed several orders to change US policies on gender and diversity
Law change allows for deployment of Irish special forces to Kyiv
Cabinet approves plans to amend legislation so only Government and Dáil approval is required to send more than 12 peacekeepers overseas
Trump likely to make life harder for undocumented Irish in US, Simon Harris told
Briefing paper for then incoming minister on US president strategy heavily redacted
Use of DNA evidence for Irish passport applications is under review
Passport Service does not routinely accept DNA evidence as proof of entitlement to Irish citizenship
Trade, human rights, Ukraine war raised at meeting with China’s foreign minister
Wang Yi is in Dublin for meetings with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris
Panic in Africa and concern in Dublin after Trump takes aim at US aid agency
Accounts for Irish aid agency Goal show it received €103 million in funding from USAID in 2023
Trump creates instability but he is fond of Ireland and there is a ‘way forward’ - Simon Harris
Tánaiste says he believes Taoiseach will receive invitation to the White House for St Patrick’s Day
The Irish musical slammed by the White House as an ‘insane’ waste of $70,000
‘As an American taxpayer I don’t want my dollars going towards this crap,’ Donald Trump’s press secretary told reporters
Irishman (40s) questioned by police in Hungary over death of former wife
Department of Foreign Affairs aware of case and will provide consular assistance if requested
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (Vol 14) 1969-73: The North, above all else, required the Department of Foreign Affairs to up its game
Gleanings from departmental archives are pieces of jigsaw puzzles which illuminate decision- and policymaking, and the relationships of key figures
Irish civil servants pore over a US right-wing roadmap so radical even Trump seems wary
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Ireland’s plan to ban certain Israeli goods would be ‘very difficult to enforce’
Occupied Territories Bill ‘might pose problems’ for multinationals and other businesses in Ireland, Department of Enterprise briefing note states
Ireland’s planned ban on certain Israeli goods complicated by recent events
Ceasefire in Gaza and election of pro-Israel US president Donald Trump likely to feed into deliberations on Occupied Territories Bill
Irish man (29) dies following fall at ski resort in Bulgaria
A helicopter was dispatched but suffered technical difficulties and had to return to base before it could reach the man
Man hospitalised following shooting in Rennes, France
Man (50s) shot several times in Villejean neighbourhood on Saturday, says local mayor
Move to expand Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition internationally welcomed by Tánaiste
Agreement signed between Department of Foreign Affairs and BTYSTE to support science in developing countries, especially Africa
Ireland cannot rely on a soft and woolly international reputation anymore
Greatest task facing the new government is restoring Ireland’s standing in Europe and the world
Irish passport holder (77) held in UK prison over Christmas as electronic tag too large for wrist
Former teacher and environmental campaigner Gaie Delap was jailed for her part in Just Stop Oil protest
Irish influence inside the EU: ‘The conveyor belt is slowing down’
Senior Irish officials warn of declining influence in Europe as interest in careers in EU institutions drops off
New Orleans: FBI identifies truck attack suspect as US citizen Shamsud-Din Jabbar
Texas man crashed truck into crowd and then opened fire on police, killing 10 people
Swimming pool problems for Ireland’s Vatican ambassador sparked sharp criticism
Embassy official issued rebuke after technical issues left pool out of action one week out of every four
John Bruton believed nationalists were not properly represented by Sinn Féin or SDLP
New taoiseach caused concern as IRA grappled with ceasefire and decommissioning decisions, papers show
Joint British/Irish courts in Northern Ireland were backed by top Conservatives
State records show controversial plan for paramilitary trials had backing in UK cabinet before Thatcher turned it down
DFA helped Irish people find family in Australia in days before online communication
Emigrants sometimes lost touch with relatives who had no way to contact them
Attempts to build Irish arms industry failed due to concerns over neutrality and misuse by rogue regimes
Dutch company Eurometaal NV planned shell factory in Ireland, but Brian Lenihan was ‘extremely dubious’
Binyamin Netanyahu lobbied for embassy during visit to Ireland as a rising star politician in 1990
Future Israeli prime minister defended opposition to Palestinian statehood and downplayed settlements and occupations
Cost of reopening Irish Embassy in Iran tops €1.6m
Government going ahead with plan despite concerns over Iran’s human rights record
From Blair and Clinton to civil servants in the shadows, archive papers reveal scale of peace push
IRA Army Council management by Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern’s referendum worries and unionists’ mistrust are revealed in documents
NI Policing Authority report nothing more than RUC ‘propaganda’, Irish official believed
Eamonn McKee complained the report’s ‘studied neutrality’ was not intended to reflect Catholic attitudes accurately
How much does the Government spend supporting Irish emigrants in the US?
The Emigrant Support Programme spends the money on ‘long-established’ immigration centres in New York, Boston, Seattle, San Diego and San Francisco
Interpol issues yellow notice for two Irish boys kept in Egypt by their father for almost three years
Mandy Kelly, from Dundalk, said her estranged husband, the children’s father, refused to let the boys return from a family holiday in Cairo in 2022
‘We used to say the government can see your dreams’: Syrians in Ireland feel they now have ‘two homes’
Osama Abou Hajar, who moved here in 2015, is ‘inspired’ by Irish history and hopes Syria can rebuild in a ‘similar way’
Cheaper J1 visas to be offered to students
International education exchange body hopes to boost student travel with direct sponsorships
Sherin’s mother prays she won’t be left lying in the street to be eaten by scavenging dogs
In all the Mercs-and-perks talk about who will get which Cabinet portfolios, there has been scant appetite to face down the warmongers in Jerusalem and Washington
Irish model encouraged to travel to Lebanon for work before being refused permission to leave
Fionnuala Watts paid nearly €2,000 before getting visa stamped in Beirut so that she could leave
Rose of Tralee festival beset by financial problems and legal actions
Plus: Brian Ormond’s shoe business missteps, Peadar Tóibín’s distaste for government funding of media, and effing drama in the Dáil
Irish veterans ‘shocked and saddened’ by destruction of Lebanon orphanage with ties to Defence Forces
Soldiers serving in Tibnin with UN mission had supported facility with donations, education and maintenance projects since 1970s
Top cops use Dublin Marathon as a dry run for Garda commissioner job
Plus: Love/Hate duo making a fact-based Dublin crime film; secrecy around Micheál Martin’s meeting with Apple; and Robert Troy’s support for Michael O’Leary’s slurry
Irish woman (20s) in serious condition in hospital in Sicily after being struck by car
Woman was jogging when the incident occurred
David Lammy becomes first British foreign secretary to visit Dublin for seven years
Sparse detail of talks emerges after meeting with Micheál Martin but countries vow to deepen ‘key strategic links’
Irishwoman seriously injured after dress catches fire at friend’s wedding in Spain
Department of Foreign Affairs providing consular assistance to 29-year-old who suffered serious burns
Irish woman dies after being swept out to sea off coast of Sardinia
Death is the second involving an Irish citizen on the Italian island in a week
‘I felt that life has no value and it’s better to die’: Yazidi woman on experience of being sexually enslaved by Isis
Shireen Khero, a Yazidi from Iraq, was abducted by Isis in 2014 but luckily escaped three years later. She is in Ireland to mark the 10th anniversary of Isis atrocities against the Yazidi community
Body recovered in search for Irish hiker (39) missing in Sardinia since Friday
Man understood to have become separated from his brothers during hike in remote region
Foreign Affairs HQ in Dublin is daubed with Gaza protest graffiti
Iveagh House was previously targeted with red paint by pro-Palestinian campaigners
Falling number of Irish working in EU institutions a ‘serious problem’
Concern as one-third of Irish staff in EU roles due to retire by 2026 with associated loss of influence
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