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Trócaire urges Donegal supporters to return Lent donations

Trócaire is calling on supporters in Donegal to return donations from their Trócaire boxes, warning that a decline in donations to its Lenten Appeal would put many of its life-saving programmes at risk. The charity’s biggest fundraising campaign, ...

03 Apr 2021 at 15:30

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More than 120 Irish citizens and dependents evacuated from Sudan

A total of 122 Irish citizens and their dependents have been evacuated from Sudan, according to Tanaiste Micheal Martin. The number is expected to rise over the coming days. “Due to continued uncertainty about the duration of the current ...

27 Apr 2023 at 16:01

National News

Irish diplomat ‘in good shape’ after being attacked in residence in Sudan

An Irish diplomat serving as EU ambassador to Sudan is in “good shape” after being attacked in his residence, the Tanaiste has said. Micheal Martin gave an update on Aidan O’Hara, 58, after he was targeted during a violent robbery at ...

18 Apr 2023 at 19:17

National News

209 Irish citizens and dependents evacuated from Sudan in total

A further 89 Irish citizens and their dependents have been evacuated from Sudan, bringing the total Irish evacuees to 209, the Department of Foreign Affairs has said. The majority of Irish citizens evacuated by air in recent days ...

30 Apr 2023 at 16:02

National News

Govt approves deployment of soldiers to help evacuate Irish citizens from war-torn Sudan

The government has approved the deployment of Defence Forces to assist with evacuating Irish citizens from Sudan. The approval was confirmed by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the Tánaiste Micheál Martin today (April 23) due to the ...

23 Apr 2023 at 16:32

National News

Michael Martin: 50 Irish citizens evacuated from Sudan, and more to come

Around 50 Irish citizens have been evacuated from Sudan, with more evacuations planned, Ireland’s deputy premier Micheal Martin has said. The Tanaiste and minister for foreign affairs said evacuations from the Sudanese ...

24 Apr 2023 at 10:37

National News

Irish government sending team to evacuate citizens from Sudan

The Irish government has confirmed it is sending a team to evacuate its citizens from Sudan. It comes as hundreds of people have died in a conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitary group known as the Rapid ...

23 Apr 2023 at 15:12

National News

Micheal Martin says triple lock on overseas peace missions is under review

The triple lock governing Irish participation in overseas peacekeeping missions needs to be revisited, Micheal Martin has said. Under legislation, the Defence Forces can only be deployed on peacekeeping operations ...

24 Apr 2023 at 10:47

National News

‘Arms production has defeated diplomacy’ too often, Higgins says

Powerful world leaders are complicit in the avoidable loss of life of children, Michael D Higgins has said. The president also said record military expenditure worldwide reflected a “species failure”, adding: ...

17 Sept 2024 at 14:52

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UN World Food Programme Country Director 'one of Donegal’s finest ambassadors'

A Mountcharles woman who is Country Director for the UN World Food Programme in South Sudan has been described as one of “Donegal’s finest ambassadors.” Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie ...

19 Mar 2024 at 06:34

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Ethiopian man granted asylum after escaping torture will run for Northern Ireland

A brave Ethiopian man who was granted asylum in Northern Ireland after enduring torture and enforced labour before risking his life to reach Europe on a dinghy will represent his adopted country when he ...

28 Jun 2022 at 18:12

National News

Humanitarian crisis in Sudan ‘cannot be ignored’ – Irish deputy premier

The Irish deputy premier has said the civil war in Sudan “cannot be ignored” as he condemned the use of rape and starvation as weapons of war. Simon Harris said 14 million euro in aid from the Irish ...

28 Oct 2025 at 16:17

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