US troop numbers passing through Shannon soar 80%
More than 3,000 US troops passed through airport during March after Iran conflict started
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Taoiseach says department’s failure to report US military overflights is ‘not normal’
Official figure of American flights through Irish airspace was 248 short
248 US military flights over Ireland went unreported due to ‘administrative error’
Irish Times investigation finds almost 250 more overflights than previously disclosed by Department of Foreign Affairs
Government and civil servants uneasy over President’s choice of first overseas trip
Catherine Connolly will meet Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, but not her counterpart, the king of Spain
Ministers warned of delays in writing EU rules into law as presidency approaches
Correspondence shows Government keen to avoid getting rap on the knuckles from Brussels
‘Very damning’ - Investigation may prompt EU to look again at alumina sanctions
High risk of material feeding ‘military industrial complex’ amid Ukraine invasion, envoy says
Ireland talked tough on Russian sanctions - until it came to one metals plant in Limerick
Aughinish Alumina revelations in The Irish Times came a day after Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine
Number of Irish citizens seeking consular help abroad at highest level since Covid pandemic
Iran crisis leads to surge in requests for assistance from Department of Foreign Affairs
About 4,500 woollen scarves at the heart of Ireland’s diplomacy plans for Europe
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Relieved family reunions at Dublin Airport as chartered flight from Oman lands
Almost 200 Irish citizens return on flight via Cairo as hostilities escalate in Middle East
The Dubai dream is over. Irish expats can no longer suspend their disbelief
Dubai always demanded expats suspend their disbelief. Now the US military intervention in Iran and Iran’s retribution against Gulf states is forcing some to re-evaluate
Iran’s president rejects Trump demand for ‘unconditional surrender’
Masoud Pezeshkian apologises for Iran’s attacks on regional countries, but Iranian fire targets Gulf states on Saturday
First repatriation flight for Irish citizens from Middle East delayed, department confirms
Service pushed back by one day due to ‘highly challenging operational context for aviation’ in region, says Helen McEntee
As many as 2,000 Irish people stranded in Gulf states due to Iran war, says Helen McEntee
Minister for Foreign Affairs expects Taoiseach to raise concerns about US-Israel attacks during White House meeting
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