Category: World

Tánaiste Simon Harris TD and Minister of State Neale Richmond TD have announced a €35.4 million funding package to support humanitarian and stabilisation efforts in Ukraine and neighbouring regions. The announcement was made ahead of Harris’s scheduled meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha during UN High Level Week in New York. The funding includes […]

The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Churchtown Primary School to officially open a memorial playground dedicated to the memory of three young girls—Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe, and Alice da Silva Aguiar—who were killed in a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on 29 July 2024. Six-year-old Bebe King and […]

Situational Synopsis 1. Security & Conflict Armed Violence Intensifies in Eastern DR Congo Fresh clashes between M23 rebels and government forces in eastern DR Congo threaten the fragile peace process, despite mediation efforts by the US and Qatar. The M23 recently seized Nzibira, a gold-mining town, with observers warning of an impending assault on Uvira, […]

Ireland has announced an additional €3 million in humanitarian funding for Sudan, bringing its total support for 2025 to €14.3 million. The announcement was made by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Harris TD, alongside Minister of State for International Development Neale Richmond TD, during UN High Level Week in New York. […]

Former U.S. President Barack Obama is set to arrive in Ireland on Thursday, 25 September, ahead of a series of engagements in Dublin, including the formal acceptance of the Freedom of the City—an honour originally conferred upon him and his wife, Michelle Obama, in 2017. The ceremony will take place at a private event hosted […]

With the nomination deadline set for noon on Wednesday, Ireland’s 2025 presidential race is crystallizing into a diverse field of candidates spanning party lines and independent platforms. The contest is expected to be one of the most ideologically varied in recent history. Candidates must secure either the backing of 20 Oireachtas members or support from […]

BEIJING — China emerged as the world’s third-largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows in 2024, with its outward FDI stock surpassing $3 trillion, accounting for 7.2% of the global total. The ranking, confirmed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), places China behind the United States and Japan in global […]

DUBLIN — Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has launched a nationwide campaign urging citizens to join Ireland’s Civil Defence, spotlighting the life-saving skills and community impact of volunteer service. The initiative, titled Learn Skills. Save Lives, aims to bolster volunteer numbers to support emergency response and local events across the country. The campaign […]

AMSTERDAM — Dutch carrier KLM will cancel 119 flights on Wednesday as ground crew at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport prepare for another strike, the airline confirmed Monday. The disruption is expected to affect both domestic and international services, with passengers advised to check schedules and seek rebooking options. The strike involves segments of KLM’s ground operations […]

LOS ANGELES — ABC has announced that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel will return to air on Tuesday, following a temporary suspension related to comments made about conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. The network confirmed the decision in a brief statement, signaling the end of a controversy that drew sharp public and media attention. Kimmel’s suspension came […]