Among the considerations were the possible impact on trade from Arab countries and the cost of security.

The new Ireland House in Japan was officially opened by the Taoiseach this summer, with overall costs of around €35 million.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is also planning to hire 12 high-quality armoured cars for delegation motorcades in November 2026

Allowance payments in 2024 totalled €19.1 million, with a further €10.8 million paid out during the first six months of this year.

The presidency of the Council of the European Union rotates among the member states every six months.

In the first half of this year, 28 cases of fraud were reported to An Garda Síochána

Individuals with surnames such as O’Connor, O’Sullivan, or D’arcy have been left unable to proceed with applications using their legal names.

Holders of long-stay visas to study in Ireland, they had been unable to leave the enclave without assistance.

Ms Heraty had been taken hostage from an orphanage in Kenscoff earlier this month.

Speakers addressed the crowd at Government Buildings in Dublin before the protesters marched to the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra was discovered unconscious on the boat at Montauk Yacht Club in Long Island on Tuesday.

The official use of diplomatic bags came under scrutiny in 2022 after it emerged that they had been deployed to send novelty socks

Red paint was sprayed at the entrance to Iveagh House on St. Stephen's Green in Dublin, reading “Pal Action Ireland - US Military Out of Shannon".

The system allows the descendants of Irish people who have moved abroad to claim Irish citizenship.

The Bulgarian Red Cross said initial information suggested he was part of a group taking photographs when he lost his balance and fell from a height of about 600 meters.

Nearly €25,000 was spent at Pottery Barn according to invoices that were released, which included €1,150 for a coffee table, €3,310 for two hand-tufted rugs, and €2,591 for an extendable dining table.

Micheál Martin said the European Union needs to be ‘firm’ with the US.

Declassified files show intensive efforts ongoing behind the scenes to find agreement over north-south bodies in 1998.

A Dublin coroner that she had not received a reply to date to a request she had sent to the UN on August 6th.

Micheál Martin thanked the governments of Netherlands and Canada who assisted with the departure on Friday.

The 29-year-old from Donegal is reported to have been found dead in his cell on Wednesday morning

Local reports said the woman, aged in her 60s, was swept out to sea.

The body of a 39-year-old Irish hiker last seen on the Italian island of Sardinia last Friday afternoon has been found

The largest bill was the €168,106 which was paid for a Toyota Land Cruiser 300 GXR for use in Abuja in Nigeria, FOI records showed.

His body has been taken to a local hospital where it will be formally handed over to his family

The €71,613 bill covered the costs of 38 separate invoices, which included trips by heads of state and high-ranking officials from world organisations

Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin took to social media to deliver the updated travel advice

Michael Grant died suddenly while on holiday with his family and friends.

The Department of Foreign Affairs has said it has not been made aware of any Irish citizen caught up in an attack on aid workers in Gaza

Mandy Kelly from Dundalk in Co Louth was on holiday in Egypt when her husband Ramy Gamal Maamoun Mohamed locked her mother in an apartment and took the children away in a car.

The Office of Public Works sent the Department of Foreign Affairs a bill for €11,081 for the arrival of the Chinese delegation into Dublin Airport.

There had not been any comment until Mr Eljuboori was safe home on Irish soil as there had been “hiccups” at the weekend.

Micheál Martin's department was notified about the incident by the National Cyber Security Centre on Thursday

Laura Wickham told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that her husband Yasser Eljuboori had been travelling back to Ireland, on his Irish passport, when he was detained at the airport.

Over 2,000 thousand Irish people needed help while abroad this year, according to government figures

In a statement, officials said: “The Department of Foreign Affairs can confirm that 24 Irish citizens and dependants were ultimately able to exit Gaza at the Rafah crossing last night.

Micheál Martin has expressed confidence that the majority of Irish passport holders will have left the enclave in the coming days

Emily Hand, eight, was feared dead after the assault on Kibbutz Be’eri.

The Department of Foreign Affairs has said stories about Ireland refusing to label Hamas a terrorist group are "categorically false"