Mark Coughlan

Prime Time

A compilation of images from the night of 23 November 2023

Reflections on the riots: One year on from destruction in Dublin

The worst rioting in decades began in Dublin on the evening of 23 November 2023. One year on, the impact of what happened is still felt across the city, as Mark Coughlan and Kate McDonald report.

Prime Time • 26 Nov 24

Left: The Yantar's last confirmed location. Top: The Yantar (mil.ru) Bottom: British RAF P8 Surveillance plane

Russian spy ship confirmed to be operating near cables off Dublin

A Russian spy ship has been operating near subsea cables in the Irish Sea just north of Dublin in recent days, according to vessel tracking data and military sources.

Prime Time • 15 Nov 24

Above: Defence Forces C295 plane, Below: Russian vessel, Admiral Golovko

Russian warships observed by Defence Forces south of Ireland

The Irish Defence Forces dispatched a specialist observation plane twice in recent days to an area of the Atlantic south of Cork where Russian naval vessels, including one equipped with new hypersonic missiles, are understood to have been operating.

Prime Time • 13 Nov 24

Imagery related to the Irish UNIFIL zone in South Lebanon. (Images: Planet Labs, IDF, Andrew Fox)

Irish UNIFIL Zone: IDF advance looms as Hezbollah tunnels exposed

Almost every building has been destroyed or damaged in the town on the main route into the Irish UN peacekeepers' main base in South Lebanon, new data and imagery shows.

Prime Time • 12 Nov 24

Imagery related to the Irish UNIFIL zone in South Lebanon. (Credits: Planet Labs, IDF, Andrew Fox.)

Irish UNIFIL Zone: IDF advance looms as Hezbollah tunnels exposed

Almost every building has been destroyed or damaged in the town on the main route into the Irish UN peacekeepers' main base in South Lebanon, new data and imagery shows.

Prime Time • 11 Nov 24

The images provided by commercial earth imaging provider, Planet Labs, were taken in the days since Tuesday

Before and after satellite images show Spain devastation

New satellite imagery covering Spain's Valencia region shows the scale of devastation recent flooding has wrought on the area.

World • 02 Nov 24

Imagery used during verification and geolocation processes

Irish UNIFIL area: How journalists monitor events in a war zone

As the conflict in Lebanon ramps up, Irish peacekeepers are caught between two warring parties. With independent information difficult to ascertain, media monitoring and verification have become crucial to the reporting process.

Prime Time • 17 Oct 24

Irish UNIFIL area: How journalists monitor events in a war zone

As the conflict in Lebanon ramps up, Irish peacekeepers are caught between two warring parties. With independent information difficult to ascertain, media monitoring and verification have become crucial to the reporting process.

Prime Time • 15 Oct 24

Satellite image shows IDF metres from UNP 6-52. Credit: Planet Labs

Satellite image shows IDF was based metres from Irish UN post

Satellite imagery shows the Israeli military established a large staging post within metres of the Irish UN position on Lebanon's defacto border.

Prime Time • 09 Oct 24

IDF troops and units have been operating across the Irish UNIFIL zone

The Irish UNIFIL Zone: What we know about recent clashes

Following previous reports on the early days of the Israeli incursion, here's what we've been able to establish about the scale of fighting in that area over recent days.

Prime Time • 08 Oct 24