Colm Ó Mongáin

Each political grouping in the European Parliament chooses a Spitzenkandidat

Explainer: EU Commission's Spitzenkandidat system

All you need to know about the Spitzenkandidaten system used in the European Commission Presidential nomination process.

Analysis and Comment • 07 Nov 18

Yemen has been dealing with a complex civil war since 2015

Yemen: The civil war and how it came about

UNICEF has warned that millions of families across Yemen could soon be without food, clean water and sanitation because of "the deepening economic crisis and unrelenting violence in the port city of Hudaydah".

World • 20 Oct 18

Trócaire is among several agencies to be asked to cease operations in Pakistan

Trócaire asked to cease operations in Pakistan

The aid agency Trócaire has been asked to cease operations in Pakistan within 60 days.

News • 12 Oct 18

Millions will be caught in Idlib crossfire - Egeland

The United Nations' senior adviser on Syria, Jan Egeland, has said that nearly three million civilians will be caught in the crossfire if an offensive is launched on Idlib.

World • 07 Sep 18

In his address, Bill Clinton called for a form of national pride that respected difference

Call for greater cooperation on global conflicts

An event to mark the 50th Anniversary of the aid agency, Concern, has heard that greater international cooperation is needed to deal with conflict, famine and mass migration.

Ireland • 07 Sep 18

Zuhair Satati was never seen again after he was taken away at a government checkpoint in 2013

Syrian families find out fate of missing family members

Updated death lists in Syria have finally provided some closure to many families whose loved ones have been missing since early in the conflict.

World • 11 Aug 18

Fears of a return to violence have been raised if the Good Friday Agreement is damaged by the imposition of a hard border

EU source: Barnier article doesn't signal stance change

An article by the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator which was published today does not signal any shift in the EU position or offer anything new to the UK, an EU source has told RTÉ.

Brexit • 02 Aug 18

The concerns come on the back of the fallout following the spy attack in Salisbury

Ireland 'naive' over fallout from Russian spy attack

A former senior Military Intelligence officer has questioned Ireland's readiness to deal with the fallout of the current tensions between European countries and Russia and the commitment at political level to strengthening the State's defences against hostile espionage activity.

Ireland • 25 Mar 18

The WRC directed the Irish Prison Service to pay €30,000 to the whistleblower for penalisation

Prison Service whistleblower penalised after disclosure

A lawyer representing a whistleblower in the Irish Prison Service has called prison management to engage in mediation with his client following a finding that his client had been penalised as a result of making a protected disclosure.

News • 11 Mar 18

The cause of death was drowning whilst having an epileptic seizure

Irish psychiatrist suspended over death of teen in UK

An Irish psychiatrist has been suspended with immediate effect for 12 months from the UK medical register for "catastrophic" failings in the care of a vulnerable young man, which resulted in his death in 2013.

Health • 22 Feb 18