Colm Ó Mongáin

David Cullinane said 'If there is a hard border, that will come about because of chaos in Westminster'

No room to change any aspect of backstop - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin has said there is no room to change any aspect of the backstop in the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and that Irish politicians would not be to blame in the event of a hard border in Ireland resulting from a 'no deal' Brexit.

Brexit • 29 Jan 19

Malian riot police arrive in a vehicle as they deploy during a protest called by opposition parties in Bamako

Risk is real as Irish special forces to deploy to Mali

Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin reports from Mali where Ireland is set to deploy its next peacekeeping detachment.

Analysis and Comment • 13 Jan 19

The ancient site at Labibela will go green for St Patrick's Day

Ethiopian UNESCO site to go green for St Patrick's Day

The UNESCO site at Lalibela in Ethiopia is to be lit up with green lights this St Patrick's Day, it was announced today.

World • 11 Jan 19

Leo Varadkar met President Sahle-Work Zewde this morning

Taoiseach calls for deeper Europe-Africa links

The Taoiseach has said that China, Russia and Saudi Arabia will be the dominant influences in Africa unless Europe urgently forges deeper links with the continent.

Politics • 09 Jan 19

The ARW has not been deployed overseas on an active mission for a decade

Govt considering proposal to send army rangers to Mali

A proposal to send the Army Ranger Wing to Mali on peacekeeping duties is being actively considered by the Government, RTÉ News has learned.

Politics • 07 Jan 19

Irish troops are involved in an EU training mission in Mali (Pic: European External Action Service)

Taoiseach begins week-long visit to Mali and Ethiopia

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is to begin a week-long programme in Africa today, during which he will visit Irish troops in Mali and later meet Irish NGOs operating in Ethiopia.

Politics • 07 Jan 19

Paul Whelan, shown in this family photo, has been detained and charged by Russian prosecutors with espionage

US citizen held in Moscow seeks Irish consular aid

Former US Marine, Paul Whelan, who was arrested last week on espionage charges in Russia has sought Irish consular assistance as he also holds an Irish passport

World • 04 Jan 19

The talks in Stockholm are expected to last around a week

Breakthrough unlikely at Yemeni talks, UN source says

A breakthrough to achieve peace in Yemen is unlikely to be achieved at talks planned for this week in Sweden, according to a United Nations source close to the talks.

World • 04 Dec 18

MSF has increased its bed capacity at is treatment centre

MSF warns Ebola outbreak in DR Congo 'will continue'

The NGO Médecins Sans Frontières has expressed concern over the rising number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

World • 03 Dec 18

Volume Eleven of the Royal Irish Academy's Documents on Irish Foreign Policy series contains plenty of material that could have been written today

57-year-old documents reveal tensions over border

Documents from the late 1950s and early 1960s show strikingly familiar concerns on the island of Ireland over the implications of changing UK-Brussels relations.

Analysis and Comment • 12 Nov 18