Eimear Lowe

Foreign Editor, in Lviv

A volunteer sorts donated clothing for evacuees at an aid processing and distribution centre in Lviv

'Immense comradery' among Lviv aid volunteers

'Immense comradery' was on display among volunteers on the ground at 9,000 square metre aid depot in Lviv.

Ukraine • 03 May 22

Every day the floral shrine in Lviv grows

Lviv an open wound as people try to carry on as normal

Life in Lviv is surreal. It is difficult to think of this city as being in a war zone.

Ukraine • 02 May 22

Jonathan Clibborn set up his own business in Ukraine in 2014, and now runs an ever-growing 10,000-acre land

Irish farmer in Ukraine says country in 'perfect storm'

An Irish farmer working in Ukraine has said the country, described as the breadbasket of Europe, is facing a perfect storm, with countries reliant on its exports now facing a huge crisis.

Ukraine • 27 Apr 22

Ukrainian soldiers carry the coffin of their fallen comrade Oleg Kobyrn in Lviv

Family gather in Lviv to mourn fallen Ukrainian soldier

There is a running theme through most of the funerals in Lviv's military church, they are mainly all for soldiers under the age of 40.

Ukraine • 25 Apr 22

People congregated in St George's Cathedral in Lviv, their Easter baskets resting at their feet

Ukrainians long for peace as they celebrate Easter

Millions of Ukrainians have celebrated Orthodox Easter, one of the most important days in their religious calendars and a holiday they share with Russia and its massive Orthodox Christian population.

Ukraine • 25 Apr 22

Afghanistan was taken over by the Taliban last August

Inside Afghanistan: Some still believe in its future

RTÉ's Foreign Editor Eimear Lowe recently travelled to Afghanistan, where she visited UNICEF's operations as aid agencies warn that the country is on a knife edge following the Taliban takeover last summer.

World • 19 Mar 22

Girls at the UNICEF-run school see their education as a privilege

Inside Afghanistan: Girls want education as a right

Girls in Afghanistan will learn this month whether the Taliban is sincere in its assertions that it will allow them to continue their education.

World • 15 Mar 22

Abdul Qahar Balkhis, Talib spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says that the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Afghanistan is entirely manmade

Inside the Taliban's Afghanistan

It's been six months since the Taliban swept across Afghanistan to seize power in recently vacated Kabul.

World • 11 Mar 22

Eight-year-old Rabia pictured standing outside her house, located in one of Afghanistan's poorest regions

Inside Afghanistan: Relentless poverty and hardship

Suma says she is 50 but she looks around 75. Another one of Afghanistan's invisible women who, unlike us, don't fret about their age.

World • 10 Mar 22

The hustle and bustle in Afghan cities is all very normal, except that there are very few women

Inside Afghanistan: Women noticeably absent in society

Travelling through Afghanistan, women are noticeably absent from society, writes Eimear Lowe in Kabul.

World • 08 Mar 22