2,300 Irish citizens in distress abroad have received consular help from Irish Embassies.

The State spent more than €66m on staffing and rental costs for its embassies around the world last year, figures released by the Department of Foreign Affairs have confirmed.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has said Ireland's threat level remains low, following last night's terror attacks in Paris.

A farming organisation is calling for the re-opening of the Irish embassy in Iran.