A Dublin teenager who has spent over a year imprisoned without charge in Egypt has ended the hunger strike he began in his Cairo jail cell two weeks ago.

The sister of an Irish teenager facing trial in Egypt today wants the Government here to call for his release.

Three Irish sisters held without trial in an Egyptian prison for more than three months have called for the release of their brother.

Members of the Halawa family here and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore were last night awaiting developments over reports in Cairo that the four Irish people who have been detained by Egyptian authorities may face criminal charges.

The family of four Irish siblings detained by Egyptian authorities are “hoping and praying” they will return home within days.

A 17-year-old Irish boy caught up in violence in Cairo and detained by the Egyptian authorities might have been “beaten to hell”, his sister has claimed.

Four Irish siblings caught up in the violence in Cairo are being held by Egyptian authorities, their family said.

IRELAND’S war dead were honoured at a ceremony in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, yesterday.

MUSLIMS are among one of the largest religious groups in Ireland, the 2002 Census figures reveal.

THERE are 19,000 Muslims living in Ireland and almost 6% of the population is made up of non-nationals.