Islamic State sees the whole of Europe, including Ireland, as the “home of the Jews and the Crusaders” and one “vast battleground” for its terrorists, a leading expert has warned.

The public’s knowledge of the threat posed by Islamic extremists in Ireland is as limited as the amount of information provided to it by the authorities. As part of ongoing reports on this area, Cormac O’Keeffe was given a rare in-depth interview with the head of the Garda’s security services, Assistant Commissioner John O’Mahoney, about the reality of the situation here and what is being done about it. 

For the third time in 10 months, Islamic State (IS) terrorism has been brought close to home.

Six months after the attacks, Tunisia is trying to rebuild its broken tourist industry, says Eoghan Corry.

An explosion has struck a bus carrying members of the presidential guard in the Tunisian capital, killing at least 11 people.

The commercial fortunes of the Irish travel firm at the centre of the Tunisia terror atrocity earlier this year rebounded to record pre-tax profits of almost €700,000 in 2014.

A Tunisian coalition of workers, employers, human rights activists, and lawyers have won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Unpaid, they are a network of friends of Ireland, acting for the State around the world, writes Gerard Howlin

The Tunisia beach massacre is linked to a previous terror attack in the country, British police believe.

Irish citizens are being advised to avoid non-essential travel to Tunisia in the light of increased security concerns. The travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs has been changed from “exercise extreme caution” to “avoid non-essential travel”.

Tourists in Tunisia are being advised to leave the country immediately as another terrorist attack in the area is ‘highly likely’.

The heartbroken husband of an Irish woman killed in a terrorist attack in Tunisia two weeks ago has thanked all those who comforted him.

A British schoolgirl who fled to Syria has gloated over the fate of the tourists massacred on the beach in Tunisia.

A loving mother of two killed in the Tunisia beach massacre will be remembered for her goodness and kindness, her funeral Mass has heard.

The daughter of the tragic Athlone couple shot dead in Tunisia spent her birthday yesterday saying a tearful goodbye to her beloved parents.

Hundreds queued yesterday to pay their respects to the Athlone couple who were murdered at a beach-side resort in Tunisia a week ago.

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Despite its long tradition of religious moderation, Tunisia has long been a fertile recruiting ground for jihad, with a terror export industry stretching back to the mujahideen of Afghanistan, writes Simon Speakman Cordall

The remains of the Irish victims of the attack in Tunisia will be brought home within days after they were formally identified yesterday.

Authorities in Tunisia are quizzing seven suspected associates of gunman Seifeddine Rezgui, the 23-year-old student who shot dead 38 people on the beach in the resort of Sousse on Friday.

Eyewitnesses have claimed the Tunisian beach massacre may have been carried out by more than one attacker as authorities continue to quiz seven suspected associates of the gunman.

Suspected associates of the Tunisian beach gunman have been arrested, as it was announced that Britain will observe a minute’s silence for the victims of the massacre.

Three murdered Irish tourists were ordinary people on a summer holiday, who were just hours away from flying home, when Seifeddine Rezgui took to Marhaba beach armed with an assault rifle and grenades and massacre of the innocent on his mind, reports Cormac O’Keeffe.

Multiple arrests have been made in Tunisia following the attack that killed 38 people at a beach resort.

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Fifteen British people have been confirmed dead in the Tunisia attack, with a warning that the toll could rise.

Thousands of Irish and British tourists have decided to leave Tunisia following Friday’s massacre, in which 38 people, including three Irish citizens, lost their lives.

Irish travel agents are poised to halt all Tunisian holidays pending updated travel and security advice from the Department of Foreign affairs.

Government and opposition parties have reacted with “revulsion” to the murders of 37 holidaymakers, including a mother of two from Ireland, at a beach-side Tunisian resort.

The Department of Foreign Affairs had warned Irish tourists about the possibility of indiscriminate terrorist attacks in Tunisian cities, and on places visited by foreigners such as hotels and shopping centres.

EVEN at the darkest moments of the terror campaigns that scarred these islands, and there were far too many, the hope that protagonists might come to their senses — as they eventually did — always existed.

An Irish woman is among 28 holiday makers to have been murdered in a terrorist attack at a Tunisian resort today, Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan has confirmed.

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EVEN when the Arab Spring was in its faltering infancy, concerns were raised about who or what would replace the regimes toppled by popular, relatively peaceful revolution.

NIGERIA ended Cameroon’s four-year reign as continental champions yesterday when they won 2-1 to reach the semi-finals of the African Nations Cup.

Defending champions Cameroon opened their African Nations Cup campaign with a 1-1 draw with Algeria, but it is Egypt who are looking good at the top of Group C by virtue of a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe.