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Syrian quake survivors 'starving' six months on, says Cork priest leading aid efforts
Syrian quake survivors 'starving' six months on, says Cork priest leading aid efforts
Fr Tony O’Riordan appeals for support through Irish Jesuits International to aid people without food, medicines, and clothing 

Sun, 06 Aug, 2023

Government hoping to finalise windfall tax on energy companies
Government hoping to finalise windfall tax on energy companies
While the legislation will not be passed until later this year, both the windfall tax and revenue cap will be applied retrospectively.

Tue, 13 Jun, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Iraq war casts long shadow over us all
Irish Examiner view: Iraq war casts long shadow over us all
It seems like yesterday that the Iraq War was unleashed upon the world in what was one of the greatest foreign policy disasters in the history of the US.

Sat, 18 Mar, 2023

Lisa Smith court case
Lisa Smith loses appeal against severity of sentence for Isis membership
Following the judgment Ms Smith's lawyers indicated that they want to appeal her conviction as soon as possible

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

SYRIA-TURKEY-QUAKE
'Pregnancy and childbirth do not stop in a crisis': Women in Syria forced to give birth in the open
Charities warn expectant mothers and their babies at risk due to the earthquake which devastated the area last month along with the fallout from the war that is adding to the 'shocking situation'

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

Ireland to withdraw from UN peacekeeping mission in Golan Heights
Ireland to withdraw from UN peacekeeping mission in Golan Heights
'The decision will ensure that the Defence Forces have the capacity to fulfil their commitment to the EU Battlegroup'

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

Aid workers sleeping in cars amid fear of unstable buildings in Turkey and Syria
Aid workers sleeping in cars amid fear of unstable buildings in Turkey and Syria
Thousands of buildings have been left empty in both countries since the earthquake on February 6 which resulted in the deaths of more than 47,000 people

Sun, 26 Feb, 2023

Government to review Ireland's peacekeeping missions abroad amid staffing crisis
Government to review Ireland's peacekeeping missions abroad amid staffing crisis
It is understood one of the main missions it is looking at is its peacekeeping commitment in southwest Syria

Wed, 22 Feb, 2023

New earthquake hits Turkish province devastated by earlier tremor
New earthquake hits Turkish province devastated by earlier tremor
Turkey’s AFAD disaster management agency said the magnitude 6.4-earthquake was centred around the town of Defne.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2023

Ireland’s largest-ever airlift of emergency items deployed to Turkey and Syria earthquake zone
Ireland’s largest-ever airlift of emergency items deployed to Turkey and Syria earthquake zone
Over €800,000 worth of supplies will be distributed by Irish Aid partners, Concern and Goal, who aim to reach 42,000 people in the affected regions.

Thu, 16 Feb, 2023

Queen Elizabeth II death
Michael D Higgins signs book of condolence for Goal staff lost in Turkey-Syria earthquakes
'The scale of loss of our colleagues is one we have never experienced in our history'

Wed, 15 Feb, 2023

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll likely to ‘more than double’, UN says
Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll likely to ‘more than double’, UN says
At least 24,596 people have been confirmed dead after the 7.8-magnitude quake struck on Monday

Sun, 12 Feb, 2023

Small West Cork pub becomes humanitarian aid hub to support earthquake relief 
Small West Cork pub becomes humanitarian aid hub to support earthquake relief 
'The biggest thing we’ve noticed is how helpful the community has been, we couldn’t ask for anything more.'

Sat, 11 Feb, 2023

TOPSHOT-TURKEY-SYRIA-QUAKE
‘My eyes were full of tears’: shooting the defining image of the Turkey earthquake
Adem Altan came across a father holding his dead daughter’s hand – who asked him to take her photo

Sat, 11 Feb, 2023

'It's heartbreaking': Cork priest seeks donations for quake survivors in Syria
'It's heartbreaking': Cork priest seeks donations for quake survivors in Syria
Psychological counselling being offered to people in temporary 'safe zones'

Fri, 10 Feb, 2023

Six people rescued from rubble in Turkey 101 hours after deadly quake
Six people rescued from rubble in Turkey 101 hours after deadly quake
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the border region between Turkey and Syria, an area with a population of 13.5 million, killing more than 20,000 people

Fri, 10 Feb, 2023

26 Goal staff dead as death toll from earthquakes tops 21,000
26 Goal staff dead as death toll from earthquakes tops 21,000
Irish aid agency said its teams are working around the clock to account for a number of staff, while supporting the overall search and rescue mission

Fri, 10 Feb, 2023

More than 9,400 dead as EMTs struggle to get to Turkish and Syrian earthquake sites
More than 9,400 dead as EMTs struggle to get to Turkish and Syrian earthquake sites
“We could hear their voices, they were calling for help,” said Ali Silo, whose two relatives could not be saved in the Turkish town of Nurdag

Wed, 08 Feb, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Earthquake will be a test of European unity 
Irish Examiner view: Earthquake will be a test of European unity 
The disaster also requires us to examine what we are capable of doing to alleviate the suffering of the people of Turkey and Syria

Wed, 08 Feb, 2023

Explainer: Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so bad?
Explainer: Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so bad?
On average, there are fewer than 20 quakes over 7.0 magnitude in any year, making Monday's event severe.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2023

Cork principal says staff and students 'safe' in Turkey following deadly earthquake
Cork principal says staff and students 'safe' in Turkey following deadly earthquake
A group from Coláiste Éamann Rís was due to travel to a partner school in Malatya as part of an Erasmus programme and had been in Istanbul when the 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck

Mon, 06 Feb, 2023

Putin will begin to carpet-bomb Ukraine unless the West acts
Putin will begin to carpet-bomb Ukraine unless the West acts
Zelenskyy is winning the land war, but Putin has the advantage in the air war, writes James Stavridis

Tue, 29 Nov, 2022

Cop26 - Glasgow
Maeve Higgins: Little Amal tours the Big Apple on her journey across the world
A giant puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian girl resonates with so many people

Sat, 08 Oct, 2022

Lisa Smith court case
Lisa Smith's offending was at 'lowest level' and her sentence was 'excessive', appeal told
The former soldier's defence counsel said: "There is nothing beyond that she kept house for a man who did not even regard her as a person."

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

Munster's only residential retreat centre put up for sale 
Munster's only residential retreat centre put up for sale 
The manor house has a healthy price tag of €3.25m

Wed, 21 Sep, 2022

Lisa Smith court case
Court refuses Lisa Smith bail application but agrees to hear sentence appeal in October
While Smith intends to appeal her conviction, Mr Justice Birmingham said the court would be willing to hear the sentence appeal before the conviction appeal

Wed, 27 Jul, 2022

TURKEY-AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT-MIGRANTS
Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine: how many refugee crises can the world cope with?
On the borders of Turkey, a 6m-high wall in the snow is holding back a tide of people desperate to find a haven from tyranny, writes Anushka Asthana

Tue, 08 Mar, 2022

GERMANY-SYRIA-JUSTICE-TRIAL-WARCRIMES
How a Syrian war criminal was brought to justice — in Germany
When refugees won historic convictions against the Syrian torture regime, they also opened a new front in the global fight for human rights, writes Alia Malek

Thu, 03 Feb, 2022

The Mick Clifford Podcast: On the dictator's trail 
The Mick Clifford Podcast: On the dictator's trail 
On this week's pod, Irish filmmaker Ronan Tynan tells Mick about his latest documentary, 'Bringing Assad to Justice'

Mon, 01 Nov, 2021

Bashar Assad
Mick Clifford: Reeling in a brutal dictator on the verge of respectability
"It has been stated that there is more evidence than there was collected by the Allies to try the Nazis after World War Two," regarding Bashar al-Assad's war crimes, says Irish journalist Ronan Tynan.

Fri, 29 Oct, 2021

'God willing, we will be in Ireland soon'
'God willing, we will be in Ireland soon'
'It’s like their minds are already there': After a lengthy Covid-19 delay, Irish officials return to Lebanon to complete resettlement of Syrian families

Fri, 17 Sep, 2021

CC DISCLOSURES TRIBUNAL
MEPs Mick Wallace and Clare Daly reject claims they spread 'fake news' about Syria attack
MEPs Mick Wallace and Clare Daly have rejected claims that they have spread "fake news" about an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria.

Mon, 26 Apr, 2021

Belgium EU State of the Union
Irish Examiner View: Suaad Alshleh an example of a refugee success story
Honouring refugee contributions

Fri, 18 Sep, 2020

Munster's Finest: Family home of Donncha O'Callaghan lines out for sale
Munster's Finest: Family home of Donncha O'Callaghan lines out for sale
The man who shone for Munster isn’t afraid to face a challenge, to uproot and start again.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Winning is not an end in itself
Irish Examiner View: Winning is not an end in itself
TWO years of face-to-face lobbying of world leaders, concerts, promotional videos and celebrity endorsements appear to have paid off in Ireland's bid to win a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council. The question is what do we do with it?

Thu, 18 Jun, 2020

Why questions of food waste, climate mitigation, and agricultural production will become more urgent
Why questions of food waste, climate mitigation, and agricultural production will become more urgent
A world that wants to reduce agricultural production in order to control climate change should first look at how much food it wastes.

Mon, 04 May, 2020

Crawford exhibition highlights migrants' plight
Crawford exhibition highlights migrants' plight
The impressive images from the In Transit exhibition are now online, writes Colette Sheridan.

Sun, 03 May, 2020

‘My future with Lyra was stolen from me’
‘My future with Lyra was stolen from me’
Lyra McKee’s partner Sara Canning talks exclusively to Aoife Moore about how she is still struggling to come to terms with her death one year on.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2020

Syrian air force responsible for chemical attacks, says watchdog
Syrian air force responsible for chemical attacks, says watchdog
The report marks the first time the Investigation and Identification Team, set up in 2018 by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), has apportioned blame for an attack in Syria.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2020

Covid-19: Defence forces returning from Syria and Golan heights to self-isolate
Covid-19: Defence forces returning from Syria and Golan heights to self-isolate
They had spent six months in Syria on peace-keeping missions.

Sun, 05 Apr, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Coronavirus Pandemic - Science will provide an antidote
Irish Examiner View: Coronavirus Pandemic - Science will provide an antidote
It is far too early to even begin to imagine the pandemic is under control or that it might be anytime soon.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2020

Irish Examiner View: The message is the same - Stay at home
Irish Examiner View: The message is the same - Stay at home
It is tempting to suggest that those who believed the guff from a Waterford city tanning salon that sunbeds could kill coronavirus should have been left to enjoy their delusion, but that would have been a dangerous indulgence, a cheap trick at this moment of crisis.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2020

Defence Forces pay tribute to health workers on the 'frontline' fighting coronavirus
Defence Forces pay tribute to health workers on the 'frontline' fighting coronavirus

"But I am most proud to be the husband of a nurse who, along with her colleagues in the HSE, will be on the frontline at the national effort against coronavirus."

Tue, 17 Mar, 2020

Coronavirus: Leave for Irish troops in Lebanon and Syria cancelled as borders close
Coronavirus: Leave for Irish troops in Lebanon and Syria cancelled as borders close

Over 500 troops are involved in peacekeeping efforts across two UN missions.

Sun, 15 Mar, 2020

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