More than 8,000 citizens brought home from 126 countries during pandemic

People wearing protective face masks at Terminal 2 in Dublin Airport as a requirement for people arriving in Ireland. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Ireland’s foreign affairs department helped more than 8,000 Irish citizens return home safely from 126 countries during the Covid-19 pandemic, the minister has said.

Simon Coveney said that Ireland has also allocated over €140m to the global Covid-19 response.