Sudan: 88 Irish citizens and their dependents successfully evacuated, Tánaiste confirms

Passengers from Sudan disembark a military plane at Elefsina Air Force Base in western Athens, Greece. Picture: AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris

Eighty-eight Irish citizens and their dependents have now been successfully evacuated from Sudan, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said. 

Speaking this morning, Mr Martin said that Department of Foreign Affairs officials in Nairobi and Dublin have been maintaining "regular contact with registered Irish citizens" still in Sudan.