Almost 2,000 Irish people needed consular assistance in 2025

As well as missing persons and victims of crime, cases dealt with by the Department of Foreign Affairs included serious injuries, arrests, mental health issues, and deaths abroad. Picture: iStock

The Department of Foreign Affairs dealt with almost 2,000 cases in 2025 where Irish citizens abroad needed consular assistance with everything from being the victims of crime to people going missing.

It was the fourth year in a row that the number of such cases went up. The 1,981 cases in 2025 also included serious injuries, arrests, mental health issues, and deaths abroad. The figure does not include the ongoing response to assist Irish citizens caught up in crises in the Middle East.