Irish advised not to visit Tunisia

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”.

Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan said the decision was taken after consultations and consideration of the security situation in the north African state.

The advice was initially to “exercise extreme caution” in the wake of the terror attack in the resort of Sousse in which 38 tourists were killed, including three Irish victims.