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Kinahan ally stalked innocent man with secret tracker week before cartel shot him dead
Kinahan gang
Sean McGovern has now pleaded guilty to two Kinahan crimes, including facilitating the murder of Noel Kirwan. The Dubliner, alleged to be the closest confidant of Daniel Kinahan, faces the possibility of being caged for life.
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Second government-chartered flight will leave UAE later this week
UAE
Minister McEntee announced another chartered flight that will rescue Irish citizens from the Middle East
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Dubai Marina tower hit as Iran launches missile attacks - live updates
Dubai
Explosions have been heard in Dubai Marina several hours after the UAE Ministry of Defence said its air defences were intercepting missiles and drones launched from Iran
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16 ballistic missiles fired at UAE as Irish urged to 'shelter in place'
UAE
Alison Milton, who has been the Irish Ambassador to the UAE since 2022, said 15 of those were intercepted while one fell into the sea.
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Nearly 200 Irish forced to spend night in Oman as €800 Government flight delayed
Helen McEntee
The flight was due to take off this evening but will now not leave until tomorrow
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Irish sailor at sea off UAE: 'There’s no point stressing about the situation because there’s nothing I can do'
UAE
Nathan O’Mahony, from Cork, is onboard one of the 3,200 ships stuck in the Persian Gulf
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Passengers have to pay €800 for Government chartered jet from Oman to Dublin
Helen McEntee
The Foreign Affairs Minister has encouraged those who received a spot on the flight to use the payment link messaged to them
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Around 400 Irish citizens will travel on first flight from Dubai to Ireland
Helen McEntee
The first direct flight from the UAE to Ireland since the war broke out will take off later today
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Government to fly first 280 stranded Irish citizens out of Middle East war zone
UAE
Defence Minister Helen McEntee revealed that the first of several mercy missions should leave in the coming days from Oman
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Ireland prepares evacuation plans as 22,000 citizens caught in Middle East crisis
Middle East
Helen McEntee said hundreds more people have registered with Irish authorities since the escalation in the conflict in the Middle East over the weekend.
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How the Middle East crisis could affect petrol, heating and electricity bills in Ireland
Helen McEntee
Up to 20,000 Irish people are currently stranded in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha as airports remain closed
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Irish citizens in UAE urged to 'shelter in place' amid 'potential missile threats'
Department of Foreign Affairs
The United Arab Emirates is home to one of Ireland's largest diasporas per capita, with an estimated 14,000 Irish nationals residing in the country
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Urgent 'shelter in place' warning issued for Irish citizens amid major US-Israel attack on Iran
Iran
Israel has launched strikes on Iran in coordination with the US, defence officials have said - as reports of explosions rock the capital Tehran
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Kinahan leaders looking over their shoulder as UAE cracks down on several international crime gangs
Kinahan gang
Dozens of high profile extraditions to European countries have taken place in the UAE this year as part of a major crackdown, and it signals trouble for the Kinahans
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Decision expected on charges for Kinahan cartel leaders - two years on from file being sent to DPP
Kinahan gang
It comes after a massive file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions in August 2023, recommending charges for all three leaders of the Kinahan cartel
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Michael McGrath 'very anxious' to extend agreements on judicial cooperation with UAE and other countries
Michael McGrath
Michael McGrath, who is EU Commissioner for Justice, said he is currently working to extend a relationship with the UAE
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Donald Trump 'struggles to keep eyes open' during Saudi Arabia visit
Donald Trump
The chairs in the Crown Prince's palace must have been pretty cosy because the 78-year-old president appeared to "rest his eyes" for a while
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Justice Minister wants UAE extradition deal enacted quickly - to target Kinahans and other Irish criminals there
Crime
Jim O'Callaghan wants the Dail to rubber stamp the agreement
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Vera Pauw takes up new national team role as she lands first job since controversial Ireland exit
Republic of Ireland national football team
The FAI opted against renewing Vera Pauw’s Ireland contact in the aftermath of Ireland’s World Cup group stage exit.
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Irish mother pleads for help as daughter and granddaughter stuck in UAE
UAE
Trish McCabe, from Dublin, is begging the Irish Government to get her daughter Alma and granddaughter Isabella home
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New bilateral extradition treaties with UAE will 'put Irish at risk', says Tori Towey's lawyer
UAE
Human rights advocate Radha Stirling worries that the UAE will exploit these new extradition treaties at “great human cost"
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Laura Delany will lead Ireland's T20 side in the coming fortnight's ICC World Cup qualifiers
Ireland cricket team
Gabi Lewis, Amy Hunter, Orla Prendergast, Georgina Dempsey - stars-in-waiting
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'You can't write this': Irish couple stranded in Dubai floods describe 'madness' amid travel chaos
Dubai
Their spiralling nightmare got worse and worse as the day went on
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Unheralded Ras Al Khaimah the United Arab Emirate with a difference
UAE
While Dubai and Abu Dhabi draw the eye of the majority of travellers to the country, the Emirates has so much more to offer - and RAK in particular
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