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The Irish Times view on Ireland’s peacekeeping work: a record to be proud of
- Editorial
- January 10, 2019, 00:10
The visit by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to Irish troops serving on the European Union mission to Mali in Africa is a welcome and timely reminder of the im(...)

Preliminary results of Congo’s presidential election delayed
- Africa
- January 6, 2019, 16:27
Preliminary results from Democratic Republic of Congo’s tumultuous presidential election was delayed past Sunday’s deadline, the head of the election (...)

Congo voting body accuses Catholic Church of fomenting ‘insurrection’
- Africa
- January 4, 2019, 19:30
Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission accused the country’s Catholic Church on Friday of “preparing an insurrection” by saying it knows (...)

Congo cuts internet for second day to avert ‘chaos’ before poll results
- Africa
- January 1, 2019, 17:55
Democratic Republic of Congo’s government cut internet connections and SMS services across the country for a second straight day on Tuesday as the cou(...)

An Ebola crisis spread by violence and suspicion
- Health & Family
- December 28, 2018, 17:01
Four health workers threaded their way cautiously down a steep valley in their rubber boots, into a forest so thick and so tall that the air around th(...)

DRC presidential elections dogged by delays and blunders
- Africa
- December 28, 2018, 16:56
Polling stations in the Democratic Republic of Congo are ill-prepared for Sunday’s presidential vote, diplomats and an observer mission said, as polli(...)

Congo’s opposition leaders decry election delay
- Africa
- December 21, 2018, 18:13
The leaders of the biggest opposition party in the Democratic Republic of Congo condemned the electoral commission’s decision to postpone long-awaited(...)

Refugee reunification scheme re-opens with second call for applicants
- Social Affairs
- December 21, 2018, 18:05
The Minister for Justice has announced that a family reunification programme launched earlier this year is to re-open until the end of January 2019 af(...)

University of Limerick drives vehicle battery research
- Innovation
- December 20, 2018, 06:35
A team from the University of Limerick (UL) is taking on the challenge of making faster-charging, longer-lasting batteries for electric cars. The grou(...)

Unaccompanied minors arriving in Ireland up by 80%
- Social Affairs
- December 4, 2018, 00:05
The number of unaccompanied minors referred to social services after arriving in Ireland has risen by more than 80 per cent in recent years, new figur(...)