Mr Martin was speaking in the wake of a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, which killed 12 people and injured more than 80 this week.

Fighting has driven an estimated 14 million people from their homes in the north African country since conflict broke out in April 2023.

President Michael D Higgins officially opened the National Ploughing Championships in Co Laois.

Singer Annie Lennox and actors Brian Cox and Alan Cumming were among the celebrities who signed an open letter to UK foreign secretary David Cameron

The court heard Dafaallah's prosecution stemmed from a continuing Garda operation resulting in 37 arrests.

Declan Power said normally, the EU could "bring about some sort of lengthening ceasefire to get negotiations in place and get to the nub of the problem"

Ireland has ended the deployment of its emergency team in Cyprus and Djibouti to help those brought to safety.

Dr Aia Mohamed said the silence from the HSE was "deafening"

The Minister for Foreign Affairs thanked EU partners for their assistance.

Around 100 Irish citizens remain in the conflict-hit African country while a fragile ceasefire holds

AKM Musha said even before the current hostilities, millions of people in Sudan had needed humanitarian support

Vincent Guérend said 36 Irish citizens were among the 500 people flown from Khartoum on three French flights in recent days.

The Defence Forces can only be deployed on peacekeeping operations if they are approved by the Government, the Oireachtas and the UN.

Sudan's sudden slide into conflict has seen hundreds of people killed

Ministers approved the deployment of an Emergency Civil Assistance Team mission to assist with the process following a cabinet meeting on Sunday

Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin says he's "deeply concerned", and is seeking assistance from international partners to evacuate Irish citizens.

More than 300 people have been killed in fighting between the army in Sudan and the force called the Rapid Support Forces

Aidan O’Hara was targeted during a violent robbery in Khartoum.

EU ambassador to Sudan Aidan O'Hara was attacked in his home in Khartoum

Concern has been operating in Sudan for 37 years in the areas of nutrition and health, especially for mothers and children, explained Ms Morgan.

Micheal Martin said his thoughts are with an ‘outstanding Irish diplomat’.

President Donald Trump has announced that Sudan will start to normalise ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so as part of US-brokered deals in the run-up to Election Day.

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has become the highest ranking US official to visit Sudan since its autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir, was ousted last year.