Irish Citizens and families to be evacuated from Djibouti and Sudan

Not for anyone of that vintage.

The point is calling another country dangerous and questioning why people go there to work or visit family etc, is a bit ironic considering Ireland's history in people current lifetime of civil unrest and terrorism. Many wouldn't have solely lived in Ireland either they would have lived between UK and Ireland and NI. Irish Diaspora are found all around the world because they did the same thing traveled elsewhere seeking opportunity.

So rescuing people in Sudan doesn't seem an unreasonable thing to be involved in, or collaborating with other countries to do so.

Those other countries (even UK and US) are all using other nations support their airlifts. Because they can do that journey in one hop.

With a ceasefire I expect they hope to open the main airport for larger wide body aircraft. At least for a few flights. But it wouldn't be a secure location even then.

Japanese military plane in Djibouti and looks like a large UN plane enroute there too.

Sorry if I’m boring anyone with these updates. I find following military planes on flightradar weirdly fascinating 😂

Edit: The UN airbus is going to Yemen.

We talking about Irish nationals and passport holders ,

I don't think anyone really doesn't care for whats happening in Sudan, give it a week and it will be announced we are taking in unlimited refugees from Sudan while having zero ability to get our citizens out

I don’t know what people are expecting. We are a small country.

There is a lesson here for anyone thinking about going to unstable regions. Charities have a history of abandoning their volunteers, they don’t pay ransoms as they would be a bigger target. You are always responsible for your own safety.

For me the biggest issue were not rescuing 150 citizens of Ireland, were rescuing 150 people and their extended families which could anything to to a citizen plus 10 members of their extended families, so now we go from 150 to a potential 1500 people who will need to be brought here all will likely need accomodations and long term financial supports ,when we are already at breaking point for emergency accomodations and people still arriving not from Sudan

Some of the stories above their families and extended families are in Ireland. They are only working in Sudan. Don't take the bait of false narratives.

Luxembourg is a much smaller country than us, but they have an Airbus A400M strategic military airlifter...

150 + their dependants and extended families, we've already seen a Dr refusing a flight unless his parents can come too , other reports that alot of families in Sudan can equate to 10 + people living in a single house,so 150 can multiply several times over fairly quickly,

Not entirely accurate.

They share some aircraft in a partnership with Belgium and the Netherlands, including an A400M. And Luxembourg are in NATO.

Just the sort of partnership that Micheál Martin suggested in recent days that he wants to sign Ireland up for, to help solve our airlift deficiency.

Real Irish? GTFO

I am a little confused why the Sudan story is headline news most mornings in our media. I don't remember having strong links with Sudan.