News - africa

Local GOAL volunteer says funding cuts to aid agency will put lives at risk

The Irish humanitarian response agency recently confirmed that its staff, which includes 28 employees in Ireland, may be affected by layoffs due to funding cuts from the US and a number of countries in Europe.

Mar 31, 2025 17:12

New version of Mpox found in Sweden appears to be more infectious

A case has been found in Sweden as there's a major outbreak of the virus in Africa.

Aug 17, 2024 08:34

First case of new Covid variant confirmed in Ireland

One sample of the eight sent for testing has been confirmed as the Omicron variant

Dec 1, 2021 13:49

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