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Taoiseach urged to cancel St Patrick's Day visit following US-Israeli raids on Iran

Mar 1, 2026 07:59
By Shannonside News
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Taoiseach urged to cancel St Patrick's Day visit following US-Israeli raids on Iran
Photograph of Taoiseach Micheál Martin with US President Donald Trump at the annual shamrock ceremony as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the White House (12/3/2025). Photograph: Tasos Katopodis / Government of Ireland

Dublin Airport says flight schedules to the Middle-East will be disrupted again today, following the wave of US and Israeli air-raids on Iran.

Large crowds of mourners have gathered in Tehran - after confirmation of the death of Iran's supreme leader.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli strikes yesterday.
Donald Trump's called him one of the 'most evil people in history' - and urged Iranians to 'take back their country'.

There have also been scenes of celebration in parts of Iran.
Authorities there have vowed revenge, while there have been further strikes on Iran overnight.
Elsewhere holidaymakers in Dubai have spent the night sheltering from Iran's retaliation in basements and underground car parks.
A beachfront hotel and airports in Dubai and Abu Dhabi have both been damaged.
Sky's Sally Lockwood's in Dubai:

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People Before Profit's Paul Murphy says the Taoiseach's St Patrick's Day visit to the White House must be cancelled following the US/Israel attack on Iran.
He's also calling on Micheál Martin to condemn the attack as 'unprovoked and without Justification':

Dublin Airport says flight schedules to the Middle-East will be disrupted again today, following the wave of US and Israeli air-raids on Iran.
A total of nine flights were cancelled yesterday.

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The DAA's Graeme Mc Queen says passengers due to fly to the Middle East over the next 48 hours should stay in touch with their airline for updates:

 

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