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# congo - Tuesday 9 June, 2020
‘The time for plaques is over’: Leopold II statue removed in Belgium
The Belgian king’s colonial rule is estimated to have cost the lives of millions of Congolese.
# congo - Thursday 1 August, 2019
Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo after being closed for hours amid latest Ebola outbreak
A third case has been detected in the border city of Goma, home to 2 million people.
# congo - Wednesday 17 July, 2019
WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak 'health emergency' of international concern
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said it “welcomed” the decision.
# congo - Friday 14 June, 2019
Ebola: WHO decides DRC outbreak is not a 'global' health emergency
The current Ebola crisis has recorded more than 2,000 cases.
# congo - Thursday 16 May, 2019
'It would be closure for everyone': Jadotville survivors still in talks with government over bravery medals
Soldiers who were recommended to receive distinguished service medals after Jadotville in 1961 have yet to receive them.
# congo - Thursday 17 May, 2018
Ebola vaccines arrive in Congo as disease spreads
The number of reported cases is 42, including two confirmed.
# congo - Tuesday 8 May, 2018
New outbreak of Ebola kills 17 in northwest DR Congo
Ebola is one of the world’s most notorious diseases, being both highly infectious and extremely lethal.
# congo - Friday 13 April, 2018
Ireland is giving another €5 million in aid to the severe humanitarian crisis in DR Congo
The UN has described the crisis as the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in the world.
# congo - Sunday 11 February, 2018
'Raped women are forced to marry their rapists to maintain their family's name'
Jenifer Williams lives in Dublin but grew up in the Congo, she described it as “a ground of no mercy”.
# congo - Thursday 28 December, 2017
Ireland is giving another €500,000 in aid to the severe humanitarian crisis in DR Congo
The UN has described the situation in DR Congo as the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in the world.
# congo - Sunday 1 October, 2017
Wildlife groups accused of abuses against tribes 'in the name of conservation'
Activist group Survival said “green colonialism” is not just destroying lives but also harming conservation.
# congo - Saturday 25 June, 2016
74 militia members arrested over mass rapes in DR Congo
The country’s justice minister said the group’s leader told them they had to rape very young girls to be assured of supernatural protection.
# congo - Tuesday 21 June, 2016
Congo warlord jailed for 18 years over 'sadistic' rapes and murders
Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba was jailed for a series of brutal rapes and murders in CAR over a decade ago.
# congo - Monday 21 March, 2016
Former DR Congo warlord found guilty of deliberate campaign of rape and murder
The International Criminal Court has convicted Jean-Pierre Bemba on five charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
# congo - Tuesday 5 January, 2016
Boy who was mauled by chimps to have face rebuilt in US hospital
It’s hoped the 8-year-old will once again be able to open and close his mouth, and eat and talk properly.
# congo - Thursday 15 January, 2015
Two days before kicks off there's a hotel shortage at the African Cup of Nations
Congo are still looking for a hotel two days before the event starts.
# congo - Saturday 15 November, 2014
After a three month battle, DR Congo is now Ebola free
The country’s health minister said this does not mean they are completely out of danger.
# congo - Sunday 19 October, 2014
How a 14-year-old girl was awarded a CIA medal for fighting off burglars
Maureen Devlin was living in the Congo with her parents when the incident occurred.
# congo - Saturday 18 October, 2014
Vintage photos show the terrifying first expeditions into the Congo to track down Ebola
In 1976 a young Belgian doctor ventured across what was then Zaire to find the source of the infection.
# congo - Monday 25 August, 2014
Fears of new Ebola outbreak after two deaths in Congo
That’s about 3,000 km away from the West African epidemic.
# congo - Thursday 21 August, 2014
Ebola: What is it? How do people become infected?
Ebola first appeared in 1976. The current outbreak has killed more than 1,300 people, with experts warning it could take six months to bring under control.
# congo - Tuesday 27 May, 2014
Westmeath footballer Ilunga on dealing with racism in GAA and fearing for his life in Congo
The talented teenage full-back has learned to laugh off abuse on the pitch after an incident last year.
# congo - Monday 12 May, 2014
Irish artist wins international prize for his psychedelic war photography
Kilkenny’s Richard Mosse was this evening announced as the winner of Deutsche Börse Photography Prize.
# congo - Wednesday 23 April, 2014
At least 57 dead, death toll still rising as train flies off rails in Congo swamp
The train crashed in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bodies are being being buried after being taken from the wreckage, as there is no morgue in the area….
# congo - Wednesday 16 April, 2014
Gorilla conservationist shot on return from filing report on oil company
Emmanuel de Merode is a prominent conservationist in the Congo.
# congo - Saturday 30 November, 2013
Meet the Congolese native who is running for Sinn Féin in next year's election
Edmond Lukusa will represent the party in the Mulhuddart ward in Blanchardstown.
# congo - Saturday 25 May, 2013
Column: Our changing relationship with Africa is strong and enduring
Yes, Africa faces huge challenges, but it is also making remarkable progress and Ireland played its part in that, writes TD Joe Costello.
# congo - Monday 18 March, 2013
Mary Robinson appointed UN Special Envoy for African Great Lakes region
The announcement was welcomed by NGOs working in the region as well as Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore.
# congo - Sunday 17 March, 2013
Over 400 Irish troops celebrate St Patrick's Day overseas this weekend
Blessing the shamrock, a fun run and a feed of Irish stew are among the activities our troops are getting up to this weekend.
# congo - Friday 22 February, 2013
11 countries to sign DR Congo peace accord: UN
Eleven African countries have been invited to sign a UN-brokered accord aiming to end more than two decades of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
# congo - Friday 4 January, 2013
DR Congo's M23 rebels arrive for peace talks
Rebels are meeting with the Congolese government in Uganda for peace talks – in a bid to end the long-running conflict that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
# congo - Saturday 1 December, 2012
Around 30 people killed in Congo plane crash
The plane skidded off the runway and crashed into houses and a bar in the Congolese capital before crashing into a ravine.
# congo - Friday 30 November, 2012
Britain suspends aid to Rwanda over DR Congo rebel support
The UK is to withhold million in aid over concerns that Rwanda is supporting of rebels country, which is in the midst of an increasingly violent conflict.
# congo - Thursday 22 November, 2012
Congo: Violence continues, M23 rebels press forward after gains
A rebel group seeking to overthrow the Congolese government makes gains, and millions of civilians are displaced by the conflict.
# congo - Tuesday 10 July, 2012
Congo warlord sentenced to jail for using child soldiers
Thomas Lubanga was found guilty of recruiting and using children and sending them to kill and be killed during fighting in the Congo.
# congo - Friday 15 June, 2012
Fallen Irish peacekeepers commemorated
Simultaneous commemorations being held around the country on 8 July.
# congo - Wednesday 14 March, 2012
In first verdict International Criminal Court finds Congo warlord guilty
Thomas Lubanga has been found guilty of conscripting and enlisting children to fight for him.
# congo - Sunday 4 March, 2012
The Daily Fix: Sunday
All the day’s main news stories, plus the bits and pieces you may have missed along the way.
More than 200 killed in Republic of Congo blasts
A munitions depot in Brazzaville caught fire, officials have said.
# congo - Friday 27 January, 2012
Blackburn owners 'don't understand' Premier League, says Samba
“I signed a new deal last January because Venky’s told me they had big plans. It hasn’t happened.”
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Poll: Do you think Phoenix Park's gates should be mostly closed to traffic?
MOST OF THE Phoenix Park’s gates were closed off to traffic at the height of the pandemic, but are being reopened now for cars to pass through.
This has been described as “incredibly regressive” by Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan, who argued that it should be used as a park, and in a few months it will be back to “car city”.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for the Office of Public Works, Patrick O’Donovan said that the volume of traffic has “gone up a lot” in the adjoining areas. “Whether we like it or not, for an awful lot of people it’s a commuter route,” he said on RTÉ Radio One.
So what do you think: should the Phoenix Park be mostly closed off to traffic from now on?
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