The Department of Foreign Affairs is organising an evacuation of 125 Irish nationals from Sudan.
Fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary RSF organisation has resulted in hundreds of deaths.
Micheál Martin, the minister of foreign affairs, said he is “deeply concerned” and is looking for international allies’ help to evacuate Irish residents.
Aidan O’Hara, an Irish diplomat for Sudan and the current EU ambassador, was attacked at his residence in Sudan a few days before to this.
Independent TD and former Army Ranger, Cathal Berry says decades of under-resourcing have left us dependant on the kindness of strangers.
“We’ve got great people in the Air Corps, but unfortunately due to decades of under resourcing, we’ve got a very small aircraft. We need to move down towards Africa in a larger aircraft.
“For the likes of Germany, France and UK, it would be a necessity as well. That’s the state of play, we are very much dependent of the kindness of strangers.”
Josep Borrell, a senior EU diplomat, tweeted on Monday that the EU Ambassador had been assaulted in his own residence and that the act “constitutes a gross violation of the Vienna Convention.”