The Latest Breaking News from Simon Coveney

"There’s an elderly priest in the monastery, who suffers from dementia, who had to be evacuated"

The incident, believed to centre around a hijacked van, was rapidly condemned by politicians in Northern Ireland

The van driver was ordered at gunpoint to drive to the venue in north Belfast, according to one of the event’s organisers

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said he was "saddened and frustrated" by the hijacking of a van and its driver in Belfast on Friday in an apparent attempt to attack an event he was speaking at on the Northern Ireland peace process.

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney was addressing the Building Common Ground event in Belfast with a speech before a security alert led to him being bundled away by his staff

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney was taken off stage by officials during a speech in Belfast on Friday after the event organiser said a suspect device was discovered in the car park of the venue.

Simon Coveney raised concerns about plans for foreigners to have an Electronic Travel Authorisation pass when crossing the border.

Non-Irish EU citizens will need US-style waiver to cross border

Earlier, the Agriculture Minister said that it was possible that 200,000 Ukrainians might come to the Republic of Ireland.

There is a good chance that Ireland will be involved in the European Union's rapid reaction force despite its tradition of military neutrality, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney was quoted as saying on Monday by state broadcaster RTE.

An agreement over Iran's nuclear program could be reached within 48 hours, said a senior participant in the Vienna talks. Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney, who acts as United Nations Security Council facilitator at the talks, stressed “the signals are good” for agreement over the weekend. There was “no question”…