{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/69a80590ddf4d3439a755f06?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Minister McEntee Gives LMFM Live Update on Irish People Getting Home from Middle East - 04/03/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1772618154997-06e6e84e-9b4e-4dc8-97dd-43d1895b3384.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Government will charter a flight from Oman in the coming days for Irish people to return from the Middle East, Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has said.</p><p><br></p><p>The flight will accommodate 280 people.</p><p><br></p><p>The most vulnerable people are being identified among 2,000 people who have contacted the Department of Foreign Affairs crisis management centre and who requested help leaving the Middle East.</p><p><br></p><p>People who are chosen to travel on the chartered flight will be transported to Oman by bus, the minister confirmed.</p><p><br></p><p>Minister McEntee joined us on The Agenda to talk to us some more about this. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}