Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs and Defence Forces has deployed an Emergency Consular Assistance Team (ECAT) to evacuate Irish citizens in Kabul.
The Irish Government is expected to announce the final plan on the lifting of all remaining restrictions, with promises that nightclubs and the entertainment industry will be back by Christmas.
The asylum seekers urged the Government to provide humanitarian visas to assist the repatriation of their families at a hastily organized outdoor event on Wednesday.
President Joe Biden says he stands "squarely behind" his decisions in Afghanistan, while Ireland vows to issue 150 visas as part of its Refugee Protection Programme.
