2025 Global Ireland Summit – “Ireland’s Place in the World”

The 2025 Global Ireland Summit will take place in Dublin Castle today (Tuesday 6, May). Focusing on “Ireland’s Place in the World”, the Summit will be an expert-led discussion on how Ireland engages with the international community and global challenges at a time of geopolitical upheaval and change. It will
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Minister Jim O’Callaghan secures Cabinet approval for publication of the General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025

The Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has today secured Cabinet approval to progress legislation that will lead to the most significant reform of Irish asylum laws in the history of the State in line with the EU Migration and Asylum Pact. The Pact is a new EU framework to manage
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LEADING IRISH PADEL COMPANY SECURES €5M INVESTMENT TO LAUNCH 100 PADEL COURTS ACROSS IRELAND IN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH ACENTA GROUP OF SWEDEN

The leading Irish Padel company, Padel 100 is delighted to announce that it has secured a €5m investment to launch an ambitious national network of 100 state-of-the-art padel courts across Ireland. This major development is being delivered in partnership with Acenta Group, a dynamic infrastructure and investment firm that recently celebrated its
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Minister Richmond announces funding of €7.9 million for civil society organisations

Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Neale Richmond TD, today announced funding of €7.9 million to ten NGO partners to carry out development projects overseas. The grants, provided under Irish Aid’s Civil Society Fund, will deliver a wide range of development and human rights-related projects worldwide, helping people
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New Ambassadors present Credentials

Her Excellency, Constanza Figueroa, Ambassador of Chile, and His Excellency, Dennis King, Ambassador of Canada, presented their Letters of Credence to President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin today. Her Excellency, Constanza Figueroa, Ambassador of Chile, was accompanied by her son Mr. Francisco Velasco Figueroa and Mr. Pablo Solar,
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