Daily Archives: September 7, 2022

Government agrees to open three new overseas Missions as part of Global Ireland expansion.

Ireland’s global presence and influence will be further strengthened by the opening of three new overseas Missions as part of the Global Ireland programme, following agreement at Cabinet on a memo brought by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, T.D. The three new Missions are an Embassy in Islamabad (Pakistan) and Consulates General in…

Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on floods in Pakistan

“As people across the world look on in horror at the continuing humanitarian crisis unfolding following monsoon floods in Pakistan, including the immediate threat of the country’s biggest lake Manchar Lake bursting its banks, it is essential that the international community reflect on the devastating impact which climate change is having on some of the…