On the fifth anniversary of the Final Peace Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the former FARC-EP, I wish to congratulate all the parties involved, and especially the people of Colombia. Their remarkable achievements in laying the foundations for a deep societal change, and placing victims and survivors at the centre of the conflict-resolution…
The Minister for Defence, Mr Simon Coveney, T.D. today announced the latest release of material from the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection (MSPC) online. This latest release of records is the eleventh release of material under the MSPC Project and it comprises of over 3,800 files representing records relating to over 1,400 individuals. Release 11…
It was great to see HE Dr. Jilan Abdalmajid, the Palestinian Ambassador of the Embassy of the State of Palestine in Ireland visiting Cork recently. Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr. Tony Fitzgerald and Chief Executive Ann Doherty of Cork City Council received the Ambassador in Cork City Hall
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., announced funding of almost €2 million by Culture Ireland for the promotion of Irish arts globally in 2022. The funding is to support Irish artists, arts organisations and Irish cultural centres abroad to present events covering architecture, dance, film, literature, music, theatre…
RTE broadcaster Rick O’Shea will launch All Strangers Here: 100 Years of Personal Writing from the Irish Foreign Service. This new book explores the relationships between diplomacy, creativity, and language across poetry and prose authored by Irish diplomats and their families since 1919. Published by Arlen House, and edited by Angela Byrne, Helena Nolan and…
The Minister for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy T.D., today pledged €2 million in additional support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) at an international Ministerial Conference. Speaking virtually at the conference, Minister Brophy said: “Ireland is a longstanding friend of UNRWA. A friendship…
Minister for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy T.D., has welcomed the recent changes to the vaccination requirements for travel to Ireland. With effect from 9th November, the definition of a ‘vaccinated person’ for the purposes of travel has been expanded to include those who have been vaccinated with CoronaVac (also known as Sinovac);…
Diplomat Ireland congratulates the team at Ireland’s newest Embassy, the Irish Embassy Manila The new Embassy of Ireland in the Philippines is an important step forward in expanding our global embassy network which is a key priority for the government. This latest expansion by Ireland now means that we have a resident representation in the Philippines. Ambassador -designate…
It was good to see the British Ambassador to Ireland, HE Paul Johnson visiting Cork recently and taking a walking tour of the city and making a number of visits including to the Lord Mayor Cllr.Colm Kelleher at Cork City Council, to University College Cork and to the English Market
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney T.D., attended a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, along with his European counterparts. Foreign Ministers discussed a range of current foreign policy issues, including the EU’s engagement with the Western Balkans and the Sahel regions, recent developments in Ethiopia and Sudan, and…