Mar Uachtarán na hÉireann, may I send my warmest greetings and good wishes to our Irish family, and friends of Ireland, across the world, on this day of celebration of our national patron, Saint Patrick. Whether we are Irish by birth or Irish by choice, we are all part of a rich and vibrant global…
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., welcomed today’s formal establishment of Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland’s new authority responsible for overseeing the regulation of broadcasting and video-on-demand services and for introducing the new regulatory framework for online safety.The Minister also welcomed the commitment by Coimisiún to prepare and share its…
Minister for Justice Simon Harris TD and Minister for Children, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman will welcome roughly 1500 new Irish citizens at Dublin’s first in-person Citizenship Ceremonies in over four years. The Ceremonies today are being held in the RDS in Ballsbridge as applicants from over 100 countries around the world will be…
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Justice Simon Harris, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform Paschal Donohoe will today officially open the new Garda station on O’Connell Street, Dublin. The station, which will open to members of the public from today, is located at 13A O’Connell Street, Dublin 1.…
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., has today (7 March) paid tribute to the huge contribution made by Irish women on the global stage ahead of International Women’s Day. Marking International Women’s Day, which has been celebrated since 1911, Minister Martin also highlighted the key role women have played in shaping Ireland’s…
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin T.D., Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien T.D., and Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan T.D., have welcomed a landmark United Nations agreement on global ocean conservation, which was concluded in New York last night. The Agreement on Marine…
The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, and his wife Sabina today received His Excellency the President of the Republic of Malta, Dr George Vella, and his wife, Mrs Miriam Vella, at Áras an Uachtaráin. The event represented the official commencement of President Vella’s three-day State Visit to Ireland. Following the ceremonial welcome a bilateral…
Pictured from L-R, Dr Suzanne Denieffe (Dean of Humanity,SETU), Dr Derek O’Byrne, Vice President for Academic Affairs,SETU) Ms Caron McCaffrey (Director General, IPS), Mr Simon Harris TD (Minister for Justice), Prof Veronica Campbell (President, SETU), Mr James Browne TD (Minister of State), Governor John Flavin (IPS College), Ms Oonagh McPhilips (Secretary General, Dept. of Justice)…
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, have today (Wednesday, 1st March) officially opened ‘Ireland’s Global Garden’. The Mount Congreve Estate in Kilmeaden, County Waterford, has been re-developed into a world class tourist attraction and is expected to welcome over 86,000 visitors…
High Commissioner, Mr President, It is a privilege to address this 52nd session of the Human Rights Council. The illegal and unjustifiable actions of Russia in the past year have demonstrated the need for an effective multilateral system and of upholding the rules-based international order. The Commission of Inquiry established by this Council has found that…