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Promotional videos for the Antalya Diplomacy Forum

https://www.mfa.gov.tr/data/ENFORMASYON/ADF/ADF_Promo1.mp4 https://www.mfa.gov.tr/data/ENFORMASYON/ADF/ADF_Promo2.mp4 https://www.mfa.gov.tr/data/ENFORMASYON/ADF/ADF_Africa_en.mp4 https://www.mfa.gov.tr/data/ENFORMASYON/ADF/ADF_Asia_en.mp4 https://www.mfa.gov.tr/data/ENFORMASYON/ADF/ADF_Latin_America_en.mp4 https://www.mfa.gov.tr/data/ENFORMASYON/ADF/ADF_Metaverse_en.mp4 https://www.mfa.gov.tr/data/ENFORMASYON/ADF/ADF_Disinformation_en.mp4 https://www.mfa.gov.tr/data/ENFORMASYON/ADF/ADF_Climate_en.mp4

DCEDIY and Irish Red Cross launch accommodation pledge register to support Ukrainian refugees

People will now be able to register with the Irish Red Cross to pledge accommodation and other services Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, T.D., and the Irish Red Cross (IRC) have today launched a pledge register which will allow people to register accommodation and other services to assist Ukrainian refugees…

Bank of Ireland statement on Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has sparked an unfolding humanitarian crisis and is an extremely worrying time for those with family, friends or colleagues in the country. We want to respond in any way we can to this fast-moving situation and we have initiated a number of measures to support those impacted: We are refunding Bank of…

Statement by President Michael D. Higgins

“That we have returned to war, the abuse by the powerful of its neighbour, the flagrant violations of the principals of the United Nations, a great sense of darkness has fallen across the world at the unfolding tragedy in Ukraine. The hearts of the Irish people go out to all of those who are suffering…

Online Availability of Births, Marriages and Deaths Records Extended

Access to these records is free    The online availability of Births, Marriages and Deaths records has been extended, with a further 12 months of these records available to view online on www.irishgenealogy.ie.   The records now available for each of these life events are: Birth Register records for the years 1864 to 1921 Marriage Register…

Statement from Minister Ryan on today’s IPCC report on the impacts of Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the world’s most authoritative climate science body and today’s report is a stark reminder, to us all, of the need to act to avoid the most damaging and catastrophic effects of climate change. This report – Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability – details the impacts…

Statement from Diplomat Ireland

“As hosts of The Diplomat Dinner since 2010, an event that brings together Ambassadors and Diplomats serving in Ireland with the business and civic communities of Ireland to further relations between global nations and our country, we pride ourselves on engaging with all nations that respect the principle of diplomacy, the independence of sovereign states…

Statement from Diplomat Ireland

“We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, your democratically elected President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, your Ambassador to Ireland H.E. Larysa Gerasko of the Embassy of Ukraine in Ireland and the people throughout the world who condemn the unacceptable invasion of your sovereign nation by Russia. This is a full scale invasion of a democratic…

Minister Coveney launches Government’s Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney T.D., launched the Government’s Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean to 2025 in a virtual event broadcast from Iveagh House on Tuesday 22 February. The Latin America and Caribbean Strategy is the most recent Strategy to be published under the Global Ireland initiative, and is a key commitment…

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister Catherine Martin announce the 2022 Programme for the Decade of Centenaries

An inclusive, sensitive and meaningful programme to remember this complex and still painful period in our history, which recognises the legitimacy of all traditions and values mutual respect and historical authenticity   State commemoration in remembrance of all who lost their lives during the Civil War;     National, academic conference, hosted by University College…