STATEMENT FROM THE NEWLY APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF DIPLOMAT IRELAND, AND TRADE AMBASSADOR OF THE GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC CENTRE, MICHAEL MULCAHY “I am honoured to be taking up a new appointment today as President of Diplomat Ireland, and Trade Ambassador of its new Global Diplomatic Trade Centre, for a five-year term. I have served as CEO of…
Statement by President Higgins following declaration of Famine in Gaza City and surrounding areas 22 August 2025 “The formal declaration that Gaza City and its surrounding areas now meet the criteria of Famine under the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification system will sadly not surprise all of us who have been warning of this for…
Tánaiste confirms publication of the EU-US Joint Statement on Trade The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Harris TD, confirmed this afternoon the publication of the EU-US Joint Statement on Trade. The statement clarifies further details of the political agreement on a trade deal announced between the EU and the US on…
Dormant Accounts Funding of €4.17m announced by Ministers and Sport Ireland for sports and community initiatives for 2025 More than €4m in Dormant Accounts Funding is to be invested in community sports and physical activity initiatives, the Department of Culture, Communications, and Sport and Sport Ireland are pleased to announce. Minister for Culture, Communications and…
Ireland pens letter with other European countries in condemning Israel’s Gaza plan. Ireland today jointly signed a letter with other European countries strongly condemning Israel’s plan to expand the war in Gaza. Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Harris, is among a number of signatories to the letter, along with his counterparts…
Diplomat Ireland is delighted to announce that The Diplomat Dinner 2026 & The Diplomat Awards 2026 will take place on Friday, March 20th, 2026, in the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Cork. The visiting Ambassadors and business guests will be welcomed to Cork for a series of courtesy visits and engagements before the official dinner and awards event.
A Statement from Mr Martin Murray, Honorary Consul of Indonesia in Ireland “Both as Honorary Consul of Indonesia in Ireland and Executive Director of Asia Matters, I am delighted to see political agreement reached on an EU-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement after 10 years of negotiations. In yesterday’s statement, Ursula von der Leyen, President of…
His Excellency, Daniel Espiritu, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines, Her Excellency, Esra Cankorur, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye and His Excellency Edward Sharp Walsh, Ambassador of the United States of America, presented their Letters of Credence to President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin today. His Excellency, Daniel Espiritu, Ambassador of…
12 June 2025 “As President of Ireland, may I express my deepest condolences to the families and communities of all those who have lost their lives in today’s tragic airplane crash in the city of Ahmedabad, India. All of our thoughts are with those who are grieving those lost, be it passengers or those in…
Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan has secured Cabinet approval for priority drafting of the Criminal Justice (International Cooperation Office) Bill 2025, which will establish the Criminal Justice International Cooperation Office and set out its powers in line with the EU e-Evidence Regulation and Directive. The EU e-Evidence Package allows authorities in…