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…

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…

Our Rural Future: Minister Humphreys launches €15 million Fund to support Outdoor Adventure Activities

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today launched a major €15 million fund that will support dozens of outdoor adventure projects across the country. The 2022 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) will see the development of natural amenities such as our mountains, lakes, beaches, bogs, walkways, greenways and blueways. The Scheme, which…

Ministers Harris and Coveney announce €2.4 million funding for Defence Forces to develop innovative solutions to challenges facing them

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney TD today (Thursday) announced €2.4 million in funding to develop disruptive solutions to challenges facing the Irish Defence Forces. Ten research teams have been shortlisted for the SFI-Defence Organisation Innovation Challenge. …

New Ambassadors to Iceland, Angola and Sri Lanka present Credentials

His Excellency, Mr. Sturla Sigurjónsson, Ambassador of Iceland, His Excellency, General Geraldo Sachipengo Nunda, Ambassador of the Republic of Angola and Her Excellency, Mrs. Saroja Sirisena, Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka presented their Letters of Credence to President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin today. H.E. Mr. Sturla Sigurjónsson, Ambassador…

New Ambassadors present Credentials

Her Excellency, Ms. Claire D. Cronin, Ambassador of the United States of America, His Excellency, Dr. Morie Komba Manyeh, Ambassador of Sierra Leone, and Her Excellency, Mrs. Vanessa Eugenia Interiano Elfarnawany, Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador presented their Letters of Credence to President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin today. H.E. Ms.…