Tánaiste Visits Mexico and Colombia

The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD, today begins a five-day visit to Mexico and Colombia. While in Mexico, the Tánaiste is meeting Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena to discuss relations between our two countries and a number of global issues, as well as meeting other political figures.  He will…

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Minister McEntee publishes Private Security Authority Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2022

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD has today published the Annual Report of the Private Security Authority along with the Financial Statements for 2022. The Private Security Authority (PSA) is the statutory body with responsibility for licensing and regulating the private security industry in Ireland. The PSA was established following the passing of the Private Security…

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Tánaiste launches Global Ireland: Delivering in the Asia Pacific Region to 2025

Tánaiste and Ambassador Sarah McGrath launch Ireland’s updated Asia Pacific strategy   Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin, TD has launched Ireland’s updated strategy “Global Ireland: Delivering in the Asia Pacific Region to 2025”. In his keynote address at the Global Ireland Summit, the Tánaiste said: “This region includes important…

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Minister Fleming announces £6.23 million to support Irish community in Britain

The Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Seán Fleming TD, met today with the Irish community in Britain at the annual Emigrant Support Programme reception in the Irish Embassy in London. Minister Fleming said: “I am very pleased to announce £6.23 million in funding for British-based organisations from the Irish Government’s Emigrant Support Programme…

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Statement by Tánaiste on publication of the report of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy

The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin, presented to Government the report of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy this morning. The report, prepared by the Chair of the Forum, Louise Richardson DBE, provides a summary and analysis of the four days of discussions and over 800 submissions to the…

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Briefing: the statements published by the League of Arab States on 11 October 2023, and the latest press statement issued by Organization of Islamic Cooperation on 13 October 2023

Meeting of the League of Arab States (11.10.2023) In an extraordinary ministerial session of the Arab League, convened under the leadership of the Kingdom of Morocco and at the invitation of it and the State of Palestine, foreign ministers discussed and formulated a series of decisions regarding the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.…

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Department of Justice begins accepting Citizenship applications online

The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD has announced that people are now able to apply for Irish Citizenship online at www.irishimmigration.ie. The digitisation of the citizenship application process is a key milestone in the Department of Justice’s Immigration Service Delivery Modernisation Programme. The Immigration Modernisation Programme will, over the coming years, digitise a number of…

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