Today Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney T.D. opened a three-day Conference for the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Ambassadors, Consuls General, and other senior officials from headquarters and missions abroad. The Conference is the first in-person gathering of senior management since the onset of COVID-19, and takes place against the backdrop of a devastating war…
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Friday, April 1st, marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Ukraine. Marking the occasion, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney T.D., said: “I am pleased to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Ukraine”. “Ireland’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity…
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His Excellency, Mr. Bernardo Guanche, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, His Excellency, Mr. Giovanni Buttigieg, Ambassador of Malta and His Excellency, Dr. Benedict Johannes Gubler, Ambassador of Switzerland, presented their Letters of Credence to President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin today. H.E. Mr. Bernardo Guanche, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, was…
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Circular Economy Bill will pave the way for use of CCTV to detect and deter illegal dumping and littering The Circular Economy Bill, which has been published by the Government, will underpin Ireland’s shift from a “take-make-waste” linear model to a more sustainable pattern of production and consumption that will instead minimise waste to help…
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This afternoon, the Department of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian Ambassador to Iveagh House to advise him that four senior officials have been asked to leave the State. This is because their activities have not been in accordance with international standards of diplomatic behaviour. This action is being taken under Article 9 of the 1961…
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The Minister for Overseas Development Aid and the Diaspora, Colm Brophy, T.D., today launched a call for proposals for Irish-based international NGOs to avail of Irish Aid funding, as part of Ireland’s overall €20 million package to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Inviting proposals for funding, Minister Brophy said: “The…
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The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney T.D. today announced a contribution of €6 million by Ireland to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This funding will assist UNRWA in addressing the humanitarian and development needs of 5.7 million Palestine refugees across UNRWA’s five fields of…
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Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D., Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs has announced the purchase of two Inshore Patrol Vessels from the New Zealand Government. Minister Coveney stated, “I am pleased to announce the purchase of two second hand Inshore Patrol Vessels on a Government to Government Basis from the New Zealand Government for…
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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…
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