An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, are this week attending high-level meetings and United Nations events in New York. The Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development, Ciarán Cannon, will also attend, along with representatives of 193 Member States, who are gathering for the…
Deirdre Fitzgerald, Angela Walsh, Maria Murphy FROSCH CTM Corporate Travel Management (CTM), Ireland’s leading independent travel management company, has announced a partnership with US-based multinational travel management company, FROSCH, to establish FROSCH CTM, effective immediately. FROSCH has acquired a 50% equity interest in CTM, who are headquartered in Cork. Established in 2000, CTM has a workforce…
Their Excellencies, the Ambassadors of Switzerland, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Tunisia presented their Letters of Credence to the President at Áras an Uachtaráin. H.E. Mr. Louis-José Touron, Ambassador of Switzerland was accompanied by his spouse, Mrs. Elisabeth Alcyone Touron and Colonel Martin Lerch, Defence Attaché. H.E. Mr. Choe Il, Ambassador of the…
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney T.D., and the Minister of State for European Affairs, Helen McEntee T.D., are in Brussels today for meetings with their counterparts on Brexit and the General Affairs Council. Ahead of the informal meeting of EU leaders in Salzburg on Thursday, the General Affairs Council…
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney TD, met the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley MP, in Dublin today. Speaking after the meeting, the Tánaiste said: “I was glad to meet today with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley MP, as both Governments continue to…
Welcoming her nomination by Sinn Féin today to contest the Presidential Election, Liadh Ní Riada MEP said: “My personal background has given me a deep appreciation of Ireland’s unique identity and culture, its place in the wider world and a strong commitment to a United Ireland. “I grew up in West Cork, an area with…
Klimkin, Oksana and Ukrainians So Near and Yet so Far Located at different ends of Europe, Ireland and Ukraine have a lot more in common than the distance suggests. Not only are there historical, cultural and religious similarities that bridge the geographical divide, but also shared challenges and opportunities offered by Brexit, the commitment of…
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney TD and Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development Ciarán Cannon TD are inviting visitors to this year’s National Ploughing Championships to discover how the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is helping to shape Ireland’s global footprint. The DFAT stand at the…
September 19, 2018 9am to 5pm in Trinity College, Dublin Czech-Irish Water & Energy Summit 2018 Details & Registration November 9, 2018 8:30am to 4:430pm at 6 Kildare Street, Dublin IIBN Global Conference 2018 Details & Registration November 13, 2018 Bratislava, Slovak Republic Slovak Matchmaking Fair organised by Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO)…
President Juncker’s State of the Union speech is an important contribution to the ongoing debate on the future of Europe. We greatly appreciated the solidarity President Juncker has demonstrated on Brexit, and welcome his comments today in support of Ireland. His wide-ranging speech touched on many of the key areas in the debate, including the…