by Miceál O’Hurley Diplomatic Editor DUBLIN – Her Excellency Dr. Jilan Abdalmajid, the Ambassador of the Mission of the Palestinian State to Ireland thanked the Irish people for joining in with Palestinians and people worldwide who celebrated the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on Sunday, 29 November 2020. Ambassador Abdalmajid’s message…
New initiative to celebrate being Irish at Christmas, announced today by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Today Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy, T.D. announced an initiative to further connect with our global diaspora this December – To Be Irish at Christmas. To Be Irish at Christmas will be a…
by Miceál O’Hurley Diplomatic Editor DUBLIN – Ukrainian Chargé d’Affaires Mrs. Olena Shaloput marked the end of the annual Month of Remembrance to commemorate the Holodomor. The Holodomor (Ukrainian: Голодомо́р, romanised: Holodomór; derived from морити голодом, moryty holodom, ‘to kill by starvation’) resulted in the death of upwards of 10 million Ukrainians between 1932-1933…
by Miceál O’Hurley Diplomatic Editor DUBLIN — For over a quarter of a century, Ethiopia was ruled by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Tigray, a semi-autonomous region in the north of Ethiopia, borders Eritrea. Tensions along that border led Ethiopia’s ruling TPLF party to wage a lengthy war with Eritrea. Despite an International…
DUBLIN — In an effort to meet consumer’s demand for greater accessibility to Diplomat Ireland’s coverage we are continuing our new interview series, ‘In Conversation This Week with Diplomat Ireland‘. The video series will interview members of the Diplomatic Corps, Government, Ministries, NGOs and others to help our audience better understand diplomacy in Ireland. Our…
Today we launched our F.A.S.T. campaign for stroke. When someone has a stroke, minutes matter: because two million brain cells die every minute after a stroke. The Irish Heart Foundation in partnership with the Government of Ireland is asking people to know the signs of stroke and to Act F.A.S.T. We’re launching the…
by Miceál O’Hurley Diplomatic Editor DUBLIN — Foreign Affairs and Defence Minister Mr. Simon Coveney T.D., announced on Thursday, 19 November that Ireland was making an additional humanitarian funding commitment of €1 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The move comes on the…
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney, T.D., will attend a Video Conference of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers on Thursday, 19 November. Ministers are expected to discuss a range of recent international developments, including US Presidential and Congressional elections, the recent ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh, the outbreak of conflict in Ethiopia and…
The Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and the Diaspora, Mr Colm Brophy, T.D., has announced details of almost £5.4 million in funding for the Irish community in Britain. Almost £5.4 million in grants provided to 105 organisations in Britain Grants focussed on providing frontline support for those most in need and promoting a…
The Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne, T.D., will join his EU Ministerial colleagues today, at a videoconference of Ministers for European Affairs. Ministers will discuss the Agenda for the European Council meeting on 10-11 December. At that meeting, leaders will focus on Climate Change, Covid-19 coordination, trade, external relations and security issues.…