Toyota Ireland have announced that the Land Cruiser has been selected as the vehicle of choice for the Irish Defence Forces for the next four years. The Defence Forces have confirmed an order for 280 new Toyota Land Cruisers, with first vehicles arriving in late 2019. The Toyota Land Cruiser, which is synonymous with toughness…
The Consular Corps/Association of Northern Ireland (CA-NI) is pleased to announce that Invest Northern Ireland has been agreed as Event Sponsor of the Diplomatic Dinner due to be held in Belfast later in the year. The peace-building charity Co-operation Ireland is delighted to have been nominated as co-organiser and beneficiary for the Dinner, scheduled for…
There has been an increase in early-stage female entrepreneurs in Ireland over the past year and the call is now open for those with new businesses or well-developed ideas to join ACORNS 5. ACORNS is the highly successful development initiative to support female entrepreneurs living in rural Ireland, who wish to start and develop new…
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, T.D., and Minister with Special Responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe, T.D., have welcomed the signing of a historic peace and reconciliation agreement in Maputo on Tuesday 6 August between the Government of Mozambique and opposition party RENAMO (Resistência Nacional Moçambicana). Recognising the significance of…
A summary of the infringement decisions relating to Ireland: Digital Single Market – Commission launches infringement procedures over 112 emergency phone number, unjustified geo-blocking and EU-wide cybersecurity rules The European Commission today decided to pursue infringement procedures against a number of Member States following their failure to meet their obligations related to the Digital Single Market.…
Mr Coveney has strongly condemned this morning’s activity. In the early hours of July 22, Israeli authorities demolished 10 buildings, including over 70 apartments, in the Sur Bahir area of the Jerusalem Governorate of the West Bank. Over 350 Palestinians are impacted by the demolition, incurring significant property loss. Nine of the 10 buildings are…
Policy will enable social enterprises to increase their impact on society. Mr Michael Ring, TD, The Minister for Rural and Community Development, today published a new National Social Enterprise Policy for Ireland. Social enterprises are businesses whose core objective is to achieve a social, societal or environmental impact. Like other businesses, social enterprises trade in…
Josepha Madigan T.D., Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, has announced that the 2019 International Commemoration of the Great Irish Famine will take place in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday, 3rd November. Confirming the arrangements for this year’s international Commemoration Minister Madigan commented: “As Chair of the…
Minister Bruton today announced the establishment of the Climate Action Delivery Board to drive the implementation of the Government’s Climate Action Plan. The Climate Action Plan led by Minister Bruton sets out over 180 actions, together with hundreds of sub-actions, to ensure Ireland is responding to the climate challenge, securing a more resilient and sustainable future…
This year’s Pride Parade was historic since it was the first time the diplomatic community in Dublin participated, after an initiative from the Norwegian Embassy. There were 20 Embassies and Diplomatic Missions with around 90 people participating in the parade, marching behind the banner “Diplomats for Equality”. The parade march was on Saturday, June 29…
