The Government of Ireland expressed its commitment to responsible governance of the mining sector by joining the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF). The IGF is a voluntary partnership that welcomes member states of the United Nations. “We are pleased to welcome Ireland as the IGF’s 71st member state,” IGF Director Greg Radford…
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has urged Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to halt their attempts to chip away at Irish neutrality. The Ireland South MEP was speaking from Brussels as the European Defence Agency held its annual conference in the city. The event, which this year was themed around military drones and robotics,…
In its monthly package of infringement decisions published today, the European Commission is pursuing legal action against Member States for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. These decisions, covering various sectors and EU policy areas, aim to ensure the proper application of EU law for the benefit of citizens and businesses. The…
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD has welcomed the awarding by the EU Commission of co-funding of €3.16 million towards a €3.9 million Bord Bia information and promotional campaign promoting European pork and beef over three years in the Philippines, South Korea and Vietnam. The campaign, European Pork and Beef –…
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, TD and Australian Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, the Hon David Coleman MP, have agreed an increase to the eligible age to participate in the Working Holiday Programme between Ireland and Australia. The Minister of State at the Department of Finance and the…
Turkey is a country, which has a deep-rooted tradition of extending its helping hand to those in need wherever they are, either far or close. The historical relations between Turkey and Ireland is a good example of the Turkish tradition of humanitarian assistance. During the Great Famine in Ireland in the late nineteenth century, the Ottoman…
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, says the new UK white paper on the future EU-UK relationship was a significant development, which will allow meaningful negotiations to take place over the coming weeks. Ibec CEO Danny McCoy said: “We now have UK proposals that recognise the value of comprehensive future alignment across many areas.…
Trevor Manuel, Economic Envoy of the new South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, was in Dublin on Thursday, July 12 to celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations between Ireland and South Africa. In addition to high level meetings, Manuel attended the opening of an exhibition in Kilmainham Gaol marking both the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth and the Irish…
The following statement was issued on July 11, 2018. “I am very concerned at the escalation of the violence in Derry overnight. It is clear that shots were fired in an attempt to endanger the lives of PSNI officers in the area. The ongoing reckless endangerment of lives, which is being orchestrated by a small…
The Minister for European Affairs, Helen McEntee TD, held a bilateral meeting today with the Maltese Minister for European Affairs and Equality, Dr Helena Dalli. Minister McEntee welcomed Malta’s support on the Irish issues in the Brexit negotiations: “The support of our EU colleagues during the Brexit negotiation process has been unwavering regarding the Irish…
