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Our international priorities

Ireland plays an active role in the world through our involvement in multilateral organisations

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  • Assistant Legal Adviser

    11 November 2024

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    1 November 2024

  • Call for Expression of Interest: Appointment to the Board of the International Fund for Ireland

    31 October 2024

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  • Statement by the Tánaiste on the incident in Magdeburg, Germany

    20 December 2024

  • New Ambassadors present Credentials - 17 December 2024

    17 December 2024

  • Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers on 16 December

    16 December 2024

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Speeches

  • Speech by Tánaiste at the 25th anniversary of the North South Ministerial Council, Armagh

    12 December 2024

  • Opening statement by the Tánaiste in Dáil Éireann on Gaza

    7 November 2024

  • Minister Sean Fleming delivers Ireland’s national statement at UN General Assembly

    30 September 2024

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    Micheál Martin

    Tánaiste,  Minister for Defence,  Minister for Foreign Affairs

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    Sean Fleming

    Minister of State with responsibility for International Development and Diaspora

  • Image:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
    Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

    Minister of State with responsibility for EU Affairs

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  • Joseph Hackett

    Secretary General

  • John Conlan

    Deputy Secretary

  • Sonja Hyland

    Deputy Secretary

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