Our Global Greening turned a record 196 world monuments green for St Patrick’s Day

We marked the centenary of the Easter Rising with over 700 events in 156 cities around the world

We launched TravelWise, an award-winning travel advice app with over 10,000 users in 2016

Over 100,000 Ireland fans travelled to France for #Euro2016, supported by our consular network

Minister of State McHugh announced a new 5 year strategy for Uganda which will provide almost €83m for poverty reduction

Ireland successfully co-chaired negotiations on a new global approach addressing issues facing refugees and migrants, which was adopted at the first UN Migration Summit

We issued a record 733,060 passports in 2016 and reformed the application system

Ireland led on a historic vote at the United Nations to negotiate a treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons

In a year when over 125m people around the world needed humanitarian assistance, Ireland provided over €150m, including over €25m to alleviate the impact of the crisis in Syria

EU chief negotiator on Brexit Michel Barnier visited in October, as part of our programme of increased engagement with the EU following the UK Referendum

We organised 35 high level bilateral visits to and from Ireland, including a visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry to collect the Tipperary International Peace Award

Minister Flanagan led a trade mission to the Gulf region with 36 Irish companies

The first State Visit to Vietnam by an Irish President marked twenty years of diplomatic relations between Ireland & Vietnam

Ireland supported the process that led to the signature of a historic peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the FARC, sharing our experience of peace building