31 December 2010
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Micheál Martin T.D., today urged Irish citizens planning trips abroad in 2011 to obtain comprehensive travel insurance, including medical insurance and also to exercise caution and take sensible precautions while overseas.
30 December 2010
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Micheál Martin T.D., spoke today by telephone with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the prominent Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel Prize winner
10 December 2010
Minister for European Affairs, Mr Dick Roche T.D., today opened the 11th Annual Department of Foreign Affairs-NGO Forum on Human Rights in the Convention Centre Dublin.
03 December 2010
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Micheál Martin, T.D., has welcomed the statement agreed by Heads of State and Government at the Summit meeting of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), held in Astana, Kazakhstan on 1-2 December.
22 November 2010
2010 International Affairs Conference: ‘Governance for a More Ethical World’ Royal Irish Academy, Dublin 19 November 2010 Keynote Address, by Mr. Peter Power TD, Minister of State for Overseas Development
16 November 2010
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Micheál Martin, T.D., today welcomed the publication of Volume VII in the series of Documents on Irish Foreign Policy, prepared by the Royal Irish Academy, which covers the period from January 1941 to August 1945.
12 November 2010
Mary Hanafin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport hosted a major gathering in New York today (Thursday 11 November) of leading Irish connected business people from the United States and Canada.
05 November 2010
Romanian playwright Peca Ştefan wins Irish Embassy Award
21 October 2010
Minister Martin warns on bogus email
20 October 2010
New Ambassadors present Credentials
19 October 2010
Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheal Martin, T.D.,on the visit of The Elders to Gaza
15 October 2010
Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin T.D.,on the death of journalist, Jim Dougal
05 October 2010
Minister Martin condemns Derry car bomb
01 October 2010
Minister Martin welcomes publication of the report on the second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty
28 September 2010
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Micheál Martin T.D., on the launch of “Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy”, the Strategy and Action Plan for Irish Trade, Tourism and Investment to 2015.
26 September 2010
23 September 2010
Minister Martin sends best wishes to the Asian Gaelic Games
22 September 2010
Minister Martin attends 65th UN General Assembly
20 September 2010
Minister Martin to co-host major Hunger Conference in New York
21 September 2010
Ireland to call for Urgent Action on World Hunger at the MDG Summit in New York
17 September 2010
Minister of State for Overseas Development, Peter Power, launches the Our World Irish Aid Awards at the Children’s Ark in Limerick
Case Study
16 September 2010
Irish Aid to Host Ireland’s Largest Overseas Volunteering Fair in Dublin
15 September 2010
Minister for Foreign Affairs addresses EU “Media and Conflict” conference in Dublin
14 September 2010
10 September 2010
Minister Martin to attend ‘Gymnich’ meeting of Foreign Ministers
08 September 2010
Minister Martin presses for progress on key OSCE confidence and security building commitments
07 September 2010
The Minister for Foreign Affairs launches Ireland’s Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
05 September 2010
Minister Power stresses Government’s commitment to the fight against global poverty and hunger ahead of launch of Irish Aid Annual Report
02 September 2010
Minister Power meets Irish aid agencies to discuss Ireland’s response to the Pakistan floods after arrival of largest ever airlift of emergency supplies by the State
01 September 2010
Visit of the Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany Dr. Guido Westerwelle
Minister for Foreign Affairs Condemns West Bank Killings
31 August 2010
Minister Power announces funding to support the work of the UN Peacebuilding Commission
26 August 2010
Minister Power approves emergency funding for Irish aid agencies and the UN response in Pakistan
23 August 2010
Minister Power to brief Oireachtas Committee on race against time in Pakistan
18 August 2010
Leaving Cert students asked to heed travel advice - Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, TD
Special meeting of United Nations to be held tomorrow on Pakistan - Minister of State Peter Power to participate
16 August 2010
Minister of State for Overseas Development Peter Power to meet Pakistan’s Ambassador to Ireland to discuss humanitarian emergency
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Micheál Martin, T.D., announces grants for seven Irish based organisations under the Emigrant Support Programme
12 August 2010
Statement by Minister Martin on Northern Ireland
Minister Martin announces restoration of the 10 day guarantee for passport applications
05 August 2010
Minister of State Power expresses concern and outlines response to date following the Pakistan floods
03 August 2010
Minister deplores last night’s bomb attack in Derry
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Micheál Martin, T.D., welcomes entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
26 July 2013
Minister Roche welcomes start of EU membership talks with Iceland
22 July 2010
Minister Martin welcomes common European Union approach to the International Court of Justice Opinion on Kosovo
15 July 2010
Minister Martin congratulates the City of Derry on being chosen as UK City of Culture 2013
14 July 2010
Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Micheál Martin, T.D.,on the rioting in Northern Ireland
13 July 2010
Minister Martin condemns violence in Belfast
12 July 2010
Statement by Minister Martin condemning the Kampala bombings
09 July 2010
Minister Martin Remembers Dr. Patrick Rice
Fraudulent Use of an Irish Passport
08 July 2010
Minister Martin welcomes the release of 52 political prisoners in Cuba
06 July 2010
Ireland is making a difference in Haiti says Minister for Overseas Development, Mr Peter Power
05 July 2010
Minister for Foreign Affairs launches the “Ambassadors for Peace” project
Minister for Foreign Affairs announces funding for cross-community and cross-border outreach groups
01 July 2010
Minister Martin begins visit to Ireland’s aid programme in Ethiopia
28 June 2010
Minister Martin launches new five-year programme of Irish assistance to Uganda
Minister Martin in Northern Uganda
27 June 2010
Minister Martin visits Ireland’s aid programme in Uganda and Ethiopia
25 June 2010
From the Bronx to Berkeley - 23 Irish Fulbright Awardees off to the US
23 June 2010
Minister for Foreign Affairs pays tribute to the late Lt Gen (Ret) Dermot Earley
Minister Martin to remember the victims of the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182
20 June 2010
Annual Travel Advice
19 June 2010
Minister Martin deplores attempted bomb attack in Aughnacloy
15 June 2010
“Today a great wrong has been corrected” says Minister Micheál Martin
Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Micheál Martin, regarding the outcome of the investigations into the fraudulent use of Irish passports in the assassination of Mr. Mahmoud al Mabhouh
11 June 2010
Minister Martin to attend EU Foreign Ministers’ meeting
04 June 2010
Statement by Minister Martin on the Rachel Corrie
$500,000 contribution by Ireland implementing the Convention on Cluster Munitions
03 June 2010
Irish Aid and HSE agree to cooperate on improving health in the developing world
02 June 2010
Minister for Foreign Affairs Welcomes the Release of Gaza Flotilla Activists
01 June 2010
Dáil Motion on the Interception of the Gaza Humanitarian Flotilla - Opening address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs briefs Government on Flotilla Crisis
Statement calling for release of Irish citizens in Israel
31 May 2010
Statement by Minister Martin regarding Israeli interception of the Gaza humanitarian aid convoy
28 May 2010
Minister for Foreign Affairs welcomes outcome of nuclear weapons' conference
27 May 2010
Minister Martin announces Global Irish Economic Forum initiatives in Asia
26 May 2010
Minister Martin Welcomes Announcement on Release of Bloody Sunday Report
25 May 2010
Minister Martin to Hold High-Level Political Consultations in China
23 May 2010
Minister Martin to visit China, 23-28 May 2010
20 May 2010
Statement by Minister of State for Overseas Development Peter Power on Malawi court case
19 May 2010
Minister Martin meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
News
16 May 2010
Africa day celebrations in Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens
14 May 2010
Irish Aid, Concern and the United Nations co-host international conference on global hunger in Dublin
18 April 2010
Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the welfare of Irish citizens stranded abroad
12 April 2010
Minister announces €1.46 million of funding to underpin reconciliation
Minister welcomes devolution of policing and justice powers in NI
08 April 2010
Minister for Foreign Affairs welcomes new START agreement
01 April 2010
Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the report by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs on foreign trade promotion
31 March 2010
Visit by the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
30 March 2010
Minister for Foreign Affairs Welcomes Publication of Research on Young People and Policing in Northern Ireland
22 March 2010
Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, on the ongoing Industrial Action in the Passport Offices
04 March 2010
Industrial Action in the Passport Service
17 March 2010
Taxation Agreement with South Africa signed during visit by Minister of State for Overseas Development Peter Power
16 March 2010
Minister Power highlights the importance of Ireland's support for HIV/AIDS initiatives during official visit ot Lesotho
Due to extensive flooding, the Passport Office, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, has been closed.
15 March 2010
Minister for Foreign Affairs Begins St. Patrick's Day Visit to Washington D.C.
26 February 2010
Due to ongoing industrial action in the Passport Offices, it is not currently possible to guarantee the turnaround time for passport services.
25 February 2010
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Micheál Martin, T.D. Condemns Derry Killing
Shelter is vital necessity in Haiti. Minister of State for Overseas Development Peter Power announces significant funding for shelter in Haiti
21 February 2010
Minister of State for Overseas Development Peter Power announces a recruitment drive for Ireland’s Rapid Response Corps
18 February 2010
The Minister for European Affairs, Dick Roche, T.D. welcomes the adoption of a Declaration and Action Plan on the future of the European Court of Human Rights at the Ministerial Conference in Interlaken, Switzerland
17 February 2010
Statement by Minister Martin on the use of fake Irish passports in Dubai
Minister of State for Overseas Development Peter Power calls for urgent international action to tackle hunger
12 February 2010
Minister Martin launches Andrew Grene Conflict Resolution Scholarship Scheme
09 February 2010
Dáil Debate on the Situation in Northern Ireland. Closing Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs
30 January 2010
Minister for Overseas Development, Mr Peter Power, T.D, considers report of Irish Aid technical team to Haiti
19 January 2010
Statement by Minister Martin on confirmation of the death of UN aid worker, Andrew Grene, in the Haitian earthquake
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