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Minister Byrne announces MyEU50 Youth Competition Winners

01 December 2022

Minister Byrne announces MyEU50 Youth Competition Winners

Minister Coveney announces contribution of €1.5 million to the International Criminal Court’s Trust

05 December 2022

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney TD, today announced a contribution of €1.5 million to the International Criminal Court’s Trust Fund for Victims

Minister Coveney to speak on Ireland’s Security Council Membership at the IIEA

06 December 2022

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney T.D. will speak today to the Institute of International and European Affairs on ‘Ireland and the UN: reflecting on Ireland’s term as an elected member of the UN Security Council,’.

Minister Byrne announces €200,000 EU50 funding for community and voluntary organisations

07 December 2022

Minister Byrne announces €200,000 EU50 funding for community and voluntary organisations

Statement from Minister Simon Coveney on incident in Yemen

07 December 2022

Statement from Minister Simon Coveney on incident in Yemen

Minister Coveney welcomes German Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to Ireland

08 December 2022

Minister Coveney welcomes German Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to Ireland

Minister Coveney welcomes Council of Europe decision on NI legacy issues

09 December 2022

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney TD, has welcomed the decision adopted today by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers in Strasbourg in relation to a number of Northern Ireland legacy cases, including the case of Pat Finucane.

Ireland and US lead on landmark UN Security Council resolution

09 December 2022

Ireland and the US led negotiations on a landmark UN Security Council Resolution that will now introduce a humanitarian carve-out across all UN Sanctions Regimes.

Minister Coveney attending the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels

12 December 2022

Minister Coveney attending the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels

Minister Coveney announces additional funding for Ukraine and Moldova

13 December 2022

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, T.D. has today announced additional funding of €30 million in support for the Governments of Ukraine and Moldova. The funding is aimed at helping to mitigate the impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Statement by Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs on today’s ballistic missile launch by the DPRK

18 December 2022

Ireland condemns in the strongest terms today’s ballistic missile launch by the DPRK, which is the latest in a series of contraventions of UN Resolutions.

Statement by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin TD

19 December 2022

Statement by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin TD, on the Appointment by the United States of Joe Kennedy III as Special Envoy to Northern Ireland

Record-breaking year for the Passport Service - 2022 sets new record for Irish Passports

29 December 2022

As we approach the end of the year, the final tally of passports issued in 2022 now stands at 1,080,000, which sets a new annual record for the Irish Passport Service.

Statement by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin TD on death of Pope Benedict

31 December 2022

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin TD, has expressed his condolences on the death of the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.