Diplomat Ireland

25/09/2025

Karameh crossing is the West Bank's only link to the rest of the world. It borders Jordan to our east and is the lung of the West Bank enabling movement of people and vital goods.

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu has closed this crossing

3 million Palestinians rely on Karameh crossing

While its genocide continues in Gaza, Israel is now laying siege to the West Bank turning it into a large, sealed prison.

Palestine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, and our Embassies and ministries around the world, demand the mobilisation of international pressure on the occupying state to reopen Karameh crossing immediately.

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18/09/2025

Happy Independence Day to all citizens of Chile 🇨🇱 and to everyone in the Embajada de Chile en Irlanda / Embassy of Chile in Ireland today on their National Day from Diplomat Ireland🇨🇱

15/09/2025

A busy few days in Dublin with Diplomat Ireland as I start my courtesy calls on Ambassadors and Embassies as part of the new Diplomat Ireland and The Global Diplomatic Trade Centre initiative. This week also sees a range of nations celebrating their National Days, with celebrations today September 15th for Costa Rica🇨🇷 El Salvador🇸🇻 Guatemala🇬🇹 Honduras🇭🇳 and Nicaragua🇳🇮

15/09/2025

Diplomat Ireland welcomes the publication by Enterprise Ireland of a new guide on Doing Business in Morocco🇲🇦This is a comprehensive and informative resource for Irish companies seeking to engage with one of Africa’s most dynamic economies. The guide sets out the points of Morocco’s role as a strategic hub for trade and investment, as well as the strong and growing partnership between Ireland and Morocco, especially as this year marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Morocco🇮🇪🇲🇦 The Ambassador of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Ireland, H.E. Dr. Lahcen Mahraoui, at the Embassy of Morocco in Ireland is an outstanding promoter of business and cultural relations between our two nations.

The Enterprise Ireland guide can be viewed at
https://www.enterprise-ireland.com/documents/doing-business-in-morocco-pdf-en-162342.pdf

10/09/2025

06/09/2025

It’s been a relatively busy week for me in Diplomat Ireland with a visiting schedule being drawn up by Lorraine Seward Cahalane for courtesy calls to Ambassadors from various countries that are accredited to Ireland and have Embassies in Dublin. The first visit is on September 16th and is to Her Excellency, Dr. Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid, who is the first Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Ireland at the Embassy of the State of Palestine in Ireland, following Ireland's official recognition of Palestine as a sovereign State in May 2024. The role of the Ambassador includes promoting Palestinian culture, strengthening ties with Ireland, and working to secure peace and stability in Palestine. Our role in Diplomat Ireland is to support the work of the Ambassador and her Team in any way we can, and to continue to lend our full support to the Palestinian cause 🇵🇸

The Irish Government has recently launched its Government Action Plan on Market Diversification, which is all about exploring, expanding and investing in high potential markets around the world that will utilise all of our State agencies and benefit Irish businesses seeking new market opportunities around the globe 🌍

Iveagh House is home to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Iveagh House was built in 1736 by Richard Cassels for Bishop Clayton, later acquired by Benjamin Guinness of the Guinness brewing family in 1862, and who combined it with an adjacent property to form the current building, and then it was gifted to the Irish State in 1939 by Rupert, Lord Iveagh. It now serves as the headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and is known for its rich history as a grand Georgian townhouse that hosted generations of the Guinness family🇮🇪

24/08/2025

Happy Independence Day today to Ukraine and to all Ukrainian citizens in Ireland and around the world. Ukraine has fought hard for its independence 34 years ago in 1991. We remember all those lost in this unjust war of a sovereign nation, and the similarities between our two peoples, our nations and Europe 🇺🇦

12/08/2025

Everyone globally in any senior position in the political and civic world, that has stood up and been counted, has spoken out about the intolerable, inhumane and unjust humanitarian crisis in Gaza, that has reached unimaginable levels. Everyone of us with an ounce of humanity in us has expressed our revulsion, privately or publicly at what has been happening to the Palestinian people. The Irish people and other people from around the world that have marched each week, stood up to the genocide that has been taking place for too long in Gaza, are incredible for everything that they are doing to highlight this appalling situation. What is it going to take to force Israel to allow unrestricted aid into the war-torn Palestinian enclave? How long are we all going to allow this genocide and impending famine continue to happen. We are powerless to a certain degree, but that is not good enough, and we just must never accept defeat, and we must push the people that can make Israel comply with international law, whatever it takes to do that 🇵🇸

06/08/2025

02/08/2025

Diplomat Ireland welcomes the announcement from An Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Harris TD that Ireland is on course to open five new diplomatic missions in the coming months. This follows a government decision in March 2024, approving the opening of embassies in Belgrade, Chisinau and Sarajevo, as well as consulates general in Málaga and Melbourne.

The Tánaiste said: “I am delighted to provide this update on the continued expansion of Ireland’s diplomatic network. One of the core aims of Global Ireland 2025 and indeed this government is to expand our Team Ireland footprint globally.

“Opening new missions in Belgrade, Chisinau and Sarajevo represents a clear statement of Ireland’s commitment to EU enlargement as we take up the presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2026. Our expanded presence in the Western Balkans and Eastern Neighbourhood will reinforce links with countries who look to Ireland as an example of how a country can benefit from, and contribute to, the European Union. The missions will begin operations in the autumn.

“New consulates general in Málaga and Melbourne will deliver services to our growing Irish diaspora and holiday makers in both regions. Plans are at an advanced stage for these new missions, with both due to become operational in 2026.

“Taken together, and with the mission already opened as part of the Global Ireland strategy, these five new missions will further strengthen Ireland’s global presence and influence.”

Under Global Ireland 2025 - a whole government strategy with the aim of doubling Ireland’s influence and footprint in the period 2018-2025 - 22 missions have been opened to date. The five missions due to open will bring this total to 27.

The 27 missions are: embassies in Kyiv, Rabat, Wellington, Bogotá, Amman, Monrovia, Santiago de Chile, Tehran, Manila, Dakar, Islamabad, Belgrade, Chisinau and Sarajevo; and consulates general in Vancouver, Mumbai, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Cardiff, Manchester, Lyon, Miami, Toronto, Milan, Munich, Málaga and Melbourne.

This expansion has been complemented by the strengthening of strategically important missions, including by the assignment of additional staff from several government departments.

30/07/2025