Press Releases http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=379 en Mon, 20 May 2013 04:06:47 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello emphasises Irish support for Somalia at London Conference]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89593 Tue, 07 May 2013 08:15:49 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste launches new Policy for International Development]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89590 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:00:38 UTC <![CDATA[Joint Communiqué: North South Ministerial Council]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89581 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:26:52 UTC <![CDATA[Ireland to provide €5 million in fight to eradicate Polio]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89573 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:11:04 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste on behalf of Irish EU Presidency welcomes breakthrough in Serbia–Kosovo negotiations ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89563 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:51:48 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Creighton welcomes positive outcomes in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue; looks forward to visiting the region ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89562 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:49:14 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello co-hosts international nutrition event in Washington during World Bank meetings]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89556 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:59:22 UTC <![CDATA[Government pays tribute to Justin Kilcullen on his retirement from Trócaire]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89554 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:23:50 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste welcomes US Immigration legislation as good news for Irish in the US]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89552 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:47:30 UTC <![CDATA[Statement by the Tánaiste on Boston Marathon]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89547 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:35:21 UTC <![CDATA[Ireland signs three-year €21m partnership agreement with UN World Food Programme]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89546 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:35:19 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello lauds agreement on EU transparency legislation]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89542 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:29:03 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste concludes trade mission to Turkey as ESBI announces €30 million deal]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89533 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:16:44 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello launches the Coalition for Children’s Rights]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89529 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:49:08 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste extends sympathy on the death of Baroness Thatcher]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89526 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:10:28 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste announces funding of €1million for Syrian refugees in Turkey ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89525 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:49:36 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste meets with Turkish Foreign Minister at start of 4-day trade mission]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89524 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:33:17 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste leads Enterprise Ireland trade mission to Turkey]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89523 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:20:06 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste hails adoption of landmark UN Arms Trade Treaty]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89517 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:17:27 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste signs Agreement on a boundary between the Irish and British ‘Exclusive Economic Zones’]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89515 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:44:51 UTC <![CDATA[New Ambassadors present Credentials]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89513 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:24:38 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste’s meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89505 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:44:37 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste welcomes appointment of Mary Robinson as UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89504 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:25:25 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello visits Mozambique to develop trade opportunities and see the impact of Irish Aid]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89503 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:31:35 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste announces free historical app to mark St Patrick’s Day during Ireland’s EU Presidency]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89501 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:01:40 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste begins trade and investment focused St. Patrick’s Day programme in the US]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89500 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:47:48 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello to drive trade and investment during visit to South Africa]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89496 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:54:52 UTC <![CDATA[Announcement of St Patrick’s Day “Promote Ireland” programme]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89493 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:09:00 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello visits Southern Africa]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89418 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:09:36 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello announces €3.8m for the Democratic Republic of Congo]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89417 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:23:29 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello highlights Ireland’s support for women in developing countries ahead of International Women’s Day]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89408 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:49:45 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Creighton briefs Northern Ireland Assembly on Presidency progress ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89405 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:14:25 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for European Affairs to visit Stormont to brief on Ireland’s EU Presidency]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89403 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:19:14 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development Costello pays tribute to outgoing Concern CEO Tom Arnold ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89402 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:56:47 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste calls on nuclear states to engage in talks on disarmament]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89385 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:15:06 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste calls on nuclear states to engage in talks on disarmament]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89384 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:51:59 UTC <![CDATA[New Ambassadors present Credentials]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89383 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:48:49 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello meets EU ministers to discuss aid to Mali]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89378 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:24:42 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello opens major global poverty forum in Dublin]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89366 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:00:30 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Joe Costello and ILO co-host forum to encourage women entrepreneurs in developing countries]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89344 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:58:38 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste hails historic move towards EU-US Free Trade Agreement]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89338 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:42:29 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste condemns North Korean nuclear test]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89332 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:36:16 UTC <![CDATA[Ireland "Country of Honour" in Chinese New Year Festival]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89336 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:00:54 UTC <![CDATA[EU Development Ministers meet in Dublin]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89335 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:44:16 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello welcomes increased EU budget for international development]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89333 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:46:47 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste to take forward agreement on EU budget]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89331 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:45:28 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste welcomes publication of Volume VIII of Documents in Irish Foreign Policy]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89327 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:42:23 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello presses for closer international cooperation in response to crisis in Mali ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89324 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:12:10 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste to discuss Syria at EU Foreign Affairs Council]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89307 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:17:57 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste and Minister Costello announce an additional €4.7 million in Irish Aid]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89298 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:31:10 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello to attend International Pledging Conference for Syria and promote Irish medical technology in the Middle East ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89291 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:37:00 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste expresses condolences to Brazil following the nightclub fire in Santa Maria]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89288 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:25:19 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste's address to the EU-Latin America Summit]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89286 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:26:08 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste to tell EU-Latin America Summit that now is the time ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89277 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:58:58 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Creighton visits Iceland for talks on EU accession]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89276 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:28:17 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste welcomes Bill Gates to Dublin]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89275 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:51:09 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello highlights Ireland's commitment to humanitarian assistance in address to European Parliament]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89272 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:35:21 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste’s statement on the death of trade unionist and human rights activist, Inez McCormack]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89267 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:56:12 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Creighton urges transition to democracy in Mali, at special EU Ministers meeting ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89263 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:33:14 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste in Belfast to discuss unrest and flag protests]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89262 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:25:24 UTC <![CDATA[Statement by the Tánaiste on the hostage situation in Algeria]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89261 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:06:47 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste in Belfast to meet Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, First Minister and Deputy First Minister to discuss ongoing unrest and flag prot]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89257 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:39:53 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello highlights the potential for trade and investment to drive progress in the developing world]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89256 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:42:40 UTC <![CDATA[New Ambassadors present Credentials]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89251 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:32:51 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste calls for immediate release of oil-workers kidnapped in Algeria]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89250 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:55:16 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello launches Our World Irish Aid Awards 2013]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89233 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:41:38 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore condemns unrest in Northern Ireland]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89232 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:34:52 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello presents Irish Aid award to Clonakilty Community College students at BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89231 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:43:42 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste says now is the time to refer Syrian Crisis to the International Criminal Court]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89228 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:24:26 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste and Minister of State welcome refund of €4m misappropriated in Uganda ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89221 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:47:14 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste condemns attack on police officers in Belfast]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89219 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:53:03 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste condemns attacks on police officers in Belfast]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89218 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:48:01 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste condemns attacks on police officers in Belfast ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89217 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:43:04 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste announces figures for consular assistance in 2012 ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89194 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:26:37 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste's statement on the publication of the De Silva Report into the murder of Pat Finucane]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89162 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:31:33 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Joe Costello discusses Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU with Irish Non-Governmental Organisations ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89170 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:06:12 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Joe Costello approves funding and emergency supplies to assist families affected by Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89169 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:42:21 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste condemns the recent missile launch by DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89164 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:21:15 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Joe Costello tells Friends of Syria that Ireland will focus on the Syrian conflict during our EU Presidency]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89161 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:23:30 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste calls for immediate end to violence and intimidation]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89160 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:50:33 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello urges businesses to tackle global hunger]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89159 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:06:18 UTC <![CDATA[Ministers agree Helsinki +40 road map for OSCE, declare support for Transdniestrian settlement process as Dublin Ministerial Council ends]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89157 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:01:39 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste urges calm following violence directed at elected representatives in Northern Ireland ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89153 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:15:11 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste opens 19th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89152 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:36:56 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste meets US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89151 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:33:50 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello reaffirms Ireland’s commitment to tackling hunger and poverty in the developing world]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89149 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:07:16 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello authorises emergency airlift of shelter supplies for the DRC]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89144 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:15:10 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste strongly criticises Israel’s Decision to Construct 3,000 New Settlement Units ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89133 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:18:50 UTC <![CDATA[Ireland votes in favour of Palestinian Observer State Status at the United Nations]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89128 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:21:20 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello and Marcus Horan highlight the role of education and sport in tackling HIV and AIDS]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89117 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:59:13 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste announces awards to 72 reconciliation and anti-sectarianism projects]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89116 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:06:55 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Joe Costello launches global education report]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89108 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:16:19 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste receives Audit Report into Irish Aid misappropriated funds in Uganda ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89095 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:51:01 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste welcomes announcement that Enniskillen will host the G8 Summit in June 2013]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89088 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:56:18 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste to attend meeting of EU Foreign Ministers to discuss deteriorating situation between Israel and Gaza]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88785 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:34:53 UTC <![CDATA[New appointment system aimed at cutting queues at Passport Office]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88784 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:06:37 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD, visits Ghana and Nigeria to increase trade and investment with West Africa]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88783 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:26:10 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Joe Costello launches Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme in South Africa]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88782 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:31:35 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste calls for end to Gaza violence ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88779 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:57:42 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello welcomes the success of Irish companies on Enterprise Ireland trade mission to South Africa]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88770 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:28:25 UTC <![CDATA[New Ambassadors present Credentials]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88760 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:34:07 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste hails Ireland’s historic election to the UN Human Rights Council]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88754 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:58:16 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello leads Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to South Africa]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88751 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:49:54 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste to participate in Remembrance Sunday events in Belfast ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88746 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:41:28 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste condemns Israeli settlement expansion]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88433 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:04:36 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste meets Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers M.P. ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88426 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:29:48 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste welcomes commitment from Government of Uganda to repay funds misappropriated from Irish Aid ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88421 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:30:25 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste condemns murder of prison officer in Northern Ireland]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88414 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:48:09 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Joe Costello announces €600,000 in funding to support demining and bomb disposal in Vietnam ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88413 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:40:13 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste condemns murder of prison officer in Northern Ireland]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88412 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:24:19 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste expresses solidarity with victims of Hurricane Sandy and announces emergency funding for Haiti and Cuba]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88408 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:28:30 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development visits Vietnam to see the impact of Irish Aid and to increase trade and investment]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88400 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:07:34 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste publishes progress report one year on from Global Irish Economic Forum ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88401 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:06:58 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello attends Asian Gaelic Games and Asia Pacific-Ireland Business Forum in Malaysia]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88403 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:04:03 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste meeting Westerwelle and senior German Politicans in Berlin]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88398 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:59:19 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste suspends aid to Ugandan Government and announces investigation of fraud allegations ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88397 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:39:40 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Joe Costello travels to Malaysia to boost business links in the region]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88394 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:07:30 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste welcomes introduction of Irish channels on Freeview in Northern Ireland ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88392 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:20:41 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste announces funding to help vulnerable Palestinian refugees in Syria]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88393 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:42:11 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste announces recipients of first Presidential Awards for Irish Abroad]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87980 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:48:06 UTC <![CDATA[New Ambassadors present Credentials]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88391 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:07:38 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste to discuss African trade opportunities with 120 Irish business leaders ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88369 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:57:55 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste addresses ILGA-Europe Annual Conference]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88370 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:57:22 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello leads Enterprise Ireland trade mission to Rome]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88363 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:02:47 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello holds key meetings in Brussels on Ireland’s Presidency of the European Council]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88361 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:03:54 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste welcomes outcome of EU Foreign Affairs Council on Syria and Iran]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88360 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:47:56 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello welcomes successful outcome to Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to Brazil]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88358 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:40:01 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello announces significant new education agreement in Brazil]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88353 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:07:58 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste discusses global refugee crisis with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88350 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:31:30 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste and Canadian Immigration Minister announce enhancements for working abroad visas]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88337 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:07:34 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello leads Enterprise Ireland trade mission to Brazil]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88338 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:34:03 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Joe Costello attends Irish Business Networking Event in Santiago, Chile ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88335 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:56:30 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Joe Costello accompanies President Higgins on visit to South America]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88074 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:22:45 UTC <![CDATA[Ireland to dispatch emergency supplies to aid Syrian refugees]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88067 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:09:19 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste raises Syria with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88066 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 17:33:50 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste addresses United Nations General Assembly]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88064 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:59:34 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Creighton encourages Albania to continue reform agenda on path to EU candidacy]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88062 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:25:28 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello reaffirms Government’s commitment to global tax transparency]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88058 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:57:53 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Creighton stresses need to continue reform, address causes of inter-ethnic tensions in Macedonia]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88057 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:01:18 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Joe Costello urges retirees to attend Irish Aid’s Overseas Volunteering Fair in Dublin]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88055 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:38:54 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Creighton says further reforms needed to ensure stable future in Kosovo]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88041 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:56:02 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste to address UN General Assembly]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88039 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:41:06 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello highlights plight of Syrian refugees in address to the Seanad]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88040 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:21:20 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Creighton welcomes reforms in Serbia and calls for further progress]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88035 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:03:38 UTC <![CDATA[Minister of State Creighton pays second visit to the Balkans]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88032 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:59:48 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste meets Croatian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Neven Mimica, to announce Ireland’s formal ratification of the Croatian Accession Treaty]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88031 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:58:04 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste chairs third meeting of Export Trade Council]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88021 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:02:23 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Creighton calls for further progress in Transdniestrian conflict negotiations]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88020 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:57:29 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Creighton to visit Moldova and Bulgaria]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88014 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:49:44 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste meets new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at Hillsborough]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88011 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:51:08 UTC <![CDATA[Multi billion euro business potential for Irish Companies in Africa]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88009 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:36:35 UTC <![CDATA[Minister of State McGinley to open exhibition on the Ulster Covenant in Donegal]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88008 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:05:07 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello, T.D., announces €650,000 in response to cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88007 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:23:49 UTC <![CDATA[New Ambassadors present Credentials]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88004 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:59:26 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste Condemns Attack on US Consulate in Libya and Expresses Deep Regret at the Death of US Ambassador to Libya]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=88002 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:58:43 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello in New York pays tribute to victims of September 11th]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87999 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:24:36 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello travels to US for high-level meetings with the United Nations and World Bank]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87995 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:50:32 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello launches Irish Aid Annual Report 2011]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87994 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:59:34 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste announces funding for Irish Organisations in Britain]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87991 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:48:27 UTC <![CDATA[World Health Organisation accredits Ireland-Vietnam Virus Initiative co-funded by Irish Aid and Atlantic Philanthropies]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87982 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:36:44 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste to visit London to meet Irish business leaders and address Ulster Covenant conference]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87981 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:52:17 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste Expresses Deep Concern at Upholding of Life Sentence on Bahraini Human Rights Defender]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87978 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:32:28 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello to attend funeral of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in Addis Ababa]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87977 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:42:00 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste hosts High-Level Investment Roundtable ahead of the Emerald Isle Classic in Dublin]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87975 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:06:55 UTC <![CDATA[Ireland providing €2 million in aid to address Syrian humanitarian crisis]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87974 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:54:42 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello makes humanitarian visit to Syrian refugee camp]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87972 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:30:51 UTC <![CDATA[Travel advice for Leaving Cert students 2012]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87965 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:24:34 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello meets Canada’s International Trade Minister in London]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87956 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:47:09 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste announces €50,000 in funding for paediatric heart surgery and HIV services in Kenya]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87951 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:05:57 UTC <![CDATA[Ireland provides humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict in Syria ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87950 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:25:11 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste announces €3 million in vital aid for Somalia during humanitarian mission to Mogadishu]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87932 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:38:58 UTC <![CDATA[Statement by Minister Costello on the retirement of John O’Shea]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87930 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:16:32 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste begins visit to Uganda and Kenya ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87928 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:49:50 UTC <![CDATA[Vietnam Paralympics Teams participate in the Morton Pre-Games in advance of Olympic Games]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87929 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:45:13 UTC <![CDATA[Ireland calls for accountability for Syrian atrocities at EU Foreign Affairs Council]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87925 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:53:30 UTC <![CDATA[Irish Ambassador to Mauritius meets with Prime Minister Ramgoolam ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87922 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:20:08 UTC <![CDATA[Irish OSCE Chairmanship condemns attack in Burgas]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87923 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:57:36 UTC <![CDATA[Passport Service urges parents to check validity of children’s travel documents]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87906 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:38:15 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste calls for accountability for the series of massacres in Syria]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87907 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:28:42 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste regrets Belarus travel ban on civil society activist]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87901 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:09:58 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste hosts first meeting of the Global Irish Network Advisory Group]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87897 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:54:15 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development welcomes prison sentence for Congolese warlord who recruited child soldiers]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87896 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:28:29 UTC <![CDATA[On the anniversary of Srebrenica the Minister for European Affairs pledges Ireland's support for Bosnia's EU aspirations]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87895 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:42:24 UTC <![CDATA[Ireland to help countries of the western Balkans achieve their EU perspective]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87893 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 10:35:46 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste tells Friends of Syria meeting “the violence - from all sides - must stop”]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87891 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:21:43 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for European Affairs marks milestone in EU-Montenegro relations]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87889 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:47:35 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development Welcomes Launch of Saudi-Irish Business Council]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87888 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:35:42 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste welcomes 10th Anniversary of the International Criminal Court]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87887 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:04:14 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for European Affairs begins visit to Western Balkans]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87886 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:08:18 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development praises the work of volunteers and sets out new opportunities for international volunteering ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87882 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:50:20 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development urges missionaries to share their success stories with the public]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87881 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:32:59 UTC <![CDATA[Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello urges Irish companies to focus on winning consulting contracts]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87879 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:02:11 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste welcomes increased EU pressure on Syria]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87877 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:05:01 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste to attend EU Foreign Ministers’ meeting ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87873 Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:28:07 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste offers condolences to the family of the late James Nolan]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87871 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:46:51 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Joe Costello expresses concern at the increase in refugee numbers]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87869 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:48:12 UTC <![CDATA[Statement by the Tánaiste on historic visit of Aung San Suu Kyi to Ireland ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87866 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:05:38 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste opens OSCE Dublin conference on Internet freedom ]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87865 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:19:54 UTC <![CDATA[Minister Costello leads Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to Russia]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87864 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:20:51 UTC <![CDATA[Tánaiste comments on Google Transparency Report]]> http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87862 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:44:17 UTC