# Diplomacy

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# United Nations

North Korea could be getting an unexpected visitor

Ban Ki-moon will reportedly meet with Kim Jong-un later this week.

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Nov 16th 2015, 12:00 PM

# Irish Abroad

10 times Irish people did us proud abroad

Representin’.

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Oct 24th 2015, 9:30 PM

# flying the swag

Government has spent €700,000 sending Ministers abroad for St Patrick's Day since 2011

If you think that’s steep, check out the previous government’s bill…

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Mar 16th 2015, 6:30 AM

# War of Words

Top Obama official: Netanyahu is a "chickenshit"

The unnamed staffer also called the Israeli PM a “coward” in a newly published article.

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Oct 29th 2014, 8:36 AM

# international diplomacy 101

Angela Merkel cancelled a meeting with Vladimir Putin tonight - because he was late

Oops.

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Oct 16th 2014, 8:41 PM

# Michael Dwyer

Mother of Michael Dwyer: 'We were followed and intimidated in Bolivia'

Caroline Dwyer also described finally seeing the room where her son died.

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Sep 22nd 2014, 2:27 PM

# shade

Canada and Russia are throwing shade at each other on Twitter, and it's bizarre

So who won the Twitter war?

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Aug 29th 2014, 1:16 PM

# political pressure

There's a campaign building seeking to expel the Israeli ambassador

The petition is set to be delivered to Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

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Jul 20th 2014, 3:02 PM

# War of Words

Prince Charles compared Putin to Hitler. 'Unroyal behaviour' says the Russian President

Charles reportedly made the comment to a Polish woman, who had fled the Nazis as a child.

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May 24th 2014, 4:09 PM

# Diplomacy

Eamon Gilmore calls for support on UN Syria, but Russia's already said no

The resolution will seek to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court.

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May 22nd 2014, 7:00 AM

# State Visit

"Both sides emphasised a very honest version of the past." President Higgins returns home after UK visit

The President’ plane touched down in Baldonnel shortly after 6pm this evening.

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Apr 11th 2014, 7:15 PM

# shot across the bow

"Putin's Mein Kampf" - How the world reacted to Russia's annexation of Crimea

Almost worldwide condemnation.

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Mar 19th 2014, 7:55 AM

# Diplomacy

Ireland has one unfilled ambassadorship - guess where it is?

No, not there.

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Mar 19th 2014, 6:45 AM

# international relations

Here's what the Tánaiste is up to in Paris today

Eamon Gilmore is spending three days in France ahead of St Patrick’s Day.

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Mar 14th 2014, 7:59 AM

# hello again

Government to reopen Vatican embassy, 26 months after closing it

Eamon Gilmore said the scaled-back embassy will have a staff of just one person and will help Ireland to engage directly with the leadership of Pope Francis.

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Jan 21st 2014, 10:49 PM

# Holy See

Government “is satisfied” without Vatican embassy

There is no plan to re-establish a resident embassy to the Holy See in the immediate term says Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore

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Nov 23rd 2013, 7:30 AM

# jfk50

New documents show how the Irish Ambassador viewed America after Kennedy's death

Just nine days after JFK’s funeral, the Irish Ambassador to the US penned a report to Seán Lemass and the Government, outlining the differences between Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson.

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Nov 22nd 2013, 2:20 PM

# Diplomacy

Iran nuclear talks hit a snag

France has questioned whether proposed moves go far enough

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Nov 9th 2013, 5:55 PM

Voices

Column: 'Facts invalidate Emer Costello's anecdotes about Gaza'

Israeli ambassador to Ireland responds to Irish MEP’s statements about Israeli policy.

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Nov 7th 2013, 11:56 AM

# foreign intervention

Gilmore: Syria needs a political solution - not a military invasion

The Minister for Foreign Affairs described the deliberate use of chemical weapons against civilians in Syria as “a very serious war crime” – but called for diplomacy rather than an invasion.

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Aug 28th 2013, 6:21 PM

# Threat

US to close embassies on Sunday over unspecified security concerns

The United States would not specify the threat or say which embassies will be closed.

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Aug 2nd 2013, 10:35 AM

# Diplomacy

Dubliner Samantha Power confirmed as US ambassador to UN

The genocide expert and human rights champion sailed through on a 87-10 vote.

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Aug 2nd 2013, 8:36 AM

# Diplomacy

Nǐ hǎo: Eamon Gilmore is off to visit China today

The Tánaiste will meet senior Communist Party officials and try to sell Ireland as an attractive investment prospect.

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Jul 30th 2013, 8:34 AM

# Diplomacy

Obama nominates Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador to Japan

The nomination, which requires Senate confirmation, marks the biggest foray into public service for Kennedy, who was an early supporter of Obama.

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Jul 24th 2013, 10:09 PM

# Wikileaks

Mystery over ‘hijacking incident at Dublin Airport’ 37 years ago

A Wikileaks cable contains limited information about an apparent hijacking incident at Dublin Airport in December 1976 but there are few other details about the event.

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Apr 29th 2013, 7:20 AM

# 1982

Falklands War: Irish response to Belgrano sinking drew British anger

One of the most controversial incidents of the Falklands War saw a change in the Irish government’s approach to the conflict and a considerable backlash from the British media and public.

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Dec 29th 2012, 7:30 AM

# United States

Former presidential candidate John Kerry to be new US Secretary of State

The veteran Democratic senator will succeed Hillary Clinton in the new year provided he is confirmed by his colleagues in the senate.

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Dec 21st 2012, 8:03 PM

# Appointments

Could Bill Clinton be the next US ambassador to Ireland?

One of the United States’ leading newspapers certainly thinks so…

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Dec 1st 2012, 12:23 PM

# Middle East

Ireland likely to vote for increased Palestinian role at UN

The General Assembly will today vote on giving Palestine ‘non-member observer state’ – equivalent to the Holy See.

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Nov 29th 2012, 7:30 AM

# Diplomacy

France becomes first Western country to recognise new Syria coalition

Francois Hollande said France will only recognise the opposition government as part of a series of steps to end the Bashar al-Assad regime.

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Nov 14th 2012, 9:18 AM

Voices

Column: Ireland has to stay neutral on Scottish independence

We’ve always decried interference into our affairs on this island – it would serve us well to afford the same approach to the 2014 referendum in Scotland.

Oct 20th 2012, 12:00 PM