# Simon Coveney

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2022

# Brexit

Barnier says EU 'must not and will not back down' on Northern Ireland Protocol

Simon Coveney also met with the new NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris at Hillsborough Castle today.

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Sep 28th 2022, 4:32 PM

# Northern Ireland

Coveney: No surprise in Northern census results but good relationships needed before border poll

Coveney and Doherty were speaking after it emerged that catholics now outnumber protestants in Northern Ireland.

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Sep 23rd 2022, 9:26 AM

# United Nations

Ireland 'deeply frustrated' at Security Council’s failure to act on Russia, Palestine and climate change

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney addressed the UN Security Council in New York earlier today.

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Sep 23rd 2022, 7:00 AM

# New York

Coveney says US President Joe Biden hopes a trip to Ireland can happen soon

The Taoiseach first invited the US president to visit Ireland when Biden was elected in November 2020.

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Sep 22nd 2022, 9:03 PM

# Row

'Not enough money and they know it': Tommy Tiernan reiterates criticism of Govt overseas aid budget

The comedian was responding to comments made by Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney at the UN summit in New York.

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Sep 22nd 2022, 3:25 PM

# New York

Ukraine conflict: Coveney expecting 'abrasive' exchanges at pivotal UN Security Council meeting

Minister Simon Coveney will be around the table with Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Today's UN Security Council meeting is being considered as the most high-profile engagement of Ireland’s two-year term on the body.

All five permanent members of the Council will be in attendance for the first time since the war in Ukraine began.

Coveney said the idea of a ceasefire and peace agreement "seems like quite a way off".

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Sep 22nd 2022, 6:58 AM

# New York

Coveney responds to Tommy Tiernan's criticisms of Irish Govt's overseas development shortfalls

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney says next week’s budget will see a significant increase in the overseas aid budget.

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Sep 21st 2022, 5:55 PM

# New York

Key week for Ireland's term on UN Security Council during Ukraine-dominated General Assembly

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will also arrive in New York later today.

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Sep 21st 2022, 2:19 PM

# Ukraine

Ukrainian official says 99% of bodies exhumed in Izyum have 'signs of violent death'

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said some of the remains exhumed included children and people who were likely tortured before dying.

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Sep 16th 2022, 10:50 PM

# grain export

Minister Coveney meets Ukrainian foreign minister on one-day visit to Odesa

‘This is about solidarity, its about understanding what’s happening on the ground in Ukraine,’ the minister said.

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Sep 14th 2022, 6:57 PM

# energy costs

Varadkar says potential price caps on energy bills have 'echoes of the bank guarantee'

Speaking today, Varadkar said that he is not ruling out price caps, but added that he was nervous about it.

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Sep 14th 2022, 5:11 PM

# budget 2023

Coveney says government is 'ruling nothing out' in response to cost-of-living crisis

The Foreign Affairs Minister warned “this isn’t a crisis that is going to go away quickly”.

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Sep 11th 2022, 2:44 PM

# Islamabad

Ireland to open Embassy in Pakistan alongside Consulate Generals in Milan and Munich

It’s part of the Global Ireland programme which aims to ‘double Ireland’s global footprint by 2025′.

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Sep 7th 2022, 2:47 PM

# liz truss

New UK PM: Taoiseach congratulates Truss on election as Tory leader

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney called for Truss to change the direction of UK-Irish relations,

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Sep 5th 2022, 6:15 PM

# Ukraine

Coveney backs more EU training of Ukrainian troops at foreign ministers meeting in Prague

The ministers are expected to discuss the proposal to restrict Russian visas to the bloc at the two-day meeting.

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Aug 30th 2022, 7:47 PM

# Foreign Affairs

Breakfasts, photos & cancelled hotels: how Government spent almost €500k on travel in two years

The highest spender was the Department of Foreign Affairs, spending €166,553 on foreign travel since the Government was formed.

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Aug 16th 2022, 12:05 AM

# airport chaos

Dublin Airport: Defence Forces to come off 'standby' and DAA has not sought extension to deal

Members have been trained to assist with security but have not yet been called in.

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Aug 4th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Irish-UK relations

UK's actions on NI Protocol are 'not the way to behave with your neighbours' - Coveney

The Minister for Foreign Affairs said he hopes the next British prime minister will not break international law.

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Jul 21st 2022, 12:12 PM

# Europe

Visa-free travel for some refugees suspended over fears of 'abuse' of system - Ukrainians not affected

The Government made the announcement this evening amid a shortage of accommodation for refugees.

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Jul 18th 2022, 6:46 PM

# Refugees

About 150 refugees to arrive to 16-per-tent Defence Forces marquees in Gormanston tomorrow

Further sanctions against Russia are on the cards.

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Jul 18th 2022, 9:40 AM

# New Plan

Defence spending boost confirmed but doubt cast over several key reform proposals

A new high level action plan on the Defence Forces has been launched this morning.

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Jul 13th 2022, 12:50 PM

# Oireachtas

Coveney tells committee that new Defence Forces funding will be 'about people'

“I don’t believe that it’s possible to deliver something more ambitious,” Coveney said this evening.

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Jul 12th 2022, 5:38 PM

# Defence spending

Pay increases and funding boost for radar sought as part of €8 billion defence proposals

A decision on the Commission on the Defence Forces will be brought to Cabinet today.

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Jul 12th 2022, 12:11 AM

# Brexit

Coveney: NI Protocol legislation may be 'put off' following Johnson's resignation

The Minister for Foreign Affairs said the issue may not be debated until after parliament’s recess.

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Jul 8th 2022, 1:30 PM

# Civil strife

Defence Department report: Ill-defined policy and 'extremely strained' civil-military interactions

The Capability Review of the Department of Defence was ordered in 2021 as part of the Civil Service Renewal Plan.

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Jul 8th 2022, 11:25 AM

# Commission on Defence

Row between two government departments over cost of ramping up Ireland's Defence spending

Simon Coveney was due to deliver an action plan on defence to Cabinet in June.

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Jul 1st 2022, 12:05 AM

# Mali

Sinn Féin TD accused of 'slur' against Irish Defence Forces' training work in Mali

The exchange between Simon Coveney and Deputy John Brady happened during a Defence and Foreign Affairs committee on peace keeping.

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Jun 30th 2022, 6:40 PM

# Ukraine

Irish soldiers could train Ukrainian troops to make Russian minefields safe, minister says

Simon Coveney said that Ukraine had asked for demining training from Ireland.

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Jun 29th 2022, 4:32 PM

# exclusive economic zone

France not carrying out military exercises in Irish-patrolled waters, Coveney says

Minister Simon Coveney spoke about the change of plan in the Dáil today.

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Jun 23rd 2022, 1:33 PM

# Cork

French military exercises due to take place off south-west coast brought forward to tonight

Minister Coveney has said his department is in contact with French authorities.

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Jun 20th 2022, 5:26 PM

# Northern Ireland Protocol

Taoiseach says UK government 'don't fully get' the Good Friday Agreement

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said that there was

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said Ireland will not be made collateral damage by the plan.

Sinn Féin Vice President Michelle O'Neill said that the Good Friday Agreement and Brexit were incompatible.

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has not given a timeline for his party to return to power-sharing in the north.

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Jun 14th 2022, 3:22 PM

# man charged

Man remanded in custody for firearms charges after Coveney security alert in Belfast

Winston Irvine was arrested on Wednesday as police were investigating the security alert that impacted Simon Coveney.

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Jun 11th 2022, 2:25 PM

# Cabinet

New law to override NI Protocol will represent a new low in British-Irish relations - Coveney

Minister Simon Coveney has urged the UK Government to step back from its plan to publish domestic legislation.

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Jun 9th 2022, 11:16 AM

# Belfast

Two men arrested over security alert which halted Coveney speech in Belfast

Simon Coveney had to halt his speech during a peace and reconciliation event.

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Jun 8th 2022, 2:18 PM

# Simon Coveney

Minister for Foreign Affairs to visit new NATO candidates Finland and Sweden today

Coveney will meet the the Foreign Affairs minister of Sweden and Finland while also meeting the Defence minister in Helsinki.

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Jun 7th 2022, 10:11 AM

# Irish Defence Forces

Irish Military officers granted temporary access to ICTU for pay talks

The representative bodies had been campaigning for better pay and conditions for Irish Defence Forces personnel.

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Jun 2nd 2022, 12:28 PM

# Passports

Almost 60,000 children's passport applications remain outstanding, says Dept of Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said that there had been over 500,000 passports issued in 2022 so far.

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May 31st 2022, 7:30 PM

# Lebanon

Taoiseach visits Irish troops on peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

Reporter Niall O’Connor is accompanying the Taoiseach and reporting from Lebanon in the coming days.

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May 29th 2022, 3:44 PM

# armed forces

Coveney okays associate membership of ICTU for armed forces ahead of pay talks

Defence Minister Simon Coveney said that the government is aware of the ‘longstanding desire’ of the body to associate with the union

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May 24th 2022, 8:29 PM

# Delays

Passport Office 'upscaling' to respond to massive increase in demand, says Coveney

Last month, 170,000 passports went out successfully, said Minister Simon Coveney.

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May 24th 2022, 5:35 PM