# simon-coveney - Wednesday 2 December, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
The British government is poised to reintroduce elements of its controversial Internal Market Bill next week,
# simon-coveney - Monday 30 November, 2020
# Now Or Never
# Now Or Never
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Sunday that there was ‘a deal to be done’.
# simon-coveney - Monday 16 November, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
Chief British negotiator David Frost says he and his team are working hard for an agreement.
# Irish Consulate
# Irish Consulate
Ireland already has an embassy in London and consulates general in Edinburgh and Cardiff.
# simon-coveney - Sunday 15 November, 2020
# Trade Agreement
# Trade Agreement
Simon Coveney has called for a ‘dialling down’ of rhetoric during Brexit talks.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 12 November, 2020
# Wild Geese
# Wild Geese
Simon Coveney said the pandemic “left no corner of the globe untouched”.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 10 November, 2020
# Saeb Erekat
# Saeb Erekat
Erekat had been a prominent international spokesman for the Palestinians for three decades.
# simon-coveney - Monday 9 November, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
Coveney described Biden as a “real friend to Ireland” who has made clear his position on the Good Friday Agreement.
# simon-coveney - Friday 6 November, 2020
# West Bank
# West Bank
Israel’s army demolished the homes of nearly 80 Palestinian Bedouins in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.
# simon-coveney - Wednesday 4 November, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
Time is running short for a deal to be in place before the transition period expires at the end of the year.
# simon-coveney - Saturday 17 October, 2020
# RoundTable
# RoundTable
Coveney tested negative for Covid-19 earlier this week and plans to be tested again next week.
# simon-coveney - Friday 9 October, 2020
# Cross Border
# Cross Border
Coveney said that he was told by Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis that “finance from London shouldn’t be a problem”.
# simon-coveney - Wednesday 7 October, 2020
# Brexit Bill
# Brexit Bill
Simon Coveney believes the Internal Market Bill is a negotiating tactic that has backfired.
# simon-coveney - Monday 28 September, 2020
# Mick Mulvaney
# Mick Mulvaney
Mulvaney, the former Chief of Staff to US President Donald Trump, took up the role of Special Envoy in March.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 22 September, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
Coveney has said the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has Ireland’s full support.
# simon-coveney - Sunday 13 September, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
“Britain is behaving in an extraordinary way and the British people need to know that,” Coveney said on the BBC.
# simon-coveney - Wednesday 9 September, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
The action plan outlines the vital preparations that businesses should be taking in advance of 31 December.
# Brexit Pressure
# Brexit Pressure
The Taoiseach says the UK government’s actions ‘does not build trust’.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 8 September, 2020
# Trade
# Trade
Trade talks will resume in London today.
# Brexit
# Brexit
Today’s Cabinet meeting is set to be dominated about Brexit.
# simon-coveney - Monday 7 September, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
Political leaders have described the reported plans as a “treacherous betrayal” by “charlatans”.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 1 September, 2020
# Golfgate
# Golfgate
A number of high-profile names are in the mix.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 27 August, 2020
# Top Job
# Top Job
There is a lot of interest in the trade commissioner job – and the knock on vacancies that might arise.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 11 August, 2020
# Statement
# Statement
One demonstrator was killed last night during protests against election results in the country.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 30 July, 2020
# Security Protocol
# Security Protocol
Varadkar said it hasn’t been an issue because usually the Tánaiste also hold the position of Foreign Affairs Minister.
# simon-coveney - Wednesday 29 July, 2020
# Top Gear
# Top Gear
Labour leader Alan Kelly attacked the government over the issue in the Dáil today.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 28 July, 2020
# Palestine
# Palestine
Israel’s plan to redraw the map has come under fierce international criticism.
# simon-coveney - Wednesday 22 July, 2020
# Green List
# Green List
He said people travelling from outside the green list countries should restrict their movements.
# simon-coveney - Saturday 18 July, 2020
# Travel Advice
# Travel Advice
The US has already been ruled out, so what countries might make the cut?
# simon-coveney - Friday 17 July, 2020
# Travel
# Travel
The green list will have countries on it which pose no higher risk than travelling in Ireland represents.
# simon-coveney - Monday 13 July, 2020
# Travel
# Travel
Coveney said people arriving in Ireland will be checked up on.
# simon-coveney - Wednesday 1 July, 2020
# China
# China
Under the new law, certain political views and symbols became illegal overnight.
# simon-coveney - Monday 29 June, 2020
# Phase Three
# Phase Three
Professor Philip Nolan has said that just because travel restrictions are easing doesn’t mean people should go abroad.
# simon-coveney - Saturday 27 June, 2020
# New Lineup
# New Lineup
The new ministerial lineup has been confirmed.
# simon-coveney - Monday 15 June, 2020
# Occupied Territories
# Occupied Territories
Fine Gael and Tánaiste Simon Coveney have repeatedly outlined their opposition to the Bill.
# simon-coveney - Sunday 14 June, 2020
# The Top Table
# The Top Table
Ireland is facing a “very competitive” field as it vies with Canada and Norway for a seat on the UN Security Council this Wednesday.
# simon-coveney - Wednesday 3 June, 2020
# Black Lives Matter
# Black Lives Matter
The Tánaiste said that he has a “very good relationship” with the US ambassador, and they “can speak very bluntly to each other”.
# Travel Abroad
# Travel Abroad
Tánaiste Simon Coveney said the Passport Office processed 6,000 applications during the Covid-19 emergency.
# simon-coveney - Friday 29 May, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
The UK government has said it will not request an extension to the transition period – and will reject any such request from the EU.
# simon-coveney - Friday 8 May, 2020
# Trade Talks
# Trade Talks
Tanaiste Simon Coveney has urged the UK to seek an extension to its transition period.
