# 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.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 5 May, 2020
# Slainte
# Slainte
The Tánaiste says any changes to the roadmap would need to be “rigorously assessed” .
# simon-coveney - Friday 1 May, 2020
# Government Formation
# Government Formation
A new government could be a while away as emissions targets becomes a stumbling block.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 23 April, 2020
# Occupied Territories
# Occupied Territories
The Minister for Foreign Affairs’ comments come as a new government is set to be formed in Israel.
# simon-coveney - Saturday 18 April, 2020
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
This comes as the UN chief issued a warning that the world faces a misinformation epidemic about Covid-19.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 16 April, 2020
# Thank WHO
# Thank WHO
Simon Coveney said that Ireland will donate €9.5 million to help with the global response to Covid-19.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 7 April, 2020
# Financial Support
# Financial Support
Tánaiste Simon Coveney also confirmed the Department of Foreign Affairs has helped some 4,600 Irish citizens return home.
# Irish Abroad
# Irish Abroad
Ireland is undertaking the ‘biggest repatriation effort in the history of the state’ said the Tánaiste.
# Government Formation
# Government Formation
Simon Coveney said parties might ‘pause for thought and perhaps change their approach’ when they read the document.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 2 April, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Simon Coveney said restrictions on public movement due to the Covid-19 emergency may be extended beyond the current 12 April deadline.
# Get Involved
# Get Involved
A new webpage for businesses seeking to provide supplies or services in support of the national response to Covid-19 is open.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 31 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The leaders will discuss cross border cooperation amidst the ongoing global health crisis.
# simon-coveney - Friday 27 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The Bill will now be signed into law by President Michael D Higgins.
# Simon Coveney
# Simon Coveney
Tánaiste Simon Coveney and Peruvian Foreign Minister
# simon-coveney - Thursday 26 March, 2020
# Australia
# Australia
There are around 2,000 Irish citizens stranded in 83 countries around the world – most of these are in Australia.
# simon-coveney - Friday 20 March, 2020
# Travel Advice
# Travel Advice
“We recommend that people who wish to do so make arrangements to return to Ireland as soon as possible,” Simon Coveney said.
# simon-coveney - Monday 16 March, 2020
# FAKE NEWS
# FAKE NEWS
No: that WhatsApp message about a military lockdown, that went viral at the weekend, is not true.
# simon-coveney - Friday 13 March, 2020
# Travel Advice
# Travel Advice
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney made the announcement on Twitter this evening.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 12 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
People are being advised to work from home if possible from 6pm today.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 10 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said yesterday that we could “easily” see half the Irish population contract the virus.
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The development puts Italy in the same category as countries like Afghanistan and Syria.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 25 February, 2020
# Talk The Talk
# Talk The Talk
The tánaiste was speaking in Brussels at an EU special summit.
# simon-coveney - Friday 21 February, 2020
# East Jerusalem
# East Jerusalem
The plans were unveiled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last night.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 18 February, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The Diamond Princess ship docked in Japan has more than 450 confirmed cases of Covid-19.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 13 February, 2020
# No 10
# No 10
Simon Coveney said he didn’t believe there would be a government in Northern Ireland today without Smith’s leadership.
# simon-coveney - Tuesday 4 February, 2020
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
Senior Fine Gael ministers went on the attack today as recent polls show them in 3rd place.
# simon-coveney - Thursday 30 January, 2020
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
Martin also hit out against Fine Gael’s Phil Hogan, who is now the EU’s chief trade negotiator.
# Simon Coveney
# Simon Coveney
A separate flight is leaving for the UK at 9pm Irish time tonight.
# simon-coveney - Wednesday 29 January, 2020
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
Coveney said Brexit is coming at us like a ‘freight train’.
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
Noone is now writing to autism support organisations.
# simon-coveney - Sunday 12 January, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
Coveney said the EU felt the end of 2020 deadline set by Boris Johnson was “ambitious, if not unrealistic”.
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