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{{Short description|none}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] --> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=January 2013}} {{Politics of Ireland}} The '''foreign relations of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]''' are substantially influenced by its membership of the [[European Union]], although bilateral relations with the United States and United Kingdom are also important. It is one of the group of smaller nations in the EU and has traditionally followed a [[Irish neutrality|non-aligned foreign policy]]. Ireland has historically tended towards independence in foreign military policy, thus it is not a member of the [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organisation]] and has a [[The Emergency (Ireland)#Neutrality|longstanding]] <!-- constitutional? --> policy of military neutrality. ==Main relationships== Ireland was not invited to join the United Nations when it was formed in 1945. Both Washington and London were opposed because of Ireland's neutrality during the war. Ireland applied in 1946 and the US and UK voted approval, but the Soviet Union vetoed it. Ireland was finally admitted to the UN in 1955.<ref>Ronan Fanning, "The Anglo-American Alliance and the Irish Application for Membership of the United Nations." ''Irish Studies in International Affairs'' 2#2 (1986), pp. 35–61. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/30001952 online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522125820/https://www.jstor.org/stable/30001952 |date=22 May 2023 }}</ref> It joined the [[European Economic Community]] (EEC) in 1973; it is now known as the [[European Union]] (EU). In 1974 it began the Irish Aid programme to provide assistance to developing countries. In 1991 it established the Irish Institute of International and European Affairs to conduct research and analysis on international and European affairs. In 1992 the [[Irish Refugee Council]] began as a humanitarian advocate for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Ireland.<ref>John Doyle, "100 years of Irish Foreign Policy." ''Irish Studies in International Affairs'' 30.1 (2019): 1–5.</ref> ===United Kingdom=== [[File:Irish embassy in London.JPG|thumb|left|220px|Embassy of Ireland in London]] {{Main|Ireland–United Kingdom relations}} Since at least the 12th century Ireland, as a result of military conquest, has had political connections with the United Kingdom and its predecessor states, with the whole island becoming a part of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]] from 1801 to 1922. From the time Ireland became independent from the United Kingdom in 1922, the two countries have been involved in a dispute over the status of [[Northern Ireland]]. [[Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution of Ireland]] formerly claimed Northern Ireland as a part of the ''"national territory"'', though in practice the Irish government did recognise the UK's jurisdiction over the region.<br /> From the onset of [[the Troubles]] in 1969, the two governments sought to bring the violence to an end. The [[Sunningdale Agreement]] of 1973 and the [[Anglo-Irish Agreement]] of 1985 were important steps in this process. In 1998, both [[sovereign state|states]] signed the [[Good Friday Agreement]] and now co-operate closely to find a solution to the region's problems. [[Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution of Ireland]] were amended as part of this agreement, the territorial claim being replaced with a statement of aspiration to unite the people of the island of Ireland. As part of the Good Friday Agreement, the states also ended their [[names of the Irish state|dispute over their respective names]]: ''Ireland'' and the ''United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland''. Each agreed to accept and use the others' correct name. When [[the Troubles]] were raging in Northern Ireland, the [[Government of Ireland|Irish Government]] sought, with mixed success, to prevent the import of weapons and ammunition through its territory by illegal paramilitary organisations for use in their conflict with the security forces in Northern Ireland. In 1973 three ships of the [[Naval Service (Ireland)|Irish Naval Service]] intercepted a ship carrying weapons from [[Libya]] which were probably destined for [[Irish Republican]] paramilitaries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/13878 |title=The Claudia |newspaper=[[An Phoblacht]] |date=21 July 2005 |access-date=26 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203094037/http://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/13878 |archive-date=3 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Law enforcement acts such as these additionally improved relations with the government of the United Kingdom. However, the independent judiciary blocked a number of attempts to extradite suspects between 1970 and 1998 on the basis that their crime might have been 'political' and thus contrary to [[extradition#Common conditions of extradition|international law at the time]]. Ireland is one of the parties to the [[Rockall#Law of the Sea|Rockall continental shelf dispute]] that also involves Denmark, [[Iceland]], and the United Kingdom. Ireland and the United Kingdom have signed a boundary agreement in the Rockall area. However, neither has concluded similar agreements with Iceland or Denmark (on behalf of the [[Faroe Islands]]) and the matter remains under negotiation. Iceland now claims<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reglugerd.is/interpro/dkm/WebGuard.nsf/key2/196-1985 |title=Dóms- og kirkjumálaráđuneyti : Reglugerđ varđandi afmörkun landgrunnsins til vesturs, í suđur og til austurs |publisher=Reglugerd.is |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606103624/http://www.reglugerd.is/interpro/dkm/WebGuard.nsf/key2/196-1985 |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a substantial area of the [[continental shelf]] to the west of Ireland, to a point 49°48'N 19°00'W, which is further south than Ireland. The controversial [[Sellafield]] [[nuclear fuel reprocessing plant]] in north-western England has also been a contentious issue between the two governments. The Irish government has sought the closure of the plant, taking a case against the UK government under the [[United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]]. However, the [[European Court of Justice]] found that the case should have been dealt with under EU law.<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/064-4617-023-01-04-911-20060123IPR04616-23-01-2006-2006-false/default_en.htm Irish Government must pursue Sellafield case via EU] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101035401/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/064-4617-023-01-04-911-20060123IPR04616-23-01-2006-2006-false/default_en.htm |date=1 January 2016 }} — [[European Parliament]] press release, 8 June 2006.</ref> In 2006, however, both countries came to a friendly agreement which enabled both the [[Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland]] and the [[Garda Síochána]] (Irish Police Force) access to the site to conduct investigations.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2006/may/30/energy.nuclearindustry | title=Irish Sellafield appeal ruled illegal | newspaper=The Guardian | date=30 May 2006 | access-date=27 October 2013 | archive-date=29 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029215031/http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2006/may/30/energy.nuclearindustry | url-status=live }}</ref> ===United States=== [[File:Embassy of Ireland in Washington DC.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Embassy of Ireland to the US, in [[Washington, D.C.]]]] {{Main|Ireland–United States relations}} {{see also|United States Ambassador to Ireland|Embassy of the United States in Dublin|Deerfield Residence|l3=United States Ambassador's Official Residence in Dublin}} The United States recognised the [[Irish Free State]] on 28 June 1924 with diplomatic relations being established on 7 October 1924. In 1927, the United States opened an American Legation in Dublin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://history.state.gov/countries/ireland|title=Ireland – Countries – Office of the Historian|website=History.state.gov|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731195955/https://history.state.gov/countries/ireland|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the ancestral ties between the two countries, Ireland and the US have a strong relationship, both politically and economically, with the US being Ireland's biggest trading partner since 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atlas.media.mit.edu/explore/tree_map/export/irl/show/all/2000/ |title=Ireland Trade Visualization |publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology |access-date=28 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029224716/http://atlas.media.mit.edu/explore/tree_map/export/irl/show/all/2000/ |archive-date=29 October 2013 }}</ref> Ireland also receives more [[foreign direct investment]] from the US than many larger nations, with investments in Ireland equal to [[France]] and [[Germany]] combined and, in 2012, more than all of developing Asia put together.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Ireland-ranked-as-fourth-largest-destination-for-investment-from-US-companies-226732881.html | title=Ireland ranked as fourth largest destination for investment from US companies | publisher=Irish Central | date=7 October 2013 | access-date=28 October 2013 | archive-date=23 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023160230/https://www.irishcentral.com/news/Ireland-ranked-as-fourth-largest-destination-for-investment-from-US-companies-226732881.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The use of [[Shannon Airport]] as a stop-over point for [[Military of the United States|US forces]] en route to [[Iraq]] has caused domestic controversy in Ireland. Opponents of this policy brought an unsuccessful [[High Court (Ireland)|High Court]] case against the government in 2003, arguing that this use of Irish airspace violated [[Irish neutrality]].<ref>[http://www.bailii.org/ie/cases/IEHC/2003/64.html Horgan v. An Taoiseach & others IEHC 64 (28 April 2003)] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120718103838/http://www.bailii.org/ie/cases/IEHC/2003/64.html |date=18 July 2012 }} — High Court judgement in the unsuccessful case brought by Ed Horgan</ref> Restrictions such as carrying no arms, ammunition, or explosives, and that the flights in question did not form part of military exercises or operations were put in place to defend Irish neutrality, however, allegations have been made against the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] that the airport has been used between 30 and 50 times for illegal [[extraordinary rendition]] flights to the U.S. without the knowledge of the Irish Government, despite diplomatic assurances by the US that Irish airspace would not be used for transport of detainees.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/us-report-accuses-ireland-of-collusion-in-extraordinary-rendition-flights-583676.html | title=US report accuses Ireland of collusion in 'extraordinary rendition' flights | publisher=BreakingNews.ie | date=5 February 2013 | access-date=28 October 2013 | archive-date=21 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021070827/https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/us-report-accuses-ireland-of-collusion-in-extraordinary-rendition-flights-583676.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Simon Carswell |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/bush-assured-irish-state-shannon-not-used-for-rendition-flights-1.2045744 |title=Bush assured Irish State Shannon not used for rendition flights |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=2014-12-22 |access-date=2020-05-11 |archive-date=29 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929120114/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/bush-assured-irish-state-shannon-not-used-for-rendition-flights-1.2045744 |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2006, the former Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, [[Dermot Ahern]] voiced concern over the [[2006 Lebanon War]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0726/mideast1.html|title=Israeli envoy to pass on Irish concerns|work=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=27 July 2006|date=27 July 2006|archive-date=23 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023005655/https://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0726/mideast1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A shipment of bombs being sent to [[Israel]] by the United States was banned using Irish airspace or airfields.<ref name="scotsman-20060730">{{cite news | title=Irish refused bombs sent to Prestwick airport | work=The Scotsman | url=http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1104532006 | date=30 July 2006 | location=Edinburgh | first1=Eddie | last1=Barnes | first2=Murdo | last2=Macleod | access-date=5 August 2019 | archive-date=28 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728135211/http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1104532006 | url-status=live }}</ref> In 1995 a decision was made by the U.S. government to appoint a [[United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland|Special Envoy]] to Northern Ireland to help with the [[Northern Ireland peace process]]. During the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential campaign in the United States]], however, Democratic Party candidate [[Barack Obama]] was reported as having questioned the necessity to keep a US Special Envoy for Northern Ireland. His remarks caused an uproar within the Republican Party, with Senator [[John McCain]] questioning his leadership abilities and his commitment to the ongoing peace process in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://republican-news.org/current/news/2008/09/obama_seeks_to_recover_from_ir.html | title=Obama seeks to recover from Irish blunder | publisher=Republican News | date=5 September 2008 | access-date=28 October 2013 | archive-date=5 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205202834/https://republican-news.org/current/news/2008/09/obama_seeks_to_recover_from_ir.html | url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, [[Geraldine Byrne Nason]] is the Irish ambassador to the United States while the position of U.S. ambassador to Ireland is held by [[Claire D. Cronin]]. ===China=== [[File:Irish Embassy in Beijing.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Embassy of Ireland in [[Beijing]]]] {{See also|China–Ireland relations}} Ireland's official relationship with the People's Republic of China began on 22 June 1979.<ref>Centre for Asian Studies, University Collete Dublin, China the Emerging Power: Prospects for Sino-Irish Relations, By Keisha Carty, Asia Correspondent, The Irish Times</ref> Following his visit to China in 1999, former [[Taoiseach]] [[Bertie Ahern]] authorised the establishment of an Asia Strategy.<ref name="ReferenceA">Irish Department of Foreign Affairs: a Decade of the Asia Strategy</ref> This Strategy aimed to ensure that the Irish Government and Irish enterprise work coherently to enhance the important relationships between Ireland and Asia.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> In recent years due to the rapid expansion of the Chinese economy, China is becoming a key trade partner of Ireland, with over $6bn worth of [[bilateral trade]] between the two countries in 2010. In July 2013, the [[Tánaiste]] and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade were invited to China by the Chinese foreign minister [[Wang Yi (politician)|Wang Yi]] on a trade mission to boost both investment and political ties between the two countries.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89728 | title=Tánaiste begins four-day political and economic mission to China | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | date=29 July 2013 | access-date=29 October 2013 | archive-date=4 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004115543/http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=89728 | url-status=live }}</ref> Ireland has raised its concerns in the area of human rights with China on several occasions. On 12 May 2007, during a visit to Beijing, former [[Taoiseach]] [[Brian Cowen]] (then Minister for Finance) discussed human rights issues with Chinese Foreign Minister [[Li Zhaoxing]].<ref name="Wednesday 2007">[[Oireachtas]]: WRITTEN answer on Wednesday, 31 January 2007. Ref No: 43859/06</ref> Former Tánaiste [[Mary Coughlan (politician)|Mary Coughlan]] also raised human rights issues and concerns with visiting Chinese Vice-Premier [[Zeng Peiyan]].<ref name="Wednesday 2007"/> Ireland also participates in the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue. Concerning the [[Political status of Taiwan|Taiwan issue]], Ireland follows a [[One-China policy]] and emphasizes the Taiwan issue being best settled through dialogue "between the parties concerned". Ireland does not maintain official diplomatic ties with Taiwan although there is a Taipei Representative Office that has a representative function about economic and cultural promotion. In July 2019, the UN ambassadors from 22 nations, including Ireland, signed a joint letter to the [[United Nations Human Rights Council|UNHRC]] condemning China's [[Persecution of Uyghurs in China|mistreatment of the Uyghurs]] as well as its mistreatment of other minority groups, urging the Chinese government to close the [[Xinjiang internment camps]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Which Countries Are For or Against China's Xinjiang Policies? |url=https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/which-countries-are-for-or-against-chinas-xinjiang-policies/ |work=[[The Diplomat (magazine)|The Diplomat]] |date=15 July 2019 |access-date=5 August 2019 |archive-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716160658/https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/which-countries-are-for-or-against-chinas-xinjiang-policies/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=More than 20 ambassadors condemn China's treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/11/more-than-20-ambassadors-condemn-chinas-treatment-of-uighurs-in-xinjiang |work=The Guardian |date=11 July 2019 |access-date=5 August 2019 |archive-date=13 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213195555/https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/11/more-than-20-ambassadors-condemn-chinas-treatment-of-uighurs-in-xinjiang |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Diplomatic relations== List of countries which Ireland maintains diplomatic relations with: {| class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan="3" |[[File:Diplomatic relations of Ireland.svg|frameless|425x425px]] |- !# !Country !Date<ref name="UNDL">{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Ireland and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+Ireland+and+...&f1=series&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&action_search=Search&sf=year&so=a&rg=50&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |access-date=9 September 2023 |publisher=United Nations Digital Library}}</ref> |- |1 |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |{{dts|6 December 1922}}<ref name="britain">{{Cite news |date=12 October 2019|first=Mary|last=Muldowney|title=Tim Healy first Governor General of Ireland |url=https://www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/tim-healy-first-governor-general-ireland|website=[[Dublin City Council]]|access-date=31 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123144550/https://www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/tim-healy-first-governor-general-ireland|archive-date=23 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |2 |{{flag|United States}} |{{dts|7 October 1924}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Countries |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/all |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=Office of the Historian |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114211020/https://history.state.gov/countries/all |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |3 |{{flag|France}} |{{dts|19 October 1929}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://ifs02.du.edu/Client/Diplomatic/Diplomatic%20Services/Archive/Diplomatic%20Lists/1930%20France.pdf |title=Liste de MM. les membres du Corps diplomatique |year=1930 |pages=25 |language=fr |access-date=21 January 2024 |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108224754/https://ifs02.du.edu/Client/Diplomatic/Diplomatic%20Services/Archive/Diplomatic%20Lists/1930%20France.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |— |{{flag|Holy See}} |{{dts|27 November 1929}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations of the Holy See |url=https://holyseemission.org/contents/mission/diplomatic-relations-of-the-holy-see.php |access-date=5 September 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110022620/https://holyseemission.org/contents/mission/diplomatic-relations-of-the-holy-see.php |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |4 |{{flag|Belgium}} |{{dts|7 September 1932}}<ref name="oireachtas_1960-02-10">{{Cite web |title=Dáil Éireann debate -Wednesday, 10 Feb 1960 Vol. 179 No. 1 Written Answers. – Irish Diplomatic Missions and Consular Offices. |url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1960-02-10/72/ |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=oireachtas.ie |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101115855/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1960-02-10/72/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |5 |{{flag|Spain}} |{{dts|23 June 1935}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jaspe |first=Alvaro |date=2011 |title=Leopold Kearney and Irish-Spanish diplomatic relations, 1935-1936 |url=https://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/2011/03/ireland-and-spain-1931-1933-divergent-republics/alvaro_jaspe/ |journal=Leopold Kearney and Irish-Spanish diplomatic relations, 1935-1936 |volume=6 |page=18}}</ref> |- |6 |{{flag|Italy}} |{{dts|27 September 1937}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=I Documenti Diplomatici Italiani Ottava Serie: 1935–1939 Volume VII (1 luglio- 31 dicembre 1937) |url=https://www.farnesina.ipzs.it/download/pdf/OTTAVASERIE_VOLVII |access-date=29 October 2023 |website=farnesina.ipzs.it |page=887 |language=it |archive-date=29 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029101506/https://www.farnesina.ipzs.it/download/pdf/OTTAVASERIE_VOLVII |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |7 |{{flag|Canada}} |{{dts|11 September 1939}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linwood |first=DeLong |date=January 2020 |title=A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925–2019 |url=https://www.cgai.ca/a_guide_to_canadian_diplomatic_relations_1925_2019 |access-date=26 June 2023 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607090946/https://www.cgai.ca/a_guide_to_canadian_diplomatic_relations_1925_2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |8 |{{flag|Switzerland}} |{{dts|16 October 1939}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ambassade de Suisse à Dublin |url=https://dodis.ch/R1203?p=0&dad=0&dau=2&dm=0&o=0&dc=0 |language=fr, de}}</ref> |- |9 |{{flag|Portugal}} |{{dts|26 February 1942}}<ref name="oireachtas_1960-02-10"/> |- |10 |{{flag|Netherlands}} |{{dts|1945}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands – Irish Relations |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/the-netherlands/our-role/netherlands-irish-relations/ |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107010404/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/the-netherlands/our-role/netherlands-irish-relations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |11 |{{flag|Sweden}} |{{dts|18 July 1946}}<ref name="oireachtas_1960-02-10"/> |- |12 |{{flag|Australia}} |{{dts|15 October 1946}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dáil Éireann debate – Wednesday, 10 Feb 1960 |url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1960-02-10/72/ |access-date=19 October 2023 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101115855/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1960-02-10/72/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |13 |{{flag|Czech Republic}} |{{dts|29 January 1947}}<ref name="mzv.cz">{{cite web |title=History of diplomatic relations between the Czech Republic and Ireland |url=https://www.mzv.cz/dublin/en/bilateral_relations/history_of_diplomatic_relations_between.html |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108080224/https://www.mzv.cz/dublin/en/bilateral_relations/history_of_diplomatic_relations_between.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |14 |{{flag|Argentina}} |{{dts|29 July 1947}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biblioteca Digital de Tratados |url=https://tratados.cancilleria.gob.ar/busqueda.php |access-date=27 June 2023 |language=es |archive-date=27 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627105921/https://tratados.cancilleria.gob.ar/busqueda.php |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |15 |{{flag|Iceland}} |{{dts|11 March 1948}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iceland – Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/protocol/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=1 August 2021 |website=Government of Iceland |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001104210/https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/protocol/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |16 |{{flag|India}} |{{dts|10 January 1949}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Indian Information Series, Volume 24 |year=1949 |pages=140}}</ref> |- |17 |{{flag|Norway}} |{{dts|17 February 1950}}<ref>{{cite web|date=27 April 1999|title=Norges opprettelse af diplomatiske forbindelser med fremmede stater|url=https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf|access-date=18 October 2021|website=regjeringen.no|language=no|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922045702/https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |18 |{{flag|Austria}} |{{dts|18 May 1951}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |title=Бюллетень: Gazette |year=1951 |pages=11 |language=fr}}</ref> |- |19 |{{flag|Germany}} |{{dts|26 July 1951}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Irland: Steckbrief |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/laender/irland-node/irland-211430 |website=Auswärtiges Amt |access-date=6 March 2025 |language=de}}</ref> |- |20 |{{flag|Turkey}} |{{dts|2 October 1951}}<ref name="oireachtas_1960-02-10" /> |- |21 |{{flag|Uruguay}} |{{dts|19 January 1955}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cruset |title=Relaciones bilaterales entre Uruguay e Irlanda: el 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|url=https://www.transparencia.gob.sv/institutions/rree/documents/338286/download |access-date=9 March 2022 |language=es |archive-date=28 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228020506/https://www.transparencia.gob.sv/institutions/rree/documents/338286/download |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |125 |{{flag|Palau}} |{{dts|14 July 2000}} |- |126 |{{flag|Tajikistan}} |{{dts|18 July 2000}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Relations of Tajikistan with Ireland |url=https://mfa.tj/en/main/view/171/relations-of-tajikistan-with-ireland |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=2 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102201821/https://mfa.tj/en/main/view/171/relations-of-tajikistan-with-ireland |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |127 |{{flag|Belize}} |{{dts|21 July 2000}} |- |128 |{{flag|Yemen}} |{{dts|25 July 2000}} |- |129 |{{flag|Mauritius}} |{{dts|August 2000}}<ref name="Government of Mauritius">{{cite news 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|title=Vanuatu Diplomatic Relations |url=https://mfaicet.gov.vu/images/documents/VANUATU_NATIONAL_FOREIGN_POLICY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925183844/https://mfaicet.gov.vu/images/documents/VANUATU_NATIONAL_FOREIGN_POLICY.pdf |archive-date=25 September 2024 |access-date=25 September 2024 |website=mfaicet.gov.vu |page=50}}</ref> |- |134 |{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} |{{dts|13 December 2000}} |- |135 |{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} |{{dts|2000}}<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Ireland in Burundi, Seychelles, Democratic Republic of Congo and Comoros |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/tanzania/about-us/secondary-accreditations/ |access-date=23 October 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026181559/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/tanzania/about-us/secondary-accreditations/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |136 |{{flag|Saint Lucia}} |{{dts|2000}}<ref>{{cite web |title=List of countries with which Saint Lucia has established Diplomatic Relations |url=http://saintluciamissionun.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Bi-Lateral-Engagements.pdf |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=1 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101021009/http://saintluciamissionun.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Bi-Lateral-Engagements.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |137 |{{flag|Angola}} |{{dts|24 January 2001}} |- |138 |{{flag|Panama}} |{{dts|14 February 2001}} |- |139 |{{flag|Barbados}} |{{dts|3 May 2001}} |- |140 |{{flag|Paraguay}} |{{dts|15 May 2001}} |- |141 |{{flag|Gambia}} |{{dts|29 May 2001}} |- |142 |{{flag|Djibouti}} |{{dts|6 July 2001}} |- |143 |{{flag|Dominica}} |{{dts|6 July 2001}} |- |144 |{{flag|Fiji}} |{{dts|19 February 2002}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Formal diplomatic relations list |url=http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/images/FDR_LIST_version_of_6_June_2016.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827171052/http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/images/FDR_LIST_version_of_6_June_2016.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2019 |access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> |- |145 |{{flag|Eritrea}} |{{dts|13 March 2002}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2002 |title=Ireland to establish diplomatic ties |url=https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/30706/eritrea-ireland-establish-diplomatic-ties |access-date=26 July 2023 |website=The New Humanitarian |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726155310/https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/30706/eritrea-ireland-establish-diplomatic-ties |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |146 |{{flag|Afghanistan|2013}} |{{dts|19 September 2002}} |- |147 |{{flag|Malawi}} |{{dts|2002}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic and Consular Directory Issue 33 |publisher=Malawi. Ministry of External Affairs, Malawi. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation |year=2002 |pages=189}}</ref> |- |148 |{{flag|Timor-Leste}} |{{dts|31 January 2003}} |- |149 |{{flag|Nicaragua}} |{{dts|9 September 2003}} |- |150 |{{flag|North Korea}} |{{dts|10 December 2003}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=DPRK Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf |access-date=14 July 2022 |publisher=NCNK |pages=8–9 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |151 |{{flag|Myanmar}} |{{dts|10 February 2004}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations |url=http://myanmarbsb.org/_site/diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=13 May 2022 |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712174127/http://myanmarbsb.org/_site/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |152 |{{flag|Burundi}} ||{{dts|April 2004}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=L'Ambassadeur désignée de la République d'Irlande au Burundi présente les copies figurées de ses lettres de créance |url=https://www.mae.gov.bi/2024/05/25/lambassadeur-designee-de-la-republique-dirlande-au-burundi-presente-les-copies-figurees-de-ses-lettres-de-creance/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250111212207/https://www.mae.gov.bi/2024/05/25/lambassadeur-designee-de-la-republique-dirlande-au-burundi-presente-les-copies-figurees-de-ses-lettres-de-creance/ |archive-date=11 January 2025 |language=fr}}</ref> |- |153 |{{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}} |{{dts|27 October 2004}} |- |154 |{{flag|Guatemala}} |{{dts|2004}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Relaciones Diplomáticas de Guatemala |url=https://www.minex.gob.gt/DirectorioPaisesRelacion.aspx |access-date=24 July 2021 |language=es |archive-date=9 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409073937/https://www.minex.gob.gt/DirectorioPaisesRelacion.aspx?__cf_chl_rt_tk=dhO..Vwwo9gqIk67IvyWTUpTEKSPMMvJ5MD3M777TbA-1712648377-0.0.1.1-1557 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |155 |{{flag|Liberia}} |{{DTS|2004}}<ref name="Liberian Irish relations">{{cite web |title=Liberian Irish relations |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/liberia/ourrole/liberianirishrelations/ |access-date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127203306/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/liberia/ourrole/liberianirishrelations/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |156 |{{Flag|Lesotho}} |{{dts|14 June 2005}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 June 2005 |title=Mono – Diplomats |url=https://presspack.rte.ie/2005/06/14/mono-diplomats/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124190157/https://presspack.rte.ie/2005/06/14/mono-diplomats/ |archive-date=24 January 2022 |access-date=26 February 2025 |website=presspack.rte.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2024 |title=His Majesty applauds Ireland over fund |url=https://www.gov.ls/credentials/his-majesty-applauds-ireland-over-fund/ |access-date=26 February 2025 |website=Government of Lesotho |author1=Nkoateleng }}</ref> |- |157 |{{flag|Montenegro}} |{{dts|20 June 2006}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Tabela priznanja i uspostavljanja diplomatskih odnosa |url=https://mvp.gov.me/rubrike/bilateralni-odnosi/Tabela-priznanja-i-uspostavljanja-diplomatskih-odn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213235103/https://mvp.gov.me/rubrike/bilateralni-odnosi/Tabela-priznanja-i-uspostavljanja-diplomatskih-odn |archive-date=13 February 2020 |access-date=16 April 2021 |publisher=Montenegro Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration}}</ref> |- |158 |{{flag|Monaco}} |{{dts|14 December 2006}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rapport de Politique Extérieure 2007|url=https://www.gouv.mc/Action-Gouvernementale/Monaco-a-l-International/Publications/Rapports-de-Politique-Exterieure|page=44|language=fr|accessdate=11 October 2020|archive-date=18 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718081941/https://www.gouv.mc/Action-Gouvernementale/Monaco-a-l-International/Publications/Rapports-de-Politique-Exterieure|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |159 |{{flag|Bahamas}} |{{dts|23 April 2007}} |- |160 |{{flag|Cameroon}} |{{dts|23 April 2007}} |- |161 |{{flag|Burkina Faso}} |{{dts|1 May 2007}} |- |162 |{{flag|Turkmenistan}} |{{dts|16 October 2007}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=STATES WITH WHICH TURKMENISTAN ESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS |url=https://www.mfa.gov.tm/en/articles/55?breadcrumbs=no |access-date=17 March 2022 |archive-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508101911/https://www.mfa.gov.tm/en/articles/55?breadcrumbs=no |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |163 |{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}} ||Before April 2008<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2008-04-17/328/ | title=Diplomatic Relations. – Thursday, 17 Apr 2008 – Parliamentary Questions (30th Dáil) – Houses of the Oireachtas }}</ref> |- |164 |{{flag|Republic of the Congo}} |Before April 2008<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2008-04-17/328/ | title=Diplomatic Relations. – Thursday, 17 Apr 2008 – Parliamentary Questions (30th Dáil) – Houses of the Oireachtas }}</ref> |- |165 |{{flag|Niger}} ||Before April 2008<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2008-04-17/328/ | title=Diplomatic Relations. – Thursday, 17 Apr 2008 – Parliamentary Questions (30th Dáil) – Houses of the Oireachtas }}</ref> |- |166 |{{Flag|Senegal}} |Before April 2008<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2008-04-17/328/ | title=Diplomatic Relations. – Thursday, 17 Apr 2008 – Parliamentary Questions (30th Dáil) – Houses of the Oireachtas }}</ref> |- |167 |{{flag|Guinea}} |{{dts|30 June 2008}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2009 |title=Order of Precedence of Heads of Diplomatic Missions Accredited to Ireland |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/2360632/final-diplomatic-list-2009-new-embassy-of-ireland |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Diplomatic List Department of Foreign Affairs Ireland |page=154 |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211140624/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/2360632/final-diplomatic-list-2009-new-embassy-of-ireland |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |— |{{flag|Kosovo}} |{{dts|11 November 2008}}<ref name="Visoka2">{{cite book |author1=Gëzim Visoka |title=Acting Like a State: Kosovo and the Everyday Making of Statehood |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781138285330 |location=Abingdon |pages=219–221}}</ref> |- |168 |{{flag|Dominican Republic}} |{{dts|6 July 2009}}<ref>{{cite news |title=RD establece relaciones diplomáticas con Irlanda |language=es |agency=Diario libre |url=https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/rd-establece-relaciones-diplomticas-con-irlanda-FKDL206355 |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=2 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102055900/https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/rd-establece-relaciones-diplomticas-con-irlanda-FKDL206355 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |169 |{{flag|Solomon Islands}} |{{dts|4 December 2009}}<ref>{{cite web|date=1 June 2020|title=Solomon Islands Diplomatic and Consular List|url=http://www.mfaet.gov.sb/resources/publications/22-foreign-affairs-p/61-solomon-islands-diplomatic-and-consular-list.html|url-status=live|access-date=12 December 2020|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Solomon Islands|pages=36–38|archive-date=12 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812053600/http://www.mfaet.gov.sb/resources/publications/22-foreign-affairs-p/61-solomon-islands-diplomatic-and-consular-list.html}}</ref> |- |170 |{{flag|Gabon}} |{{dts|15 December 2009}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2009 |title=Republic of Ireland / Gabon / New Ambassadors present Credentials |url=https://appablog.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/republic-of-ireland-gabon-new-ambassadors-present-credentials/ |access-date=25 August 2023 |website=appablog.wordpress.com |archive-date=25 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825142532/https://appablog.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/republic-of-ireland-gabon-new-ambassadors-present-credentials/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |171 |{{flag|Haiti}} |{{dts|26 January 2012}} |- |172 |{{flag|South Sudan}} |{{dts|4 May 2012}}<ref name=":27">{{Cite web |title=On May 4th 2012 President of the Republic also received credentials of five ambassadors |url=https://www.mail-archive.com/southsudankob@googlegroups.com/msg03550.html |access-date=13 April 2023 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409110055/https://www.mail-archive.com/southsudankob@googlegroups.com/msg03550.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |173 |{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} |{{dts|10 December 2013}}<ref>{{cite web |title=In April 30, 2015 His Excellency Cenio Lewis, High Commissioner of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Kingdom presented Letters of Credence to His Excellency Michael D. Huggins... |url=https://www.facebook.com/mofasvg/posts/on-april-30-2015-his-excellency-cenio-lewis-high-commissioner-of-saint-vincent-a/910916075635237/ |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/682941545099359/910916075635237 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |access-date=31 October 2020 |via=Facebook |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Commerce}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- |174 |{{flag|Somalia}} |{{dts|1 August 2017}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 August 2017 |title=Ambassador O'Neill presenting credentials today to President Farmajjo in Somalia today |url=https://x.com/IrlEmbKenya/status/892433980666114052 |access-date=9 March 2025 |website=Embassy of Ireland in Kenya}}</ref> |- |175 |{{flag|Comoros}} |{{dts|2017}}<ref name=":0" /> |- |176 |{{flag|Central African Republic}} |{{dts|26 June 2018}} |- |177 |{{flag|Togo}} |{{dts|27 June 2018}} |- |178 |{{flag|Benin}} |{{dts|28 May 2019}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Ambassadors present Credentials |url=https://www.dfa.ie/news-and-media/press-releases/press-release-archive/2019/may/new-ambassadors-present-credentials.php |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=Department of Foreign Affairs |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708162034/https://www.dfa.ie/news-and-media/press-releases/press-release-archive/2019/may/new-ambassadors-present-credentials.php |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |179 |{{flag|Eswatini}} |{{dts|8 August 2019}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Global Ireland: Ireland in Mozambique Mission Strategy 2020–2024 |url=https://www.dfa.ie/media/missions/mozambique/21-005_Mozambique-Strategy_Final-Digital.pdf |access-date=23 October 2021 |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2019 |title=Congratulations to our Ambassador, Nuala O'Brien, who today presented credentials to King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini 🇮🇪🇸🇿Proud to be #Working4IRL |url=https://x.com/IrlEmbMaputo/status/1159535369131581440 |website=Ireland in Mozambique on X |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref> |- |180 |{{flag|Marshall Islands}} |{{dts|27 September 2019}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Marshall Islands: Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.register-iri.com/info-center/the-marshall-islands/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510111835/https://www.register-iri.com/info-center/the-marshall-islands/diplomatic-relations/ |archive-date=10 May 2025 |access-date=10 May 2025 |website=register-iri.com}}</ref> |- |181 |{{flag|Suriname}} |{{dts|19 November 2019}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 November 2019 |title=NIET RESIDERENDE AMBASSADEURS DUITSLAND EN IERLAND BIEDEN GELOOFSBRIEVEN AAN |language=nl |url=http://foreignaffairs.gov.sr/nieuws/nieuwsberichten-2019/niet-residerende-ambassadeurs-duitsland-en-ierland-bieden-geloofsbrieven-aan/ |url-status=dead |access-date=30 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716063252/http://foreignaffairs.gov.sr/nieuws/nieuwsberichten-2019/niet-residerende-ambassadeurs-duitsland-en-ierland-bieden-geloofsbrieven-aan/ |archive-date=16 July 2022}}</ref> |- |182 |{{flag|Cape Verde}} |{{dts|4 March 2020}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 2020 |title=Presidente da República recebe Enviado Especial do Governo da Irlanda… |url=https://presidencia.cv/arquivo/4019 |access-date=11 January 2025 |language=pt}}</ref> |- |183 |{{flag|Papua New Guinea}} |{{dts|26 October 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Annual Report |url=https://www.dfa.ie/media/dfa/aboutus/annualreports/Department-of-Foreign-Affairs-Annual-Report-2020.pdf |website=dfa.ie |page=52 |access-date=21 January 2024 |archive-date=9 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209031857/https://www.dfa.ie/media/dfa/aboutus/annualreports/Department-of-Foreign-Affairs-Annual-Report-2020.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |184 |{{flag|Tonga}} |{{dts|27 July 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 July 2021 |title=Amb @AdrianGONeill was delighted to welcome H.E. The Hon. Titilupe Fanetupouvava'u Tu'ivakano of the Kingdom of Tonga to the Embassy to sign a note formalising the establishment of diplomatic relations – signifying the strong ties of friendship between our two island nations |url=https://twitter.com/IrelandEmbGB/status/1420024212891308033 |access-date=27 July 2021 |via=Twitter |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727144243/https://twitter.com/IrelandEmbGB/status/1420024212891308033 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |— |{{flag|Cook Islands}} |{{dts|21 November 2022}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 November 2022 |title=COOK ISLANDS AND IRELAND COMMIT TO STRENGTHEN CO-OPERATION |url=https://mfai.gov.ck/taxonomy/term/16 |access-date=21 May 2023 |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528114710/https://mfai.gov.ck/taxonomy/term/16 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |185 |{{flag|Mauritania}} |{{dts|1 December 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 November 2022 |title=Ambassador Fraser was pleased to host H.E. Ambassador Sidya Ould Elhadj to establish formal diplomatic relations between Ireland and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania today |url=https://twitter.com/IrelandEmbGB/status/1598353314529394694 |access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref> |- |186 |{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} |{{dts|16 June 2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2023 |title=St. Kitts & Nevis Deepens International Partnerships |url=http://thelabourspokesman.com/st-kitts-nevis-deepens-international-partnerships/ |access-date=13 November 2023 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113171614/http://thelabourspokesman.com/st-kitts-nevis-deepens-international-partnerships/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The establishment of diplomatic relations with Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis |url=https://www.ireland.ie/en/global-ireland-strategies/lacstrategy/the-establishment-of-diplomatic-relations-with-grenada-and-st-kitts-and-nevis/ |access-date=13 November 2023 |website=Global Ireland Strategies |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113170109/https://www.ireland.ie/en/global-ireland-strategies/lacstrategy/the-establishment-of-diplomatic-relations-with-grenada-and-st-kitts-and-nevis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |187 |{{flag|Grenada}} |{{dts|21 September 2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 2023 |title=Today, Secretary-General Joe Hackett signed a Joint Communiqué with Minister Joseph Andall of Grenada establishing diplomatic relations. |url=https://twitter.com/irishmissionun/status/1704876098540929496 |access-date=21 September 2023 |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006152342/https://twitter.com/irishmissionun/status/1704876098540929496 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |188 |{{flag|Madagascar}} |{{dts|6 March 2024}}<ref name="madagascar">{{Cite web |date=6 March 2024 |title=Présentation des lettres de créance des nouveaux ambassadeurs du Zimbabwe, du Brésil et de l'Irlande |url=https://www.presidence.gov.mg/actualites/2072-presentation-des-lettres-de-creance-des-nouveaux-ambassadeurs-du-zimbabwe-du-bresil-et-de-l-irlande.html |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=presidence.gov.mg |language=fr}}</ref> |- |— |{{flag|State of Palestine}} |{{dts|29 September 2024}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 November 2024 |title=Appointment of first full ambassador from Palestine approved by Government |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/11/05/appointment-of-first-full-ambassador-from-palestine-approved-by-government/ |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=6 November 2024}}</ref> |- |189 |{{flag|Mali}} |Unknown<ref>{{cite web |title=Government approves the nomination of 22 Ambassadorial and senior-level international appointments |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/47830-government-approves-the-nomination-of-22-ambassadorial-and-senior-level-international-appointments/ |access-date=14 March 2022 |date=14 December 2021 |archive-date=11 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311043907/https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/47830-government-approves-the-nomination-of-22-ambassadorial-and-senior-level-international-appointments/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |} ==Bilateral relations== ===Africa=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal relations began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Algeria}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1975|1}}<ref name="ME">{{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=Rory |title=Ireland and the Palestine Question: 1948–2004 |date=2005 |page=84}}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Algeria through its embassy in [[Bern]] ([[Switzerland]]). * Algeria has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * There are 1,047 Algerians living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Angola}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2001|1|24}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Angola and Ireland as of 24 Jan. 2001 |date=24 January 2001 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1301026?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127144421/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1301026?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Angola through its embassy in [[Maputo]] ([[Mozambique]]). * Angola is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). * Between 2006 and 2010 Angola received almost €7.6 million from the government of Ireland through [[Irish Aid]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2010-07-06.728.0 | title=Department of Foreign Affairs International Relations | publisher=Kildare Street | access-date=4 February 2016 | archive-date=23 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123075212/https://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2010-07-06.728.0 | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Burkina Faso}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2007|5|1}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Between Burkina Faso and Ireland as of 1 May 2007 |date=May 2007 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1327504?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |last1=Faso |first1=Burkina |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127143509/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1327504?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Although diplomatic relations with Burkina Faso are maintained through Ireland's Permanent Mission to the [[United Nations]] in [[New York City|New York]], ([[United States]]), Ireland is represented in Burkina Faso consularly through its embassy in [[Abuja]] ([[Nigeria]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/sub-saharan-africa/burkina-faso/ | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Burkina Faso | publisher=Department for Foreign Affairs | access-date=4 February 2016 | archive-date=6 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406221547/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/sub-saharan-africa/burkina-faso/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Cameroon}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2007|4|23}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Between Cameroon and Ireland as of 23 Apr. 2007 |date=23 April 2007 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1327505?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127140003/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1327505?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Cameroon through its embassy in [[Abuja]] ([[Nigeria]]). * Cameroon is represented in Ireland through an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}}||2000<ref name=":0" /> | * Ireland is represented in the Democratic Republic of Congo through its embassy in [[Pretoria]] ([[South Africa]]). * Democratic Republic of Congo received €7.4 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011">{{cite web | url=http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/media/irishaid/allwebsitemedia/20newsandpublications/publicationpdfsenglish/2011-irish-aid-annual-report.pdf | title=Irish Aid Annual report 2011 | publisher=Irish Aid | access-date=1 February 2013 | archive-date=4 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704181430/http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/media/irishaid/allwebsitemedia/20newsandpublications/publicationpdfsenglish/2011-irish-aid-annual-report.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> * There are 1,770 citizens from between both the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo living in Ireland. The exact number from each is uncertain due to the fact ''Congo'' with no distinction was used solely in census reports.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Egypt}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1974|12}}<ref name="ME" /> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Cairo]] and an honorary consulate in [[Alexandria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embassyofireland.org.eg/|title=Department of Foreign Affairs|website=Embassyofireland.org.eg|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=7 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707204024/http://www.embassyofireland.org.eg/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Egypt has an embassy in Dublin, the first embassy of an Arab country in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embegyptireland.ie/the-embassy.htm |title=Egyptian embassy in Dublin |publisher=Embegyptireland.ie |access-date=1 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201040604/http://www.embegyptireland.ie/the-embassy.htm |archive-date= 1 February 2011 }}</ref> * There are 1,055 [[Egyptians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Ethiopia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1994}}<ref name="Ireland-Ethiopia relations">{{cite web |title=Ireland-Ethiopia relations |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/ethiopia/our-role/ireland-ethiopia-relations/ |access-date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012013010/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/ethiopia/our-role/ireland-ethiopia-relations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>||See [[Ethiopia–Ireland relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[Addis Ababa]]. * Ethiopia closed its embassy in Dublin in 2021. * In 2011, Ethiopia received €36.4 million in aid from Ireland.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> * In November 2014 the President of Ireland [[Michael D. Higgins]] visited Ethiopia on a state visit to celebrate 20 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. During this visit a bilateral transport agreement was signed which paved the way for [[Ethiopian Airlines]] to commence direct flights to Dublin from Addis Ababa, the first between Ireland and [[Sub-Saharan Africa]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/ethiopia/news-and-events/2014/visit-by-the-president-of-ireland-to-ethiopia/ | title=Visit by the President of Ireland to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=25 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425231304/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/ethiopia/news-and-events/2014/visit-by-the-president-of-ireland-to-ethiopia/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Ghana}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1990}}<ref name="dfa.ie">{{cite web |title=Ambassador presents credentials in Ghana |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/nigeria/news-and-events/2015/ambassador-hoy-credentials-ghana/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127203458/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/nigeria/news-and-events/2015/ambassador-hoy-credentials-ghana/ |archive-date=27 January 2021 |access-date=2 November 2020 |website=Embassy of Ireland, Nigeria}}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Ghana through its embassy in [[Abuja]] ([[Nigeria]]). Ireland also maintains a visa applications centre in [[Accra]]. * Ghana is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). * There are 1,158 [[Ghanaian people|Ghanaians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Ivory Coast}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2000|5|3}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Côte d'Ivoire and Ireland as of 3 May 2000 |date=3 May 2000 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1315843?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |last1=d'Ivoire |first1=Côte |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127145654/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1315843?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Although diplomatic relations with the Ivory Coast are maintained through Ireland's Embassy in [[London]], ([[United Kingdom]]), Ireland is represented in the Ivory Coast consular through its embassy in [[Monrovia]] ([[Liberia]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/sub-saharan-africa/ivory-coast/ | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for the Ivory Coast | publisher=Department for Foreign Affairs | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=7 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407021929/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/sub-saharan-africa/ivory-coast/ | url-status=live }}</ref> * Ivory Coast is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). |- valign="top" |{{flag|Kenya}}||4 April 1979<ref name="archive.org"/> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Nairobi]]. * Kenya has an embassy in Dublin. * Kenya received €9.3 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> * There are approximately 2,000 Irish citizens living in Kenya.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/kenya/our-role/irish-relations/ | title=Ireland-Kenya Relations | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=25 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425223100/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/kenya/our-role/irish-relations/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Lesotho}}|| | * Ireland is represented in Lesotho through its embassy in [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]] after closing its embassy in [[Maseru]] in 2014. * Lesotho has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * In June 2006 the President of Ireland, [[Mary McAleese]] made a state visit to the country.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/president-s-12-day-visit-to-south-africa-starts-in-lesotho-1.1015298 | title=President's 12-day visit to South Africa starts in Lesotho | newspaper=The Irish Times | date=12 June 2006 | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=23 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123100611/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/president-s-12-day-visit-to-south-africa-starts-in-lesotho-1.1015298 | url-status=live }}</ref> * Lesotho received €11.3 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Liberia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2004}}<ref name="Liberian Irish relations"/> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Monrovia]]. * Liberia is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). * Liberia received €7.5 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> * Between 2003 and 2007, as part of the [[United Nations Mission in Liberia]], Ireland deployed a quick reaction force of 430 troops to assist with peacekeeping.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/un-asks-ireland-to-keep-troops-in-liberia-1.1028353 | title=UN asks Ireland to keep troops in Liberia | newspaper=The Irish Times | date=15 March 2006 | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=23 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123100603/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/un-asks-ireland-to-keep-troops-in-liberia-1.1028353 | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Libya}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2 July 1977}} |Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 July 1977<ref name="ARR, Arab Report and Record"/> * Ireland is represented in Libya through its embassy in [[Rome]] ([[Italy]]). * Libya is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). Under [[Muammar Gaddafi]], the prime governor of Libya from 1969 to 2011, relations between both countries were strained due to Gaddafi's support of the [[Irish Republican Army]]. Gaddafi was sympathetic to their cause and also wanted revenge for the [[United States Air Force]]'s [[1986 United States bombing of Libya|bombing attacks on Tripoli and Benghazi in 1986]]. Between 1984 and 1987 Libya sent the IRA about 1,000 [[AK47|AK47 assault rifles]] and six tonnes of [[Semtex|Semtex explosive]] alongside other weapons. This shipment ensured [[The Troubles]] could continue for many more years, mainly until the [[Good Friday Agreement]] of 1998 ended the conflict.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/northernireland/8425593/Libyan-arms-helped-the-IRA-to-wage-war.html | title=Libyan arms helped the IRA to wage war | publisher=Telegraph UK | date=4 April 2011 | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=24 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124235413/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/northernireland/8425593/Libyan-arms-helped-the-IRA-to-wage-war.html | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Madagascar}}||{{dts|format=dmy|6 March 2024}}<ref name="madagascar" /> | * Ireland is represented in Madagascar through its embassy in [[Maputo]] ([[Mozambique]]). * Madagascar is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=Fihaonana ny 26 September tao New York |url=https://www.primature.gov.mg/index.php/2019/09/26/fihaonana-ny-26-septambra-tao-new-york/ |access-date=9 November 2021 |date=26 September 2019 |language=fr, mg |archive-date=9 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109204424/https://www.primature.gov.mg/index.php/2019/09/26/fihaonana-ny-26-septambra-tao-new-york/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Malawi}}||<!--Start date-->2002 | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Lilongwe]] and an honorary consulate in [[Blantyre]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5493 | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Malawi | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=1 February 2013 | archive-date=28 March 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328061621/http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5493 | url-status=live }}</ref> * Malawi has an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. * Malawi received €17.5 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> * In 2014 the President of Ireland, [[Michael D. Higgins]], made a state visit to Malawi.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorial/ireland-and-africa-president-higgins-reflects-a-relationship-in-transition-1.2009144 | title=Ireland and Africa: President Higgins reflects a relationship in transition | newspaper=The Irish Times | date=21 November 2014 | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=23 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123233726/http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorial/ireland-and-africa-president-higgins-reflects-a-relationship-in-transition-1.2009144 | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Mauritius}}||<!--Start date-->{{dts|format=dmy|2000|8}}<ref name="Government of Mauritius"/> | * Ireland is represented in Mauritius through its embassy in [[Pretoria]], ([[South Africa]]). * Mauritius is represented in Ireland through its high commission in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). * There are 2,844 citizens of Mauritius living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> Following the [[Murder of Michaela McAreavey|murder of Irish tourist Michaela McAreavey]] on the island in January 2011, several Irish businesses proposed a boycott of the island due to the questionable trial in which all 3 suspects were acquitted.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/please-dont-boycott-mauritius-over-michaelas-killing-says-rosanna-26878519.html |title=Please don't boycott Mauritius over Michaela's killing, says Rosanna |date=21 July 2012 |newspaper=[[Irish Independent]] |location=Dublin |issn=0021-1222 |access-date=3 December 2019 |archive-date=3 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203114050/https://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/please-dont-boycott-mauritius-over-michaelas-killing-says-rosanna-26878519.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Another source of discontent was the investigation by the [[Mauritius Police Force|Mauritian authorities]]. The Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT), who was in charge, admitted they failed to interview fellow guests at the hotel who were staying close to the room in which the murder occurred. They also failed to preserve the crime scene and did not provide any solid [[DNA profiling|DNA evidence]] against the accused.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thejournal.ie/michaela-mcareavey-murder-trial-recap-what-happened-verdict-518140-Jul2012/ | title=Michaela McAreavey murder trial: the major talking points | publisher=The Journal | date=13 July 2012 | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=6 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206234719/http://www.thejournal.ie/michaela-mcareavey-murder-trial-recap-what-happened-verdict-518140-Jul2012/ | url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, the Irish ambassador to Mauritius conveyed in person to the Prime Minister of Mauritius, [[Navin Ramgoolam]], a formal government to government protest over what happened.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/news-and-media/press-releases/press-release-archive/2012/july/ambassador-to-mauritius-meets-ramgoolam/ | title=Irish Ambassador to Mauritius meets with Prime Minister Ramgoolam | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | date=20 July 2012 | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=7 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207005942/https://www.dfa.ie/news-and-media/press-releases/press-release-archive/2012/july/ambassador-to-mauritius-meets-ramgoolam/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0716/329282-government-to-make-formal-complaint-to-mauritius/ | title=Government to make formal complaint to Mauritius | website=RTÉ | date=17 July 2012 | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=7 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207003856/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0716/329282-government-to-make-formal-complaint-to-mauritius/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Morocco}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1975|3|19}}<ref name="Oireachtas"/> | * Ireland has an embassy in Rabat.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/morocco/ |title=Embassy of Ireland in Rabat |access-date=31 October 2021 |archive-date=31 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031143507/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/morocco/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Morocco has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. In November 2012 Morocco recalled its ambassador to Ireland temporarily due to the fact the leader of the [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]], [[Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician)|Mohamed Abdelaziz]], met with top Irish officials, including the President of Ireland [[Michael D. Higgins]] and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, [[Eamon Gilmore]]. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims sovereignty over [[Western Sahara]], a [[disputed territory]] that Morocco also claims to own.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tds-stumble-into-gilmores-desert-storm-28893299.html | title=TDs stumble into Gilmore's desert storm | newspaper=Irish Independent | date=7 November 2012 | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=5 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105101756/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tds-stumble-into-gilmores-desert-storm-28893299.html | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Mozambique}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1996|6|13}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Between Mozambique and Ireland as of 13 June 1996 |date=13 June 1996 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1477472?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127144446/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1477472?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Maputo]].<ref name="Department of Foreign Affairs">{{cite web | url=http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5541 | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Mozambique | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=1 February 2013 | archive-date=31 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131145919/http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5541 | url-status=live }}</ref> * Mozambique is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). * Mozambique received €42.2 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Namibia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1994}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfa.ie/media/missions/zambia/dcdpage/19-050-Zambia-Strategy_Web-2.pdf |title=Ireland in Zambia 2018–2022 |website=dfa.ie |access-date=2 November 2020 |pages=1 |archive-date=13 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013142410/https://www.dfa.ie/media/missions/zambia/dcdpage/19-050-Zambia-Strategy_Web-2.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Namibia through its embassy in [[Pretoria]] ([[South Africa]]). * Namibia is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). Following Namibia's Independence from [[South Africa]] in 1990, Ireland sent 50 Garda officers as well as 20 military observers to the country as part of the [[United Nations Transition Assistance Group]]. This group was sent to monitor the peace process and elections taking place there at the time.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/dail1998051200093?opendocument | title=Relations with Namibia – Written Answers | publisher=Dáil Éireann | date=12 May 1998 | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=14 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814063637/http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/dail1998051200093?opendocument | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Nigeria}}||<!--Start date--> | * Ireland is represented in Nigeria through its embassy in [[Abuja]], Ireland's first on the [[African continent]], and an honorary consulate in [[Lagos]]. * Nigeria is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[Dublin]]. * There are 17,642 [[Nigerians in Ireland|Nigerians living in Ireland]].<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Seychelles}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1999|10|9}}<ref name="nation.sc"/> | * Although diplomatic relations with Seychelles are maintained through Ireland's Permanent Mission to the [[United Nations]] in [[New York City|New York]], ([[United States]]), Ireland is represented in Seychelles consular through its embassy in [[Dar es Salaam]] ([[Tanzania]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/sub-saharan-africa/seychelles/ | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Seychelles | publisher=Department for Foreign Affairs | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-date=7 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407021427/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/sub-saharan-africa/seychelles/ | url-status=live }}</ref> * Seychelles have an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Sierra Leone}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2000|1|19}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Sierra Leone and Ireland as of 19 Jan. 2000 |date=19 January 2000 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1315827?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |last1=Leone |first1=Sierra |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127134951/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1315827?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Freetown]] since 2014. * Sierra Leone is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Muine Bheag]] in [[County Carlow]]. * Sierra Leone received €9.1 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> * Between 2005 and 2014 Ireland provided over €88 million in assistance to projects in Sierra Leone.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/sierra-leone/about-us/the-embassys-history/ | title=Embassy's History in Sierra Leone | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=7 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207002139/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/sierra-leone/about-us/the-embassys-history/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Somalia}}||<!--Start date--> | * Ireland maintains diplomatic relations with the [[Federal Government of Somalia]] through its embassy in [[Nairobi]] ([[Kenya]]). * In 1993 as part of the [[United Nations]] led [[United Nations Operation in Somalia II|Operation in Somalia II]] peace-enforcing mission, 100 Irish troops forming a transport company were deployed to Somalia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2015/0416/694455-time-up-in-somalia/ | title=Time up in Somalia | website=RTÉ | date=12 October 1994 | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=7 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207045312/http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2015/0416/694455-time-up-in-somalia/ | url-status=live }}</ref> * There are 1,047 [[Somalis]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|South Africa}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1993}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ireland-South Africa Exhibition in Cape Town, 12 – 30 October 2018 |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/south-africa/news-and-events/news-archive/ireland-south-africa-exhibition-in-cape-town-12---30-october-2018.html |access-date=2 November 2020 |date=9 October 2018 |archive-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107103843/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/south-africa/news-and-events/news-archive/ireland-south-africa-exhibition-in-cape-town-12---30-october-2018.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland opened an embassy in [[Pretoria]] in 1994. Ireland also has an honorary consulate in [[Cape Town]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyireland.org.za/ |title=Irish embassy in Pretoria |publisher=Embassyireland.org.za |date=9 February 2009 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=4 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004043959/http://www.embassyireland.org.za/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * The South African Embassy in [[Dublin]] was opened in 1995. * There are 4,872 [[South Africans]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> * Ireland gave just over €6.1 million in aid to South Africa in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> * [http://www.dfa.gov.za/foreign/bilateral/ireland.html South African Department of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310063815/http://www.dfa.gov.za/foreign/bilateral/ireland.html |date=10 March 2011 }} A principled stand against [[apartheid]] by Ireland came to prevent the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. As a result, Ireland was the only [[EU]] country that did not have full diplomatic relations with South Africa until 1993, when an exchange of ambassadors was agreed with the [[F. W. de Klerk|De Klerk administration]] in anticipation of the ending of apartheid. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Tanzania}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1979}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanzania & Irish relations |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/tanzania/our-role/irish-relations/ |access-date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011235919/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/tanzania/our-role/irish-relations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Dar es Salaam]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5525 | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Tanzania | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=1 February 2013 | archive-date=31 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131170910/http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5525 | url-status=live }}</ref> * Tanzania is represented in Ireland through its high commission in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). * Tanzania received €35.4 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Uganda}}||<!--Start date-->1994|| * Ireland has an embassy in [[Kampala]]. * Uganda is represented in Ireland through its high commission in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. * In 2011 Uganda received €42.7 million from Ireland through a variety of aid programmes.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> * Irish people are one of the few citizens that do not need a visa to travel to Uganda.<ref name="Uganda Business and Tourist FAQs">{{cite web | url=http://www.visafirst.ie/en/ugandan_tourist_and_business_visa_faq.asp#faq3 | title=Uganda Business and Tourist FAQs | publisher=visafirst.ie | access-date=26 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903232341/http://www.visafirst.ie/en/ugandan_tourist_and_business_visa_faq.asp#faq3 | archive-date=3 September 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> It was found in November 2012 that €4 million worth of Irish foreign aid was misappropriated by senior officials of the country. Instead of going towards aiding the development of the country, this money was redirected into the personal account of the prime minister of Uganda. The Irish government then halted all aid payments towards Uganda until the money was recouped, which eventually occurred in January 2013.<ref name="Ugandan aid fraud">{{cite news | url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/4m-of-irish-aid-to-uganda-diverted-in-sophisticated-fraud-3304463.html | title=€4m of Irish Aid to Uganda diverted in 'sophisticated fraud' | newspaper=Irish Independent| date=24 November 2012 | access-date=26 January 2013 | archive-date=27 November 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127193641/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/4m-of-irish-aid-to-uganda-diverted-in-sophisticated-fraud-3304463.html | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Zimbabwe}}||<!--Start date-->1984 | * Ireland is represented in Zimbabwe through an honorary consulate in [[Harare]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5540 | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Zimbabwe | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=1 February 2013 | archive-date=17 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117015329/http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5540 | url-status=live }}</ref> * Zimbabwe is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). * Zimbabwe received €7.6 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> * There are 1,537 Zimbabweans living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/> |} ===Americas=== {{See also|Ireland–Latin America relations}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal relations began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Argentina}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1947|7|21}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Law and Treaty Series. No. 1-52 |date=1954 |publisher=Pan American Union |page=29 |edition=4}}</ref> |See [[Argentina-Ireland relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[Buenos Aires]]. * Argentina has an embassy in Dublin. * In 2012 the Irish president [[Michael D. Higgins]] became the third Irish President in succession to visit Argentina on a state visit. * In March 2008, a new visa programme between the two countries allowing young people from each country to work in the other for up to 9 months was announced.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfa.ie/media/dfa/alldfawebsitemedia/travel/wha-faqs-argentina.pdf |title=– Ireland-Argentina Working Holiday Agreement Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs |date=19 March 2008 |access-date=3 February 2016 |archive-date=25 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425180936/https://www.dfa.ie/media/dfa/alldfawebsitemedia/travel/wha-faqs-argentina.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> * See Also: [[Irish Argentine]] |- valign="top" |{{flag|Bahamas}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2007|4|23}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Between Ireland and Bahamas as of 23 Apr. 2007 |date=23 April 2007 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1327506?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107104639/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1327506?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in The Bahamas through its embassy in [[Ottawa]] ([[Canada]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87415 | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for the Bahamas | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=30 January 2013 | archive-date=17 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117020405/http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=87415 | url-status=live }}</ref> * The Bahamas are represented in Ireland through their High Commission in [[London]], ([[United Kingdom]]). |- valign="top" |{{flag|Brazil}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1975|9|19}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Relatório, 1975 |date=1975 |location=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil |page=140 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JHr5TnVTh4UC |access-date=30 October 2020 |language=pt}}</ref> |See [[Brazil–Ireland relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[Brasília]] and consulate general in [[São Paulo]]. * Brazil has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and an honorary consulate in [[Cork (city)|Cork]]. * There are 8,704 [[Brazilians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * Ireland is the fourth most popular country in the world for Brazilian students studying abroad.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/brazil/our-role/irish-relations/ | title=Brazilian-Irish Relations | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=2 February 2016 | archive-date=5 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205142013/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/brazil/our-role/irish-relations/ | url-status=live }}</ref> * See also: [[Irish Brazilian]] |- valign="top" |{{flag|Canada}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1939|9|11}}<ref>{{cite web |title=A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925–2019 |url=https://www.cgai.ca/a_guide_to_canadian_diplomatic_relations_1925_2019 |publisher=cgai.ca |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607090946/https://www.cgai.ca/a_guide_to_canadian_diplomatic_relations_1925_2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>||See [[Canada–Ireland relations]] * Ireland has an [[Irish Embassy, Ottawa|embassy]] in [[Ottawa]] and consulates-general in [[Toronto]] and [[Vancouver]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/north-and-central-america/canada/ | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Canada | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=2 February 2016 | archive-date=7 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407020846/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/north-and-central-america/canada/ | url-status=live }}</ref> * Canada has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * There are 2,384 Canadian citizens residing in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011">{{cite web | url=http://cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/documents/census2011pdr/Tables,and,Appendices.pdf | title=Irish Census 2011 | access-date=2 February 2016 | page=105 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205142013/http://cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/documents/census2011pdr/Tables,and,Appendices.pdf | archive-date=5 February 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> * Canada and Ireland enjoy friendly relations, the importance of these relations centres on the history of [[Irish Canadian|Irish migration to Canada]]. Approximately 4 million Canadians have Irish ancestors, or approximately 14% of Canada's population. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Chile}}||1 June 1992<ref>{{Cite web |title=Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Ireland and Chile (Embassy of Ireland in Chile) |url=https://twitter.com/IrlEmbChile/status/1531953911191326722?s=20 |access-date=18 March 2023 |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318235757/https://twitter.com/IrlEmbChile/status/1531953911191326722?s=20 |url-status=live }}</ref> |See also: [[Chile–Ireland relations]] * Chile has an embassy in Dublin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chile.gob.cl/irlanda/en/|title=Embajada de Chile en Irlanda – Chile Abroad|first=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de|last=Chile|website=Chile Abroad|access-date=25 April 2019|archive-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206231327/https://chile.gob.cl/irlanda/en/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Ireland has an embassy in [[Santiago]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Department of Foreign Affairs |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/chile/ |title=Embassy of Ireland in Chile |publisher=Dfa.ie |access-date=2020-05-11 |archive-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425141553/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/chile/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * A special visa programme allowing young people from both countries to work in the other country for up to a year was announced in 2016.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/generation-emigration/ever-think-about-a-working-holiday-in-chile-1.2502698 | title=Ever think about a working holiday in Chile? | newspaper=The Irish Times | date=19 January 2016 | access-date=3 February 2016 | archive-date=5 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205142013/http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/generation-emigration/ever-think-about-a-working-holiday-in-chile-1.2502698 | url-status=live }}</ref> * See also: [[Irish Chilean]] |- valign="top" |{{flag|Colombia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1999|11|10}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ambassador in Ireland |url=https://irlanda.embajada.gov.co/en/about/ambassador |publisher=Government of Colombia |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107104648/https://irlanda.embajada.gov.co/en/about/ambassador |url-status=dead }}</ref> |See [[Colombia–Ireland relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[Bogotá]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/colombia/ |title=Embassy of Ireland in Colombia |publisher=Dfa.ie |access-date=2020-05-11 |archive-date=22 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322040535/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/colombia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Colombia has an embassy in Dublin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://irlanda.embajada.gov.co/ |title=Embassy of Colombia in Ireland |language=es |publisher=Irlanda.embajada.gov.co |access-date=2020-05-11 |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614134952/https://irlanda.embajada.gov.co/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Colombia received over €1 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Costa Rica}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2000|9|15}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Costa Rica and Ireland as of 15 Sept. 2000 |date=15 September 2000 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1316247?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |last1=Rica |first1=Costa |archive-date=2 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102180724/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1316247?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland is accredited to Costa Rica through its embassy in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] and an honorary consulate in San José<ref name="irishembassy">[http://www.irishembassy.com.mx/home/index.aspx?id=53662 Countries in which Ireland is also represented by the Embassy in Mexico] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020213553/http://www.irishembassy.com.mx/home/index.aspx?id=53662 |date=20 October 2013 }} Embassy of Ireland. Retrieved: 2013-10-19.</ref> * Costa Rica is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). * In 2013 the President of Ireland, [[Michael D. Higgins]] made a state visit to Costa Rica.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/higgins-all-kitted-out-as-he-backs-costa-rica-30399731.html | title=Higgins all kitted out as he backs Costa Rica | newspaper=The Irish Times | date=2 July 2014 | access-date=3 February 2016 | archive-date=5 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205142013/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/higgins-all-kitted-out-as-he-backs-costa-rica-30399731.html | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Cuba}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1999|10|27}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Ireland, dear President Miguel Díaz-Canel |date=21 October 2019 |url=http://misiones.minrex.gob.cu/en/articulo/welcome-ireland-dear-president-miguel-diaz-canel |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=6 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106052339/http://misiones.minrex.gob.cu/en/articulo/welcome-ireland-dear-president-miguel-diaz-canel |url-status=dead }}</ref> | * Ireland has an honorary consulate in Havana. * Cuba has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * A large number of Irish people migrated to Cuba in the 19th century. * The Irish Republican political party, [[Sinn Féin]] is also known to have close political links to the Cuban government. In 2015 Sinn Féin party leader, [[Gerry Adams]] made an official visit to the country.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/36656 | title=Adams visits Cuba | publisher=Sinn Féin | date=2 October 2015 | access-date=3 February 2016 | archive-date=5 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205142013/http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/36656 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Dominican Republic}}||13 July 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=República Dominicana estableció Relaciones Diplomáticas con Irlanda el 13 de julio del año 2000 (Embajada de República Dominicana en Reino Unido) |url=https://twitter.com/RDenUK/status/1545075057701130244?s=20}}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in the Dominican Republic through its embassy in [[Bogotá]], Colombia * The Dominican Republic is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]], United Kingdom. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Ecuador}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1999|10|20}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Between Ecuador and Ireland as of 20 Oct. 1999 |date=20 October 1999 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1473656?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107050512/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1473656?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Ecuador through its embassy in [[Santiago]], ([[Chile]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Quito]]. * Ecuador is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]], ([[United Kingdom]]) and has an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Haiti}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2012|1|26}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations between Ireland and Haiti as of 26 Jan. 2012 |date=26 January 2012 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1305457?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107113911/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1305457?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Haiti through Ireland's embassy in [[Mexico City]], ([[Mexico]]). * In 2014 Haiti received €2.1m from Ireland in development aid.<ref name="Irish Aid Report 2014">{{cite web | url=https://www.irishaid.ie/media/irishaid/allwebsitemedia/20newsandpublications/publicationpdfsenglish/Irish-Aid-Annual-Report-2014-final.pdf | title=Irish Aid Report 2014 | publisher=Irish Aid | access-date=3 February 2016 | page=61 | archive-date=30 May 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530164315/https://www.irishaid.ie/media/irishaid/allwebsitemedia/20newsandpublications/publicationpdfsenglish/Irish-Aid-Annual-Report-2014-final.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> * Following the devastating [[2010 Haiti earthquake]], Ireland donated €37.3m to the country in response through governmental bodies such as [[Irish Aid]] and through donations to [[NGO|NGO'S]] from the public.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dochas.ie/Shared/Files/1/Irish_NGOs_capture_their_roles_in_Haiti_earthquake_response.pdf | title=Irish NGOs capture their roles in Haiti earthquake response | publisher=Dochas | access-date=3 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123075409/http://www.dochas.ie/Shared/Files/1/Irish_NGOs_capture_their_roles_in_Haiti_earthquake_response.pdf | archive-date=23 January 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Jamaica}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1997|12|7}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Countries with which Jamaica has Established Diplomatic Relations |url=http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308040029/http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=8 March 2016}}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Jamaica through its embassy in [[Ottawa]], ([[Canada]]). * Jamaica is represented in Ireland through an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. * See also: [[Irish people in Jamaica]] |- valign="top" |{{flag|Mexico}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1974|1|10}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrating 40 years of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/mexico/our-role/irish-community-in-mexico/diplomatic-relations/ |publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=3 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103112732/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/mexico/our-role/irish-community-in-mexico/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>||See [[Ireland–Mexico relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[Mexico City]] and an honorary consulate in [[Cancún]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/north-and-central-america/mexico/|title=Mexico – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|website=Dfa.ie|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=16 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081151/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/north-and-central-america/mexico/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Mexico has an embassy in Dublin and four honorary consulates ([[Dublin]], [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Limerick]] and [[Galway]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/irlanda/|title=Inicio|website=Embamex.sre.gob.mx|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=20 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320150948/https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/irlanda/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Many Mexicans have Irish ancestors due to the [[Irish Mexican|Irish migration to Mexico]]. * In 2013 the President of Ireland, [[Michael D. Higgins]] visited Mexico on an official state visit.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/president-michael-d-higgins-lays-wreath-in-mexico-city-1.1567549 | title=President Michael D Higgins lays wreath in Mexico City | newspaper=The Irish Times | date=21 October 2013 | access-date=3 February 2016 | archive-date=2 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402173624/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/president-michael-d-higgins-lays-wreath-in-mexico-city-1.1567549 | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Panama}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2001|2|14}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Ireland and Panama as of 14 Feb. 2001 |date=14 February 2001 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1301013?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=2 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102010936/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1301013?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Although diplomatic relations with Panama are maintained through Ireland's embassy in [[Bogotá]], ([[Colombia]]), Ireland is represented in Panama consularly through its embassy in [[Mexico City]] ([[Mexico]]) and through an honorary consulate in [[Panama City]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/north-and-central-america/panama/ | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Panama | publisher=Department for Foreign Affairs | access-date=3 February 2016 | archive-date=7 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407001647/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/north-and-central-america/panama/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Peru}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1999|6|27}}<ref name="andina.pe"/> |{{main|Ireland–Peru relations}} * Ireland is accredited to Peru from its embassy in Santiago, Chile and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Lima]]. * Peru has an embassy in Dublin. |- valign="top" |{{flag|United States}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1924|10|7}}<ref>{{cite web |title=A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Ireland |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/ireland |website=[[Office of the Historian]] |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731195955/https://history.state.gov/countries/ireland |url-status=live }}</ref>||See [[#United States|above]] and [[Ireland–United States relations]] * Ireland has an [[Embassy of Ireland in Washington, D.C.|embassy]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] and consulate generals in [[Atlanta]], [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Boston]], [[Chicago]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Miami]], [[New York City|New York]] and [[San Francisco]] and honorary consulates in [[Denver]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Honolulu]], [[New Orleans]], [[St. Louis]], [[Las Vegas]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Pittsburgh]], [[Houston]] and [[Seattle]]. Ireland also maintains a permanent mission to the [[United Nations]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/north-and-central-america/united-states-of-america/ | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for the United States | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=4 February 2016 | archive-date=6 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406230134/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/north-and-central-america/united-states-of-america/ | url-status=live }}</ref> * The United States is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[Dublin]]. * There are 153,248 Irish citizens residing in the United States.<ref name="Irish American facts">{{cite web | url=http://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/Top-ten-facts-on-Irish-Americans-from-the-US-Census-Bureau-.html | title=Top ten facts on Irish Americans from the US Census Bureau | access-date=4 February 2016 | archive-date=16 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216152119/http://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/Top-ten-facts-on-Irish-Americans-from-the-US-Census-Bureau-.html | url-status=live }}</ref> * There are 11,015 US citizens living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census">{{cite web | url=http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/documents/census2011profile6/Profile,6,Migration,and,Diversity,Tables,and,Appendices.pdf | title=Ireland – Migration and Diversity | publisher=Central Statistics Office | access-date=4 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125044608/http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/documents/census2011profile6/Profile,6,Migration,and,Diversity,Tables,and,Appendices.pdf | archive-date=25 January 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> * 39.6 million US citizens claim Irish heritage, including 5 million who say they are of [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scots-Irish]] heritage. |} ===Asia=== {{legend|silver|No formal diplomatic relations}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal relations began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Afghanistan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2002|9|19}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations between Afghanistan and Ireland as of 19 Sept. 2002 |date=19 September 2002 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1472578?ln=en |publisher=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=6 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106060215/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1472578?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref>|| * Ireland is represented in Afghanistan through its embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]] ([[United Arab Emirates]]). * Ireland gave €6.5 million in aid to Afghanistan in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Armenia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1996|6|28}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Bilateral relations – Ireland |url=https://www.mfa.am/en/bilateral-relations/ie |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=2 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102055806/https://www.mfa.am/en/bilateral-relations/ie |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland recognised Armenia's independence in December 1991. * Armenia is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]].<ref name="armenianembassy.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.armenianembassy.org.uk/Ireland-armenia-bilateral.htm |title=Armenian embassy in London (also accredited to Ireland) |publisher=Armenianembassy.org.uk |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021223430/http://www.armenianembassy.org.uk/Ireland-armenia-bilateral.htm |archive-date=21 October 2010 }}</ref> * Ireland is represented in Armenia through its embassy in [[Sofia]] ([[Bulgaria]]) and through an honorary consulate in [[Yerevan]].<ref name="embassyofireland.bg">{{cite web|url=http://www.embassyofireland.bg/home/index.aspx?id=35062 |title=Irish embassy in Sofia (also accredited to Armenia) |publisher=Embassyofireland.bg |date=28 September 2009 |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706142821/http://www.embassyofireland.bg/home/index.aspx?id=35062 |archive-date= 6 July 2011}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Azerbaijan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1996|7|1}}<ref name="Republic of Ireland"/> | * Ireland is represented in Azerbaijan through its embassy in [[Ankara]] ([[Turkey]]). * Azerbaijan is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]).<ref name="Missions and representations accredited to Ireland">{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/uploads/documents/Protocol/diplomatic%20list%20november%202012.pdf | title=Missions and representations accredited to Ireland | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=27 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115221918/http://www.dfa.ie/uploads/documents/Protocol/diplomatic%20list%20november%202012.pdf | archive-date=15 January 2013 | url-status=dead}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Bahrain}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1974|5|18}}<ref name="Bilateral relations"/> | * Ireland is represented in Bahrain through its embassy in [[Riyadh]] ([[Saudi Arabia]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Manama]]. * Bahrain is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). |- valign="top" |{{flag|Bangladesh}}||<!--Start date--> | * Ireland is represented in Bangladesh through its embassy in [[New Delhi]] ([[India]]). * Bangladesh is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). * There are 2,319 [[Bangladeshis]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/> |- valign="top" |< style="background: silver;" | {{flag|Bhutan}} |< style="background: silver;" | <!--Start date-->N/A |< style="background: silver;" |[[Foreign relations of Bhutan|Ireland does not maintain diplomatic relations with Bhutan]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|China}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1979|6|22}}<ref name="Embassy of China in Ireland"/> |See [[#China|above]] and [[China–Ireland relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[Beijing]], a general consulate in [[Shanghai]] and an honorary consulate in [[Hong Kong]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/china/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313014520/http://www.embassyofireland.cn/|url-status=dead|title=China – Department of Foreign Affairs|archivedate=13 March 2009|website=dfa.ie}}</ref> * China has an embassy in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ie.chineseembassy.org/eng/ |title=Chinese embassy in Dublin |publisher=Ie.chineseembassy.org |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=3 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003093238/http://ie.chineseembassy.org/eng/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * There are 10,896 [[Chinese people]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> * [http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjb_663304/zzjg_663340/xos_664404/gjlb_664408/3316_664590/ Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227033241/http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjb_663304/zzjg_663340/xos_664404/gjlb_664408/3316_664590/ |date=27 February 2016 }} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Georgia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1996|9|12}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Relations between Georgia and Ireland |url=http://www.ireland.mfa.gov.ge/default.aspx?sec_id=2631&lang=2 |publisher=Embassy of Georgia in Ireland |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=3 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103235209/http://www.ireland.mfa.gov.ge/default.aspx?sec_id=2631&lang=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Georgia through its embassy in [[Kyiv]] ([[Ukraine]]). * Georgia has an embassy in Dublin. Ireland supports EU initiatives to promote peace between [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and [[Russia]]. Ireland recognises Georgian sovereignty over the separatist regions of [[Abkhazia]] and [[South Ossetia]]. Ireland condemned the decision of Russia to recognise South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ie/home/index.aspx?id=73375 |title=Opening Statement by Minister For Foreign Affairs to the Joint Committee on European Affairs – 9 September 2008 |publisher=Foreignaffairs.gov.ie |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055151/http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ie/home/index.aspx?id=73375 |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> The parallel the Abkhaz Parliament referred to stems from the fact that the breakaway and largely unrecognised [[Irish Republic]] (1919–22), enjoyed some form of recognition from the [[RSFSR]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|India}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1947}}<ref name="gov_Ireland2020">{{cite web |title=India – Ireland relations |url=http://mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Ireland2020.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919045727/http://mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Ireland2020.pdf |archive-date=19 September 2020 |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> |See [[India–Ireland relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[New Delhi]] and honorary consulates in [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]]. * India has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * There are 16,986 [[Indian people|Indians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Indonesia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1984|9|4}}<ref name="Indonesian - Irlandia relations"/> |See [[Indonesia–Ireland relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[Jakarta]]. * Indonesia is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Iran}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1976|2|17}}<ref name="Ireland Today 879-941"/> | * Ireland is represented in Iran through its embassy in [[Ankara]] ([[Turkey]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Tehran]]. The Irish embassy in Iran was closed in 2012 for cost reasons,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/government-can-t-afford-500-000-embassy-in-iran-t%C3%A1naiste-1.1853012 | title=Government can't afford €500,000 embassy in Iran – Tánaiste | newspaper=The Irish Times | date=2 July 2014 | access-date=6 February 2016 | archive-date=23 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123100615/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/government-can-t-afford-500-000-embassy-in-iran-t%C3%A1naiste-1.1853012 | url-status=live }}</ref> however, the embassy is due to reopen before the end of 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ifpnews.com/ireland-to-reopen-its-embassy-in-iran-foreign-minister|title=Ireland to Reopen Its Embassy in Iran: Foreign Minister|website=Iran Front Page|date=21 January 2021|access-date=1 February 2021|archive-date=9 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209024920/https://ifpnews.com/ireland-to-reopen-its-embassy-in-iran-foreign-minister|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mfa.gov.ir/portal/NewsView/625167/|title=Video conference of the Foreign Ministers of Iran and Ireland|website=Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs|date=20 January 2021|access-date=1 February 2021|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120203950/https://www.mfa.gov.ir/portal/NewsView/625167/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/ireland-to-re-open-tehran-embassy-by-end-of-2023-government-decides-1.4499194|title=Ireland to re-open Tehran embassy by end of 2023, Government decides|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=2 March 2021|accessdate=8 August 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602211223/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/ireland-to-re-open-tehran-embassy-by-end-of-2023-government-decides-1.4499194|url-status=live}}</ref> * Iran has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * After the conclusion of the [[Iran–Iraq War]] in 1988, Ireland sent 177 personnel to supervise the ceasefire as part of the [[United Nations]] led [[UNIIMOG]].<ref name="Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group">{{cite web | url=http://www.military.ie/overseas/past-missions/middle-east/uniimog/ | title=United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group | publisher=Military.ie | access-date=7 February 2016}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Iraq}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1979}}<ref name="oireachtas_2006-05-24">{{cite web |title=Dáil Éireann díospóireacht – Dé Céadaoin, 24 Beal 2006 Vol. 620 No. 2 |url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/ga/debates/debate/dail/2006-05-24/44/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805142039/https://www.oireachtas.ie/ga/debates/debate/dail/2006-05-24/44/ |archive-date=5 August 2020 |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Iraq through its embassy in [[Amman]] ([[Jordan]]). * Iraq has an embassy in Dublin . * There are 1,081 [[Iraqis]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> * After the conclusion of the [[Iran–Iraq War]] in 1988, Ireland sent 177 personnel to supervise the ceasefire as part of the [[United Nations]] led [[UNIIMOG]].<ref name="Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Israel}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1975|1}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Israel's Diplomatic Missions Abroad: Status of relations |url=https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Pages/Israel-s%20Diplomatic%20Missions%20Abroad.aspx |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=29 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129170312/http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Pages/Israel-s%20Diplomatic%20Missions%20Abroad.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>||See [[Ireland–Israel relations]] * Since 25 January 1996, Ireland has an embassy in [[Tel Aviv]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofireland.co.il/ |title=Irish embassy in Tel Aviv |publisher=Embassyofireland.co.il |date=11 October 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=23 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123002424/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/israel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Israel had an embassy in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dublin.mfa.gov.il/mfm/web/main/missionhome.asp?MissionID=116& |title=Israeli embassy in Dublin |publisher=Dublin.mfa.gov.il |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=12 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212053552/http://dublin.mfa.gov.il/mfm/web/main/missionhome.asp?MissionID=116& |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2024, Israeli Foreign Minister [[Gideon Saar]] announced that the embassy would be closing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel to close embassy in Ireland as it criticises 'anti-Israel policies' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq62mge27r0o |access-date=23 December 2024 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=15 December 2024}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]] |- valign="top" |{{flag|Japan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1957|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=The 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.ie.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/00_000114.html |publisher=Embassy of Japan in Ireland |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107220129/https://www.ie.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/00_000114.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |See [[Ireland–Japan relations]] * Starting in 1973, Ireland has an embassy in [[Tokyo]] and an honorary consulate in [[Osaka]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofireland.jp/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803021736/http://www.embassyofireland.jp/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 August 2012 |title=Irish embassy in Tokyo |publisher=Embassyofireland.jp |date=19 August 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 }}</ref> * Since 1964, Japan has an embassy in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ie.emb-japan.go.jp/ |title=Japanese embassy in Dublin |publisher=Ie.emb-japan.go.jp |date=7 January 2009 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=31 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031044953/http://www.ie.emb-japan.go.jp/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * The 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ireland was marked during 2017. * Both countries are full members of the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]]. * [http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/ireland/index.html Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418025037/http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/ireland/index.html |date=18 April 2009 }} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Jordan}}||15 May 1984<ref>{{Cite book|title=Pakistan Horizon, Volume 37|publisher=Pakistan Institute of International Affairs., 1984|pages=173}}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Amman]]. * Jordan is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. * In February 2016 the King of Jordan, [[Abdullah II of Jordan]], made a state visit to Ireland.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/king-returns-home-after-uk-ireland-visit | title=King returns home after UK, Ireland visit | work=The Jordan Times | date=6 February 2016 | access-date=7 February 2016 | archive-date=7 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207082613/http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/king-returns-home-after-uk-ireland-visit | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Kazakhstan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|4|10}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Countries which has established Diplomatic Relations with Kazakhstan |url=http://mfa.gov.kz/en/content-view/spisok-stran-ustanovivshikh-diplomaticheskie-otnosheniya-s-rk |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216102119/http://mfa.gov.kz/en/content-view/spisok-stran-ustanovivshikh-diplomaticheskie-otnosheniya-s-rk |archive-date=16 February 2020}}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Kazakhstan through its embassy in [[Moscow]] ([[Russia]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Almaty]], ([[Kazakhstan]]). * Kazakhstan is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Cork (city)|Cork]].<ref name="Missions and representations accredited to Ireland"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Kuwait}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1974|10|5}}<ref name="ARR: Arab Report and Record"/>|| * Ireland is represented in Kuwait through its embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]] ([[United Arab Emirates]]). * Kuwait has an embassy office in Dublin. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Lebanon}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1975|1}}<ref name="ME" />|| * Ireland is represented in Lebanon through its embassy in [[Cairo]] ([[Egypt]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Beirut]]. * Lebanon is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). From 1978 to 2001, a battalion of 580 Irish troops was deployed in Lebanon, rotating every 6 months, as part of the [[United Nations]] led force [[UNIFIL]]. In all, 30,000 Irish soldiers served in Lebanon over the 23 years. Over the course of this mission 48 Irish soldiers died in Lebanon.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/camp-shamrock-celebrates-for-last-time-as-peacekeepers-mission-ends-26093647.html | title=Camp Shamrock celebrates for last time as peacekeepers' mission ends | newspaper=Irish Independent | date=17 March 2001 | access-date=7 February 2016 | archive-date=7 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207102047/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/camp-shamrock-celebrates-for-last-time-as-peacekeepers-mission-ends-26093647.html | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Malaysia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1974}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ireland – Malaysia relations |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/malaysia/our-role/irish-relations/ |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=4 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104194106/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/malaysia/our-role/irish-relations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. * Malaysia has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * There are 3,295 [[Malaysians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Mongolia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1998|12|22}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic and consular list |url=http://www.mfa.gov.mn/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Diplist-20150226-finish-5.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia |access-date=30 October 2020 |pages=6 |archive-date=4 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104154944/http://www.mfa.gov.mn/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Diplist-20150226-finish-5.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Mongolia through its embassy in [[Beijing]] ([[China]]). * Mongolia is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Delgany]], [[County Wicklow]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Nepal}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1999|8|19}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations |url=https://mofa.gov.np/foreign-policy/diplomatic-relations/ |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627173905/https://mofa.gov.np/foreign-policy/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Nepal through its embassy in [[New Delhi]] ([[India]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Kathmandu]]. * Nepal is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). * After the [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake]] the government of Ireland donated €1.5 million in humanitarian assistance.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/news-and-media/press-releases/press-release-archive/2015/may/ireland-increased-support-nepal-earthquakes/ | title=Ireland provides increased humanitarian support in response to Nepal earthquakes | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | date=19 May 2015 | access-date=7 February 2016 | archive-date=7 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207105357/https://www.dfa.ie/news-and-media/press-releases/press-release-archive/2015/may/ireland-increased-support-nepal-earthquakes/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" | {{flag|North Korea}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|2003|12|10}} | * DPR Korea opened an embassy in Ireland after they both established diplomatic relations. However, on 16 July 2005, North Korea closed the embassy in Dublin. * Ireland is represented to DPR Korea from its embassy in Seoul. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Oman}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1987|7}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Oman 1989 |date=1989 |publisher=Ministry of Information, Sultanate of Oman |page=34}}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Oman through its embassy in [[Riyadh]] ([[Saudi Arabia]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]. * Oman is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Pakistan}}||<!--Start date-->||See [[Ireland–Pakistan relations]] * Ireland is represented in Pakistan through its embassy in [[Riyadh]] ([[Saudi Arabia]]) and an consulate general in [[Karachi]] and is planning to open in [[Islamabad]]. * Pakistan has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * There are 6,847 [[Pakistanis]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> * Pakistan received over €1.5 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> |- valign="top" ||{{flag|Palestine}} |{{dts|format=dmy|2000}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dfa.ie/prep/ramallah/our-role/palestinian-irish-relations/|title=Palestinian-Irish Relations – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|website=dfa.ie|access-date=2018-05-22|archive-date=17 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117003823/https://www.dfa.ie/prep/ramallah/our-role/palestinian-irish-relations/|url-status=live}}</ref> |See [[Ireland-Palestine relations]] * Ireland has representative offices in [[Jerusalem]] and [[Ramallah]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for the Palestinian Authority|url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/middle-east-and-north-africa/palestinian-authority/|publisher=dfa.ie|access-date=2021-03-16|archive-date=12 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912090109/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/middle-east-and-north-africa/palestinian-authority/|url-status=live}} "Diplomatic and Consular Information for the Palestinian Authority."</ref> * Palestine has a mission in Dublin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://palestinemission.ie/|title=Mission of Palestine in Ireland|access-date=16 March 2021|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227091000/https://palestinemission.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]]. * In 2011, Foreign Minister [[Eamon Gilmore]] spoke at the United Nations in favour of Palestine's application for membership.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/kfgbidqlsncw/rss2/|title=Gilmore backs Palestinian bid for UN membership|last=Riordan|first=John|date=27 September 2011|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|access-date=3 November 2011|archive-date=3 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903232341/http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/kfgbidqlsncw/rss2/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Palestine received €5.4 million in Irish aid in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Philippines}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1984}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Ireland to open Embassy in Manila |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/02/04/weekly/expat-diplomats/ireland-to-open-embassy-in-manila/506173/ |access-date=30 October 2020 |date=4 February 2019 |archive-date=4 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104062459/https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/02/04/weekly/expat-diplomats/ireland-to-open-embassy-in-manila/506173/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>||See [[Ireland–Philippines relations]] * Diplomatic relations officially began in 1984 and have become more intense over the years as increasing numbers of Filipinos have migrated to Ireland. * Ireland has an embassy in [[Manila]]. * The Philippines is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. * There are 12,791 [[Filipinos]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1974|9}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Dáil Éireann debate – Thursday, 5 Jun 1975 Vol. 281 No. 10 Share this page |url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1975-06-05/21/ |website=Oireachtas |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=4 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104014411/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1975-06-05/21/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Riyadh]] ([[Saudi Arabia]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Jeddah]]. * Saudi Arabia has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Singapore}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1974|12|2}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic and consular list |url=https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Newsroom/Resources/Diplomatic-and-Consular-List |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore |access-date=30 October 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>|| * Ireland is represented in Singapore through its embassy in [[Singapore]]. * Singapore is represented in Ireland through its honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|South Korea}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1983|10|4}}<ref name="overseas.mofa.go.kr"/> |The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Ireland started on 4 October 1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070818/1_24617.jsp?menu=m_30_40 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Europe |access-date=12 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706231748/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070818/1_24617.jsp?menu=m_30_40 |archive-date=6 July 2015 }}</ref> ** Irish embassy and an honorary consulate in Seoul.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/republic-of-korea/ |title=Republic of Korea – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |publisher=Dfa.ie |access-date=2020-05-11 |archive-date=7 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607041149/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/republic-of-korea/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ** South Korean embassy in Dublin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/ie-ko/index.do|title=주 아일랜드 대한민국 대사관|website=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=2 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182431/https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/ie-ko/index.do|url-status=live}}</ref> * As of July 2009 the ambassador Ireland to South Korea was [[Eamonn McKee]]. * Ireland has a [[Working Holiday Programme]] Agreement with the Republic of Korea It was at the first time an agreement of its kind of visa with a country of the Asia. * Ireland and the Republic of Korea are full members of the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]], [[WTO]] and the [[United Nations]]. * [https://www.dfa.ie/searchresults/?q=korea Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with South Korea] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032442/https://www.dfa.ie/searchresults/?q=korea |date=1 December 2017 }} * [http://www.mofa.go.kr/search/search.jsp?searchData=%EC%95%84%EC%9D%BC%EB%9E%9C%EB%93%9C South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with Ireland (in Korean only)]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Sri Lanka}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1996||}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations |url=https://mfa.gov.lk/dpl-relations/ |access-date=21 May 2022 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321072720/https://mfa.gov.lk/dpl-relations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Sri Lanka through its embassy in [[New Delhi]] ([[India]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Colombo]]. * Sri Lanka is represented in Ireland through an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Thailand}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1975|1|27}}<ref name="Foreign Affairs Bulletin"/> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Bangkok]]. * Thailand is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. * There are 1,381 [[Thai people|Thai]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Turkey}}||2 October 1951<ref name="oireachtas_1960-02-10"/> ||''See [[Ireland–Turkey relations]]'' * Ireland has an embassy in [[Ankara]] and honorary consulates in [[Antalya]], [[Istanbul]] and [[İzmir]]. * Turkey has an embassy in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dublin.be.mfa.gov.tr/Mission|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815073621/http://dublin.be.mfa.gov.tr/|url-status=dead|title=T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Embassy of the Republic of Turkey|archivedate=15 August 2011|website=dublin.be.mfa.gov.tr}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. * There are 1,029 [[Turkish people|Turks]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/> * In 2010, [[President of Ireland|Irish President]] [[Mary McAleese]] paid a state visit to Turkey. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130607062710/http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-ireland.en.mfa Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland] |- valign="top" |{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1974}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ireland – UAE relations |url=https://www.foreign-affairs.ie/irish-embassy/uae/our-role/irish-relations/ |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=4 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104115329/https://www.foreign-affairs.ie/irish-embassy/uae/our-role/irish-relations/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| * Ireland has an embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]]. * The United Arab Emirates has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * As the UAE is Ireland's second largest Asian market many Irish government organizations such as [[Bord Bia]], [[Enterprise Ireland]] and [[Tourism Ireland]] have offices located in the country.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/uae/our-role/irish-relations/ | title=Ireland – UAE Relations | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=25 November 2015 | archive-date=25 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125160130/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/uae/our-role/irish-relations/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Vietnam}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1996|4|5}}<ref name="Vow World Vietnam"/> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Hanoi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5538 |title=Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Irish embassy in Hanoi |publisher=Dfa.ie |date=29 July 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010}}</ref> * Vietnam is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vietnamembassy.org.uk/ |title=Vietnamese embassy in London (also accredited to Ireland) |publisher=Vietnamembassy.org.uk |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026045959/http://www.vietnamembassy.org.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Vietnamese prime Minister, [[Nguyen Tan Dung]], visited Ireland in 2008. * Tánaiste [[Brian Cowen]] visited Vietnam in 2008. * Vietnam received over €12 million in aid from Ireland in 2011.<ref name="Irish Aid Annual report 2011"/> * [http://www.mofa.gov.vn/en/cn_vakv/euro/nr040819105847 Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Ireland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219090149/http://www.mofa.gov.vn/en/cn_vakv/euro/nr040819105847 |date=19 February 2010 }} * President Vietnam [[To Lam]] visited to Ireland in 2024. <ref>{{cite web |title=President and Sabina welcome H.E. Tô Lâm, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the occasion of his State Visit to Ireland |url=https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-and-sabina-welcome-h.e-to-lam-president-of-the-socialist-republic-of-vietnam-and-first-lady-mrs-lam-on-the-occasion-of-their-state-visit-to-ireland |access-date=10 October 2024}}</ref> |} ===Europe=== Ireland is consistently the most [[pro-European]] of EU member states, with 88% of the population approving of EU membership according to a poll in 2022.[https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0509/1296895-ireland-eu/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520114305/https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0509/1296895-ireland-eu/ |date=20 May 2022 }} Ireland was a founding member of the [[euro]] single currency. In May 2004, Ireland was one of only three countries to open its borders to workers from the 10 new member states. EU issues important to Ireland include the [[Common Agricultural Policy]], corporation [[tax harmonisation]] and the [[EU Constitution]]. The Irish electorate [[Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2008 (Ireland)|declined to ratify]] the [[Treaty of Lisbon]] in 2008. A second referendum in October 2009 passed the bill, allowing the treaty to be ratified. Before it was ratified Ireland required legal guarantees on issues such as the right of Ireland to remain militarily neutral (and not engage in any kind of "European army"), the right of the state to maintain its low levels of corporation tax and that the treaty would not change the [[Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland]] making [[abortion]] illegal ([[Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|since deleted]]). Ireland has held the [[Presidency of the Council of the European Union]] on seven occasions (in 1975, 1979, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2004 and 2013), and is due to hold it for the eight time from July to December 2026. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal relations began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Albania}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1995|1}}<ref name="hri.org"/> | * Ireland is represented in Albania through its embassy in [[Athens]] ([[Greece]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/europe/albania/|title=DFA – Diplomatic and Consular Information for Albania|access-date=11 August 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803095358/https://dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/europe/albania/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Albania is represented in Ireland through its [[Embassy of Albania, London|embassy]] in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]).<ref name="Diplomatic List">{{cite web |url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/embassies-in-ireland/Diplomatic-List---JULY-2020.pdf |title=DFA Diplomatic List |date=July 2020 |access-date=11 August 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127192244/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/embassies-in-ireland/Diplomatic-List---JULY-2020.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. * There are 1,170 [[Albanians in Ireland|Albanians living in Ireland]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} * There are approximately 5,000 [[Irish people in mainland Europe#West and Central Europe|Irish people living in Albania]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Andorra}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1995|1|18}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exteriors.ad/ca/afers-bilaterals-i-consulars/afers-bilaterals|language=ca|title=Bilateral Relations of Andorra (Europe)|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Andorra|access-date=19 October 2011|archive-date=8 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608212525/http://exteriors.ad/ca/afers-bilaterals-i-consulars/afers-bilaterals|url-status=live}}</ref> | * Although Ireland is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in [[Madrid]], ([[Spain]]) all consular queries are with regard to Andorra are dealt with through Ireland's consulate-general in [[Barcelona]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/spain/about-us/andorra-and-tunisia/andorra/ | title=Ireland in Andorra | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=31 January 2016 | archive-date=5 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205142013/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/spain/about-us/andorra-and-tunisia/andorra/ | url-status=live }}</ref> * Andorra does not have an accreditation to Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.exteriors.ad/en/bilateral-and-consular-affairs/bilateral-affairs |title=Andorran Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ireland |publisher=Exteriors.ad |access-date=2020-05-11 |archive-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425195356/https://www.exteriors.ad/en/bilateral-and-consular-affairs/bilateral-affairs |url-status=live }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Austria}}||1 March 1952<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dáil Éireann debate – Wednesday, 10 Feb 1960 Vol. 179 No. 1 Written Answers. – Irish Diplomatic Missions and Consular Offices. |url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1960-02-10/72/ |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=oireachtas.ie |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101115855/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1960-02-10/72/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Vienna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/europe/austria/|title=DFA – Diplomatic and Consular Information for Austria|access-date=11 August 2020|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811224132/https://dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/europe/austria/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Austria has an embassy in Ireland, located at 6 Ailesbury Road, Ballsbridge, [[Dublin]].<ref name="Diplomatic List"/> Austria also maintains a Commercial Section at the Merrion Centre, 2nd Floor, Nutley Lane, Dublin.<ref name="Diplomatic List"/> * There are 720 [[Austrians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * There are 15,000 [[Irish people in mainland Europe#South-central Europe|Irish people living in Austria]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * In 1986, the [[President of Ireland]] [[Patrick Hillery]] paid a [[state visit]] to Austria.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seanad Éireann — Volume 116 – 09 July, 1987 |pages=[2166] |url=http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0116/S.0116.198707090010.html |publisher=Office of the Houses of the [[Oireachtas]] |access-date=22 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202005810/http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0116/S.0116.198707090010.html |archive-date= 2 December 2006 }}</ref> * In July 2006, the [[President of Ireland]] [[Mary McAleese]] paid a [[state visit]] to Austria.<ref>{{cite news|title= McAleese State visit to Austria|publisher= [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|Radio Telefís Éireann]]|url= http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0719/mcaleesem.html|date= 19 July 2006|access-date= 21 November 2008|archive-date= 22 October 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121022103417/http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0719/mcaleesem.html|url-status= live}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Belarus}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|3|27}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Political dialogue |url=http://uk.mfa.gov.by/en/Belarus-Ireland/ |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=24 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924090450/http://uk.mfa.gov.by/en/Belarus-Ireland/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Belarus through its embassy in [[Vilnius]] ([[Lithuania]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/europe/belarus/|title=DFA – Diplomatic and Consular Information for Belarus|access-date=11 August 2020|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001162655/https://dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/europe/belarus/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Belarus is represented in Ireland through its [[Embassy of Belarus, London|embassy]] in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Rathdrum, County Wicklow]].<ref name="Diplomatic List"/> * There are 4,000 [[Belarusians]] living in [[Ireland]]. {{citation needed|date=May 2021}} * There are 15,000 [[Irish people in mainland Europe#Eastern Europe|Irish people living in Belarus]]. {{citation needed|date=May 2021}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Belgium}}||7 September 1932<ref name="oireachtas_1960-02-10"/> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Brussels]] and an honorary consulate in [[Antwerp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/europe/belgium/|title=DFA – Diplomatic and Consular Information for Belgium|access-date=11 August 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803091537/https://dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/europe/belgium/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Belgium has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and three honorary consulates ([[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Galway (city)|Galway]] and [[Limerick]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/services/embassies_and_consulates/belgian_embassies_and_consulates_abroad/|title=Addresses of Belgian Embassies and Consulates abroad|date=23 March 2016|website=Diplomatie.belgium.be|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=27 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227075341/https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/services/embassies_and_consulates/belgian_embassies_and_consulates_abroad|url-status=live}}</ref> * In 2007 [[King Albert II of Belgium]] paid a state visit to Ireland.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/world_regions/western_europe/ | title=Belgian Relations in Western Europe | publisher=Kingdom of Belgium Foreign Affairs | access-date=31 January 2016 | archive-date=4 December 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204104045/https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/world_regions/western_europe | url-status=live }}</ref> * There are 1,071 [[Belgians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * There are 30,000 [[Irish people in mainland Europe#Low Countries|Irish people living in Belgium]]. {{citation needed|date=May 2021}} * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1995|9|27}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Lista zemalja koje su priznale Bosnu i Hercegovinu i datumi uspostavljanja diplomatskih odnosa |url=http://www.mvp.gov.ba/vanjska_politika_bih/bilateralni_odnosi/datumi_priznanja_i_uspostave_diplomatskih_odnosa/?id=6 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina |language=bs |year=2010 |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=18 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718044900/http://www.mvp.gov.ba/vanjska_politika_bih/bilateralni_odnosi/datumi_priznanja_i_uspostave_diplomatskih_odnosa/?id=6 |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Bosnia and Herzegovina through its embassy in [[Ljubljana]] ([[Slovenia]]).<ref name="Missions and representations accredited to Ireland"/> * Bosnia and Herzegovina is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). * Since 1997 Ireland has contributed peacekeeping troops to Bosnia on a number of occasions including the [[NATO]]-led [[Stabilization Force]] and the EU led [[EUFOR Althea]]. * There are 141 [[Bosnians]] living in [[Ireland]]. {{citation needed|date=May 2021}} * There are 5,000 [[Irish people in mainland Europe#Central Europe|Irish people living in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. {{citation needed|date=May 2021}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Bulgaria}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1990|1|11}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ireland |url=https://www.mfa.bg/bg/3195 |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026152846/https://www.mfa.bg/bg/3195 |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Sofia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofireland.bg/ |title=Irish embassy in Bulgaria |publisher=Embassyofireland.bg |date=18 October 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=31 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731183645/http://www.embassyofireland.bg/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Bulgaria has an embassy in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfa.bg/dublin/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529181648/http://www.mfa.bg/dublin/|url-status=dead|title=Bulgarian embassy in Ireland|archivedate=29 May 2013}}</ref> * There are 1,759 [[Bulgarians in Ireland|Bulgarians living in Ireland]].<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * There are 6,000 [[Irish people in mainland Europe#Eastern Europe|Irish people living in Bulgaria]] {{citation needed|date=May 2021}} * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Croatia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1995|1|27}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Bilateral relations – Date of Recognition and Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=http://www.mvep.hr/en/foreign-politics/bilateral-relations/date-of-recognition-and-establishment-of-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025035926/http://www.mvep.hr/en/foreign-politics/bilateral-relations/date-of-recognition-and-establishment-of-diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>||''See [[Croatia–Ireland relations]]'' * Ireland has an embassy and honorary consulate in [[Zagreb]]. * Croatia has both an embassy and an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. * There are 24,000 [[Croats]] living in [[Ireland]]. {{citation needed|date=May 2021}} * There are approximately 5,000 [[Irish people in mainland Europe#Central Europe|Irish people]] living in [[Croatia]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Cyprus}}||{{Dts|23 November 1984}}<ref name="FBIS Daily Report--Western Europe"/>||''See [[Cyprus-Ireland relations]]'' * Ireland has an embassy in [[Nicosia]]. * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * In 2005 the president of Cyprus, [[Tassos Papadopoulos]], paid a state visit to Ireland. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/cypriot-president-begins-three-day-visit-to-ireland-1.522058 | title=Cypriot president begins three-day visit to Ireland | newspaper=The Irish Times | date=28 November 2005 | access-date=31 January 2016 | archive-date=1 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201043307/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/cypriot-president-begins-three-day-visit-to-ireland-1.522058 | url-status=live }}</ref> * Since 1964, over 9,000 members of the Irish Defense Forces [[United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus|have served in Cyprus]] without suffering any casualties.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irish-Army/259267510799127?sk=info | title=Irish Army on Facebook | publisher=Irish Army | access-date=27 January 2013 | archive-date=3 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903232341/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irish-Army/259267510799127?sk=info | url-status=live }}</ref> * There are 3,984 [[Greek Cypriots|Cypriots]] living in [[Ireland]]. {{citation needed|date=May 2021}} * There are 6,000 [[Irish people in mainland Europe#Eastern Europe|Irish people living in Cyprus]]. {{citation needed|date=May 2021}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Czech Republic}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1993|1|1}}<ref name="mzv.cz"/> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Prague]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embassyofireland.cz/home/index.aspx?id=30355 |title=Irish embassy in Prague |publisher=Embassyofireland.cz |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517110127/http://www.embassyofireland.cz/home/index.aspx?id=30355 |archive-date=17 May 2011 }}</ref> * The Czech Republic has an embassy in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mzv.cz/wwwo/?zu=dublin |title=Czech embassy in Dublin |publisher=Mzv.cz |date=30 April 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=6 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106075831/http://www.mzv.cz/wwwo/?zu=dublin |url-status=live }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * There are 5,451 [[Czech people|Czechs]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration">{{cite web | url=http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/documents/census2011profile6/Profile%206%20Migration%20and%20Diversity%20Commentary.pdf | title=CSO Emigration | publisher=Census Office Ireland | access-date=29 January 2013 | archive-date=13 November 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113165431/http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/documents/census2011profile6/Profile%206%20Migration%20and%20Diversity%20Commentary.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> * There are approximately 5,000 [[Irish people in mainland Europe#Central Europe|Irish people living in Czech Republic]]. {{citation needed|date=May 2021}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Denmark}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1962|1}}<ref name="Ireland today 2"/>||''See [[Denmark–Ireland relations]]'' * Ireland has an embassy in [[Copenhagen]]. * Denmark has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and three honorary consulates ([[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Limerick]] and [[Waterford]]). * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * There are 801 [[Danes]] living in [[Ireland]].<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * There are 15,000 [[Irish people in mainland Europe#Northern Europe|Irish people living in Denmark]]. {{citation needed|date=May 2021}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Estonia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1991|9|10}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ireland |url=https://vm.ee/en/countries/ireland?display=relations |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302142724/https://vm.ee/en/countries/ireland?display=relations |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland recognised Estonia on 27 August 1991. * Ireland has an embassy in [[Tallinn]]. * Estonia has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and two honorary consulates ([[Cork (city)|Cork]] and [[Limerick]]). * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * There are 2,560 [[Estonians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * There are 15,000 [[Irish people in mainland Europe#Northern Europe|Irish people living in Estonia]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Finland}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1961|11|2}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Finland and Ireland |url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/4ac9c2c52.html |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021112213/https://www.refworld.org/docid/4ac9c2c52.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy and an honorary consulate in [[Helsinki]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofireland.fi/ |title=Irish embassy in Helsinki |publisher=Embassyofireland.fi |date=7 October 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=31 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731001750/http://www.embassyofireland.fi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Finland has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and three honorary consulates ([[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Dublin]] and [[Limerick]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.finland.ie/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2 |title=Finish embassy in Dublin |publisher=Finland.ie |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=15 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215180705/http://www.finland.ie/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> * There are 868 [[Finns]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110820173445/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17217&culture=en-US&contentlan=2 Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: relations with Ireland] |- valign="top" |{{flag|France}}||19 October {{dts|format=dmy|1929}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arnold |first1=Edward |title=Irish Neutrality between Vichy France and de Gaulle, 1940–45 |url=http://www.tara.tcd.ie/bitstream/handle/2262/68334/Irish_Neutrality_between_Vichy_France_and_de_Gaulle_1940-45?sequence=1 |access-date=1 November 2020 |page=4 |archive-date=6 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806104733/http://www.tara.tcd.ie/bitstream/handle/2262/68334/Irish_Neutrality_between_Vichy_France_and_de_Gaulle_1940-45?sequence=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="oireachtas_1960-02-10"/> ||See [[France–Ireland relations]] * Ireland has an [[Embassy of Ireland, Paris|embassy]] in [[Paris]] and a consulate-general in [[Lyon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embassyofireland.fr/home/index.aspx?id=30660 |title=Irish embassy in Paris |publisher=Embassyofireland.fr |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018042341/http://www.embassyofireland.fr/home/index.aspx?id=30660 |archive-date=18 October 2010 }}</ref> * France has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and four honorary consulates ([[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Limerick]], [[Galway]] and [[Waterford]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ambafrance-ie.org/Consular-Agencies|title=Consular Agencies|website=Ambassade de France en Irlande – French Embassy in Ireland|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=28 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228140724/http://www.ambafrance-ie.org/Consular-Agencies|url-status=live}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * Both countries, throughout history, were very friendly with each other, and both fought against Great Britain cooperatively, especially during the [[Irish Rebellion of 1798|1798 Uprising]] (however, this was unsuccessful). * There are approximately 9,749 [[French people|French]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> * 60% of Irish [[secondary school]] students study the [[French language]]. * 20% of Irish residents are able to carry on a conversation in French. * [http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/ireland/ French Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220234257/http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/ireland/ |date=20 February 2016 }} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Germany}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1929|10|27}}<ref>{{cite web |title=90 years diplomatic relations between Ireland and Germany |url=https://ulsites.ul.ie/mlal/90-years-diplomatic-relations-between-ireland-and-germany |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023222056/https://ulsites.ul.ie/mlal/90-years-diplomatic-relations-between-ireland-and-germany |url-status=live }}</ref>||See [[Germany–Ireland relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[Berlin]] and a consulate-general in [[Frankfurt]] and four honorary consulates ([[Cologne]]([[Bergisch Gladbach]]), [[Hamburg]], [[Munich]] and [[Stuttgart]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embassyofireland.de/home/index.aspx?id=28745 |title=Irish embassy in Berlin |publisher=Embassyofireland.de |date=13 December 2009 |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718234222/http://www.embassyofireland.de/home/index.aspx?id=28745 |archive-date=18 July 2011 }}</ref> * Germany has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and an honorary consulate in [[Galway]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dublin.diplo.de/Vertretung/dublin/en/Startseite.html |title=German embassy in Dublin |publisher=Dublin.diplo.de |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061115024756/http://www.dublin.diplo.de/Vertretung/dublin/en/Startseite.html |archive-date=15 November 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * Germany is one of Ireland's biggest trading partners, ranking third in 2014 with an approximately eight per cent share of Ireland's total foreign trade. * There are approximately 11,531 [[German people|Germans]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Greece}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1975|1|22}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Greece's bilateral relations |url=https://www.mfa.gr/en/blog/greece-bilateral-relations/ireland/ |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=5 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090409/https://www.mfa.gr/en/blog/greece-bilateral-relations/ireland/ |url-status=live }}</ref>||''See [[Greece–Ireland relations]]'' * Ireland has an embassy in [[Athens]] and three honorary consulates ([[Crete]], [[Rhodes]] and [[Thessaloniki]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofireland.gr/ |title=Irish embassy in Athens |publisher=Embassyofireland.gr |date=30 September 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=29 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729153150/http://www.embassyofireland.gr/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Greece has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * There were 1000 [[Greeks]] living in Ireland in 2016, according to that year's census.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cp7md/p7md/p7anii/|title=All non-Irish nationals in Ireland – CSO – Central Statistics Office|access-date=19 January 2022|archive-date=1 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101141312/https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cp7md/p7md/p7anii/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * In 2000, [[List of heads of state of Greece|Greek President]] [[Konstantinos Stephanopoulos]] visited Dublin. * In 2002, [[President of Ireland|Irish President]] [[Mary McAleese]] visited Athens. * In 2006, [[Prime Minister of Greece|Greek Prime Minister]] [[Kostas Karamanlis]] and [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Greek Foreign Affairs Minister]] [[Dora Bakoyannis]] visited Dublin. * [http://www.mfa.gr/en/blog/greece-bilateral-relations/ireland/ Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201061927/http://www.mfa.gr/en/blog/greece-bilateral-relations/ireland/ |date=1 February 2016 }} |- style="vertical-align:top;" id="Guernsey" |{{flag|Guernsey}}||<!--Start date--> | * Ireland has signed several tax treaties with the [[Guernsey]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/5131148/Jersey-and-Guernsey-still-shine-as-sun-sets-on-offshore-tax-havens.html|title=Jersey and Guernsey still shine as sun sets on offshore tax havens|date=9 April 2009|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405042929/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/5131148/Jersey-and-Guernsey-still-shine-as-sun-sets-on-offshore-tax-havens.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The treaties provide a mechanism for inter-governmental sharing of information about offshore assets, and avoidance of dual-taxation.<ref name="Irish Tax and Customs">{{cite web|url=http://www.revenue.ie/en/business/tax-information-exchange-agreements.html|title=Tax Information Exchange Agreements|publisher=Irish Tax and Customs|access-date=23 May 2012|archive-date=8 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508044750/http://www.revenue.ie/en/business/tax-information-exchange-agreements.html|url-status=live}}</ref> {{anchor|Guernsey}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Holy See}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1929|11|27}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations of the Holy See |url=https://holyseemission.org/contents/mission/diplomatic-relations-of-the-holy-see.php |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=10 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110022620/https://holyseemission.org/contents/mission/diplomatic-relations-of-the-holy-see.php |url-status=live }}</ref>||''See [[Holy See–Ireland relations]]'' * Ireland has an embassy in Rome to the [[Holy See]]. * The Holy See has an apostolic nunciature in [[Dublin]]. * In November 2011 Ireland closed its embassy in the [[Vatican City|Vatican]] over the Irish Church's handling of sex abuse cases and accusations that the Vatican had encouraged secrecy and obstructed investigations into these matters.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vatican-ireland-idUSTRE7A33D120111104 | title=Vatican stunned by Irish embassy closure | work=Reuters| date=4 November 2011 | access-date=31 January 2016 | archive-date=30 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430102553/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vatican-ireland-idUSTRE7A33D120111104 | url-status=live }}</ref> The embassy was reopened in January 2014, a sign of thawing relations between the two jurisdictions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/early-papal-welcome-new-irish-vatican-ambassador | title=Early Papal Welcome for new Irish Vatican ambassador | publisher=Irish Catholic | date=4 September 2014 | access-date=31 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202000408/http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/early-papal-welcome-new-irish-vatican-ambassador | archive-date=2 February 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> * The majority of [[Irish people]] are [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Hungary}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1976|10|1}}<ref name="Magyar külpolitikai évkönyv"/> | * Since 1996, Ireland has an embassy in [[Budapest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embassyofireland.hu/home/index.aspx?id=32628 |title=Irish embassy in Budapest |publisher=Embassyofireland.hu |date=22 April 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024030624/http://www.embassyofireland.hu/home/index.aspx?id=32628 |archive-date=24 October 2010 }}</ref> * Since 1991, Hungary has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and an honorary consulate in [[Cork (city)|Cork]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/IE/en/mainpage.htm |title=Hungarian embassy in Dublin |publisher=Mfa.gov.hu |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009024616/http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/IE/en/mainpage.htm |archive-date= 9 October 2010 }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * There are approximately 8,034 [[Hungarian people|Hungarians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Iceland}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1951|7|3}}<ref>{{cite web |author1=[[Halldór Ásgrímsson]] |title=Ljósmyndasýning í tilefni af 60 ára afmæli utanríkisþjónustunnar 10. apríl 2000 |url=https://www.stjornarradid.is/media/utanrikisraduneyti-media/media/pdf/60ara_utanrikis.pdf |access-date=2 September 2019 |page=22 |language=is |year=2000 |archive-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902002928/https://www.stjornarradid.is/media/utanrikisraduneyti-media/media/pdf/60ara_utanrikis.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |See [[Iceland–Ireland relations]] * Ireland is represented in Iceland through its embassy in [[Copenhagen]] ([[Denmark]]) and through an honorary consulate in [[Garðabær]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofireland.dk/ |title=Irish embassy in Copenhagen (also accredited to Iceland) |publisher=Embassyofireland.dk |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=31 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731002625/http://www.embassyofireland.dk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Iceland is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and through an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iceland.org/uk |title=Icelandic embassy in London (also accredited to Ireland) |publisher=Iceland.org |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522160744/http://www.iceland.org/uk/ |archive-date=22 May 2011 }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Italy}}||27 September 1937<ref name="oireachtas_1960-02-10"/> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Rome]] and an honorary consulate in [[Milan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofireland.it/ |title=Irish embassy in Rome |publisher=Embassyofireland.it |date=21 May 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=17 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217082606/http://embassyofireland.it/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Italy has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and two honorary consulates ([[Galway]] and [[Cork (city)|Cork]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ambdublino.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Dublino |title=Italian embassy in Dublin |publisher=Ambdublino.esteri.it |date=19 May 2009 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=5 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105103923/http://www.ambdublino.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Dublino/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * There are 7,656 [[Italians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Jersey}}||<!--Start date--> | * Ireland has signed several tax treaties with [[Jersey]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/> The treaties provide a mechanism for inter-governmental sharing of information about offshore assets, and avoidance of dual-taxation.<ref name="Irish Tax and Customs"/> {{anchor|Jersey}} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Kosovo}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2008|11|11}}<ref>{{cite book |author1=Gëzim Visoka |title=Acting Like a State: Kosovo and the Everyday Making of Statehood |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge |location=Abingdon |isbn=9781138285330 |page=219}}</ref>||''See [[Ireland–Kosovo relations]]'' * Ireland is represented in Kosovo through its embassy in [[Budapest]] ([[Hungary]]). * Kosovo [[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|declared its independence]] from [[Serbia]] on 17 February 2008 and Ireland [[International recognition of Kosovo|recognised]] it on 29 February 2008.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://foreignaffairs.gov.ie/home/index.aspx?id=42938 |title=Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern TD Announces Ireland's recognition of the Republic of Kosovo |date=29 February 2008 |access-date=29 February 2008 |publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305011519/http://foreignaffairs.gov.ie/home/index.aspx?id=42938 |archive-date= 5 March 2008 }}</ref> *On 6 December 2011, Kosovan Ambassador to the United Kingdom [[Muhamet Hamiti]] presented the credentials of Kosovan President [[Atifete Jahjaga]] to Irish President Michael D. Higgins; thus making Hamiti the non-resident ambassador to Ireland.<ref name="Ambassador Hamiti handed the credentials">{{cite news|title=Ambassador Hamiti handed the credentials to the President of Ireland|url=http://www.mfa-ks.net/?page=2,4,1050|access-date=10 December 2011|newspaper=Kosovo MFA|date=6 December 2011|archive-date=31 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731084835/http://www.mfa-ks.net/?page=2,4,1050|url-status=live}}</ref> * Ireland contributed 279 peacekeeping troops to the [[NATO]] led [[Kosovo Force]], of which 12 personal are still active.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nato.int/kfor/structur/nations/placemap/kfor_placemat.pdf | title=Kosovo Force | publisher=NATO | access-date=27 January 2013 | archive-date=5 October 2009 | archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091005182919/http://www.nato.int/kfor/structur/nations/placemap/kfor_placemat.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Latvia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1991|10|9}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Dates of establishment and renewal of diplomatic relations |url=https://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/policy/establishment-and-renewal-of-diplomatic-relations |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205193328/https://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/policy/establishment-and-renewal-of-diplomatic-relations |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland recognised Latvia's independence on 27 August 1991. * Ireland has an embassy in [[Riga]]. * Latvia has an embassy in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/ireland/ |title=Latvian embassy in Dublin |publisher=Am.gov.lv |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=5 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605104925/http://www.am.gov.lv/en/ireland/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * There are approximately 20,593 [[Latvian people|Latvians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Liechtenstein}}||<!--Start date-->1992 | * Ireland is represented in Liechtenstein through its embassy in [[Bern]] ([[Switzerland]]). * Liechtenstein is represented in Ireland through the embassy of [[Switzerland]] in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.wordtravels.com/Travelguide/Countries/Liechtenstein/Contacts | title=Liechtenstein Embassy Contacts and Tourist Office | publisher=worldtravels.com | access-date=27 January 2013 | archive-date=11 October 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011142145/http://wordtravels.com/Travelguide/Countries/Liechtenstein/Contacts | url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Lithuania}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1991|9|2}}<ref>{{cite web |title=List of countries with which Lithuania has established diplomatic relations |url=https://www.urm.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124102835/https://www.urm.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations |url-status=dead }}</ref> | * Ireland recognised Lithuania on 27 August 1991. * Ireland has an embassy in [[Vilnius]]. * Lithuania has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and two honorary consulates in [[Carrickmacross]], [[County Monaghan]] and Dublin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ie.mfa.lt/index.php?970948832 |title=Lithuanian embassy in Dublin |publisher=Ie.mfa.lt |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306003532/http://ie.mfa.lt/index.php?970948832 |archive-date=6 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * There are approximately 36,683 [[Lithuanian people|Lithuanians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> * [http://www.urm.lt/index.php?947352798 Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Ireland (in Lithuanian)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930134205/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?947352798 |date=30 September 2011 }} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Luxembourg}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1961|12|20}}<ref>{{cite web |title=The Embassy's History |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/luxembourg/about-us/the-embassys-history/ |access-date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012023054/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/luxembourg/about-us/the-embassys-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Luxembourg City|Luxembourg]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofireland.lu/ |title=Irish embassy in Luxembourg City |publisher=Embassyofireland.lu |date=15 September 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=29 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729122850/http://www.embassyofireland.lu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Luxembourg is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Malta}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1990|6|13}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Opening Statement by the Hon. Carmelo Abela, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion of Malta, for the meeting with the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Defence, and the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs |url=https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/committee/dail/32/joint_committee_on_foreign_affairs_and_trade_and_defence/submissions/2019/2019-02-20_opening-statement-minister-carmelo-abela-minster-for-foreign-affairs-and-trade-malta_en.pdf |access-date=1 November 2020 |page=2 |date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120061828/https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/committee/dail/32/joint_committee_on_foreign_affairs_and_trade_and_defence/submissions/2019/2019-02-20_opening-statement-minister-carmelo-abela-minster-for-foreign-affairs-and-trade-malta_en.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Ta' Xbiex]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embassyofireland.org.mt/home/index.aspx?id=48275 |title=Maltese Embassy of Ireland |publisher=Embassy of Ireland |access-date=27 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731124418/http://www.embassyofireland.org.mt/home/index.aspx?id=48275 |archive-date=31 July 2013 }}</ref> * Malta has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and two honorary consulates ([[Dublin]] and [[Cork (city)|Cork]]).<ref name="Missions and representations accredited to Ireland"/> * There are 180 [[Maltese people|Maltese]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * The Irish [[Defence Forces (Ireland)|Defence Forces]] trains officer cadets of the [[Armed Forces of Malta]] (AFM)<ref>{{cite news|title=Malta's Air Wing conducts training with the Irish Air Corps|url=http://flyinginireland.com/2016/03/maltas-air-wing-conducts-training-with-the-irish-air-corps/|access-date=24 December 2016|publisher=Flying in Ireland|date=17 March 2016|archive-date=24 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224112411/http://flyinginireland.com/2016/03/maltas-air-wing-conducts-training-with-the-irish-air-corps/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Isle of Man}}||<!--Start date-->||''See [[Ireland-Isle of Man relations]]'' * Ireland has signed several tax agreements with the [[Isle of Man]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/business/new-tax-agreement-marks-new-phase-in-irish-relations-1-1773044|title=New tax agreement marks new phase in Irish relations|date=24 April 2008|newspaper=Isle of Man Today|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022111901/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/business/new-tax-agreement-marks-new-phase-in-irish-relations-1-1773044|archive-date=22 October 2013}}</ref> The agreements provide a mechanism for inter-governmental sharing of information about offshore assets, and avoidance of dual-taxation. * Ireland and the Isle of Man have collaborated on preparing reports and jointly opposing the [[Sellafield controversy|Sellafield]] nuclear plant to the UK government.<ref>{{cite web|title=Island to give Sellafield joint-presentation|url=http://www.isleofman.com/News/article.aspx?article=9514|publisher=isleofman.com|date=8 February 2008|access-date=24 May 2012|archive-date=12 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512153808/https://www.isleofman.com/News/article.aspx?article=9514|url-status=live}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Moldova}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1999|7|13}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Irlanda – Relaţii diplomatice |url=https://mfa.gov.md/ro/content/irlanda-1 |access-date=1 November 2020 |language=ro |archive-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107221822/https://mfa.gov.md/ro/content/irlanda-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Moldova through its embassy in [[Bucharest]] ([[Romania]]). * Moldova is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[Dublin]] ([[Ireland]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moldovanembassy.org.uk/ |title=Moldovan embassy in London (also accredited to Ireland) |publisher=Moldovanembassy.org.uk |date=11 August 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080308130557/http://moldovanembassy.org.uk/ |archive-date=8 March 2008 }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. * There are 2,881 [[Moldovans]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Ireland 2011 Census"/> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160207134423/http://britania.mfa.gov.md/bilateral-relations-rm-ir/ Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland] |- valign="top" |{{flag|Monaco}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2006|12|14}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Rapport de Politique Extérieure 2007 |url=https://www.gouv.mc/Action-Gouvernementale/Monaco-a-l-International/Publications/Rapports-de-Politique-Exterieure |access-date=11 October 2020 |page=44 |language=fr |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718081941/https://www.gouv.mc/Action-Gouvernementale/Monaco-a-l-International/Publications/Rapports-de-Politique-Exterieure |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Although Ireland has an honorary consulate in [[Monaco]], Ireland is represented through its embassy in [[Paris]] ([[France]]). * Monaco has an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Montenegro}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2006|6|20}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mvpei.gov.me/rubrike/bilateralni-odnosi/Tabela-priznanja-i-uspostavljanja-diplomatskih-odn|title= Tabela priznanja i uspostavljanja diplomatskih odnosa|author= Government of Montenegro|access-date= 18 July 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155423/http://www.mvpei.gov.me/rubrike/bilateralni-odnosi/Tabela-priznanja-i-uspostavljanja-diplomatskih-odn|archive-date= 13 April 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Montenegro through its embassy in [[Budapest]] ([[Hungary]]). * Montenegro declared its independence from [[Serbia]] on 3 June 2006 and Ireland recognised it on 20 June 2006. * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. * Ireland is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member state of the European Union|member]] and Montenegro is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Accession of Montenegro to the European Union|candidate]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Netherlands}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1945}}<ref name="oireachtas_1960-02-10"/> || * Ireland has an embassy in [[The Hague]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishembassy.nl/home/index.aspx?id=40389 |title=Irish embassy in The Hague |publisher=Irishembassy.nl |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601134716/http://www.irishembassy.nl/home/index.aspx?id=40389 |archive-date= 1 June 2010 }}</ref> * The Netherlands has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and an honorary consulate in [[Cork (city)|Cork]] * There are 4,313 [[Dutch People|Dutch people]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * [https://www.government.nl/topics/international-relations/contents/ireland Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123080608/https://www.government.nl/topics/international-relations/contents/ireland |date=23 January 2017 }} |- valign="top" |{{flag|North Macedonia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1994|12|13}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Билатерални односи |url=http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=265 |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930044329/http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=265 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |language=mk}}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in North Macedonia through its embassy in [[Bucharest]] ([[Romania]]). * North Macedonia is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Dublin]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Norway}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1950|2|17}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Norges opprettelse av diplomatiske forbindelser med fremmede stater |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf |website=Government of Norway |access-date=1 September 2019 |page=6 |language=no |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922045702/https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Oslo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofireland.no/ |title=Irish embassy in Oslo |publisher=Embassyofireland.no |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126083836/http://www.embassyofireland.no/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Norway has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and an honorary consulate in [[Cork (city)|Cork]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norway.ie/ |title=Norwegian embassy in Dublin |publisher=Norway.ie |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=6 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106063513/http://www.norway.ie/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Poland}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1976|9|30}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Poland in Ireland |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/ireland/bilateral-relations |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=5 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105152953/https://www.gov.pl/web/ireland/bilateral-relations |url-status=live }}</ref> |See [[Ireland–Poland relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[Warsaw]] and an honorary consulate in [[Poznań]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/europe/poland/ |title=Irish embassy in Warsaw |publisher=Embassyofireland.pl |access-date=2 January 2016 |archive-date=6 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406215349/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/europe/poland/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Poland has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and two honorary consulates ([[Cork (city)|Cork]] and [[Limerick]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dublin.polemb.net/index.php?document=23 |title=Polish embassy in Dublin |publisher=Dublin.polemb.net |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112064811/http://www.dublin.polemb.net/index.php?document=23 |archive-date=12 November 2010 }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * There are approximately 150,000 [[Polish minority in Ireland|Poles]] living in Ireland, the largest minority in the country.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Portugal}}||26 February {{dts|format=dmy|1942}}<ref>{{cite web |title=The Embassy's History |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/portugal/about-us/the-embassy-history/ |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011215116/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/portugal/about-us/the-embassy-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="oireachtas_1960-02-10"/> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Lisbon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofireland.pt/ |title=Irish embassy in Lisbon |publisher=Embassyofireland.pt |date=20 October 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=4 June 2010 |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20100604202800/http%3A//www.embassyofireland.pt/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Portugal has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and an honorary consulate in [[Cork (city)|Cork]]. * There are 2,739 [[Portuguese People|Portuguese]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Romania}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1990|4|18}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Brief history |url=https://dublin.mae.ro/en/node/393 |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=23 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123173816/https://dublin.mae.ro/en/node/393 |url-status=live }}</ref>|| * Ireland has an embassy in [[Bucharest]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofireland.ro/ |title=Irish embassy in Bucharest |publisher=Embassyofireland.ro |date=9 February 2009 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=31 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731083332/http://www.embassyofireland.ro/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Romania has an embassy in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dublin.mae.ro/index.php?lang=en |title=Romanian embassy in Dublin |publisher=Dublin.mae.ro |date=13 October 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=15 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815073620/http://dublin.mae.ro/index.php?lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * There are 17,304 [[Romanians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Russia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1973|9|29}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Marshinin |title=ПОЛИТИчЕСКАЯ ГЕОГРАФИЯ |page=15 |url=http://tmnlib.ru:82/upload/books/PPS/Marshinin_407_UP_2016.pdf |access-date=1 November 2020 |language=ru, en }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>||''See [[Ireland–Russia relations]]'' * Ireland has an [[Embassy of Ireland in Moscow|embassy in Moscow]]. and an honorary consulate in [[St. Petersburg]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/europe/russia/ |title=Embassy of Ireland in Moscow |publisher=dfa.ie |date=2 January 2016 |access-date=2 January 2016 |archive-date=7 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407021203/https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/europe/russia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Russia has an embassy [[Dublin]] and two honorary consulates ([[Limerick]] and [[Thurles]], [[County Tipperary]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ireland.ru/embassy/Ambassador.html |title=Embassy of the Russian Federation in Dublin |publisher=Ireland.ru |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827083004/http://www.ireland.ru/embassy/Ambassador.html |archive-date=27 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * There are 3,896 [[Russians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * The [[Russian SFSR]] drafted a treaty which would have made it the first country to recognise the independence of Ireland in 1920, however, the Russian SFSR failed to ratify it.<ref>{{cite book |title=Irish-Soviet diplomatic and friendship relations, 1919–80|date=2014 |publisher=[[Maynooth University]] |pages=20–26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Draft of proposed Treaty between the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic and the Republic of Ireland (Copy) May 1920|url=http://www.difp.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=34|access-date=29 January 2018|archive-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118225555/http://difp.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=34|url-status=live}}</ref> * Cooperation between both countries has been more active since the end of the [[Cold War]]. Many bilateral treaties exist between both nations in various fields (taxation, investment protection, cultural and scientific, aviation, etc.). |- valign="top" |{{flag|San Marino}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1995|1|13}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Trattati Internazionali – Accordi Bilaterali con altri Stati |url=http://www.esteri.sm/on-line/home/affari-esteri/trattati-internazionali/convenzioni-bilaterali/accordi-bilaterali-con-altri-stati.html |access-date=1 November 2020 |language=it |archive-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629202623/http://www.esteri.sm/on-line/home/affari-esteri/trattati-internazionali/convenzioni-bilaterali/accordi-bilaterali-con-altri-stati.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in San Marino through its embassy in [[Rome]] ([[Italy]]). * San Marino has an honorary consulate in [[Limerick]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Serbia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1977}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ирска |url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/sr/index.php/spoljna-politika/bilateralni-odnosi/117-bilateralni-odnosi/11456-irska |access-date=2 November 2020 |language=sr |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305141343/http://www.mfa.gov.rs/sr/index.php/spoljna-politika/bilateralni-odnosi/117-bilateralni-odnosi/11456-irska |url-status=dead }}</ref> | * Ireland is represented in Serbia through its embassy in [[Athens]] ([[Greece]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Belgrade]] ([[Serbia]]). * Serbia is represented in Ireland through its embassy in [[London]] ([[United Kingdom]]). * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. * Ireland is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member state of the European Union|member]] and Serbia is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|candidate]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Slovakia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1993|1|1}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Írsko |url=https://www.mzv.sk/cestovanie_a_konzularne_info/detail/-/asset_publisher/Iw1ppvnScIPx/content/irsko?displayMode=1 |access-date=1 November 2020 |language=sk |archive-date=8 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708062726/http://www.mzv.sk/cestovanie_a_konzularne_info/detail/-/asset_publisher/Iw1ppvnScIPx/content/irsko?displayMode=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Bratislava]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofireland.sk/ |title=Irish embassy in Bratislava |publisher=Embassyofireland.sk |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=29 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729190158/http://www.embassyofireland.sk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Slovakia has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * There are 10,801 [[Slovaks]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> In 2010 Slovak airport security planted actual explosives in the luggage of unsuspecting passengers as part of a security exercise. As result of additional mistakes, the explosives were flown to [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] causing international controversy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sktoday.com/content/2102_prime-minister-robert-fico-sees-no-reason-dismiss-interior-minister-robert-kalinak-over |title= Prime Minister Robert Fico Sees No Reason to Dismiss Interior Minister Robert Kalinak over Explosives Scandal - Slovakia News - sktoday.com|website=sktoday.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918063844/http://www.sktoday.com/content/2102_prime-minister-robert-fico-sees-no-reason-dismiss-interior-minister-robert-kalinak-over |archive-date=18 September 2010}}</ref> Prime Minister Fico refused to dismiss the interior minister after the incident. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Slovenia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1996|1|25}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Priznanja in diplomatski odnosi |url=http://www.mzz.gov.si/fileadmin/pageuploads/Mednarodno_pravo/Priznanja_in_diplomatski_odnosi.pdf |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia |access-date=26 August 2019 |language=sl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325155432/http://www.mzz.gov.si/fileadmin/pageuploads/Mednarodno_pravo/Priznanja_in_diplomatski_odnosi.pdf |archive-date=25 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Ljubljana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofireland.si/ |title=Website of the Irish embassy in Ljubljana |publisher=Embassyofireland.si |date=9 February 2009 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=30 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730050425/http://www.embassyofireland.si/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Slovenia has an embassy in Dublin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/slovenija-po-osmih-letih-znova-odpira-veleposlanistvo-na-irskem/534091|title=Slovenija po osmih letih znova odpira veleposlaništvo na Irskem|website=RTVSLO.si|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130110951/https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/slovenija-po-osmih-letih-znova-odpira-veleposlanistvo-na-irskem/534091|url-status=live}}</ref> * There are 192 [[Slovenes]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Spain}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1935|9|3}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Díosbóireachtaí Párlaiminte: Tuairisc Oifigiúil 65 |date=1937 |publisher=[[Oireachtas]] |page=485}}</ref><ref name="oireachtas_1960-02-10"/> |See [[Ireland–Spain relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[Madrid]] and 10 honorary consulates (in [[Alicante]], [[Arrecife]], [[Barcelona]], [[Bilbao]], [[Ferrol, Spain|Ferrol]], [[Las Palmas]], [[Mallorca]], [[Málaga]], [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife]] and [[Seville]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irlanda.es/ |title=Irish embassy in Madrid |publisher=Irlanda.es |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=4 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104072550/http://irlanda.es/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Spain has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and five honorary consulates ([[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Limerick]], [[Galway]], [[Waterford]] and [[Sligo]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maec.es/subwebs/Embajadas/Dublin/en/home/Paginas/postingHSW.aspx |title=Spanish embassy in Dublin |publisher=Maec.es |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022213242/http://www.maec.es/subwebs/Embajadas/Dublin/en/home/Paginas/postingHSW.aspx |archive-date=22 October 2010 }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * There are 6,794 [[Spaniards]] living in Ireland.<ref name="CSO Emigration"/> * Spain is the number one destination for Irish tourists worldwide, with over 1.3 million visitors from Ireland every year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=8545 | title=Travel Advice in Spain | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=27 January 2013 | archive-date=14 May 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514074659/http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=8545 | url-status=live }}</ref> * [http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5520 Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: directions of Irish representations in Spain] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713163753/http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=5520 |date=13 July 2009 }} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Sweden}}||18 July 1946<ref name="oireachtas_1960-02-10"/> |See [[Ireland–Sweden relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[Stockholm]]. * Sweden has [[Embassy of Sweden, Dublin|an embassy in Dublin]]. * There are 1,713 [[Swedes]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Switzerland}}||{{dts|1939}}<ref name="eda.admin.ch">{{cite web |title=Bilateral Trade between Switzerland and Ireland |url=https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/ireland/en/home/switzerland-and/export-promotion/trade-ch-irland.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528172129/https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/ireland/en/home/switzerland-and/export-promotion/trade-ch-irland.html |archive-date=28 May 2021 |access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref> | * Ireland has an embassy in [[Bern]] and an honorary consulate in [[Zürich]]. * Switzerland has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * As of 2010 there are 1,449 Swiss people living in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/eur/virl/stairl.html | title=Key Data about Ireland | publisher=Switzerland Ministry of Foreign Affairs | access-date=27 January 2013 | archive-date=23 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123013933/http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/eur/virl/stairl.html | url-status=live }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Ukraine}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|4|1}}<ref>{{cite web |title=European countries |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/about-ukraine/bilateral-cooperation/european-countries |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720122956/https://mfa.gov.ua/en/about-ukraine/bilateral-cooperation/european-countries |archive-date=20 July 2019|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> |See [[Ireland–Ukraine relations]] * Ireland recognised the Ukrainian state in 1991. * Ireland has an embassy in [[Kyiv]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/ukraine/ |title=Embassy of Ireland in Ukraine |access-date=8 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190056/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Ukraine has an embassy in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.ua/ireland/en/news/top.htm |title=Ukrainian embassy in Dublin |publisher=Mfa.gov.ua |date=3 August 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107184531/http://www.mfa.gov.ua/ireland/en/news/top.htm |archive-date=7 November 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * There are 3,343 [[Ukrainians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170727215227/http://ireland.mfa.gov.ua/en/ukraine-ireland/diplomacy Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland] |- valign="top" |{{flag|United Kingdom}}||8 January 1923<ref name="britain" />||''See [[#United Kingdom|above]] and [[Ireland–United Kingdom relations]]'' * Ireland has an embassy, a visa office and a passport office in [[London]], and consulates-general in [[Cardiff]], [[Edinburgh]] and [[Manchester]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28455 | title=Diplomatic and Consular Information for Great Britain | publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs | access-date=27 January 2013 | archive-date=5 November 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105101110/http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28455 | url-status=live }}</ref> * United Kingdom has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * Previous embassy on Merrion Square was [[Burning of British Embassy, Dublin|burnt during a riot]] on 2 Feb 1972.<ref>{{Cite news|title=An expression of anger: The burning of the British Embassy in Dublin after Bloody Sunday|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/british-embassy-burned-bloody-sunday-5665194-Feb2022/|last1=Burke|first1=Céimin|work=[[TheJournal.ie]]|last2=Daly|first2=Adam|access-date=27 March 2024|archive-date=24 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324205444/https://www.thejournal.ie/british-embassy-burned-bloody-sunday-5665194-Feb2022/|url-status=live}}</ref> * In July 1976, British ambassador [[Christopher Ewart-Biggs]] was assassinated by the Provisional IRA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prize history {{!}} Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize |url=http://www.ewartbiggsprize.org.uk/about-the-prize/prize-history |access-date=2024-04-26|archive-date=26 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426164927/http://www.ewartbiggsprize.org.uk/about-the-prize/prize-history |url-status=live }}</ref> * In August 1979 Lord [[assassination of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Louis Mountbatten was assassinated]] by the IRA while on a private holiday in Co Sligo. As maternal uncle of [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], and a second cousin of King [[George VI]] he was a member of the British Royal Family<ref>Kennedy, Leslie (22 December 2020). [https://www.history.com/news/mountbatten-assassination-ira-thatcher The IRA Assassination of Lord Mountbatten: Facts and Fallout] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406185805/https://www.history.com/news/mountbatten-assassination-ira-thatcher |date=6 April 2024 }}. History Channel. Retrieved 2024-03-27.</ref> * There are 288,627 British people living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. * Ireland was part of the [[United Kingdom]] until 1922. *[https://web.archive.org/web/20121005061519/http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/country-profile/europe/ireland/?profile=intRelations British Foreign Office about relations with Ireland] |} ===Oceania=== {{legend|silver|No formal diplomatic relations}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal relations began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Australia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1945}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ireland – Australia: 70 Years of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-consulate/sydney/our-role/irish-relations/ireland-australia-70/ |publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=3 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103004115/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-consulate/sydney/our-role/irish-relations/ireland-australia-70/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |See [[Australia–Ireland relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[Canberra]], a consulate general in [[Sydney]] and an honorary consulate in [[Perth]]. * Australia has an embassy in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ireland.embassy.gov.au/ |title=Australia embassy in Dublin |publisher=Ireland.embassy.gov.au |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=11 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311192018/http://www.ireland.embassy.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * There are 2,849 [[Australians]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * About 20% of the Australian population have Irish ancestry, which often predates Irish Independence in 1922. * [https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/ireland Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with Ireland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109195751/https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/ireland |date=9 January 2022 }} |- valign="top" |{{flag|New Zealand}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1965}}<ref>{{cite book |title=New Zealand External Relations Review (35–36) |date=1985 |publisher=Ministry of External Relations and Trade of New Zealand |page=53 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KJENAQAAMAAJ |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> |See [[Ireland–New Zealand relations]] * From 2018 Ireland will establish an embassy in New Zealand confirmed by the President of Ireland in October 2017 during his State visit to New Zealand. Respectively, New Zealand's Prime Minister announced they would also open an embassy in Dublin in the same year. Previously, New Zealand had been represented in Ireland via its High Commission in London,<ref>[https://www.newstalk.com/news/new-zealand-to-open-embassy-in-dublin-544009 New Zealand to open embassy in Dublin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124213723/https://www.newstalk.com/news/new-zealand-to-open-embassy-in-dublin-544009 |date=24 January 2021 }}, [[Newstalk]], 24 March 2017</ref> and Ireland in New Zealand via its Australian embassy in Canberra.<ref>[https://www.newstalk.com/news/new-zealand-opens-irish-embassy-in-dublin-492745 New Zealand opens Irish embassy in Dublin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124224717/https://www.newstalk.com/news/new-zealand-opens-irish-embassy-in-dublin-492745 |date=24 January 2021 }}, [[Newstalk]], 12 November 2018</ref> * Ireland has an embassy in [[Wellington]]. * New Zealand has an embassy in Dublin. * There are 1,394 [[New Zealanders]] living in Ireland.<ref name="Irish Census 2011"/> * Around one in every six New Zealanders claims Irish descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/europe/ireland/|title=Ireland|publisher=NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade|access-date=3 December 2019|archive-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123123208/https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/europe/ireland/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]]. * There is a community of people of [[Irish people|Irish descent]] living in New Zealand. * [http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Countries/Europe/Ireland.php New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with Ireland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505130054/http://mfat.govt.nz/Countries/Europe/Ireland.php |date=5 May 2009 }} |} ==United Nations== The United Nations was founded in 1945, but Ireland's membership was [[List of vetoed United Nations Security Council resolutions|blocked]] by the [[Soviet Union]] until 1955,<ref>{{cite web|author=SUM Incorporated |url=http://www.unac.org/en/link_learn/canada/pearson/part_iv.asp |title=Lester Pearson's Role in the UN & FAO |publisher=Unac.org |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826001856/http://www.unac.org/en/link_learn/canada/pearson/part_iv.asp |archive-date=26 August 2010 }}</ref> "partly because of [[Irish neutrality during World War II|Dublin's neutrality" during the Second World War]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29146042 "What would Scottish independence mean at the UN?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214125757/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29146042 |date=14 December 2019 }}, BBC, 10 September 2014</ref> Since 2017, the Irish ambassador to the UN Office at Geneva has been Michael Gaffey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.merrionstreet.ie/en/news-room/releases/minister_flanagan_announces_government_nominations_of_ambassadors.html |access-date=2 July 2021 |title=Gov.ie news |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183241/https://www.merrionstreet.ie/en/news-room/releases/minister_flanagan_announces_government_nominations_of_ambassadors.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Ireland has been elected to the [[UN Security Council]] as a non-permanent member on four occasions — in 1962, in 1981–1982, in 2001–2002 and most recently in 2021–2022.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53085335|title=Ireland wins seat on UN Security Council|publisher=BBC News|date=17 June 2020|access-date=18 June 2020|archive-date=18 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618072958/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53085335|url-status=live}}</ref> Ireland is a member state of the [[International Criminal Court]], having signed the [[Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court|Rome Statute]] in 1998 and ratified it in 2002.<ref>[http://www.icc-cpi.int/asp/statesparties/country&id=70.html International Criminal Court: Ireland] — retrieved 13 November 2006 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423053424/http://www.icc-cpi.int/asp/statesparties/country%26id%3D70.html |date=23 April 2007 }}</ref> [[Irish Aid]], the Government of Ireland's programme of assistance to developing countries financed the redesign of the UNV Online Volunteering service website in 2008 and supported its operations from 2007 to 2010, which led to a significant growth in the number of online volunteers and the tasks they completed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://onlinevolunteering.org/en/org/about/partners.html |title=UNV Online Volunteering Service | Partners |access-date=19 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028132621/https://onlinevolunteering.org/en/org/about/partners.html |archive-date=28 October 2014 }}</ref> In 2017, Ireland signed the UN [[treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVI-9&chapter=26&clang=_en |title=Chapter XXVI: Disarmament – No. 9 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons |publisher=United Nations Treaty Collection |date=7 July 2017 |access-date=20 August 2019 |archive-date=6 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806220546/https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVI-9&chapter=26&clang=_en |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Peacekeeping missions=== Ireland has a long history of participation in UN [[peacekeeping]] efforts starting in 1958, just three years after joining the UN. {{As of|August 2018}}, 90 members of the [[Irish Defence Forces]] had been killed on peacekeeping missions.<ref>UN Peacekeeping, [https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/fatalities "Total Fatalities since 1948"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719234131/https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/fatalities |date=19 July 2018 }}, Nationality: Ireland. Retrieved 2 October 2018.</ref> ''List of major peacekeeping operations:''<ref name="idf-missions">[http://www.military.ie/overseas/missions_list.htm Defence Forces Service Overseas: List of Missions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061115033815/http://www.military.ie/overseas/missions_list.htm |date=15 November 2006 }} — from the Irish Defence Forces website. Retrieved 13 November 2006.</ref> *June 1958 – December 1958: [[UNOGIL]] observer mission to [[Lebanon]] *1958–present: [[UNTSO]] mission to the Middle East *1960–1964: [[ONUC]] mission to [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]] *1964–present: [[United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus|UNFICYP]] mission to [[Cyprus]] *1973–1974: [[United Nations Emergency Force|UNEF II]] mission to [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]] after the [[Yom Kippur War]] *1978–present: [[UNIFIL]] mission to Lebanon *1988–1991: [[UNIIMOG]] mission to the [[Iran]]-[[Iraq]] border following the [[Iran–Iraq War]] *1993–1995: [[UNOSOM II]] "peace enforcement" mission to [[Somalia]] *1997–2004: [[SFOR]] mission to [[former Yugoslavia]] *1999–present: [[Kosovo Force|KFOR]] mission to [[Kosovo]] *1999–2000: [[INTERFET]] mission to [[East Timor]] *2003–2018: [[UNMIL]] mission to [[Liberia]] *2008–present: [[EUFOR Chad/CAR]] mission to [[Chad]] and the [[Central African Republic]] As well as these missions, Irish personnel have served as observers in Central America, Russia, [[Cambodia]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Namibia]], [[Western Sahara]], [[Kuwait]] and South Africa.<ref name=idf>[http://www.military.ie/overseas/irl_un.htm Overseas Service: Ireland and the United Nations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114095920/http://www.military.ie/overseas/irl_un.htm |date=14 November 2006 }} — from the [[Irish Defence Forces]] website. Retrieved 13 November 2006.</ref> ==Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations== Ireland was a member state of the British Commonwealth from 1922 until 1949, initially as a [[Dominion]] called the [[Irish Free State]] from 1922 until 1937, when Ireland adopted a new constitution and changed the name of the state to "Ireland". Although the King's position was removed from the Constitution in 1936, but included in the [[External Relations Act 1936]] itself, a republic was only formally declared from 18 April 1949 when the [[Republic of Ireland Act 1948]] came into effect. Under the rules for membership at the time, a republic could not be a member state of the Commonwealth. Only a Dominion could be a British Commonwealth member state, along with [[King George VI]] as their head of state. This was changed a week later with the adoption of the [[London Declaration]], then India became the first [[Commonwealth republic]] on 26 January 1950. King George VI became the first [[Head of the Commonwealth]] as a result. Since 1998, some people in Ireland have advocated joining the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], most notably [[Éamon Ó Cuív]], [[Frank Feighan]], and [[Mary Kenny]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/?c=ireland&jp=mhkfauqlkfcw|title=More calls for Govt to rejoin Commonwealth|date=15 May 2007|website=Ireland Online News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112213431/http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/?c=ireland&jp=mhkfauqlkfcw|archive-date=12 January 2008|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/should-ireland-rejoin-the-commonwealth-2837823-Jun2016/|title=Is it now time for Ireland to consider rejoining the Commonwealth?|last=Feighan|first=Frank|website=TheJournal.ie|date=21 June 2016|access-date=2019-11-20|archive-date=27 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127230013/https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/should-ireland-rejoin-the-commonwealth-2837823-Jun2016/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==International organisations== Ireland is a member of or otherwise participates in the following international organisations:<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/ireland/ CIA – The World Factbook – Ireland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109164445/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/ireland/ |date=9 January 2021 }} — [[CIA World Factbook]] entry. Retrieved 15 November 2006.</ref> {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | *[[Asian Development Bank]] *[[Australia Group]] *[[Bank for International Settlements]] *[[Common Security and Defence Policy]] *[[Council of Europe]] *[[Council of Europe Development Bank]] *[[Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council]] *[[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] *[[European Defence Agency]] *[[European Investment Bank]] *[[Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union]] *[[European Space Agency]] *[[European Union]] *[[Food and Agriculture Organization]] *[[International Atomic Energy Agency]] *[[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] *[[International Civil Aviation Organization]] *[[International Criminal Court]] *[[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement]] *[[International Development Association]] *[[International Energy Agency]] | *[[International Fund for Agricultural Development]] *[[International Finance Corporation]] *[[International Labour Organization]] *[[International Monetary Fund]] *[[International Maritime Organization]] *[[Interpol (organization)|Interpol]] *[[Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission]] *[[International Organization for Migration]] *[[Inter-Parliamentary Union]] *[[International Organization for Standardization]] *[[International Telecommunication Union]] *[[Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency]] *[[United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara]] *[[United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo]] *[[Nuclear Energy Agency]] *[[Nuclear Suppliers Group]] *[[Organization of American States]] (observer) *[[OECD]] *[[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons]] *[[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] *[[Pacific Alliance]] (observer) *[[Paris Club]] | *[[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] *[[Partnership for Peace]] *[[United Nations]] *[[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]] *[[UNESCO]] *[[UNHCR]] *[[United Nations Industrial Development Organization]] *[[United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon]] *[[United Nations Mission in Liberia]] *[[United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire]] *[[United Nations Truce Supervision Organization]] *[[Universal Postal Union]] *[[World Customs Organization]] *[[Western European Union]] (observer) *[[World Health Organization]] *[[World Intellectual Property Organization]] *[[World Meteorological Organization]] *[[World Trade Organization]] *[[Zangger Committee]] | |} ==Foreign aid== {{main|Irish Aid}} Ireland's aid programme was founded in 1974, and in 2017 its budget amounted to €651 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/budget-2017-state-to-increase-overseas-aid-spending-to-651m-1.2825765|title=Budget 2017: State to increase overseas aid spending to €651m|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=2018-05-24|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116072543/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/budget-2017-state-to-increase-overseas-aid-spending-to-651m-1.2825765|url-status=live}}</ref> The government had previously set a target of reaching the [[Millennium Development Goals|Millennium Development Goal]] of 0.7% of [[Gross National Product]] in aid by 2012, which was not met as aid was reduced as a result of the [[Post-2008 Irish economic downturn|Irish financial crisis]].<ref name="aid-pr">[http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/latest_news.asp?article=710 Ireland's Overseas Aid Increases by 11.4%] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127230001/http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/latest_news.asp%3Farticle%3D710 |date=27 November 2019 }} — Irish government press release, 4 April 2006.</ref> Irish development aid is concentrated on eight priority countries: [[Lesotho]], [[Mozambique]], [[Tanzania]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Zambia]], [[Uganda]], [[Vietnam]] and [[East Timor]].<ref name="aid-faq">[http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/about_faqs.asp Irish Aid: Frequently Asked Questions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127230000/http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/about_faqs.asp |date=27 November 2019 }} — Irish government website. Retrieved 13 November 2006.</ref> In 2006, [[Malawi]] was announced as the ninth priority country, with a tenth country to follow.<ref name="irishaid-whitepaper">[http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/whitepaper/ Irish government white paper on aid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127230003/http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/whitepaper/ |date=27 November 2019 }} — Irish government [[white paper]], 2006</ref> ==Human rights== There have been no serious civil, human or social rights abuses/problems in the State, according to [[Amnesty International]] and the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/region/europe-and-central-asia/western-europe/ireland |title=Amnesty International – Ireland |publisher=Amnesty International |date=12 February 1989 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=7 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007064406/http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/europe-and-central-asia/western-europe/ireland |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100565.htm |title=US Department of State – Human rights in Ireland, 2007 |publisher=State.gov |date=11 March 2008 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=27 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927111403/https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100565.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The country consistently comes among the top nations in terms of [[List of indices of freedom|freedom]] and rights ratings. {| class="wikitable" |- !Index !Ranking (Most Recent) !Result |- |[[Freedom in the World|Freedom in the World – Political Rights]] |1st (Joint) |1 ("Free") |- |[[Freedom in the World|Freedom in the World – Civil Liberties]] |1st (Joint) |1 ("Free") |- |[[Index of Economic Freedom]] |9th |76.9 ("Mostly Free") |- |[[Press Freedom Index#Worldwide Press Freedom Index|Worldwide Press Freedom Index Ranking]] |15th | −4.00 ("Free") |- |[[Global Peace Index]] |6th (Joint) |1.33 ("More Peaceful") |- |[[Democracy Index]] |12th |8.79 ("Full Democracy") |- |[[International Property Rights Index]] |13th (Joint) |7.9 |- |[[Corruption Perceptions Index]] |16th (Joint) |7.7 |- |[[Fragile States Index]] |170th (7th from the bottom) |26.5 ("Sustainable") |} ==See also== *[[Ireland–NATO relations]] *[[Common Travel Area]] *[[List of diplomatic missions in Ireland]] *[[List of diplomatic missions of Ireland]] *[[Message to the Free Nations of the World]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Further reading== * Burgess, Niall. "One hundred years of Irish foreign policy: looking back, looking forwards." ''Irish Studies in International Affairs'' 30.1 (2019): 5–11. [https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/423/article/810155/summary excerpt] * Clérigh, Gearóid Ó. "A Changed Approach to Diplomacy: The Department of Foreign Affairs Then and Now." ''Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review'' 109.434 (2020): 202–208. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.35939/studiesirishrev.109.434.0202 online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522080104/https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.35939/studiesirishrev.109.434.0202 |date=22 May 2023 }} * Doyle, John. "100 years of Irish Foreign Policy." ''Irish Studies in International Affairs'' 30.1 (2019): 1–5. [https://muse.jhu.edu/article/845130/pdf excerpt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707032928/https://muse.jhu.edu/article/845130/pdf |date=7 July 2022 }} * Doyle, John. "Irish diplomacy on the UN Security Council 2001–2: foreign policy-making in the light of day." ''Irish Studies in International Affairs'' 30.1 (2019) [https://muse.jhu.edu/article/845133 online]. * Fanning, Ronan. "The Anglo-American Alliance and the Irish Application for Membership of the United Nations." ''Irish Studies in International Affairs'' 2#2 (1986), pp. 35–61. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/30001952 online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522125820/https://www.jstor.org/stable/30001952 |date=22 May 2023 }} * Kennedy, Liam. "From the Good Friday Agreement to Brexit: Irish Diaspora Diplomacy in the United States." ''Routledge International Handbook of Diaspora Diplomacy'' (Routledge, 2022). 243–254. * O'Brien, Ann Marie. "A century of change: The (in) visibility of women in the Irish Foreign Service, 1919–2019." ''Irish Studies in International Affairs'' 30.1 (2019): 73–92. [https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/423/article/810125/summary excerpt] * O'Brien, Ann Marie. "Locating women within the Irish Department of External Affairs: a case study of Irish women at the League of Nations and United Nations, 1923–76." ''Irish Historical Studies'' 43.163 (2019): 94–110. * O'Brien, Ann Marie. "The revolutionary aims of Ireland's forgotten diplomats, 1919–1922." ''Historical Journal'' 64.5 (2021): 1332–1354. * Ó'Fathartaigh, Mícheál Ó., and Liam Weeks. ''Birth of a state: the Anglo-Irish Treaty'' (Irish Academic Press. 2021). [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/irish-historical-studies/article/abs/birth-of-a-state-the-angloirish-treaty-by-micheal-o-fathartaigh-and-liam-weeks-pp-272-dublin-irish-academic-press-2021-1995/E7739D61B5C48E3EBED72999B582A59C online review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522081011/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/irish-historical-studies/article/abs/birth-of-a-state-the-angloirish-treaty-by-micheal-o-fathartaigh-and-liam-weeks-pp-272-dublin-irish-academic-press-2021-1995/E7739D61B5C48E3EBED72999B582A59C |date=22 May 2023 }} * Rees, Nicholas, and John O'Brennan. "The dual crisis in Irish foreign policy: the economic crash and Brexit in a volatile European landscape." ''Irish Political Studies'' 34.4 (2019): 595–614, on 21st century. * Tonra, Ben. ''The Europeanisation of national foreign policy: Dutch, Danish and Irish foreign policy in the European Union'' (Routledge, 2018) [https://books.google.com/books?id=xsVKDwAAQBAJ&dq=dutch+diplomacy&pg=PT7 online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721013550/https://books.google.com/books?id=xsVKDwAAQBAJ&dq=dutch+diplomacy&pg=PT7 |date=21 July 2023 }}. * Whelan, Barry. ''Ireland's revolutionary diplomat: a biography of Leopold Kerney'' (University of Notre Dame Press, 2019) * Whelan, Bernadette. ''De Valera and Roosevelt: Irish and American diplomacy in times of crisis, 1932–1939'' (Cambridge University Press. 2021). [https://books.google.com/books?id=Jg0FEAAAQBAJ&dq=irish++diplomacy&pg=PR9 online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721013555/https://books.google.com/books?id=Jg0FEAAAQBAJ&dq=irish++diplomacy&pg=PR9 |date=21 July 2023 }} ==External links== * [http://foreignaffairs.gov.ie/ Department of Foreign Affairs] official site ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20101206071305/http://foreignaffairs.gov.ie/home/index.aspx?id=42915 Irish Treaty Series] "All treaties published in the Irish Treaty Series since 2002 are available in pdf format on this site. A limited number of selected treaties published in earlier years is also available" {{Foreign relations of the Republic of Ireland}} {{Foreign relations of Europe}} {{Foreign relations of the Commonwealth of Nations}} {{Ireland topics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Foreign Relations of the Republic of Ireland}} [[Category:Foreign relations of Ireland| ]] [[Category:Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations]]
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