First Lady Michelle Obama to visit Ireland
First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Malia and Sasha, will join President Obama’s upcoming official visit to Northern Ireland and Germany from June 17-19, during which time they will also visit Dublin, Ireland.
The G8: Who, Where, What & Why?
This year, the G8 Leader's Summit will take place in Northern Ireland, where President Obama will meet with other world leaders. This video explains the what the G8 is, how it is structured and why it exists as in its current format. (Youtube.com)
A JFK Homecoming
We have launched our JFK Homecoming website, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s visit to Ireland in 1963. Here you can help tell the story of this timeless event by sharing your own thoughts, reactions and memories of those four days in June.
JFK - In His Words
Hear JFK’s words spoken through the voices of Ireland today, featuring Sarah Bolger, Mike Feeney Callan, Sharon Corr, Roddy Doyle, Moya Doherty, Jamie Heaslip, Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Mark Pollock, Robert Sheehan, Jim Sheridan, Ryan Tubridy and Laura Whitmore.
Embassy Headlines
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Irish Statements on Bombing at Boston Marathon
Statements from Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland; An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD (Prime Minister of Ireland); and Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore T.D. on the bombings at the Boston Marathon »
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Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
In his State of the Union address on February 12, 2013, the President announced that the Administration plans to notify Congress of its intent to launch negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union (EU). The President’s decision recognizes that the U.S.-EU economic relationship is already the world’s largest, accounting for one third of total goods and services trade and nearly half of global economic output. »
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USAID Deputy Administrator Steinberg Travels to Dublin
Donald Steinberg, deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was in Dublin from February 11-13, 2013. Mr. Steinberg’s visit surrounded meetings with EU Development Ministers as part of Ireland's Presidency of the EU. He held a bilateral meeting with Irish Minister for Development and Trade Joe Costello. Mr. Steinburg also delivered a lecture at Trinity College Dublin entitled “Youth in Development: Realizing the Demographic Opportunity.” »
