Foreign Relations of The Republic of Ireland - Europe and The European Union

• Ireland is represented in Albania through its embassy in Athens (Greece).
• Albania is represented in Ireland through its embassy in London (United Kingdom).
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.

• 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.
• Ireland is represented in Armenia through its embassy in Sofia (Bulgaria) and through an honorary consulate in Yerevan.

• Ireland has an embassy in Vienna.
• Austria has an embassy in Dublin.
• 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.
• In July 2006, the President of Ireland Mary McAleese paid a state visit to Austria.

• Ireland is represented in Belarus through its embassy in Moscow (Russia).
• Belarus is represented in Ireland through its embassy in London (United Kingdom).

• Ireland has an embassy in Brussels and an honorary consulate in Antwerpen.
• Belgium has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.

• Ireland has an embassy in Sofia.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.

• Ireland is represented in Croatia through its embassy in Ljubljana (Slovenia).
• Croatia has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.

• Ireland has an embassy in Prague.
• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
• There are approximately 5,300 Czechs living in Ireland.

• Ireland has an embassy in Copenhagen.
• Denmark has an embassy in Dublin.

• Ireland recognised Estonia on 27 August 1991.
• Ireland has an embassy in Tallinn.
• Estonia has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
• There are approximately 2,400 Estonians living in Ireland.
• Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland

• Ireland has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Helsinki.
• Finland has an embassy in Dublin and three honorary consulates (in Cork, Dublin and Limerick).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
• Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: relations with Ireland

• Ireland has an embassy in Paris and 3 honorary consulates (in Antibes, Cherbourg and Lyon).
• France has an embassy in Dublin.
• 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 1798 Uprising (however, this was unsuccessful).
• There are approximately 9,000 French living in Ireland.
• French Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland

Ireland supports EU initiatives to promote peace between 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. The separatist Parliament of Abkhazia expressly called on Ireland to recognise Abkhaz independence, drawing parallels between Ireland’s own historic struggle for independence and international recognition with its own, the Abkhaz Parliament’s statement recalling that:

“Just like Ireland, Abkhazia has finally acquired long-awaited independence and recognition at the cost of enormous efforts... was de facto independent for a long time, but remained unrecognised. Ireland was the only unrecognised country in Europe until the world's largest country recognised a free parliament of Ireland. And that country was Russia.”

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.

• Ireland has an embassy in Berlin and 4 honorary consulates (in Bergisch-Gladbach, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg and Munich).
• Germany has an embassy in Dublin and 2 honorary consulates (in Cork and Galway).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
• There are approximately 10,000 Germans living in Ireland.
• German Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland

• Ireland has an embassy in Athens.
• Greece has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
• In 2000, Greek President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos visited Dublin.
• In 2002, Irish President Mary McAleese visited Athens.
• In 2006, Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis and Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Dora Bakoyannis visited Dublin.
• Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland

• Ireland has signed several tax treaties with the Guernsey. The treaties provide a mechanism for inter-governmental sharing of information about offshore assets, and avoidance of dual-taxation.

See Holy See – Ireland relations

• Ireland no longer has an embassy to the Holy See.
• The Holy See has an embassy in Dublin.
• The majority of Irish people are Roman Catholic.

• Ireland has an embassy in Budapest.
• Hungary has an embassy in Dublin and 2 honorary consulates (in Athlone and Cork).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
• There are approximately 3,300 Hungarians living in Ireland.

• Ireland is represented in Iceland through its embassy in Copenhagen (Denmark) and through an honorary consulate in Garðabær.
• Iceland is represented in Ireland through its embassy in London (United Kingdom) and through an honorary consulate in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.

• Ireland has signed several tax agreements with the Isle of Man. 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 nuclear plant to the UK government.

• Ireland has an embassy in Rome and an honorary consulate in Milan.
• Italy has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.

• Ireland has signed several tax treaties with Jersey. The treaties provide a mechanism for inter-governmental sharing of information about offshore assets, and avoidance of dual-taxation.

• Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 17 February 2008 and Ireland recognised it on 29 February 2008.
• 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.

• Ireland recognised Latvia's independence on 27 August 1991.
• Ireland has an embassy in Riga.
• Latvia has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
• There are approximately 13,000 Latvians living in Ireland.
• Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland

• Ireland recognised Lithuania on 27 August 1991.
• Ireland has an embassy in Vilnius.
• Lithuania has an embassy in Dublin and an honorary consulate in Carrickmacross.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
• There are approximately 24,000 Lithuanians living in Ireland.
• Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Ireland (in Lithuanian)

• Ireland has an embassy in Luxembourg City.
• Luxembourg has an honorary consulate in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.

• Ireland is represented in Macedonia through its embassy in Bratislava (Slovakia).
• Macedonia is represented in Ireland through its embassy in London (United Kingdom).
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.

• Ireland is represented in Moldova through its embassy in Bucharest (Romania).
• Moldova is represented in Ireland through its embassy in London (United Kingdom).
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
• Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland

See Foreign relations of Montenegro

• 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 has an embassy in The Hague.
• The Netherlands has an embassy in Dublin and 3 honorary consulates (in Cork, Limerick and Sligo.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
• Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland (in Dutch only)

• Ireland has an embassy in Oslo.
• Norway has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.

• Ireland has an embassy in Warsaw.
• Poland has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
• There are approximately 122,000 Poles living in Ireland, the largest minority in the country.

• Ireland has an embassy in Lisbon.
• Portugal has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.

• Ireland has an embassy in Bucharest.
• Romania has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.

• Ireland has an embassy in Moscow.
• Russia has an embassy Dublin.
• The Russian SFSR was the first country to recognise the independence of Ireland in 1918.
• 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.).
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.

• Ireland is represented in Serbia through its embassy in Budapest (Hungary).
• Serbia is represented in Ireland through its embassy in London (United Kingdom).
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.

• Ireland has an embassy in Bratislava.
• Slovakia has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
• 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. Prime Minister Fico refused to dismiss the interior minister after the incident.

• Ireland has an embassy in Ljubljana.
• Slovenia has had an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.

• Ireland has an embassy in Madrid and 10 honorary consulates (in Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bilbao, Ferrol, Las Palmas, Majorca, Málaga, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Seville).
• Spain has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
• Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: directions of Irish representations in Spain

• Ireland has an embassy in Stockholm.
• Sweden closed its embassy in Dublin in September 2010 and now has four honorary consulates (in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and the Council of Europe.

• Ireland has an embassy in Bern.
• Switzerland has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.

• Ireland has an embassy in Ankara.
• Turkey has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
• Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland

• Ireland recognised the Ukrainian state in 1991.
• Ireland is represented through its embassy in Prague (Czech Republic), and an honorary consulate in Kiev.
• Ukraine has an embassy in Dublin.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.