➡️ What should international development look like?
➡️ How should we tackle violence against women and girls?
➡️ How can tech and AI make life easier for everybody?
Answers from day 1 of the Global Partnerships Conference ⬇️
📢 #Language TrendsIRL is available now!
Launched with @language_ie & the support of @1Hildegarde and @BritEmbDublin, this research from @QUBelfast highlights findings about language learning in secondary schools in Ireland.
Please find the report here: https://t.co/Yh6o7vnFIL
GDP grew 0.6% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2026.
Services (+0.8%) construction (+0.4%) and production (+0.2%) all increased.
Read the full article ➡️ https://t.co/eLV7Lj1in5
The PEACEPLUS CONNECT project supporting leadership, festivals & media to strengthen community ties across NI and the border counties, launched in Feb.
Now you can catch the highlights: https://t.co/7eiSVjfdfu
We wish Sir David Attenborough a very happy 100th birthday.
His passion for the natural world has galvanised international action to preserve it like nobody else.
Go raibh maith agaibh! it was so good to meet all of you doing such incredible work to support the Irish community and grow deeper awareness of Irish culture in Britain.
📸 The British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference covered legacy, political stability, security, and British-Irish cooperation.
Secretary of State @hilarybennmp & Minister @Matthew_Patrick held productive discussions with Irish Government counterparts @HMcEntee & @OCallaghanJim
A welcome visit to Dublin by Royal Navy personnel following annual training in the UK. On departure, a PASSEX with the Irish Naval Service provided an opportunity for shared learning and practical cooperation at sea — supporting ongoing UK–Ireland collaboration @UKDefenceDublin
Thank you Dublin! 🇮🇪 🙏. On departure we conducted a PASSEX with LE Samuel Beckett; reinforcing our interoperability and sharing experiences of our maritime tasks. @BritEmbDublin@naval_service@RoyalNavy
We welcomed 26 future diplomats from 18 countries studying Diplomatic Studies at @UniofOxford.
We kicked off with a talk from Ambassador @karaowen, followed by lunchtime conversations with our diplomats.
Their next stop is @dfatirl before they head to Belfast. 🚐
Events in the Strait of Hormuz remind us that we’re in a new era of geoeconomics, where economic security must be at the top of our foreign policy agenda.
My words in @TheEconomist ⬇️
https://t.co/mJtTk1n2uq
🏴 Happy St. George’s Day!
📜And happy birthday to William Shakespeare, born on this day 462 years ago.
We asked @JanThompsonFCDO, UK Ambassador to Norway and Shakespearean actor, to mark the occasion ⬇️
Secretary of State @hilarybennmp has today welcomed the publication of almost 1,000 UK Government records relating to the Troubles. These documents have been digitised as part of a collaboration with The National Archives.
Read more below.
https://t.co/MK3PImx5HS
In Paris today, @Keir_Starmer co-hosted an international summit with @EmmanuelMacron.
Joined by more than 45 countries, the summit’s mission is clear:
We must protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and see a return to peace and stability.
Britain is rejoining Erasmus+.
From 2027, thousands of students, apprentices and young people will be able to study and work across Europe, gaining international experience and new skills.
Run by the @BritishCouncil, the programme will unlock a range of opportunities for people from different backgrounds across the UK.
28 years ago today, the Good Friday Agreement was signed, one of Labour’s proudest achievements.
Working in Northern Ireland, I saw first-hand the transformation peace brought to communities.
At a time of global instability, it reminds us that peace must be built and protected.
🕊️It's the 28th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which has transformed NI for the better.
Secretary of State @hilarybennmp discussed the continued importance of peacebuilding with young people from @springboardopp, pupils from @DownHighSchool & @LecaleTrinity, & @NWCN01
I’m proud of our UK Armed Forces, who left these Russian vessels with no doubt.
Their movements were not covert as Putin planned.
Their attempted secret operations were exposed.
And they have now retreated.