Seán O Regan

Director, MENA I🇧🇭🇮🇶🇮🇷🇱🇧🇰🇼🇴🇲🇶🇦🇸🇦🇸🇾🇦🇪🇾🇪, @dfatirl. Former 🇮🇪Ambassador 🇸🇮🇧🇦🇪🇬🇯🇴🇱🇧, worked 🇫🇮🇪🇪🇹🇷🇦🇿🇪🇺🇨🇳. Pers. a/c

[Helen McEntee TD @HMcEntee]

Ireland condemns the missile and drone attacks by Iran on the UAE.

We urge all parties to preserve the ceasefire in the Gulf. Freedom of navigation must be resumed and international law upheld.

Dialogue and diplomacy are needed to build lasting peace and regional security.

[Seán O Regan @SeanOReganIE]

https://t.co/eEL7OQPMKy

[Helen McEntee TD @HMcEntee]

Today I join a range of EU and international colleagues to call for an end to the appalling conflict in Lebanon. The killing of civilians and UN peacekeepers must stop immediately. I condemn Hezbollah’s attack on Israel and Israel’s disproportionate response.

[Seán O Regan @SeanOReganIE]

https://t.co/kHrzox8Kjx

[Irish Foreign Ministry @dfatirl]

To Irish people and friends of Ireland, wherever you may be, happy Saint Patrick’s Day 🇮🇪
Do mhuintir na hÉireann agus do chairde na hÉireann pé áit a bhfuil sibh, Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh 🌍

[Irish Foreign Ministry @dfatirl]

Teachtaireacht idirnáisiúnta do Lá Fhéile Pádraig ón Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD. ☘️

[Embassy of Ireland Cairo @IRLEmbCairo]

Ahead of St Patrick’s Day we celebrate Ireland’s place in the world. We pay special tribute to Irish people who have made their mark on communities everywhere
قبيل حلول عيد القديس باتريك، نحتفل بمكانة أيرلندا في العالم، ونحتفي بوجه خاص بالأيرلنديين الذين أحدثوا فارقًا بمجتمعاتهم

[Youssef Raggi @YoussefRaggi]

I was informed today by Aidan O’Hara, Ambassador of Ireland to Egypt and non resident Ambassador to Lebanon, of the announcement by Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade allocating three million euros in humanitarian assistance to Lebanon.

I expressed our gratitude to Ireland and the Irish people and reaffirmed the Lebanese government’s commitment to pursuing all avenues to halt the Israeli escalation and to ensure that Hezbollah’s weapons are placed under the authority of the state and that its military and security activities are banned, in implementation of the recent decision of the Council of Ministers.

[Helen McEntee TD @HMcEntee]

Today I spoke with the Palestinian FM @VarsenAghShahin and assured her that Ireland remains focused on the situation in Palestine notwithstanding the wider Middle East conflict. The people of Gaza and the West Bank must not be forgotten; border crossings should remain open.

[Helen McEntee TD @HMcEntee]

The attack on a UNIFIL base in Lebanon today is completely unacceptable.

I want to commend the Irish peacekeepers who assisted their Ghanaian counterparts.

All Irish personnel deployed in the region are well and accounted for.

[Irish Foreign Ministry @dfatirl]

.@HMcEntee has spoken to United Arab Emirates Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan this afternoon regarding the ongoing conflict in the region.

https://t.co/5MYGylvg4J

[Irish Foreign Ministry @dfatirl]

Full statement by Minister @HMcEntee on the outbreak of conflict with Iran can be found here - https://t.co/HRKgjA6Gie

[Irish Foreign Ministry @dfatirl]

Statement by Minister @HMcEntee on Consular Assistance to Irish citizens in the Gulf.

https://t.co/2xl9TEemWE

[Embassy of Ireland Cairo @IRLEmbCairo]

البيان الكامل لوزيرة الخارجية والتجارة الأيرلندية هيلين ماكينتي حول اندلاع المواجهات مع إيران 🔽
@dfatirl

[Irish Foreign Ministry @dfatirl]

⚠️ Consular advice update ⚠️

✈️ There are significant flight disruptions across the Gulf & Middle East regions.

Irish citizens with plans to travel to, or through, the regions, should contact their airline or travel agency immediately, and avoid non essential travel.

⬇️(1/4)

[Micheál Martin @MichealMartinTD]

I am deeply concerned by developments in Iran and the real potential that exists for escalation and wider conflict in the region.

I strongly urge all parties to exercise restraint and to work to avoid that outcome.

[Irish Foreign Ministry @dfatirl]

In Ireland, 1 February marks the first day of spring and the celebration of Lá Fhéile Bríde, St Brigid’s Day.

Watch as we honour the extraordinary contributions Irish women have made at home and around the world.

[Christophe Bigot @EUSR_MEPP]

Excellent interventions from former Irish PM Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Irish FM @HMcEntee.

The Good Friday Agreement remains living proof that peace is not only about negotiations, but about creating an environment where coexistence is workable and sustained. (2/2)

[Christophe Bigot @EUSR_MEPP]

The EU is grateful to Ireland for its initiative to convene a meeting of the Global Alliance on the implementation of the two-State solution. I was honored to deliver Europe key messages floor as EU co chairs this Alliance with KSA 🇸🇦 and Norway 🇳🇴.

Discussions focused on the lessons learned from the Northern Ireland peace process, post-conflict recovery and aid, and linkages with the Trump plan. (1/2)