Kevin Colgan

Working with interesting people

[Micheál Martin @MichealMartinTD]

I’m at the EU-Western Balkans Summit today.

Enjoying constructive discussions with other European leaders.

With Ireland’s EU Presidency drawing near, EU enlargement is a key issue, in particular the progress towards accession of our hosts Montenegro.

[@IrelandinSerbia @IrelandinSerbia]

Come hang out with the Embassy of 🇮🇪this Sunday at the Europe Language Café at #PiknikBG! 🇪🇺

Together with @eusrbija and @GRADKC, we’re celebrating #EuropeDay by showcasing European languages at Kalemegdan. 🗣️🇮🇪

Come learn a few words in Irish, or a ‘cúpla focal as Gaeilge’☘️

[Thomas Byrne @ThomasByrneTD]

Delighted with today’s endorsement by EU member states of the establishment of the Ad Hoc Working Party for the drafting of Montenegro’s Accession Treaty.

Ireland is determined to support Montenegro on its path towards EU membership.

🇮🇪🇪🇺🤝🇲🇪

[Irish Foreign Ministry @dfatirl]

On this day 28 years ago, the Good Friday Agreement was signed. This remarkable document – made possible by political leadership, vision, and compromise – helped end a cycle of violence that had continued for 30 years on the island of Ireland.
Learn more: https://t.co/DUyWLpYZ2c

[Kevin Colgan @Simplekev]

This is great work by John Conroy in Jinja, Uganda
#ireland #sports #GAA

https://t.co/Y2wh1HswVa

[Darragh O'Brien @DarraghOBrienTD]

It was a pleasure to host a dinner this evening at Iveagh House in honour of President Milatović, marking the first official visit by a President of Montenegro to Ireland.

This visit reflects the deepening partnership and shared values between Ireland and Montenegro. 🇮🇪🇲🇪

[Uganda Jim O'Sullivan 🇮🇪🇺🇬 @jamesnosullivan]

So, this Saturday, I’m hosting another Irish Family Day Fundraisers here in Uganda, raising funds for Amani Mamas, free midwifery clinic, run by our great friend, Diane.
If you can, please donate to this honorable and worthy cause

🔗 https://t.co/wo3Erkxwiu

Many thanks
Jim

[Daniel Mulhall @DanMulhall]

As this is behind a paywall, here is the text of my response @WSJopinion

“Dominic Green took to these pages not to praise Ireland but to bury it (“Ireland Is a Wounded Tiger,” op-ed, Dec. 8). He wrongly slights a good and prosperous country. His misperceptions are manifold. 
First, Mr. Green’s claim that we demand the U.K. “surrender” Northern Ireland is preposterous. It flies in the face of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, negotiated by the British and Irish governments, brokered by the U.S. and supported by the Irish people. We recognize national unity requires popular consent.
Ireland supposedly has an “immigration crisis,” Mr. Green writes, never mind that much of the influx is designed to supply the needs of U.S. multinationals. He casts the country as crime-ridden, though the data belie him again. The Central Statistics Office in July reported that the number of recorded crime incidents fell for eight out of the 14 offense groups between 2024-25. Homicides and Burglary, among others, both declined. Ireland ranks second on the Global Peace Index. 
Mr. Green pins his diatribe on a Dublin City Council proposal to rename Herzog Park. Yet the council quickly withdrew that motion after many Irish people and the government sharply criticized it. The country, along with several others, has recognized a state of Palestine: a decision anchored in sympathy for the plight of ordinary Palestinians, not animus toward Israel. The Irish government has welcomed and supported President Trump’s peace plan, and Irish peacekeepers work with the U.N. to maintain stability in Southern Lebanon.
Mr. Green’s takes aim at Ireland’s economy as a member of the European Union, but the target is small. The economy grew 2.6% last year, on a par with the U.S. Ireland continues to be a location of choice for American companies because it offers unhindered access to the European market. The 800 or so U.S. firms operating here are successful and profitable. They benefit from a highly educated workforce and fair and transparent tax system. The relationship is mutually beneficial: Ireland is the fifth-largest source of foreign direct investment in the U.S. and continues to expand its footprint in the states.
Contrary to Mr. Green’s dystopian sketch, our economy is humming along. Like much of the rest of the world, Ireland faces headwinds, but its people are nothing if not resilient. After all, since 1776, millions of Irishmen and women and their descendants have helped make America great through their labors.
Daniel Mulhall
Dublin
Mr. Mulhall was Ireland’s ambassador to the U.S., 2017-22. “

[@IrelandinSerbia @IrelandinSerbia]

We were delighted to host Ireland’s Honorary Consul Ann Pešić at the new Embassy.

Ann has been Honorary Consul since 2004, providing invaluable consular assistance to 🇮🇪 citizens and representing Ireland with distinction.

[Jean Callanan @JeanCallanan]

Thanks to @eilishor @Independent_ie for featuring research I presented last week at @APCAssociation on Ireland's contribution to development of African palliative care & announcement of an award by @Irish_Aid to recognise work of Dr Anne Merriman in Africa.

🙏@miriamdonohoe

[Mzee Kawato @footsoja]

By designate to Uganda and Rwanda, does it mean you will serve both Uganda and Rwanda?

[The New Vision @newvisionwire]

Ireland’s Ambassador to Uganda @IrlEmbUganda, Mags Gaynor, has officially begun her tenure after presenting copies of her credentials to Uganda’s foreign affairs minister, General Jeje Odongo.

DETAILS👉https://t.co/hbpq3ZyFez

#VisionUpdates

[Ambassador of Ireland to Uganda @IEAmbUganda]

My last Rolex this morning on my last day, the breakfast of champions!!!

[Janet K. Museveni @JanetMuseveni]

Thank you, Ambassador Colgan, for your significant contribution to Uganda, especially in education and through Ireland’s strong partnership with us. You laid a brick on Uganda that cannot be forgotten, particularly in advancing human capital development.

[Janet K. Museveni @JanetMuseveni]

Saying farewell to a friend is never easy, but we accept that there is a time for everything. I wish you the very best, Ambassador, in your next assignment.

[Ireland in Uganda @IrlEmbUganda]

Applications call for Ireland Fellowship Programme –2026 from Uganda and Rwanda. This call is to staff of our partner NGOs and government line departments for Masters degrees in Ireland. See details at https://t.co/TU1gk42lLR or email [email protected]

[Intel Doge @IntelDoge]

.@khamenei_ir hey buddy.. you good?

[Irish Foreign Ministry @dfatirl]

Irish writing resonates all over the world.

This June, we’re broadening our celebration of James Joyce and Ulysses to “Bloomsday & Beyond: Celebrating Ireland, Island of Writers” 📝

We hope you enjoy these tributes to Irish writers #Bloomsday

https://t.co/8wZBuqQsmU

[Hospice Africa Ug @HospiceAfricaUg]

The letter from HE @PresidentIRL 🇨🇮
"It is incredible to think that when you established Hospice Africa Uganda in 1993 there were only three countries in Africa with palliative care."
Today, 37 African countries have palliative Care🎉
#LegacyOfCompassion #PalliativeCareChampion

[Hospice Africa Ug @HospiceAfricaUg]

🎁 In honor of Dr. Anne Merriman’s 90th birthday, we invite you to celebrate her life and legacy with a gift that keeps on giving.

Tap to donate👇
🇺🇬Uganda https://t.co/uNUfCi7Ifg
🌎🌏Globally https://t.co/ehDYWLtl8n

#LegacyOfCompassion
#HospiceAfricaUganda #DonateForDignity