List of diplomatic missions of Ireland explained

Ireland has diplomatic relations with 161 other governments. Ireland has numerous embassies and consulates abroad.

Honorary consulates and the overseas offices of Irish state agencies, namely Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, and Tourism Ireland, are omitted from this listing.

Current missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year Opened	Concurrent accreditation
	Cairo	Embassy	1975		^[1] ^[2]
	Addis Ababa	Embassy	1994		^[3]
	Nairobi	Embassy	1979		^[4] ^[5]
	Monrovia	Embassy	2018		^[6]
	Lilongwe	Embassy	2007		^[7]
	Rabat	Embassy	2021		^[8]
	Maputo	Embassy	1996		^[9] ^[10]
	Abuja	Embassy	1961		^[11]
	Dakar	Embassy	2023		^[12]
	Freetown	Embassy	2014		^[13]
	Pretoria	Embassy	1994		^[14]
	Dar es Salaam	Embassy	1979		^[15]
	Kampala	Embassy	1994		^[16]
	Lusaka	Embassy	1980		^[17]

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year Opened	Concurrent accreditation
	Buenos Aires	Embassy	1947		^[18]
	Brasília	Embassy	2001		^[19]
	São Paulo	Consulate-General	2014		^[20]
	Ottawa	Embassy	1950		^[21]
	Toronto	Consulate-General	2022		^[22]
	Vancouver	Consulate-General	2018		^[23]
	Santiago	Embassy	2019		^[24]
	Bogotá	Embassy	2018		^[25]
	Mexico City	Embassy	1998		^[26]
	Washington, D.C.	Embassy	1924		^[27]
	Atlanta	Consulate-General	2011		^[28]
	Austin	Consulate-General	2014		^[29]
	Boston	Consulate-General	1929		^[30]
	Chicago	Consulate-General	1933		^[31]
	Los Angeles	Consulate-General	2019		^[32]
	Miami	Consulate-General	2022		^[33]
	New York City	Consulate-General	1930		^[34]
	San Francisco	Consulate-General	1933		^[35]

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year Opened	Concurrent accreditation
	Beijing	Embassy	1979		^[36]
	Hong Kong	Consulate-General	2014		^[37]
	Shanghai	Consulate-General	2000		^[38]
	New Delhi	Embassy	1964		^[39]
	Mumbai	Consulate-General	2019		^[40]
	Jakarta	Embassy	2014		^[41] ^[42]
	Tel Aviv	Embassy	1996		^[43]
	Tokyo	Embassy	1973		^[44]
	Amman	Embassy	2019		^[45]
	Kuala Lumpur	Embassy	1995		^[46]
	Ramallah	Representative office	2000		^[47]
	Manila	Embassy	2021		^[48]
	Riyadh	Embassy	1976		^[49]
	Singapore	Embassy	2000		^[50]
	Seoul	Embassy	1989		^[51]
	Bangkok	Embassy	2014		^[52]
	Ankara	Embassy	1998		^[53]
	Abu Dhabi	Embassy	2009		^[54]
	Hanoi	Embassy	2005		^[55]

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year Opened	Concurrent accreditation
	Vienna	Embassy	1974		^[56] ^[57]
	Brussels	Embassy	1950
	Sofia	Embassy	2005		^[58]
	Zagreb	Embassy	2014		^[59]
	Nicosia	Embassy	2001		^[60]
	Prague	Embassy	1995		^[61]
	Copenhagen	Embassy	1962		^[62]
	Tallinn	Embassy	2001		^[63]
	Helsinki	Embassy	1993		^[64]
	Paris	Embassy	1929		^[65]
	Lyon	Consulate-General	2022		^[66]
	Berlin	Embassy	1929		^[67]
	Frankfurt	Consulate General	2019		^[68]
	Athens	Embassy	1977		^[69]
	Rome	Embassy	1929		^[70]
	Budapest	Embassy	1995		^[71]
	Rome	Embassy	1938		^[72]
	Riga	Embassy	2005		^[73]
	Vilnius	Embassy	2005		^[74]
	Luxembourg	Embassy	1973		^[75]
	Valletta	Embassy	2005		^[76]
	The Hague	Embassy	1950		^[77] ^[78]
	Oslo	Embassy	2001		^[79]
	Warsaw	Embassy	1990		^[80]
	Lisbon	Embassy	1942		^[81]
	Bucharest	Embassy	2005		^[82]
	Moscow	Embassy	1974		^[83]
	Bratislava	Embassy	2001		^[84]
	Ljubljana	Embassy	2001		^[85]
	Madrid	Embassy	1935		^[86]
	Stockholm	Embassy	1946		^[87]
	Bern	Embassy	1940		^[88]
	Kyiv	Embassy	2020		^[89]
	London	Embassy	1923		^[90]
	Cardiff	Consulate-General	2019
	Edinburgh	Consulate-General	1998
	Manchester	Consulate-General	2021

Oceania

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year Opened	Concurrent accreditation
	Canberra	Embassy	1946		^[91] ^[92]
	Sydney	Consulate-General	2000		^[93]
	Wellington	Embassy	2018		^[94] ^[95]

Multilateral organisations

Organization	Host city	Host country	Mission	Year Opened	Concurrent accreditation
	Strasbourg	France	Permanent Mission			^[96]
	Brussels	Belgium	Permanent Representation	1999		^[97]
OECD	Paris	France	Permanent Representation
OSCE	Vienna	Austria	Permanent Mission	1993		^[98]
	New York City	United States	Permanent Mission	1956		^[99]
	Geneva	Switzerland	Permanent Mission	1965		^[100]

Closed missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed
	Maseru	Embassy	2014	^[101] ^[102]
	Tripoli	Embassy	2011	^[103]
	Cape Town	Liaison office	Unknown	^[104]
	Khartoum	Embassy	2003	^[105]

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed
	Dili	Representative office	2011	^[106]
	Taipei	Representative office	2012	^[107]
	Tehran	Embassy	2012
	Baghdad	Embassy	1990	^[108]
	Beirut	Embassy	1977	^[109]
	Doha	Embassy	1995	^[110]

Europe

Missions to open

In September 2022, Minister for Foreign affairs Simon Coveney announced the creation the last 8 missions out of 26 in Global Ireland 2025^[112] In March 2024 Irish foreign minister want to open 5 more missions.^[113]

Embassies announced in 2003

• • • Baghdad (Embassy)

Embassies announced in 2019

• • • Dhaka (Embassy)

Embassies announced in 2020

• • • Doha (Embassy)

Embassies announced in 2021

• • • Tehran (Embassy)

Embassies announced in 2022

• • • Munich (Consulate-General)
    • Milan (Consulate-General)
    • Islamabad (Embassy)

Embassies announced in 2024

• • • Melbourne (Consulate-General)
    • Sarajevo (Embassy)
    • Chișinău (Embassy)
    • Belgrade (Embassy)
    • Málaga (Consulate General)

See also

• Foreign relations of Ireland
• Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland)
• List of diplomatic missions in Ireland
• Visa policy of Ireland
• Irish Aid

External links

• Department of Foreign Affairs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Irish Embassies and Consulates Abroad . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 29 May 2024.
2. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Egypt . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
3. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Ethiopia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
4. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Kenya . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
5. News: Committee of Permanent Representatives to the UN Environment Programme . 11 September 2023.
6. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Liberia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
7. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Malawi . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
8. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Morocco . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
9. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Mozambique . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
10. News: Government approves the nomination of 22 Ambassadorial and senior-level international appointments . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . gov.ie . 14 December 2021 . 13 July 2021.
11. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Nigeria . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
12. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Senegal . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
13. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Sierra Leone . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
14. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, South Africa . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
15. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Tanzania . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
16. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Uganda . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
17. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Zambia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
18. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Argentina . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
19. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Brazil . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
20. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, São Paulo . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
21. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Canada . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
22. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Toronto . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
23. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Vancouver . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
24. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Chile . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
25. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Colombia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
26. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Mexico . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
27. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, United States of America . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
28. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Atlanta . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
29. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Austin . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
30. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Boston . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
31. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Chicago . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
32. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Los Angeles . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
33. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Miami . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
34. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, New York . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
35. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, San Francisco . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
36. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, China . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
37. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Hong Kong . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
38. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Shanghai . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
39. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, India . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
40. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Mumbai . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
41. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Indonesia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
42. News: Ambassador of Ireland to ASEAN presents credentials . https://web.archive.org/web/20190622094720/https://asean.org/ambassador-ireland-asean-presents-credentials/ . 22 June 2019 . dead . 11 September 2023.
43. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Israel . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
44. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Japan . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
45. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Jordan . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
46. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Malaysia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
47. Web site: Representative Office of Ireland, Ramallah . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
48. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Philippines . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
49. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Saudi Arabia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
50. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Singapore . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
51. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Republic of Korea . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
52. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Thailand . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
53. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Türkiye . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
54. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, United Arab Emirates . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
55. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Vietnam . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
56. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Austria . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
57. Web site: Permanent Missions to the United Nations (Vienna).
58. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Bulgaria . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
59. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Croatia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
60. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Cyprus . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
61. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Czech Republic . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
62. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Denmark . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
63. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Estonia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
64. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Finland . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
65. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, France . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
66. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Lyon . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
67. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Germany . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
68. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Frankfurt . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
69. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Greece . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
70. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Holy See . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
71. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Hungary . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
72. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Italy . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
73. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Latvia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
74. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Lithuania . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
75. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Luxembourg . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
76. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Malta . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
77. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, the Netherlands . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
78. Web site: Ireland. 7 September 2022 .
79. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Norway . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
80. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Poland . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
81. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Portugal . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
82. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Romania . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
83. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Russia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
84. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Slovakia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
85. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Slovenia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
86. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Spain . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
87. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Sweden . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
88. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Switzerland . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
89. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Ukraine . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
90. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Great Britain . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
91. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, Australia . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
92. News: President receives Ireland Ambassador-designate Ó Caollaí . 11 September 2023.
93. Web site: Consulate General of Ireland, Sydney . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
94. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, New Zealand . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
95. Web site: First Irish Ambassador welcomed by Head of State.
96. Web site: Permanent Representation of Ireland to the Council of Europe . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
97. Web site: Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
98. Web site: Permanent Mission of Ireland to OSCE . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
99. Web site: Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, New York . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
100. Web site: Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, Geneva . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland . 22 December 2023.
101. News: No place like Rome: €64,000 a year home for ambassador. Foxe. Ken.
102. Web site: Downloads - Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho in Ireland.
103. https://www.difp.ie/embassy-map/
104. Web site: Embassy of Ireland, South Africa . Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland. 13 July 2021.
105. https://www.difp.ie/embassy-map/
106. News: Irish embassy to the Vatican to be closed . Raidió Teilifís Éireann . 4 November 2011 . 12 July 2021.
107. Web site: 30 September 2021. Taipei Representative Office in Ireland. Taipei Representative Office in Ireland. 3 December 2021.
108. News: Government may send diplomats back to Baghdad to reopen embassy . Deaglan de Breadun . . 27 May 2003 . 28 December 2023.
109. https://www.difp.ie/embassy-map/
110. https://www.difp.ie/embassy-map/
111. https://www.difp.ie/timeline-of-events-1919-69/
112. Web site: Stories - Government agrees initiatives to further eneland's global influenhance Irce - this is Ireland. 2021-07-30. ireland.ie.
113. Web site: Government to open five new overseas Missions under Global Ireland programme. 5 March 2024. 17 June 2024.