Ireland

President of the General Assembly, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Secretary-General, Excellencies, We gather at an important moment. World lead...

One hundred years ago. on Monday. 10 September 1923 — a year after Ireland became independent — we were admitted to the League of Nations. It was an early signa...

This year Ireland marks the centenary of its independence. The Irish Free State was established on 6 December 1922, when we began our journey as an independent ...

This week, in this Hall, a series of alarms have sounded. They have sounded for conflict; they have sounded for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic; the...

President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The United Nations General Assembly meets this year in a virtual format, in the shadow of COVID-19. The pandemic ...

Gathering as we are on the eve of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, undertaking a range of summits on addressing climate acti...

The General Assembly is meeting this week as we mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Nelson Mandela of South Africa and as we mourn the recent de...

Allow me to begin by offering Ireland’s sympathy to all those in Mexico affected by the devastating earthquake earlier this week and to commend those who have b...

I am very pleased to have the opportunity to address the General Assembly this afternoon on behalf of my country, Ireland. My address will be framed under the o...

It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly this afternoon on behalf of Ireland on the sixtieth anniversary of my country’s joining the United N...

It is my great honour to represent Ireland today at the General Assembly. Regrettably, this gathering comes at a dangerous time in global history. Delegates ...

Every day, the peoples of the world whom we are privileged to represent in the General Assembly look on in helpless horror at the slaughter in Syria. They ca...

The primary mission of the United Nations is to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which... has brought untold sorrow to mankind”. Those are...

We are living in times of breathtaking change. Much of it is good change: scientific and technological progress making real advances for humankind, an ever m...

Let me begin by warmly congratulating President Joseph Deiss on his election and extending the best wishes of the Irish Government for a successful term in o...

Let me begin, Mr. President, by warmly congratulating you on your election and extending the best wishes of the Irish Government and the Irish people for a s...

Mr. President, let me begin by warmly congratulating you on your election. You have my very best wishes for a successful term in office. This is my first o...

First of all, Mr. President, may I congratulate you on your election and wish you well in the months ahead. Upon its formation earlier this year, the Irish ...

Let me begin by congratulating you, Madam President, on your appointment and assuring you of Ireland’s full support for the coming year. This session of t...

Sixty years ago, our predecessors, having adopted the United Nations Charter, made sure that the United Nations immediately got down to work. We need to act now...