Economic development in China's Hainan Province is impressive, said Nicholas O'Brien, Ambassador of Ireland to China, encouraging people to look at Hainan as a destination for investment and trade, in an interview with CGTN during #HainanExpo2025. #BizFocus Nicholas O’Brien

Ambassador O’Brien leading a delegation to meet with the Party Secretary of Hainan Province. #TeamIreland continues to promote Ireland & create potential for trade and investment #working4irl Irish Foreign Ministry

On 12 April the Embassy of Ireland participated in EU Culture Street in Chengdu, with over 10,000 visitors attending. The event marked the opening of Chengdu’s Culture Season, which will include an Irish heritage exhibition next month and a film screening in July. #Working4irl

Ambassador O’Brien promoting trade and investment on a visit to Hainan Airlines in Haikou, Hainan province. Hainan Airlines operates four weekly direct flights from Beijing to Ireland #TeamIreland continues to promote Ireland #working4irl Irish Foreign Ministry IDA Ireland

An honour to present my credentials as Irish Ambassador to President Khürelsükh of Mongolia; and to meet with Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh

The Embassy of Ireland offers grants to local non-governmental organisations in Mongolia to carry out small-scale development projects. 💶 Grants of up to €10,000 are available. 👉 Guidance note and application form available via tinyurl.com/rech7scp

The Embassy took part in the recent Guardian Art Book Fair in Beijing, attended by over 6,000 visitors from 23-27 April. The exhibition included books and journals on Irish architecture and urban planning, alongside video remarks from Ambassador O’Brien Irish Foreign Ministry Tourism Ireland

Today the #GlobalIreland Summit takes place in Dublin Castle. Watch our video on how #TeamIreland’s global footprint has expanded as we seek to extend our influence, articulate our values and tell the story of 🇮🇪 as a great place to visit, invest, trade and study.

10 years ago this week, Ireland made history by becoming the first country in the world to vote in favour of marriage equality in a referendum 🇮🇪 Watch our video on a landmark day in Ireland, when love, respect and equal rights got a resounding ‘YES’ ireland.ie/en/celebrating…

Ambassador O’Brien was delighted to welcome the Board of Tirlán to the Embassy. Tirlán is a key dairy exporter to China and looks forward to continued growth in the market. #working4irl

Ambassador O’Brien was delighted to host Irish pricing solutions company Datalex and Air China at the Embassy. Together with Enterprise Ireland, we continue to promote Ireland & create potential for trade and investment Irish Foreign Ministry Enterprise Ireland

Ambassador O’Brien hosted a workshop at the Embassy with Tourism Ireland , which highlighted Ireland as a tourism destination to Chinese travel agencies and tourism professionals. #TeamIreland continues to promote Ireland #working4irl Irish Foreign Ministry

During a China Globalization Forum round table discussion on multilateralism in a multipolar world, Ambassador O’Brien reiterated the necessity of a rules-based multilateral system for international trade, with the WTO at its core. Irish Foreign Ministry

Fantastic to have teams from all over the region come to town to compete in the North Asian Gaelic Games. Congratulations to shanghaigaa and Asian County Board for a great tournament and weekend. And to Shanghai and Seoul Gaels for winning!

At Chengdu National Library Deputy Head of Mission Barry Mulligan opened ‘monuments in focus’, which showcases Ireland’s archeological heritage. With the library receiving over 10,000 visitors daily, the exhibition will raise awareness of Ireland in this key Chinese city.

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 ireland.ie/bloomsday

Ambassador O’Brien visited the Irish Studies Centre at BFSU yesterday, where he met with the Vice-President Zhao Gang. Ambassador O’Brien was delighted to discuss Irish culture and 🇮🇪-🇨🇳 relations with students and faculty. Míle buíochas to the fantastic Irish Studies team!

As part of the #GlobalBookGiveaway for #BloomsdayAndBeyond , Ambassador O’Brien was also pleased to donate a number of books to the Irish Studies Centre at BFSU. Irish literature remains hugely popular in China and we are sure the students will enjoy these wonderful works.