The Embassy team had a great time catching up with the wonderful Irish community in Doha. Special guests included two of our youngest members, Zara and Isabella, and our longest Qatar resident, Brian, and his wife, Maureen!

🍀 Calling all new Irish teachers in the UAE! 🇮🇪 Join us for a special celebration of World Teachers Day! Register now to connect with fellow educators and be a part of this exciting event 👉bit.ly/3Xumifd #IrishTeachersUAE #WorldTeachersDay #Education📚

A pleasure for the Embassy to attend the highlight of the Irish community’s year in Dubai, the IBN’s annual seminar. Hosted in the remarkable Atlantis with excellent guests speakers and the themes of harmony & hustle, influence, performance & resilience, it was a roaring success.

The Ambassador hosted the Board of the newly revived Abu Dhabi Irish Society at the Residence. The Board has done brilliant work over the past several months in getting the society back at the centre of our community here. We are looking forward to working with them in the future!

I was so delighted to meet the Irish☘️ team yesterday. What a bunch of committed and talented players, batting for Ireland and winning!!!! Best of luck in your game against 🇿🇦 just now. All at Irish Embassy UAE are rooting for you. And it’s looking good!! Follow on: Cricket Ireland

Proud to work for a foreign ministry Irish Foreign Ministry that has made a commitment and achieved progress on #Gender #Equality #Diversity and #Inclusion and so honoured to lead one of the most multicultural teams of any Irish ☘️Embassy. 12 different nationalities celebrating 10 days of GEDI

Well done Captain Paul Stirling and to the entire Irish men’s cricket team. You did us proud here in Abu Dhabi!! Cricket Ireland come back again soon. #IrishCricket #GettingBetterandBetter

Last year Amb Milton had the honour of meeting an inspiring group of women dedicated to establishing Ireland as a leader in women's rugby. A year on, they’ve proven their talent and determination with an impressive 2nd place finish at WXV! 💪🏉💚 #irishrugby Irish Rugby

Honoured to join Prof. Kelly in celebrating 20 amazing years of RCSI in the UAE! The RCSI alumni network has truly enhanced connections between 🇮🇪 and 🇦🇪paving the way for collaboration in healthcare. Here’s to many more years of success and partnership ahead! #RCSI20 👏 👏

At the 28th IRENA Council, Ambassador Milton reiterated Ireland’s commitment to the green transition, affirming our ambition to meet 80% of our electricity demands with renewables by 2030.

Renewable energy is key in the fight against climate change and Ireland will continue to work with our multilateral partners towards a better planet for our future. 🇮🇪🌍

Applications for the Emigrant Support Programme 2025 open next Wednesday, 29th Jan, with deadline 19th Feb 2025. The programme is open to registered charities, charitable bodies or voluntary/not for profit organisations. Find out more 👉 ireland.ie/en/irish-diasp…

Really delighted to welcome to Irish Embassy UAE colleagues from Irish Foreign Ministry and Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration HQ and local and posted staff from 11 missions across the MENA region. Two very full days of sharing and learning across our network about excellence in consular and visa service delivery.

Congrats to Colin O’Brien and the team on this brilliant achievement! We look forward to having the squad in Qatar for the World Cup this November 🇮🇪 #IEQATAR50

Poignant moment at the Dubai Policeشرطة دبي organised #WorldPoliceSummit this morning where a minute’s silence was observed for Garda Kevin Flatley RIP. Asst Comm. Paula Hillman spoke so eloquently sharing Ireland’s experience on road safety and best practices.

What an incredible day for Middle East GAA yesterday when Abu Dhabi Na Fianna & Dubai Éire Óg took to the field in Croke Park! Bualadh bos to the players, parents, management, and supporters. What a fantastic reminder of what it means to be Irish for our diaspora🇮🇪 #IEUAE50

Congratulations to HH محمد بن عبدالرحمن on receiving the 2024 Tipperary International Peace Prize, in recognition of Qatar’s role as a mediator in various conflicts 🇶🇦 🕊️ 🇮🇪 Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Qatar Embassy of Qatar in the United Kingdom

The International Prize was set up in 1984 to promote peace and humanitarian work. Past recipients of the award include the former South African President Nelson Mandela and former President of Ireland Mary McAleese. ⛓️‍💥amp.rte.ie/amp/1521314/ ⛓️‍💥

A worthy winner, Qatar is widely acknowledged by the international community as playing a key role in brokering ceasefires and peace deals, including in Israel/Iran, Gaza, and DRC-Rwanda. #IEQATAR50

A valuable meeting today with H.E. Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Minister of Investment and CEO of ADQ, to discuss strengthening investment cooperation between 🇮🇪 and the 🇦🇪. We explored ways to build on our strong bilateral ties and create new opportunities for partnership. 🤝