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Monday, February 17, 2014

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Government unveils ministerial trips for St Patrick's Day

Ministers and junior ministers attending events across the world

 Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore (left), and Minister for Transport, Tourism, and Sport , Leo Varadkar, at the launch of Tourism Ireland Global Greening 2014 , in Dublin last Wednewsday. The annual initiative sees a variety of major landmarks around the world turn green for St Patrick's Day. Photograph: Eric Luke / The Irish Times

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore (left), and Minister for Transport, Tourism, and Sport , Leo Varadkar, at the launch of Tourism Ireland Global Greening 2014 , in Dublin last Wednewsday. The annual initiative sees a variety of major landmarks around the world turn green for St Patrick's Day. Photograph: Eric Luke / The Irish Times

Mon, Feb 17, 2014, 12:36

   

The Government has announced where ministers will be travelling to for St Patrick's day as part of what it calls the "Promote Ireland" programme.

In a statement issued this morning the Department of Enterprise and Innovation said Ministers would participate "in more than 80 high-level political meetings, including bilateral meetings with President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron.

"They will also attend over 100 business events and participate in cultural, networking and Irish community events throughout the St. Patrick's Day period."

Ministers will travel to the following locations: |

France - Tánaiste

Canada - Michael Noonan

China - Brendan Howlin

Italy - Richard Bruton

New York - Joan Burton

San Francisco - Jimmy Deenihan

London and Birmingham - Pat Rabbitte

United Arab Emirates - Phil Hogan

Mexico - Alan Shatter

New Zealand and Eastern Australia - Simon Coveney

Japan and Korea - Frances Fitzgerald

Boston and Cleveland - James Reilly

Atlanta and Savannah - Minister Leo Varadkar

Washington DC - Attorney General Máire Whelan SC

Lebanon - Paul Kehoe

Scotland - Jan O'Sullivan

Pittsburgh and Philadelphia - Dinny | McGinley

Spain - John Perry

Netherlands - Michael Ring

Vietnam - Kathleen Lynch

Germany - Fergus O'Dowd

Chicago and Kansas City - Sean Sherlock

Romania - Ciaran Cannon

Western Australia - Alan Kelly

Russia - Alex White

Norway - Tom Hayes

Belgium and Luxembourg - Paschal Donohoe

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