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Arlene Foster's DUP won 28 seats in Friday's election

Foster says Sinn Féin must not dictate on ministers

Arlene Foster has warned Sinn Féin it is "dangerous" to dictate to other parties who they should nominate for government positions.

News • 08 Mar 17

Department of Foreign Affairs says Brexit has resulted in a rise in submissions from Northern Ireland and Britain

Passport Office hires more staff to meet demand

The Department of Foreign Affairs has said that due to an increase in Irish passport applications, the Passport Service is recruiting extra staff.

News • 16 Feb 17

James Brokenshire also met business leaders

Brokenshire told of need for 'invisible' border

Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has told the Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire that Irish people have high level of concern about Brexit and want the border to remain invisible.

News • 15 Feb 17

Mary Robinson said US President Donald Trump appears to have a very big ego

Robinson criticises 'bully' Trump's refugee ban

Former president Mary Robinson has described US President Donald Trump's immigration ban as "un-American".

News • 01 Feb 17

British Embassy in Dublin told Irish officials that the RAF Hercules landed in Shannon to refuel

RAF plane made unapproved Shannon landing

British military chiefs are facing a reprimand over the unapproved landing of an Royal Air Force aircraft at Shannon Airport.

News • 18 Jan 17

The looming collapse of power-sharing was triggered by a botched renewable energy scheme

Governments concede Stormont election is likely

Both the Government and its UK counterpart have conceded that an election is increasingly likely in Northern Ireland as Stormont's power-sharing administration heads for collapse.

Politics • 12 Jan 17

President responds to criticism of Castro remarks

President Michael D Higgins has rejected suggestions that he neglected human rights concerns when making a statement after the death of former Cuban president Fidel Castro.

News • 27 Nov 16

Charlie Flanagan said Ireland's unique circumstances must be taken into account in the Brexit negotiations

Flanagan says border poll would be unhelpful

Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has said that it would be "divisive" and "unhelpful" to hold a border poll on reunification at this time.

News • 20 Sep 16

Charlie Flanagan (l) James Brokenshire signed the agreement this afternoon

New group to monitor NI paramilitary operations

A four-member group is to be set up to monitor the activities of paramilitary operations after an agreement was signed by the British and Irish governments today.

News • 13 Sep 16

Ibrahim Halawa was arrested in Cairo in 2013

Call for Ireland to cut diplomatic ties with Egypt

Ireland should consider suspending diplomatic relations with Egypt over the continued detention without trial of Ibrahim Halawa, the Dáil has heard.

News • 07 Jul 16

Charlie Flanagan said he met the Egyptian Ambassador over the case

Flanagan disappointed over Halawa trial delay

Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has said he is deeply disappointed by the delay in the trial process concerning Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa in Egypt.

News • 07 Jul 16

Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan said it was important Ireland remains allied to the UK

Flanagan vows Brexit won't affect our €1bn spend

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said the €1 billion the Government has planned for spending increases and tax cuts in the budget remains on track despite the Brexit referendum result.

News • 25 Jun 16

Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Charlie Flanagan is 'fully sensitive' to Brexit challenges

Ireland may assist exporters if Brexit occurs

Ireland would have to consider taking steps to assist firms exporting into Britain if our nearest neighbour and largest trade partner votes to leave the European Union, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Charlie Flanagan has said.

Business • 23 Jun 16

Minister Charlie Flanagan is visiting Liverpool and Manchester

Flanagan meeting Irish in Britain ahead of vote

Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan is meeting Irish citizens living and working in Britain as part of a two-day visit to Liverpool and Manchester ahead of this month's referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.

News • 01 Jun 16

Day two of global economic forum at Dublin Castle

Day-two of the global economic forum took place at Dublin Castle today.

News • 23 Nov 15

Minister Charlie Flanagan has said changes to the scheme may create challenges for many students

J1 students must get jobs before going to the US

Sponsoring bodies of the J1 summer visa programme, popular with many Irish third level students, have changed the requirements of the visa to now include a pre-arranged work placement as part of the application process.

News • 13 Nov 15

Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt (right) said the IRA is the only issue his party will speak on

UUP withdraws from talks not addressing IRA

The Ulster Unionists have withdrawn from any political talks which do not primarily deal with the existence of the IRA.

News • 08 Sep 15

Charlie Flanagan today apologised for the tweet

Charlie Flanagan apologises for tweet

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charlie Flanagan has apologised for the use of a four-letter word in a Twitter exchange with Sinn Féin TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn yesterday.

News • 01 Jan 15

Charlie Flanagan said: 'The UK's continued membership of the EU is hugely important to us'

UK membership of EU 'important to Ireland'

Ireland wants the UK to remain a full, integral member of the European Union, according to a keynote speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan in London.

News • 14 Nov 14

Irish Ambassador Dan Mulhall meeting the Queen in London earlier this year

Irish ambassador to lay London Cenotaph wreath

Ireland's Ambassador to Great Britain Dan Mulhall will lay a wreath at London's Cenotaph Remembrance Sunday ceremonies in November.

News • 14 Oct 14

Talks will aim to break the deadlock over parades, flags and dealing with Northern Ireland's past

US set to play role in new round of NI peace talks

The US Administration is understood to be making plans to play a role in the upcoming new round of peace talks in Northern Ireland, convened jointly by the Irish and British governments.

News • 01 Oct 14

Charlie Flanagan said Ireland has 50 years of peacekeeping experience

Plan to train African peacekeepers announced

A new Government programme to train African peacekeepers has been announced.

News • 26 Sep 14

The department had been looking for information about the homes in order to draw up the investigation's terms of reference

Over 80 mother-and-baby home submissions

The deadline has passed for submissions to the Department of Children for the planned Commission of Investigation into Ireland's mother-and-baby homes.

News • 30 Jun 14

Over the past five years the centre's funding has been cut by €300,000

Community childcare centre may be forced to close

Ireland's largest community childcare centre could be forced to close in the coming weeks because of a cash flow problem, which it says has been caused by funding cuts.

News • 13 May 14

Ministers told to 'calm down' over Lowry remarks

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has called on members of the two Government parties to "calm down" with regard to comments they have been making about fellow deputies.

News • 10 Apr 12

Charlie Flanagan