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Pope was reason to reopen Vatican embassy

The Government’s decision to reopen the Irish embassy in the Vatican was hugely influenced by the work of Pope Francis and his commitment to ending world poverty, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said yesterday.

€45m Paris embassy tops State foreign portfolio

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President Higgins to visit Italy next week

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Embassy spend falls 3% with saving of €1.6m

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Department: Vatican embassy may re-open within two years
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IRELAND will reopen its embassy to the Vatican “within the next year or two if economic conditions allow”, European Affairs Minister Lucinda Creighton has predicted.

Sat, 04 Feb, 2012

Vatican policy behind reason to close embassy

MUCH heat and very little light has been expended on the Government’s decision to close one of our two embassies in Rome (neither of which are in the Vatican).

Tue, 15 Nov, 2011

Vatican embassy closure ‘nothing to do with Cloyne’

ENDA KENNY faced down criticism of the Government’s move to close the embassy to the Holy See, arguing that it would save taxpayers money and was unrelated to his recent criticism of the Vatican.

Sat, 05 Nov, 2011

Pope canonises Blessed Charles

CELEBRATIONS welcoming Ireland’s newest Catholic saint continue in Rome today with a special mass for pilgrims who attended the canonisation.

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