Ireland seeks seat on UN Security Council

Ministers will be in campaign mode during their St Patrick’s Day trips around the world with Ireland pushing hard to win a seat on the UN Security Council.

Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney is to bring a campaign strategy to secure one of two UN Security Council seats for the 2021-2022 term to Cabinet today.

Ireland faces opposition from Canada and Norway and while the vote is more than two years away, the campaign to win the support of the 192 other UN members is already well under way.