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One hundred years of Irish foreign policy
Tuesday, 15 October 2019Read an extract from our new centenary history of Irish foreign policy, Ireland: a voice among the nations.

New DIFP exhibition in National Archives of Ireland: Ireland and Japan, 1968
Wednesday, 2 October 2019Our October exhibtion co-curated with the National Archives of Ireland looks at Irish-Japanese relations and Taoiseach Jack Lynch's visit to Japan in 1968.

New DIFP exhibition in National Archives of Ireland on Ireland and the outbreak of the Second World War
Wednesday, 4 September 2019To mark the eightieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War, our latest exhibition co-curated with the National Archives of Ireland explores how Ireland saw the start of the conflict.

Lunchtime lecture series marking 100 years of Irish foreign policy
Thursday, 29 August 2019Join the authors of our forthcoming book Ireland: a voice among the nations and explore how Ireland has engaged with the wider world over the past century.

Forthcoming book: Ireland: a voice among the nations
Thursday, 15 August 2019A history of Irish foreign policy. Available for pre-order.

New DIFP exhibition in National Archives on the Irish government, the UN, and the outbreak of the 'Troubles', August 1969
Tuesday, 6 August 2019August marks the fiftieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Troubles. Our latest exhibition with the National Archives explores how the Irish government brought the crisis to the UN.

New DIFP exhibition in National Archives on Irish relief aid to Europe after WW2
Wednesday, 3 July 2019Our July exhibition co-curated with the National Archives of Ireland deals with a little-known aspect of Ireland’s foreign relations: the extensive provision of relief aid across Europe in the aftermath of the Second...

New DIFP exhibition in National Archives on providing meteorological information to the Allies in WW2
Wednesday, 12 June 2019To mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, our June exhibition co-curated with the National Archives of Ireland looks at how the Irish government provided meteorological information to Britain and the Allies in the Second...

New DIFP exhibition in National Archives on history of Iveagh House
Tuesday, 14 May 2019Our May exhibition co-curated with the National Archives of Ireland looks at the history of Iveagh House, the home of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Ireland leaves the Commonwealth, 1949
Thursday, 18 April 2019In April 1949 Ireland became a republic and left the Commonwealth. What did the Commonwealth think about it?