A very happy
#StPatricksDay
from
@IrishEmbRiyadh
where the Kingdom Tower is Green in honour of Ireland’s national day. Please remember to stay safe at this challenging time.
After nearly 38 years working at the Embassy of Ireland in 🇸🇦, Abdul Fatah Mahdi, our Office Manager, retires today. Thank you for helping Irish citizens 🇮🇪 for so many years in the Middle East. Enjoy retirement with your family back in Sudan.
@dfatirl
Mr Joe Hackett, Secretary General of
@dfatirl
was delighted to award🏅 certificates of honor for the loyal and dedicated service provided by our long serving staff, some of whom have worked at the embassy in 🇸🇦for over 38 years 🇮🇪
#teamireland
.
@EI_MENA
Historic occasion in Saudi Arabia as for the first time ever three teams from Jeddah, Al Kharj & Riyadh took part in a wonderful day of Gaelic football and hurling. Talented youth also showed potential for a bright future
@dfatirl
@officialgaa
@DublinAirport
Today, we are delighted to announce that the new Ambassador Designate Gerry Cunningham had the honor to present a copy of his credentials to
@KSAmofaEN
Looking forward to promoting bilateral relations between 🇸🇦 and 🇮🇪
@dfatirl
Delighted to welcome Dr. Fahdah Abdulaziz A. Alshaikh to the Embassy of Ireland in Riyadh. Best wishes for her posting to Ireland as Head of the Saudi Cultural Bureau.
Shukraan
@AlArabiya
for the opportunity to discuss ..
🤝Strong Irish - Saudi relations incl in relation to Arab Peace Initiative
🇵🇸Imperative to recognise the State of Palestine by 🇮🇪🇳🇴🇪🇸
🕊️Need for permanent peace to enable a two state solution with peace and security for all
☘️A thoroughly enjoyable weekend as we mark our National Day early to celebrate
#L
áFhéileBríde
☘️Shukraan to HE Dr Al Sudairy &
@KSAmofaEN
and so many 🇸🇦and International friends for gracing us with their presence on a special evening
🇮🇪🤝🇸🇦
Embassy of 🇮🇪 to 🇸🇦 was delighted to welcome the Tanaiste (Deputy PM) Leo Varadkar to Riyadh from 13 to 15 November, leading a trade mission to enhance relations between 🇮🇪🤝🇸🇦. Tanaiste met with the Saudi Ministers of Trade; Investment and Trasport.
Amb McCoy and Alan Ralph met with Naomh Alee club member Iain Synnott today to mark the 100 anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Iain’s grandfather Joseph and grand uncles John and Stephen, played on the Dublin team on 21 November, 1920.
Fantastic to visit teacher Ronan Murphy, his colleagues and the excellent students at Advanced Learning Schools Riyadh, to see their projects on 🇮🇪, singing songs in Irish and even playing hurling and Gaelic football!
#GlobalIreland
@dfatirl
@NaomhAleeRiyadh
En horas del mediodía el Embajador Gerard McCoy presentó en
@CancilleriaARG
las Copias de sus Cartas Credenciales que lo acreditan como Embajador de Irlanda ante la República Argentina.
¡Bienvenido
@IrlAmbArgentina
! 🇮🇪🇦🇷
On 28 January the embassy held a reception to honor🏅 Irish citizens 🇮🇪 who are healthcare workers🏥🌡️💉🩺 in🇸🇦🇴🇲🇧🇭 🇾🇪 and healthcare workers from these countries in 🇮🇪. We are so proud ♥️ of all these healthcare workers. Bravo to you all⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A highlight in 2021 was the reception at the Embassy for the
@NaomhAleeRiyadh
ladies Gaelic football team, who were presented with medals 🥇 by the Ambassador for winning the tournament hosted by
@reem_gaa
in Abu Dhabi. Best of luck in 2022!🏆
@GAAmiddleEast
After 34 years working for the Embassy of Ireland 🇮🇪 in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, Dileep Kumar retires today. We wish Dileep and his family the very best for retirement and we thank him for his outstanding service to the embassy and the Irish community.
@dfatirl
Our flag 🇮🇪 is being flown at half-mast at the Embassy in Riyadh in sympathy with the people of Creeslough, Co.Donegal. Our thoughts are with the victims of this tragedy at this time.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a H-anamacha.
Congratulations to the outstanding
@NaomhAleeRiyadh
GAA club whose men’s and women’s Gaelic football teams both went unbeaten to win 🏆🥇🥳 their respective tournaments at the
@GAAmiddleEast
championships in Abu Dhabi on the 19 March.
@dfatirl
@officialgaa
On World Health Day, the Embassy was delighted to welcome Nora and Orla, two Irish nurses 🇮🇪 working in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦. We are very proud of all Irish healthcare workers in 🇸🇦🇧🇭🇴🇲🇾🇪and healthcare workers from these countries in 🇮🇪
@dfatirl
@irishmissionun
We are delighted to host 25 Saudi alumni of 🇮🇪 universities + 25 from the Irish Business Network. A lot of energy and enthusiasm to forming an Irish Alumni Network in 🇸🇦 communicated.
Tanaiste addressed 🇸🇦graduates of Irish universities at an Alumni Reception at the 🇮🇪Embassy in Riyadh on 13 November. 🇮🇪 is one of the 🌍’s leading providers of higher education 📚🎓
🇮🇪 Ambassador Gerard McCoy was part of an EU🇪🇺 delegation to support the new Yemeni 🇾🇪 government in Aden, meeting with several ministers including the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, UN orgs, ICRC, NGO's & women's organisations.
@dfatirl
@irishmissionun
A delegation led by EU Ambassador to
#Yemen
concluded a successful two-day visit to
#Aden
today. It included the ambassadors of Belgium, Germany, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, and DHM of Norway to Yemen. Full statement: 👇
Amb. Cunningham was privileged to formally present credentials to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik today and to review the ever stronger relations between the beautiful Sultanate of Oman & Ireland
🇴🇲🇮🇪
@RoyalOmanFamily
@GAA_Oman
@FMofOman
@dfatirl
Ireland's ambassadors to Saudi Arabia, Gerard McCoy; to Egypt, Sean O' Regan; and to the UAE, Aidan Cronin: at the Global Ireland 2025 conference in Dublin Castle today.
#GlobalIreland
🌍 🇮🇪
🇮🇪 Flags at half mast today to honour Pte Seán Rooney who was killed while supporting
@UNPeacekeeping
in Lebanon. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family, friends, and colleagues as he is laid to rest today. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h'anam dílis 🇺🇳
@defenceforces
Ambassador McCoy was delighted to welcome Aisling Tiernan and Professor Dolores O’Riordan for a UCD alumni evening at the Embassy
@UCDInternat
@UCDALUMNI
Deputy Head of mission Harriet Sexton Morel - Ireland’s first ever female diplomat in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - proudly representing Irish women at home and abroad on
#internationalwomensday
A green candle lighting in the Embassy of Ireland, Riyadh tonight for
#StPatricksDay
to honor our Irish community in Bahrain 🇧🇭 Oman 🇴🇲 Yemen 🇾🇪 and Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 and people from these countries in Ireland 🇮🇪.
@GAAmiddleEast
@GAA_Oman
@ArabianCelts
On the 25 November the Embassy held a special reception to honor🎖️Irish citizens 🇮🇪 who are healthcare workers 🏥🌡️💉🩺 in 🇸🇦🇧🇭🇴🇲🇾🇪 and healthcare workers from these countries in 🇮🇪.
We are so proud ❤️ of our healthcare workers.
Bravo to you all ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ambassador McCoy addressing some of the 64 Irish people living and working at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Ambassador McCoy met with President Chan earlier and discussed areas of cooperation.
The Embassy of Ireland 🇮🇪 in Riyadh, wishes all our friends in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 a very peaceful and happy National Day.
@KSAmofaEN
@dfatirl
@KSAembassyIE
One of Dublins iconic landmarks illuminated to mark Saudi National Day at the weekend symbolizing the increasing connections between 🇮🇪and🇸🇦
Two countries with rich heritage, culture and many deep people to people connections
@KSAmofaEN
@NaomhAleeRiyadh
@IrishbusinessSA
Embassy of Ireland, Riyadh wishes everyone a blessed and peaceful Eid Al Adha. We particularly hope that our Irish Muslim community and our friends in 🇸🇦🇴🇲🇧🇭🇾🇪 are having a wonderful time with their families and loved ones.
The President of GACA, HE Abdulazziz Al Duailej, welcomed Amb McCoy to his office on 13 April for a discussion on aviation links between Ireland and Saudi Arabia, including areas of future cooperation between 🇮🇪 and 🇸🇦
@DublinAirport
@ksagaca
Looking forward to welcoming Tánaiste
@MichealMartinTD
to the Embassy of Ireland this morning for a breakfast meeting with female students and the Irish Community here in
#Riyadh
Amb McCoy would like to express his appreciation to Naomh Alee GAA Club, Irish Business Network KSA and the Riyadh Irish Society, for their support to the Embassy and community over the past four years. Mile buiochas!
@dfatirl
@NaomhAleeRiyadh
@EI_MENA
Wonderful to host the Irish Business Network black tie event on Friday and support children with cancer in Ireland. Many thanks to our Irish community, friends and colleagues who transformed the embassy car park into this amazing gathering 🙏
With many thanks to H.E.
@AdelAljubeir
for the fruitful discussions on expanding the warm relations between the people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Ireland. Looking forward to further progress at bilateral and multilateral level in the years ahead
@KSAMOFA
🇮🇪🇪🇺🇸🇦
This evening, the Embassy bids a fond farewell to Charles Sullivan, a leader of the Irish community both in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East for many decades. Best wishes to Charles and Sandy for the future
@GAAmiddleEast
@GAA_Oman
@ArabianCelts
☘️
We are delighted to be hosting the Tánaiste at the Embassy this Thursday for a lunch with the Irish community here in Riyadh.
If you’re are an Irish citizen & would like to attend, please apply to riyadhembassy
@dfa
.ie with your passport/Iqama number!
12:00-13:30 on 7 December
A special day yesterday as we commemorated the life of Amanda Kinsella. We were proud to welcome many visitors, none more so than the Irish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman and Yemen, Gerard McCoy (3rd from right), pictured with the Kinsella family 🔴🟢
@Carlow_GAA
Ireland’s Royal College of Surgeons
@RCSI_Irl
is a world leading health sciences university with fantastic alumni in
#SaudiArabia
#Oman
& campus
@RCSI_Bahrain
!
🙏to Vice Chancellor Prof Cathal Kelly & team from Dublin & Bahrain for visiting to update on exciting plans 4 🇸🇦🇧🇭🇴🇲
❗️Travelers from the UAE, the UK and the following EU countries: Ireland 🇮🇪, Germany Italy, Portugal, France and Sweden can now enter Saudi Arabia. If not fully vaccinated, you must stay in institutional quarantine which can be booked through your airline. ✈️
It’s been a busy and productive week for Irish-Saudi political and economic relations!
Thank you to Deputy Minister Dr Saud Al-Sati for discussions and important insights on bilateral as well as key regional and international files.
🇸🇦🤝🇮🇪
@KSAmofaEN
@KSAembassyIE
#Riyadh
| Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Ambassador Dr. Saud Al-Sati received the Ambassador of Ireland to the Kingdom, Mr. Gerry Cunningham, as they discussed bilateral relations and developments of common concern. 🇸🇦🇮🇪
Wishing all our friends a very blessed Eid Fitr Mubarak.
Please not the Embassy will be closed Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 April.
Emergency contact details can be found below, for all other queries please get in touch next Sunday!
Thank you to Deputy Minister H.E. Saud Mohammed Al-Sati
@SaudiMFA
for excellent discussions on issues of mutual priority with
@dfatirl
Secretary General Joseph Hackett. Looking forward to further strengthening 🇮🇪🇸🇦relations.
@KSAembassyIE
Ambassador McCoy launched yesterday the Irish Saudi 🇮🇪🇸🇦Business Forum at the Federation of Saudi chambers. Tourism, FinTech and Irish expertise in several industrial sectors were among the ways of collaboration discussed.
Congratulations to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the people of Bahrain 🇧🇭, especially those Bahrainis living in Ireland 🇮🇪 on your 50th National Day.
@BahrainEmbUK
@BahrainEmbKSA
@bahdiplomatic
Great article in the Irish Times newspaper today from Hilary McCormack, who is a leader in supporting the Irish Community 🇮🇪 in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦. You can read the article here: