Official Social Media Policy
What to expect
If you follow us or like us on social media, you can expect information covering some or all of the following:
- Press Releases on the Departments activities and Ministerial speeches
- Event information and occasional live coverage of events
- Alerts about new content on our website
- Emergency communications – for example changes to the Department’s Travel Advice
- Other practical information on services available through the Department
RTs ≠ Endorsement
Who we follow
If you follow us on Twitter, we will not automatically follow you back. This is to help our followers identify other Twitter accounts that we are following such as other DFAT Twitter accounts, other Government Departments, Houses of the Oireachtas, relevant European institutions and accounts of particular relevance to Ireland.
@Replies and Direct Messages
We welcome feedback from our followers and will try to join the conversation where possible. However, we are not able to reply individually to all the comments and messages we receive via Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. The best means of communicating a query to us is by using the Contact Us link on our website or the relevant Embassy’s website.
Please do not include personal/private information in your tweets, comments or direct messages to us.
Important Contact Details:
- Consular Assistance
- Passport Office
If you’re looking for something else please visit our contact details page here.
Abusive/Spam Language
Abusive or spam tweets, posts and comments will be deleted and it might result in followers being blocked and reported directly through the dedicated channels of the social media platform where the abuse took place.
Availability
Our social media pages may occasionally be unavailable and we accept no responsibility for lack of service due to downtime.
Official Twitter Accounts
@dfatirl - the official Twitter account of the Department of Foreign Affairs. It is managed by the Department’s Press Office.
@Irish_Aid - Irish Aid, Ireland’s overseas aid programme.
@PassportIRL – The Passport Service.
Ministerial accounts
@SimonCoveney - Minister for Foreign Affairs.
@brophytalks - Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora.
@ThomasByrneTD - Minister of State for European Affairs.
Other DFAT accounts
@dfatravelwise - Information relating to Consular and travel advice.
@DisarmamentIRL - Disarmament & Non-Proliferation.
@IrishMissionUN - Ireland's Mission to the United Nations.
@HumanRightsIRL - News from the Human Rights Unit.
@GlobalIrish - Information on Global Irish Network.
@IrelandatExpo - Ireland at EXPO 2020.
@DFAPeaceSupport - News on efforts to support peace.
Europe
@IrlEmbVienna - Embassy of Ireland, Austria.
@IrishEmbBelgium - Embassy of Ireland, Belgium.
@IrelandRepBru - Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union, Brussels.
@IrlEmbSofia - Embassy of Ireland, Bulgaria.
@irelandinwales – Consulate General of Ireland, Cardiff.
@IrlEmbCroatia - Embassy of Ireland, Croatia.
@IrlEmbCyprus - Embassy of Ireland, Cyprus.
@IrlEmbPrague - Embassy of Ireland, Czech Republic.
@IrlEmbDenmark - Embassy of Ireland, Denmark.
@irlscotland - Consulate General of Ireland, Edinburgh.
@IrishEmbTallinn - Embassy of Ireland, Estonia.
@IrishEmbFinland - Embassy of Ireland, Finland.
@IrlEmbParis - Embassy of Ireland, France.
@IRLinFrankfurt – Consulate General of Ireland, Frankfurt.
@IrelandUNGeneva - Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations in Geneva.
@IrlEmbAthens - Embassy of Ireland, Greece.
@irlembberlin - Embassy of Ireland, Germany.
@IrlEmbHolySee - Embassy of Ireland, Holy See.
@IrlEmbBudapest – Embassy of Ireland, Hungary.
@IrlEmbRome - Embassy of Ireland, Italy.
@IrelandEmbLat - Embassy of Ireland, Latvia.
@IrishEmbVilnius - Embassy of Ireland, Lithuania.
@IrishEmbMalta - Embassy of Ireland, Malta.
@IrlEmbOslo - Embassy of Ireland, Norway.
@IRLOECDUNESCO - Permanent Delegation of Ireland to the OECD and UNESCO, Paris.
@IrlEmbWarsaw - Embassy of Ireland, Poland.
@IrlEmbLisbon - Embassy of Ireland, Portugal.
@IrishEmbBuch - Embassy of Ireland, Romania.
@IrlEmbSlovakia - Embassy of Ireland, Slovakia.
@IrlEmbLjubljana - Embassy of Ireland, Slovenia.
@IrlEmbMadrid - Embassy of Ireland, Spain.
@IrlNorthEngland - Consulate General of Ireland, Manchester
@IrishRepCoE – Permanent Representation of Ireland to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg.
@IrishEmbSweden - Embassy of Ireland, Sweden.
@IrlEmbBerne - Embassy of Ireland, Switzerland.
@IrelandinNL - Embassy of Ireland, The Netherlands.
@IrlEmbAnkara - Embassy of Ireland, Turkey.
@IrlEmbUkraine - Embassy of Ireland, Ukraine.
@IrelandEmbGB - Embassy of Ireland, UK.
The Americas
@IrlEmbArgentina - Embassy of Ireland, Argentina.
@IrelandAtlanta - Consulate General of Ireland, Atlanta.
@IrelandCGAustin - Consulate General of Ireland, Austin.
@IrelandColombia - Embassy of Ireland, Colombia.
@IrelandBoston - Consulate General of Ireland, Boston.
@IrlEmbBrazil - Embassy of Ireland, Brazil.
@IrelandChicago - Consulate General of Ireland, Chicago.
@IrlEmbChile - Embassy of Ireland, Chile.
@IrishEmbMexico - Embassy of Ireland, Mexico.
@IrelandinNY - Consulate General of Ireland, New York.
@IrlEmbCanada - Embassy of Ireland, Canada.
@IrelandinSF - Consulate of Ireland, San Francisco.
@IrlSaoPaulo - Consulate of Ireland, Sao Paulo.
@IrlinVancouver- Consulate of Ireland, Vancouver.
@IrelandEmbUSA - Embassy of Ireland, USA.
@IrelandinLA - Consulate General of Ireland, Los Angeles.
Asia-Pacific
@irlembaustralia - Embassy of Ireland, Australia.
@IrlEmbChina - Embassy of Ireland, China.
@IrelandinHK - Consulate General of Ireland, Hong Kong.
@IrlEmbIndia - Embassy of Ireland, India.
@IrlEmbMalaysia - Embassy of Ireland, Malaysia.
@irelandinmumbai - Consular General of Ireland, Mumbai.
@IrishEmbKorea - Embassy of Ireland, Republic of Korea.
@IrlEmbSingapore - Embassy of Ireland, Singapore.
@IrelandSydney - Consulate General of Ireland, Sydney.
@IrlEmbBangkok - Embassy of Ireland, Thailand.
@IrishEmbJapan - Embassy of Ireland, Japan.
@irlembvietnam - Embassy of Ireland, Vietnam.
Middle East
@EmbassyTLV - Embassy of Ireland, Israel.
@IrlEmbJordan - Embassy of Ireland, Jordan.
@IrlRepRamallah – Representative Office of Ireland, Ramallah.
@IrishEmbRiyadh - Embassy of Ireland, Saudi Arabia.
@IrelandEmbUAE - Embassy of Ireland, United Arab Emirates.
Africa
@IrlEmbEthiopia - Embassy of Ireland, Ethiopia.
@IrlEmbKenya - Embassy of Ireland, Kenya.
@irlembliberia - Embassy of Ireland, Liberia.
@IrlEmbMalawi - Embassy of Ireland, Malawi.
@IrlEmbMaputo – Embassy of Ireland, Mozambique.
@IrlEmbNigeria - Embassy of Ireland, Nigeria.
@IrlEmbFreetown - Embassy of Ireland, Sierra Leone.
@IrlEmbPretoria - Embassy of Ireland, South Africa.
@IrlEmbTanzania – Embassy of Ireland, Tanzania.
@IrlEmbUganda – Embassy of Ireland, Uganda.
@IrelandinZambia - Embassy of Ireland, Zambia.
Irish Ambassadors on Twitter
@DanMulhall – Ireland’s Ambassador in Washington DC.
@AdrianGONeill- Ireland’s Ambassador in London.
@CManahanIRL – Ireland’s Ambassador in Prague.
@IRLeoconnell – Ireland’s Ambassador in Warsaw.
@VincentONIRL – Ireland’s Ambassador in Amman.
@AmbSeanHoy – Ireland’s Ambassador in Brasilia.
@SeanOReganIRL – Ireland’s Ambassador in Cairo.
@SeamusOGradaigh – Ireland's Ambassador in Lilongwe.
@WCarlosIRL – Ireland's Ambassador in Manila.
@jimkelly2006 – Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations.
Official Facebook Pages
DFA Home- the official Facebook account of the Department of Foreign Affairs. It is managed by the Department’s Communications Unit
Africa and The Middle East
Egypt- Embassy of Ireland, Egypt
Jordan- Embassy of Ireland, Jordan
Kenya- Embassy of Ireland, Kenya
Mozambique - Embassy of Ireland, Mozambique
Nigeria- Embassy of Ireland, Nigeria
South Africa- Embassy of Ireland, South Africa
Zambia- Embassy of Ireland, Zambia
Asia-Pacific Region
Australia- Embassy of Ireland, Australia
CG Hong Kong– Consulate General of Ireland, Hong Kong
CG Sydney - Consulate General of Ireland, Sydney
India - Embassy of Ireland, India
Indonesia- Embassy of Ireland, Indonesia
Japan - Embassy of Ireland, Japan
New Zealand - Embassy of Ireland, Japan
Republic of Korea - Embassy of Ireland, Republic of Korea
Singapore - Embassy of Ireland, Singapore
Vietnam - Embassy of Ireland, Vietnam
Thailand - Embassy of Ireland, Thailand
Europe
Austria - Embassy of Ireland, Austria
Bulgaria - Embassy of Ireland, Bulgaria
CG Cardiff - Consulate General of Ireland, Cardiff
Croatia - Embassy of Ireland, Croatia
Cyprus - Embassy of Ireland, Cyprus
Czech Republic - Embassy of Ireland, Czech Republic
Denmark - Embassy of Ireland, Denmark
CG Edinburgh – Consulate General of Ireland, Edinburgh
Estonia - Embassy of Ireland, Estonia
Finland - Embassy of Ireland, Finland
CG Frankfurt – Consulate General of Ireland, Frankfurt
Germany - Embassy of Ireland, Germany
Hungary - Embassy of Ireland, Hungary
Latvia - Embassy of Ireland, Latvia
Lithuania - Embassy of Ireland, Lithuania
Luxembourg - Embassy of Ireland, Luxembourg
Malta - Embassy of Ireland, Malta
Norway - Embassy of Ireland, Norway
Poland - Embassy of Ireland, Poland
Portugal - Embassy of Ireland, Portugal
Romania - Embassy of Ireland, Romania
Russia - Embassy of Ireland, Russia
Slovakia - Embassy of Ireland, Slovakia
Slovenia - Embassy of Ireland, Slovenia
Sweden - Embassy of Ireland, Sweden
Switzerland - Embassy of Ireland, Switzerland
The Netherlands - Embassy of Ireland, The Netherlands
Turkey - Embassy of Ireland, Turkey
Ukraine - Embassy of Ireland, Ukraine
United Kingdom - Embassy of Ireland, UK
The Americas
Argentina - Embassy of Ireland, Argentina
CG Atlanta – Consulate General of Ireland, Atlanta
CG Chicago – Consulate General of Ireland, Chicago
Chile - Embassy of Ireland, Chile
Colombia - Embassy of Ireland, Colombia
CG New York – Consulate General of Ireland, New York
CG San Francisco – Consulate General of Ireland, San Francisco
USA - Embassy of Ireland, USA
CG Vancouver – Consulate General of Ireland, Vancouver
Our official Instagram accounts:
Consulate General, San Francisco
Embassy of Ireland, The Netherlands
Embassy of Ireland, United Kingdom
Our official LinkedIn accounts:
Department of Foreign Affairs - the official LinkedIn account of the Department of Foreign Affairs. It is managed by the Department’s Communications Unit.
