Embassy of Ireland, Paris
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Location | Paris |
Address | 12 Avenue Foch, Paris, 75116 |
Coordinates | 48°52′27″N 2°17′29″E / 48.8740752°N 2.2914557°E |
Ambassador | Niall Burgess |
Website | Irish Embassy, Paris |
The Embassy of Ireland in Paris (French: Ambassade d'Irlande à Paris) is the diplomatic mission of Ireland to France. It is located at 12 Avenue Foch in the 16th arrondissement.[1]
Ireland is also represented in France by honorary consuls in Cherbourg, Antibes/Cannes,Toulouse and Lyon. The embassy is accredited to Monaco, where it also has an honorary consul.
As of April 2023[update] the ambassador to France is Niall Burgess.
Building
[edit]Built in 1892 by architect Ernest Sanson as the Hôtel Particulier, the embassy is located in the historic Hôtel de Breteuil. The building was sold to the Irish Government in 1954 when the lease on the former Embassy on Rue Paul-Valery expired.[2]
In 2006, the reception rooms of the chancery underwent extensive renovations.[3]
See also
[edit]- Foreign relations of France
- Foreign relations of the Republic of Ireland
- List of diplomatic missions of Ireland
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact". Embassy of Ireland, France. 6 April 2023.
- ^ "The Embassy's History - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". www.dfa.ie. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Department of Foreign Affairs". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
External links
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