Embassy of Australia, Dublin
The building containing the Australian Embassy.
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LocationRepublic of Ireland St. Stephen's Green, Dublin
Address3rd Floor, 47/49 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2
Coordinates53°20′16″N 6°15′21″W / 53.337667°N 6.255781°W / 53.337667; -6.255781
AmbassadorGary Gray
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, Ireland

The Embassy of Australia in Ireland is the diplomatic mission of the Commonwealth of Australia in Ireland. The embassy is located in the capital city of Ireland, Dublin.

On 26 June 2020, the Australian Government announced the appointment of former Australian politician Gary Gray as Australia's ambassador to Ireland.[1] Gray presented his credentials to the President of Ireland in September 2020.[2]

In 2021, the embassy became the first Australian embassy in the world to permanently fly the Australian Aboriginal Flag alongside the Australian Flag.[3]

History

The Australian Government established diplomatic relations with Ireland in 1946, and a full embassy was established in 1964.[4]

The first Australian representative (as High Commissioner), William Dignam, arrived in Ireland in December 1946 and established the Australian High Commission at 62 Merrion Square in Dublin, which remained the primary Australian Embassy location until 1955.[5]

In 1955, the embassy moved to 33 Fitzwilliam Square, and in 1970 moved again to Fitzwilton House on Wilton Terrace. Since 2016, the embassy has been in its current location of St Stephen's Green.[6]

Ambassador's residence

"Abbey Lea" in Killiney, south of Dublin, has been the primary residence of all Australian ambassadors since 1965. In 1964, ahead of the formal appointment of the first Australia ambassador to Ireland, the Australian Government purchased "Abbey Lea" for IR£18,000, as substantial Arts and Crafts style mansion on Killiney Hill Road, Killiney, to serve as the ambassador's residence. Built in 1909 by prominent businessman Laurence Ambrose Waldron and designed by architect Laurence Aloysius McDonnell, the house was originally named "Marino" and features stained-glass windows by prominent artist in the arts and crafts movement, Harry Clarke.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Payne, Marise (26 June 2020). "Ambassador to Ireland". Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ Office of the President of Ireland. "Diary Ambassadors Present Their Credentials 25 September 2020". president.ie. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ Pope, Conor (5 March 2021). "Australian embassy in Dublin to permanently fly Aboriginal flag". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Australian Embassy in Ireland". ireland.embassy.gov.au. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. ^ "An Australian In Merrion Square". Catholic Weekly. New South Wales, Australia. 8 May 1947. p. 10. Retrieved 25 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ CA 1330: Australian Embassy, Ireland [Dublin], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 7 May 2015
  7. ^ Nicola Gordon Bowe (2012). "Harry Clarke and Visual Interpretations of Synge's Ireland in the Post-Edwardian Irish Arts and Crafts Movement". In Cliff, Brian; Grene, Nicholas (eds.). Synge and Edwardian Ireland. Oxford University Press. pp. 72–73.
  8. ^ Official residence of the Australian Ambassador to Ireland, Abbey Lea - circa 1948, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2014.
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