Ireland's Foreign Relations in 2014
Journal: Irish Studies in International Affairs
Year: 2015

This article examines aspects of Ireland's foreign relations in 2014. It begins with a brief overview of the domestic and international context in which Irish foreign policy was devised and implemented before discussing the significance of the major extension of Ireland's diplomatic network, which was announced at the beginning of the year. The decision to re-open the embassy to the Holy See provides the starting point for a broader discussion of the rapidly changing interactions between Ireland