An Tánaiste, Eamon Gilmore T.D. gives The Annual State of the Union Address 2011
Channel: IIEA
Date: 2011-07-07

About the Speaker: 

Eamon Gilmore T.D. is the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. He has been Labour Party leader since 2007 and has served as a T.D. for Dún Laoghaire since 1989.

About the Speech: 

In the IIEA's annual State of the Union address, An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore T.D., reflected on the challenges facing Ireland and the European Union. In particular, he focussed on the response to the sovereign debt crisis and Ireland's contribution to achieving a solution. The key message of the new Government on Ireland's relationship with Europe, he said, was its determination "to re-build our relationships, and restore our standing within the European Union."