The Embassy of Ireland in
Berlin
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German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
: ''Botschaft von Irland'') is the
diplomatic mission
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of
Ireland
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to
Germany
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. It is located at 51 Jägerstraße since 2009.
The current Ambassador to Germany is Dr. Nicholas O’Brien who has served in this role since August 2019.
He previously served as the Deputy Ambassador to the
Federal Republic of Germany
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.
Embassy History
The first Irish diplomatic mission in Germany was established in 1929 on Drakestraße, near
Tiergarten. This building was destroyed in an
air-raid during World War II.
In 1951, Ireland opened an Embassy in
Bonn
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, which was the ''de facto'' capital of
West Germany
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.
This embassy was eventually moved to
Friedrichstraße, Berlin in 2000 after
German Reunification.
Building
The embassy occupies part of 51 Jägerstraße. This building was built by the
Mendelssohn family
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in 1789. In 1939 it was, along with a number of other buildings on Jägerstraße, forcibly sold to the
German Reich.
List of Ambassadors
*
Daniel A. Binchy 1929-1932
*Leo T. McCauley 1932-1933
*
Charles Bewley 1933-1939
*William Warnock 1939-1944
*
Cornelius Cremin 1944-1945
*
John A. Belton 1951-1955
*Dr. Thomas Joseph ("Tommy", "T.J.") Kiernan 1955-1956
*William Warnock 1956-1962
*Brian Gallagher 1962-1964
*Eamonn Kennedy 1964-1970
*Paul Keating 1970-1972
*Seán Ronan 1972-1973
*
Robert McDonagh 1973-1976
*Christopher P (Robin) Fogarty 1976-1983
*John Campbell 1983-1986
*Kester Heaslip 1986-1991
*Pádraig Murphy 1991-1998
*Noel Fahey 1998-2002
*Seán Ó hUiginn 2002-2006
*David Donoghue 2006-2009
*
Dan Mulhall 2009-2013
*
Michael Collins Michael Collins or Mike Collins most commonly refers to:
* Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922), Irish revolutionary leader, soldier, and politician
* Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021), American astronaut, member of Apollo 11 and Ge ...
2013-2019
*Dr. Nicholas O'Brien 2019-to date
See also
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Foreign relations of Germany
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Foreign relations of the Republic of Ireland
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*
List of diplomatic missions of the Republic of Ireland
References
Diplomatic missions of the Republic of Ireland
Germany–Ireland relations
Germany
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