The Ambassador of Ireland to Canada is the head of the Embassy of Ireland, Ottawa, and the official representative of the Government of Ireland to the Government of Canada.
The incumbent Ambassador is John Concannon who was appointed on 14 October .
History
In 1929, the Irish Free State planned to open a diplomatic mission in Ottawa, but these plans were later shelved.
In 1939, Canada and Ireland opened High Commissions in each other's capital cities. The first and only High Commissioner of Ireland to the Dominion of Canada was John Hearne.
In 1949, the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into force and Ireland became a republic, leaving the Commonwealth. In 1950, Ireland appointed its first Ambassador of Ireland to Canada, Seán Murphy, as the High Commission was also converted into an embassy.
List of representatives
High Commissioner from Ireland to Canada (1939-1949)
1939–1949: John Hearne
Ambassadors from Ireland to Canada (1950–present)
1950–1955: Seán Murphy 1955–1956: Leo McCauley 1956–1960: Thomas Kiernan 1960–1964: William Fay 1964–1967: John Aloysius Belton 1967–1970: William Warnock 1970–1973: Joseph Shields 1974–1978: Paddy Power 1978–1983: Sean Kennan 1983–1988: Sean Gaynor 1988–1991: Edward Brennan 1991–1995: Antóin MacUnfraidh 1995–2001: Paul Dempsey 2001–2006: Martin Burke 2006–2010: Declan Kelly 2010–2016: Ray Bassett 2016–2020: Jim Kelly 2020-2024: Eamonn McKee 2024- : John Concannon
See also
Canada-Ireland relations
References