Government announces St Patrick’s Day Programme 2025

The government today announced the St Patrick's Day programme for 2025, which will see the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and representatives of the State engage in programmes to promote Ireland and Irish interests and values in the world.

St Patrick’s Day offers a unique opportunity to promote Ireland’s interests around the world and to promote Ireland as a place to invest, visit, work or study. This year, 38 representatives of the State will bring Ireland’s message to more than 90 cities in 40 countries.

The overall message of SPD 2025 will focus on the ambitions outlined in the Programme for Government, emphasising Ireland’s outlook and attractiveness as a small, open trading economy, with our economic success rooted in this openness and our willingness to build partnerships

Ministers will promote Irish investment overseas, international research and education collaborations, mutually beneficial partnerships between Irish and overseas companies and the successes and growth of overseas companies that have chosen Ireland as their base in Europe.

The St Patrick’s Day programme offers an unparalleled opportunity to build relationships with key political and business leaders, decision makers, and cultural and academic partners; to communicate the consistent, principled and constructive approach that characterises our foreign policy; to celebrate Ireland’s contemporary and traditional arts, culture and heritage; and to highlight the achievements and impact of our Global Ireland strategy.