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Here’s where every Government minister will be spending St. Patrick’s Day abroad this year

Published 20:32 22 Jan 2019 GMT

Rudi Kinsella
Here’s where every Government minister will be spending St. Patrick’s Day abroad this year

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Irish Government ministers will once again travel all over world to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in 2019. As is the usual custom, our Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, will visit the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in the White House, one of a number of scheduled stops for Varadkar on his trip Stateside. Speaking about the tradition, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney said:"St. Patrick’s Day offers a unique opportunity to promote Ireland around the world, to celebrate our heritage and renew our bonds with the global Irish family." Here is where everyone is headed this March: USA: An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar USA: Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring USA: Attorney General, Seamus Woulfe USA: Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring USA: Minister for Health, Simon Harris USA: Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor USA: Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration, David Stanton USA and Canada: Minister of State for the Diaspora and Development, Ciaran Cannon China:  Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh United Kingdom: Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform, Paschal Donohoe Canada:  Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton Australia: Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Damian English Spain and Portugal: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Italy and Malta: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty Finland: Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh Cyprus, Lebanon and Jordan: Minister for Defence, Paul Kehoe Denmark and Sweden: Minister of State for European Affairs, Helen McEntee Germany and Holland: Minister of State for Financial Services and Insurance, Michael D’Arcy France and Luxembourg:  Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania: Minister of State for Local Government and Electoral Reform, John Paul Phelan Slovakia, Austria and Hungary: Minister of State for Health Promotion and the National Drugs Strategy, Catherine Byrne Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia: Minister of State for Food, Forestry and Horticulture, Andrew Doyle Poland and Czech Republic: Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief, Kevin Boxer Moran Greece, Romania and Bulgaria: Minister of State for Natural Resources, Community Affairs and Digital Development, Sean Canne Scotland: Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin Russia: Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann, Senator Denis O'Donovan United Arab Emirates:  Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross South Africa, Namibia and Botswana: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone Mexico and Cuba: Minister of State for Disability Issues, Finian McGrathBrazil: Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann, Seán Ó Fearghaíl Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay: Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen Argentina and Chile: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy India: Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Jim Daly USA: Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for Gaeilge, Gaeltacht and the Islands, Seán Kyne South Korea and Japan: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan Australia, New Zealand and Singapore: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia: Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment, Patrick O’Donovan

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Here’s where every Government minister will be spending St. Patrick’s Day abroad this year