Government representatives will travel to various destinations around the world to promote Ireland during the upcoming St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Twenty one ministers and deputies, including the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste will travel to various St Patrick’s Day events.
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Some of the countries that they will travel to are the US, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Russia and Britain.
The Taoiseach will travel to Chicago on Monday where he will meet members of the Irish community. On Wednesday he will meet US President George W. Bush at the White House for the presentation of Shamrock.
Following a European Heads of State and Government summit in Barcelona on Friday next, the Taoiseach will return to Dublin to attend the festivities on St Patrick’s Day.
The Tánaiste, Ms Harney will travel to Scotland, the Minster for Defence Mr Michael Smith will go to Hong Kong and the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs Ms Liz O’Donnell will go Mexico.
- Overseas attendance by Members of the Government and Government represetitives at St Patrick's Day functions, 2002:
Taoiseach, Mr Ahern: Washington
Tánaiste, Ms Harney: Scotland
Minsiter Michael Woods: South Afica
Minister Mary O'Rourke: Norway
Minster Micheal Smith: Hong Kong
Minster Joe Walsh: Birmingham
Minister Noel Dempsey: Manchester
Minister Noel Ahern: Singapore
Minister John O'Donoghue: France
Minister Jim McDaid: Canada
Minister Frank Fahy: Boston
Attorney General Michael McDowelland
Minsiter of State Seamus Brennan: London
Minister of State Noel Davern: New Zealand
Minister of State Tom Kitt: New York accompanying President McAleese
Minister of State Dan Wallace: Russia
Minister of State Martin Cullen: Australia
Minister of State Liz O'Donnell: Mexico
Minister of State Mary Hanafin: Chicago
Mr David Andrews TD: Georgia
Mr Michael O'Kennedy: Italy