Ireland in the EU

Ireland plays a central role in Europe. We help to shape the EU through our input into economic and social policies. We use our EU membership to make a valuable contribution to world affairs. And we promote and protect Ireland’s interests in the EU through the work of the Department of the Taoiseach, with the co-operation of this Department, its Embassies in Europe and the Permanent Mission to the EU in Brussels (text taken from website)

• Primary Source

EUROPA: How the EU works: Countries: Member countries: Ireland http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/member-countries/ireland/index_en.htm

Ireland: MFA: Ireland and the EU: Forty Years of Membership http://eu2013.ie/ireland-and-the-presidency/abouttheeu/theeuandyou/irelandandtheeufortyyearsofmembership/

http://www.iiea.com/ http://www.iiea.com/

Ireland: Oireachtas: About: The Oireachtas and the EU http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/about/europeanunion/

http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/oireachtasbusiness/committees_list/eu-affairs/ http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/oireachtasbusiness/committees_list/eu-affairs/

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