During the six-month Presidency term, Irish Ministers will chair meetings of the Council of the EU, help drive forward the EU’s legislative and policy agenda and host a wide range of high-level meetings in Ireland.
Ireland’s EU Presidency comes at an important moment for Europe. EU leaders agreed a very ambitious agenda for the coming months at their meeting in Cyprus at the end of April. As Presidency, Ireland will work closely with European partners to help build momentum behind that agenda and support practical outcomes that benefit people, businesses and communities across Ireland and the European Union.
Ireland will host 22 informal Ministerial meetings, alongside a summit meeting of the European Political Community and an informal meeting of the European Council. The meetings provide an opportunity to showcase the best of Ireland to our European partners. The Irish EU Presidency will ensure that the meetings held here are productive in the interests of delivering positive outcomes for Europe and its people.
While every effort will be made to minimise disruption, road closures, public transport diversions and parking suspensions should be expected. You may also find it difficult to move normally in and around meeting locations if you live or work in very close proximity.
An Garda Síochána, the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Dublin City Council will engage with the community in the environs of Dublin Castle and the Dublin Convention Centre for events taking place in Dublin.
For events across the county, An Garda Síochána, the NTA and local council will work together to keep the public informed.
This will be supported by communications and local community engagement by the Gardaí.
Updates on road closures, public transport diversions and alternatives and any other disruption will be shared closer to the dates of meetings and events. In the meantime, please consider how the disruption might impact your plans now based on meeting dates and locations available here.
Further information will be published online at www.Ireland2026.eu.