Canadian PM Carney to visit Ireland next week

He’ll meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin, in what will be the first official visit of a Canadian prime minister to Ireland in nearly a decade.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Ireland next week. 

He’ll meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin next Saturday, in what will be the first official visit of a Canadian prime minister to Ireland in nearly a decade. 

Mr. Carney – whose ancestors hail from Aughagower near Westport – will then travel to Mayo, where he’ll meet President Catherine Connolly. 

“In a more dangerous and divided world, Canada’s government is focused on what we can control. We are building our strength at home and diversifying our partnerships abroad. Canada is forging a dense web of new connections – leading with Canadian values to create greater certainty, security, and prosperity.  

To advance this mission, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that he will travel from June 11 to 17, 2026, for bilateral visits to France and Ireland and to participate in the 2026 G7 Leaders’ Summit. During these visits, the Prime Minister will work with our allies and partners to address pressing global challenges and unlock new opportunities for collaboration. He will catalyse new investment into Canada, deepen trade and security partnerships with Europe, and catalyse new opportunities for Canadian workers and industries.

The Prime Minister will first visit Paris, France, where he will meet with President Emmanuel Macron to deepen the Canada-France partnership in key sectors such as trade, defence, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum technologies, and critical minerals. They will advance progress on key commercial and industrial partnerships, including in aerospace, defence and security, critical minerals, and advanced technologies. The Prime Minister will meet with leading business leaders to position Canada as a key partner on trade and investment.  

In Ireland, Prime Minister Carney will visit Dublin to meet with the Taoiseach of Ireland, Micheál Martin. This will be the first bilateral visit to Ireland by a Canadian Prime Minister in nearly a decade. The Prime Minister will then visit County Mayo, where he will meet with the President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly. During his time in Ireland, he will focus on deepening Canada and Ireland’s longstanding cultural and people-to-people ties and expanding ties across agri-food, digital innovation, AI, pharmaceuticals, and climate. 

Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney attending the 8th European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan on May 4, 2026

The Prime Minister will then attend the 2026 G7 Leaders’ Summit in Évian, France, where he will deepen Canada’s international partnerships, building on progress achieved during Canada’s G7 Presidency last year. He will focus on Canada’s role and expertise as a reliable partner on economic security, clean energy, and emerging technologies, including AI and quantum. 

In the past year, Canada has forged over 20 economic and security partnerships. Ireland, France, and our G7 allies are vital, long-standing partners to Canada. Working with them, we can build a better, more just, more prosperous world for all.”