{"id":168611,"date":"2025-12-01T03:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T03:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/168611\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T03:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T03:58:10","slug":"ukraines-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-to-arrive-in-ireland-today-for-first-state-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/168611\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine&#8217;s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to arrive in Ireland today for first state visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/world\/arid-41751264.html\">Ukrainian<\/a> president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will arrive in Ireland today for his first formal visit to the State.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Zelenskyy will arrive in Dublin on Monday evening, with formal engagements expected to begin tomorrow, Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He is set to pay a courtesy call to \u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in to meet with President Catherine Connolly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">There will also be a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin, T\u00e1naiste Simon Harris, and foreign affairs minister Helen McEntee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It is understood that Mr Zelenskyy will address a joint sitting of the Oireachtas during his visit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/arid-40845308.html\">He previously addressed TDs and Senators via video link in 2022<\/a>, just months after the full-scale Russian invasion began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Speaking ahead of the visit, the Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin welcomed the first official visit by a president and first lady of Ukraine to Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4879968_14_articleinline_POLITICS_20Ukraine_20Ireland_2011101608_20copy.jpg\" alt=\"Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to address a joint sitting of the Oireachtas during his visit. He previously addressed TDs and senators by video link on Wednesday April 6, 2022. File picture: Maxwells\/PA\" title=\"Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to address a joint sitting of the Oireachtas during his visit. He previously addressed TDs and senators by video link on Wednesday April 6, 2022. File picture: Maxwells\/PA\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to address a joint sitting of the Oireachtas during his visit. He previously addressed TDs and senators by video link on Wednesday April 6, 2022. File picture: Maxwells\/PA<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cAround the world, he [Zelenskyy] is rightly recognised as someone who embodies the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people, who have inspired the world in their brave defence of their country and its sovereignty since it was brutally and illegally invaded by Russia,\u201d Mr Martin said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe president\u2019s visit comes at a critical time for Ukraine and Europe, with efforts to bring just and lasting peace to Ukraine ongoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;I look forward to discussing with President Zelenskyy the ways in which Ireland can support these efforts and how we can ensure that Ukraine comes to the negotiating table in as strong a position as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mr Martin said the Ukrainian defence forces \u201ccontinue to defend their homeland with remarkable tenacity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI look forward to reiterating Ireland\u2019s unswerving commitment to standing with the people of Ukraine for as long as it takes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will arrive in Ireland today for his first formal visit to the State. 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