Simon Coveney

John Hume with the Dalia Lama at the European Parliament in Strasbourg in 2001. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

Simon Coveney speaks of enduring relevance of hero John Hume's ‘respect' message

Simon Coveney delivering the 4th John Hume European ‘Spirit of Peace’ Lecture in Dublin.

Simon Coveney: Time to remember values, humility & politics of John Hume

Simon Coveney with the then Mayor of Derry & Strabane, Councillor John Boyle, at the Foyle Maritime Festival in 2018.

Simon Coveney to deliver 4th John Hume European ‘Spirit of Peace’ Lecture

The late Danielle McLaughlin.

Family of Danielle McLaughlin hoping to attend trial verdict in India

Israeli troops operating in the area of al-Bureij in the central Gaza Strip in January. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Derry rally for Gaza as Coveney says Israel behaving like ‘rogue state’

There have been further calls for an Irish Passport Office to be established in Northern Ireland.

Further calls for establishment of Irish passport office in North

The late Private Seán Rooney

Newtowncunningham 'in a state of shock over death of Private Seán Rooney

Chris Heaton-Harris. Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Chris Heaton-Harris to set Stormont poll date ‘soon’ says Steve Baker

Senior figures in Ireland and Britain praise Derry Girls for providing education...

Mark H Durkan wants a dedicated Irish Passport Office in Derry.

Durkan: Passport chaos proves clear need for Derry office

The Derry-Donegal border.

Travel checks for people moving from Donegal and Derry slammed as 'Tory attack' ...

Members of the Bloody Sunday families commemorate the victims on the 50th anniversary.

TDs express solidarity with Bloody Sunday, Greysteel and Fullerton families and ...

Relatives pass the mural on Westland Street depicting those killed Bloody Sunday. Photo: George Sweeney, DER2205GS – 015

Bloody Sunday 50: Taoiseach Micheál Martin leads Bloody Sunday tributes in Dáil ...

Gregory Campbell

Gregory Campbell accuses Simon Coveney of being intransigent towards unionist co...

January 2020: The then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Julian Smith and Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney, pictured at Parliament Buildings, Stormont in Belfast. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

Simon Coveney reaffirms commitments to Derry and NW one year on from New Decade,...

UK and EU close to finalising Brexit deal - with announcement from Boris Johnson... Helen Johnson

Colum Eastwood

UN Security Council place a 'strong endorsement' of the values of Ireland on the...

Spanish experts believe they may have found the remains of Red Hugh O’Donnell in...

St. Eugene's Cathedral.

Tánaiste Simon Coveney points people towards St. Eugene's Cathedral live feed

Simon Coveney.

Simon Coveney: We'll not support special measures for British soldiers; no devia...

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Julian Smith and Tánaiste Simon Coveney in Belfast. (Photo by Kelvin Boyes/ Press Eye)

Irish govt. places NW region front and centre of Restoration

Stormont deal tabled.

'New Decade, New Approach' text published and Julian Smith and Simon Coveney wan...

Julian Smith.

Derry unionist commentator Terry Wright urges Julian Smith and Simon Coveney to ...

Professor Colin Harvey.

Video: Professor Colin Harvey says Irish citizens in Derry should have the vote ...

Simon Coveney.

Video: Simon Coveney says ‘no deal’ will have far-reaching consequences and will...

Colum Eastwood

Brexit 55 Days: SDLP and Sinn Féin react to Varadkar’s custom check warning

Sinn Fein MP Elisha McCallion has held meetings with An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and An Tanaiste Simon Coveney to discuss supporting the region.

McCallion calls on Irish government to announce funding for north west
Sinn Féin MP Elisha McCallion has called on the Irish government to provide funding to support the economic regeneration of the north west.
Brendan McDaid

Colum Eastwood

Video: Eastwood welcomes talks process but is against 'flexible deadlines' and w...

Bloody Sunday.

Video: SoS did Bloody Sunday families a ‘disservice’

The late Eddie Fullerton.

Video: Simon Coveney 'very concerned' at Eddie Fullerton late disclosure revelat...

CCTV image showing the fireball after the detonation of a car bomb outside the courthouse on Bishop Street, Londonderry on Saturday

Video: Oireachtas condemns Derry bomb on first routine sitting after First Dáil ...

Ian Marshall

Video: 'Unionist' senator Ian Marshall hails McDonald and Coveney for early visi...

Karen Bradley overlooking the Bogside during a visit to the city earlier this year from almost the exact spot where automatic rifle fire struck the City Walls last week.

Karen Bradley criticised for not visiting Fountain/Bogside; refuses to be drawn ...

Simon Coveney.

Video: We absolutely get Derry's Brexit fears; that's why we insist on the Briti...

Tony Taylor.

Video: Spies lack credit on Iraq and Tony Taylor and their 'intelligence' should...

Release call.

Tony Taylor case to be raised in Seanad

Belfast Lord Mayor, Councillor Nuala McAllister and Derry City and Strabane District Council Mayor, Councillor MaolÃosa McHugh pictured at the launch of the joint bid for the two cities to become the European Capital of Culture in 2023. Picture Martin McKeown. Inpresspics.com. 05.07.17

Dublin lobbying hardover Derry Euro bid

Tanaiste Simon Coveney speaking at the City Hotel in Derry on Wednesday.

Border '˜not simply a line on a map'

Derry Chamber of Commerce President Jennifer McKeever pictured with TÃ¡naiste Simon Coveney, Mayor of Derry Maoliosa McHugh and Martin Gormley from event sponsors Frylite pictured at the Annual Presidents Lunch in Derrys City Hotel. Pic by Tom Heaney, NWpresspics

'˜Nobody wants to see border infrastructure emerge' - An TÃ¡naiste

Michel Barnier (Houses of the Oireachtas/PA Wire)

EU Chief Barnier accepts McCallion's invite to visit Derry

SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood

New talks process a '˜last opportunity'

Colly Kelly.

Dublin should set up a 'citizenship hub' in Derry to meet post-Brexit passport d...

Post-Brexit surgein Irish passportrequests goes on

Britain told it does not own Lough Foyle

Simon Coveney's emphatic insistence on '˜special status' and an '˜invisible bord...

Stephanie Knox and Davitt Walsh.

Buncrana pier tragedy heroes to be honoured at Irish Water Safety awards

(L-R): Ann Owens (MAG), Minister Paudie Coffey, Damien Mc Kay (Structural Engineer) and affected homeowner Oliver Lafferty demonstrating the friable/ weak nature of the blocks used in the construction of his home when the Minister visited Inishowen last year.

'˜Prime Time' probe into Mica homes

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