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BreakingNews.ie
19 hours ago
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
British ambassador to leave diplomatic service but remain in Dublin after ‘falling in love with the city'
British ambassador to Ireland Paul Johnston has announced he and his wife will continue to live in Dublin after he leaves his role in September. Mr Johnston said at a garden party at the ambassador's residence to mark King Charles's birthday that they had 'so fallen in love with the city' that they had decided to stay in Dublin permanently. Advertisement In his speech, he said: "That's very much what it's felt like for Nicola [his wife] and me in Ireland – that the people we've met have been the highlight of our time here. "And it's primarily because of the people that we've met that we've taken quite a big decision." He has served in a number of diplomatic roles prior to his appointment as envoy in Dublin in 2020, including as the UK ambassador to Sweden from 2011 to 2016 and as the deputy permanent representative to Nato from 2016 to 2017. Mr Johnston says he will be taking up a new, non-diplomatic job in Dublin later this year. He came to Ireland five years ago during the height of the Covid pandemic and he was at the centre of often very difficult British-Irish relations over the UK's departure from the European Union. He said he cannot yet disclose what role he will take up later this year as it is 'subject to a UK government approval process'.
Washington Post
09-05-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
The world is going to hell, but don't worry: Trump will be fine!
It was, President Donald Trump teased, 'a very, very big announcement to make, like, as big as it gets … one of the most important announcements that have been made in many years about a certain subject.' When Trump actually announced his trade deal with Britain Thursday from the Oval Office, it wasn't quite as sensational as advertised: It turned out to be just the outline of a deal, and 'final details are being written up in the coming weeks.' The British ambassador said it was 'just the end of the beginning,' and a reporter for Britain's Sky News asked whether Trump was 'overstating the reach and significance of this deal.'
