Australia–Ireland relations

Australia–Ireland relations

Ireland

Australia

Australia–Ireland relations are foreign relations between Australia and Ireland. Australia has an embassy in Dublin. Ireland has an embassy in Canberra and a consulate-general in Sydney. Both nations are former British colonies.

History

Embassy of Ireland in Canberra
Monthly value of Australian merchandise exports to Ireland (A$ millions) since 1988
Monthly value of Irish merchandise exports to Australia (A$ millions) since 1988

About 20% of the Australian population have Irish ancestry, which often predates Irish Independence in 1922.

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