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PM Carney in Ireland to meet with leaders, visit family’s homeland
The leaders will announce a new trade and investment framework as Canada seeks wider European ties and Ireland moves toward full CETA ratification.
- On Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Dublin for a two-day official visit, where he and Taoiseach Micheál Martin will announce a new bilateral co-operation framework on trade and investment.
- Following the Dublin engagements, Carney travels to County Mayo on Sunday to visit his grandparents' birthplace in Aughagower and meet Irish President Catherine Connolly.
- Bilateral trade between the countries has expanded to €12 billion, with officials aiming to finalize Ireland's full ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement by 2026.
- Officials are debating the future of the Aughinish Alumina refinery, which supplies Russian smelters, as some describe the facility as 'a bit embarrassing' for Ireland amid the war in Ukraine.
- Ireland assumes the presidency of the Council of the European Union in July, positioning this visit as a strategic step for Canada to deepen relations with Europe on critical minerals and security.
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Irish MirrorCanadian prime minister Mark Carney arrives in Ireland for two-day visit
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PM Carney in Ireland to meet with leaders, visit family’s homeland
DUBLIN - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Ireland where he will drum up business and investment with European peers and visit his ancestors' home on the Emerald Isle.
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