Ireland

  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president congratulates Irish counterpart on re-election

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated Irish President Michael D. Higgins on his re-election and wished him success, energy and…

6 years ago
  • European Union
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania to back Ireland on border issue in Brexit talks

Lithuania vowed on Wednesday to support Ireland on the border issue in Brexit negotiations. [...]

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Irish president, in Vilnius, calls on EU to defend multilateralism

Irish President Michael D. Higgins, on a visit to Lithuania, on Wednesday called on the European Union to defend multilateralism,…

6 years ago
  • European Union
  • Society

Irish president to receive honorary doctorate from Vytautas Magnus University

Irish President Michael D. Higgins will visit Lithuania's second-largest city of Kaunas on Wednesday and will receive an honorary doctorate…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Irish president’s visit to Lithuania: 3 key topics

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with her Irish counterpart, Michael D. Higgins, in Vilnius on Tuesday. [...]

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs
  • Global LT

Irish president says Lithuanians ‘are very welcome’

Irish President Michael D. Higgins says that the Lithuanian community is "very welcome" in Ireland. [...]

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Ireland’s president to visit Lithuania

Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins is coming on a two-day official visit to Lithuania on Tuesday. [...]

7 years ago
  • European Union
  • Opinion

Netherlands recruits Baltic States to compensate for effects of Brexit

The Netherlands is building new coalitions within the EU to compensate for the loss of the UK as the union's…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Ireland, Netherlands joining Baltic-Nordic meeting in Brussels

Leaders of the Baltic and the Nordic states have for the first time invited their Irish and Dutch colleagues to…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania’s ambassador to Japan proposed as envoy to Ireland

Lithuania's government on Wednesday gave a green light to appointing Egidijus Meilūnas, Lithuanian diplomat completing his ambassadorial term in Japan,…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Ambassador to Japan moving to Ireland

Lithuanian diplomat Egidijus Meilūnas is completing his ambassadorial term in Japan and should be appointed as diplomatic envoy to Ireland.…

7 years ago
  • Economy

Eurostat finds food prices in Lithuania among EU’s lowest

Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Lithuania last year were among the lowest across the European Union (EU), figures…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Lithuania’s greatest struggle – affluent countries will not understand this

The affluent EU member states have seen population increases over the past decade and this has led to more rapid…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Ukraine’s vice-PM thanks Lithuania for efforts to accept Ukraine to European family

Ukraine's Vice-Prime Minister Stepan Kubiv has thanked Lithuania for supporting Ukraine and "accepting it to the European family." [...]

8 years ago
  • Freetime

LABAS! Early years theatre festival for you!

Now in its third year, the Labas! festival is the brainchild of Dalia Mikoliūnaitė from Teatriukas in Vilnius, Lithuania and…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Remittances to Lithuania drop by 22% but still huge portion of national income

Lithuania remains among the countries with the largest share of national income coming from remittances even though the level of…

9 years ago
  • Society

Vilnius greens river for St Patrick’s Day

People dressed in green celebrated St. Patrick's Day on Saturday on the banks of the river Vilnelė that was coloured…

9 years ago
  • Society

Vilnius goes green for St Patricks Day

Lithuania is to join global celebrations of St Patrick’s Day with the greening of the Vilnelė river on Saturday as…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania reports second-best industrial production growth in EU

Lithuania's industrial growth in January was among the highest in the European Union, according to Eurostat. [...]

9 years ago
  • Sports

Junior rugby players from Lithuania show class in Ireland

Rugby is a fast-growing sport in tiny Lithuania, where almost every city now has its own club. One of the…

9 years ago