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| Embassy of Russia in Ireland | |
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| Address | 184-186 Orwell Road Rathgar Dublin 14 D14 X6R3 County Dublin |
| Coordinates | 53°18′11″N6°15′38″W / 53.30301°N 6.26043°W |
| Ambassador | Yuri Filatov |
| Website | https://ireland.mid.ru/ |
The Embassy of Russia in Dublin is the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Ireland.
The embassy is on a site that is 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) in size on Orwell Road. [1] The original house was about a century old in 2022. [1]
At the beginning of 2020 there were a total of 30 officers at the Embassy, 14 diplomats and 16 Administrative and Technical staff. [2] This made it among the most staffed Russian embassies, second only to the US. It was reduced to 21 officers (14 diplomats and 16 administrative and technical staff) following the invasion of Ukraine. [3]
In 1973 the government of the Republic of Ireland decided to open diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union despite the objections of then Defence Minister Paddy Donegan, who was concerned that many embassy staff could be spies. [4]
In 1983 three Soviet diplomats were expelled from Ireland. [5] Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald asked Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs Jim O'Keeffe to tell the three diplomats - Guennadi Saline (First secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Dublin), Viktor Lipassov and his wife Evdokia - that they had to leave. [5] Speculation in Irish media at the time was that it was connected to the IRA, but years later it was revealed that it concerned attempts to gather information on United States military via a double agent met in the Stillorgan Shopping Center. [5]
In 2015 planning permission had been granted by Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council to expand the Russian embassy. [1]
In March 2020 then Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy was summoned to a top secret meeting with senior defence and security officials. [1] Closer examination of the plans had caused concern and the government had recently passed legislation to allow blocking of planning permission on national security grounds. [1] On 4 March 2020 Eoghan Murphy signed an order to revoke part of the planning permission granted to the embassy. [1]
Irish security sources have stated that they believe the GRU and SVR operate out of the embassy. [6] [7]
After the Russian government invaded Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of people protested outside the embassy. [8]
On 7 March 2022 a truck was driven into the gates of the embassy. [9] A man was arrested. [9]
After Irish volunteer Finbar Cafferkey was killed fighting for Ukraine, expressions of sympathy from the Tánaiste Micheál Martin were criticised by the Russian embassy, which warned that Ireland could be considered a belligerent in the conflict for such statements. Foreign affairs chair Charles Flanagan condemned the embassy's comments, which he called "threatening, intimidating and chilling". [10]
In March 2022 Micheál Martin announced that four senior officials of the embassy were to be expelled because "their activities are not in accordance with the international standards of diplomatic behaviour". [11] They would be considered persona non grata, have their credentials withdrawn and be given a set number of days to leave. [6] They were expelled under the 1961 Vienna Convention. [11] The Gardaí believed they were part of the GRU. [12] The ambassador was not one of those expelled. [12]
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Events from the year 1983 in Ireland.
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