Dublin

Ireland (Éire) recognised the Republic of Estonia on 27 August 1991 and diplomatic relations were established on 10 September 1991. Ireland has never recognized Estonia’s annexation neither de iure or de facto.

Ireland’s Ambassador to Estonia is James Sherry (since 2022) and Estonia’s Ambassador to Ireland is Kairi Künka (as of September 19th 2022).

Previously, Estonia was represented in Ireland by Ambassador Riivo Sinijärv (1994-1995), Ambassador Raul Mälk (1996-2003), Ambassador Simmu Tiik (2003-2006), Ambassador Andre Pung (2006-2010), Mait Martinson (2010-2014), Kristi Karelsohn (2014-2018) and Aino Lepik von Wirèn. Chargé d’Affaires have been a.i. Jüri Seilenthal (1997-1999), Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Triin Parts (1999-2002) and Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Krista Kilvet (2002-2003).

On 3 December 1991 Paul D. Dempsey, residing in Stockholm, was accredited as Ireland’s first ambassador to Estonia. He was succeeded by Dáithí O’Ceallaigh (1995-1998) and Gearóid Ó Broin (1999–2001), both residing in Helsinki. The first ambassador to reside in Tallinn was Sean Farrell (2001-2004). After that, Noel Kilkenny (2004-2008), Thomas Bolster (2008-2010), Peter McIvor (2010-2014), Frank Flood (2014-2018) and Frances Kiernan (2018-2022) have also resided here.

On 8 June 2022, an honorary consul’s office was opened in Cork. The Estonian Honorary Consul in the city of Cork and the counties of Cork, Kerry, and Waterford is entrepreneur Neil George Kenefick. In November 2024 two new honorary consul´s offices were opened in Ireland, one in Limerick and one in Galway. The Estonian Honorary Consul in the city Limerick and the counties of Limerick, Claire, and Tipperary is entrepreneur Julie Long and the Estonian Honorary Consul in the city Galway and in the counties of Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo is Captain Brian Sheridan.

From 1927-1931 the honorary consul of the Republic of Estonia in Dublin was Richard J. Kelly, from 1937-1938 it was Thomas Franklin Laurie, and from 1938-1960 the role was fulfilled by John McEvoy.