Department of Foreign Affairs

Also known as DFA and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is a Department of State of the Government of Ireland. It supports the Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs and provides the permanent civil service capacity for policy, legislation and administration in that portfolio.

Departments of State are organised under the Constitution of Ireland and the Ministers and Secretaries Acts 1924 to 2020, which govern the appointment of Ministers of the Government and the allocation of functions between departments. Names and functions of individual departments change over time by transfer-of-functions orders; the title recorded here is the name used on Public Purse for this FOI body.

4754 spending records on file.

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Dec 2026	GASYARD WALL FEILE LTD	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · GASYARD WALL FEILE LTD	Grant	Q4 2026	€36,500
31 Dec 2026	GIFTED TRUST	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · GIFTED TRUST	Grant	Q4 2026	€10,380
31 Dec 2026	GREATER SHANTALLOW COMMUNITY ARTS	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · GREATER SHANTALLOW COMMUNITY ARTS	Grant	Q4 2026	€45,190
31 Dec 2026	GREEN SHOOT PRODUCTIONS	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · GREEN SHOOT PRODUCTIONS	Grant	Q4 2026	€49,499
31 Dec 2026	HERSTORY - WOMEN IN LOYALISM C.I.C.	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · HERSTORY - WOMEN IN LOYALISM C.I.C.	Grant	Q4 2026	€15,000
31 Dec 2026	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR PEACE STUDIES LTD	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR PEACE STUDIES LTD	Grant	Q4 2026	€16,156
31 Dec 2026	IRISH CENTRAL BORDER AREA NETWORK LTD	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · IRISH CENTRAL BORDER AREA NETWORK LTD	Grant	Q4 2026	€66,000
31 Dec 2026	IRISH IN BRITAIN	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · IRISH IN BRITAIN	Grant	Q4 2026	€14,937
31 Dec 2026	IRISH NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL TRUST	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · IRISH NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL TRUST	Grant	Q4 2026	€19,230
31 Dec 2026	KIDS OWN PUBLISHLING PARTNERSHIP LTD	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · KIDS OWN PUBLISHLING PARTNERSHIP LTD	Grant	Q4 2026	€20,000
31 Dec 2026	LADYBIRD CHILDRENS SERVICES	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · LADYBIRD CHILDRENS SERVICES	Grant	Q4 2026	€10,600
31 Dec 2026	LINCOLN COURTS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · LINCOLN COURTS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	Grant	Q4 2026	€11,950
31 Dec 2026	LISTENING EAR	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · LISTENING EAR	Grant	Q4 2026	€10,986
31 Dec 2026	MAIDEN CITY FESTIVAL	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · MAIDEN CITY FESTIVAL	Grant	Q4 2026	€30,000
31 Dec 2026	MEATH TRAVELLERS WORKSHOP	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · MEATH TRAVELLERS WORKSHOP	Grant	Q4 2026	€20,682
31 Dec 2026	METHODIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · METHODIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND	Grant	Q4 2026	€1,740
31 Dec 2026	MONKSTOWN BOXING CLUB	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · MONKSTOWN BOXING CLUB	Grant	Q4 2026	€15,000
31 Dec 2026	MORE IN COMMON	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · MORE IN COMMON	Grant	Q4 2026	€25,000
31 Dec 2026	MORNINGTON COMMUNITY PROJECT LTD	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · MORNINGTON COMMUNITY PROJECT LTD	Grant	Q4 2026	€23,000
31 Dec 2026	NAISCOIL NA SEOLTA	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · NAISCOIL NA SEOLTA	Grant	Q4 2026	€42,000
31 Dec 2026	NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YMCAS IRELAND	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YMCAS IRELAND	Grant	Q4 2026	€20,000
31 Dec 2026	NEW LODGE YOUTH CENTRE	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · NEW LODGE YOUTH CENTRE	Grant	Q4 2026	€12,000
31 Dec 2026	NORTH BELFAST YOUTH CHOIR	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · NORTH BELFAST YOUTH CHOIR	Grant	Q4 2026	€10,351
31 Dec 2026	NORTH DOWN COMMUNITY NETWORK	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · NORTH DOWN COMMUNITY NETWORK	Grant	Q4 2026	€9,940
31 Dec 2026	NORTH WEST CULTURAL PARTNERSHIP	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · NORTH WEST CULTURAL PARTNERSHIP	Grant	Q4 2026	€85,000
31 Dec 2026	NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY	Grant	Q4 2026	€27,108
31 Dec 2026	OBON ON THE FOYLE	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · OBON ON THE FOYLE	Grant	Q4 2026	€20,000
31 Dec 2026	PASSIONISTS HOLY CROSS RETREAT	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · PASSIONISTS HOLY CROSS RETREAT	Grant	Q4 2026	€38,400
31 Dec 2026	PEMBROKE COLLEGE	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · PEMBROKE COLLEGE	Grant	Q4 2026	€32,352
31 Dec 2026	PHOTO MUSEUM IRELAND	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · PHOTO MUSEUM IRELAND	Grant	Q4 2026	€25,000
31 Dec 2026	POLICY 360	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · POLICY 360	Grant	Q4 2026	€20,000
31 Dec 2026	POLITICS IN ACTION	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · POLITICS IN ACTION	Grant	Q4 2026	€30,684
31 Dec 2026	QUAKER SERVICE	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · QUAKER SERVICE	Grant	Q4 2026	€24,840
31 Dec 2026	RAVEN SOCIAL CLUB	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · RAVEN SOCIAL CLUB	Grant	Q4 2026	€3,540
31 Dec 2026	REACH ACROSS	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · REACH ACROSS	Grant	Q4 2026	€8,500
31 Dec 2026	REACT-RECONCILIATION EDUCATION &COMMUNITY TRAINING	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · REACT-RECONCILIATION EDUCATION &COMMUNITY TRAINING	Grant	Q4 2026	€8,274
31 Dec 2026	RETHINKING CONFLICT	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · RETHINKING CONFLICT	Grant	Q4 2026	€67,200
31 Dec 2026	ROSSINVER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · ROSSINVER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	Grant	Q4 2026	€10,548
31 Dec 2026	SAINTS YOUTH CENTRE	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · SAINTS YOUTH CENTRE	Grant	Q4 2026	€13,477
31 Dec 2026	SAPHARA	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · SAPHARA	Grant	Q4 2026	€34,234
31 Dec 2026	SHORT STRAND COMMUNITY FORUM	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · SHORT STRAND COMMUNITY FORUM	Grant	Q4 2026	€10,900
31 Dec 2026	SIEGE MUSEUM	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · SIEGE MUSEUM	Grant	Q4 2026	€36,040
31 Dec 2026	SIR HANS SLOANE CENTRE	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · SIR HANS SLOANE CENTRE	Grant	Q4 2026	€19,000
31 Dec 2026	SMASHING TIMES	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · SMASHING TIMES	Grant	Q4 2026	€13,900
31 Dec 2026	SOCIAL CHANGE INITIATIVE	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · SOCIAL CHANGE INITIATIVE	Grant	Q4 2026	€33,500
31 Dec 2026	SPEEDWELL TRUST	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · SPEEDWELL TRUST	Grant	Q4 2026	€30,000
31 Dec 2026	ST COLUMBS PARK RECONCILIATION TRUST	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · ST COLUMBS PARK RECONCILIATION TRUST	Grant	Q4 2026	€26,000
31 Dec 2026	ST MARYS YOUTH CLUB	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · ST MARYS YOUTH CLUB	Grant	Q4 2026	€15,500
31 Dec 2026	SUNNYLANDS AND WOODBURN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROU	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · SUNNYLANDS AND WOODBURN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROU	Grant	Q4 2026	€9,950
31 Dec 2026	TADA RURAL SUPPORT NETWORK	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2026 · TADA RURAL SUPPORT NETWORK	Grant	Q4 2026	€20,000

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