Irish Government to close Vatican Embassy
As the BBC reports The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore made the announcement with “greatest regret” on Thursday. He said that the closure was part of government cost cutting plans. Mr Gilmore added that although the embassy to the Holy See was one of the Republic’s oldest missions, it yielded no “economic return”. “The government believes that Ireland’s interests with the Holy See can be sufficiently represented by a non-resident ambassador,” he said. “The government will be seeking …