Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06DUBLIN201
2006-02-27 14:55:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Dublin
Cable title:
IRISH TO JOIN EU STATEMENT ON SHRINE BOMBING
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C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBLIN 000201
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/27/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER EI
SUBJECT: IRISH TO JOIN EU STATEMENT ON SHRINE BOMBING
REF: SECSTATE 28802
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Jonathan S. Benton for
reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C ) On February 23, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel
demarche to Stephen Dawson, DFA First Secretary for the
Middle East. Dawson said that Minister of State Noel Treacy
condemned the bombing at a meeting of the parliament's
subcommittee on Europe. Dawson added that the Irish stood
behind the EU's statement, and were not planning to issue a
separate one. He took on board the request to consider
helping to fund the shrine's re-construction. He said there
had not yet been discussion within the GOI of such funding
but that the GOI would now consider the U.S. request.
KENNY