Embassy of Ireland, Berlin
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| Embassy of Ireland, Berlin | |
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| Location | Berlin |
| Address | Jägerstraße 51, 10117 Berlin |
| Coordinates | 52°30′52″N 13°23′42″E / 52.514371°N 13.395017°E |
| Ambassador | Maeve Collins |
| Website | Irish Embassy, Germany |
The Embassy of Ireland in Berlin (German: Botschaft von Irland) is the diplomatic mission of Ireland to Germany.[1] It is located at 51 Jägerstraße since 2009.[2]
The current Ambassador to Germany is Maeve Collins who has served in this role since July 2024.[3] She is Ireland's first ever female ambassador to Germany.
The first Irish diplomatic mission in Germany was established in 1929 on Drakestraße, near Tiergarten. This building was destroyed in an air-raid during World War II.[2]
In 1951, Ireland opened an embassy in Bonn, which was the de facto capital of West Germany.[2] This embassy was eventually moved to Friedrichstraße, Berlin in 2000 after German Reunification.[2]
Building
The embassy occupies part of 51 Jägerstraße. This building was built by the Mendelssohn family in 1789. In 1939 it was, along with a number of other buildings on Jägerstraße, forcibly sold to the German Reich.[4]
