Charlie Flanagan: Enhanced economic diplomacy is key to building our state’s resilience

When the government took office, we were united by one overriding task, restoring Ireland’s economic sovereignty. Increased trade and investment were cornerstones of our employment strategy to provide jobs, prosperity and stability for the Irish people.

My predecessor, Eamon Gilmore, brought Trade to the title and to the brief of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Economic diplomacy played a key role in our recovery in two ways. The first was a concerted campaign ...