Overview
- Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Paris and Dublin from June 11–17 and will meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin on June 13 before visiting County Mayo to meet President Catherine Connolly.
- The Prime Minister’s Office says the visits will push cooperation on agri‑food, pharmaceuticals, digital innovation, artificial intelligence and climate while talks with President Emmanuel Macron will also target defence, quantum and critical minerals.
- Canada and Ireland traded about US$6 billion in goods in 2025, a figure Ottawa is using to frame economic talks as Ireland prepares for full ratification of the Canada‑EU trade deal CETA.
- Carney’s visit highlights his personal links to County Mayo — three grandparents were born in Aughagower — and will include official events such as a Dublin Castle dinner hosted by the Taoiseach.
- Coverage notes differing accounts about Carney’s past Irish and British citizenship renunciation, and analysts say the trip is also timed to position Canada on G7 priorities including support for Ukraine, Middle East crises and rules for emerging technologies.