List of Australian Ambassadors to Ireland

Ambassador to Ireland
Incumbent Richard Andrews since 2016
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Dublin

The Australian Ambassador to Ireland is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Ireland. The Ambassador resides in Dublin.^[1] On occasions the position has had non-resident accreditation as Australia's Ambassador to the Holy See.

The position has been filled in the past by former politicians (John Herron, Brian Burke, Bob Halverson and Vince Gair), some of whom had left their previous position under a cloud. Brian Burke was subsequently recalled, tried and gaoled stealing campaign donations (he served six months before the convictions were quashed on appeal). Vince Gair's appointment was orchestrated by Prime Minister Whitlam (the "Gair Affair") in order to help the Labor Party secure control of the Senate. Gair was subsequently recalled by Foreign Minister Andrew Peacock.

List of heads of mission

• W.A. Wynes (Chargé d'affaires) (1951–1952)
• Paul McGuire (1953–1954)^[2]
• W.T. Doig (Chargé d'affaires) (1955–1957)
• Noël Deschamps (Chargé d'affaires) (1958–1961)
• H.D. White (Chargé d'affaires) (1962–1963)
• R.H. Gilman (1964)
• Hugh Roberton (1965–1967)^[3]
• K.I. Gates (Chargé d'affaires) (1968–1969)
• R. Bonner (1970–1971)
• Keith Brennan (1972–1974)
• Vince Gair (1975–1976)
• Brian Hill (1977–1978)
• Ruth Dobson (1979–1981)
• Lloyd Thomson (1982–1983)
• Peter Lawler (1984–1986)
• Frank Milne (1987)^[4]
• Brian Burke (1988–1990)
• T.B. McCarthy (1992–1994)
• Edward Stevens (1995–1998)
• Bob Halverson (1999–2002)^[5]
• John Herron (2003–2006)^[6]
• Anne Plunkett (2006–2008)^[7]
• Bruce Davis (2009–2012)^[8]
• Ruth Adler (2013–2016)^[9]
• Richard Andrews (2016–)^[10]

References

1. CA 1330: Australian Embassy, Ireland [Dublin], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 7 May 2015
2. "Ambassador to Ireland". Illawarra Daily Mercury. 25 April 1953. p. 1.
3. "Ireland hails appointment of Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 14 January 1965. p. 4.
4. McGeough, Paul (23 December 1987). "This time, Dublin may be lucky". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 11.
5. Downer, Alexander (29 August 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Ireland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
6. Downer, Alexander (5 September 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Ireland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
7. Downer, Alexander (16 January 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Ireland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015.
8. Smith, Stephen (20 November 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Ireland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
9. Carr, Bob (7 September 2012). "Ambassador to Ireland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
10. Bishop, Julie (1 August 2016). "Ambassador to Ireland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.