Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Ireland) Tags: Government Agency.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Irish: An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála) is a department of the Government of Ireland that is responsible for promoting the interests of Ireland in the European Union and the wider world. thumbnail point formation date 1919-01-22 formation year 1919-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 headquarter Dublin, St Stephen's Green, Iveagh House leader David J. Cooney, Eamon Gilmore location Dublin, St Stephen's Green, Iveagh House type Department of state (Ireland) latitude 53.3367 longitude -6.25944 Learn more... Loading...