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Bobby McDonagh
Ambassador of Ireland to Italy
In office
August 2013 – July 2017
President Michael D. Higgins
Prime Minister Enda Kenny
Leo Varadkar
Preceded by Pat Hennessy
Succeeded by Colm Ó Floinn
Ambassador of Ireland to the United Kingdom
In office
2009–2013
President Mary McAleese
Michael D. Higgins
Prime Minister Brian Cowen
Enda Kenny
Preceded by David J. Cooney
Succeeded by Daniel Mulhall
Ambassador of Ireland to Malaysia
In office
2000–2001
President Mary McAleese
Prime Minister Bertie Ahern
Preceded by Brendan Lyons
Succeeded by Daniel Mulhall
Personal details
Born
Bobby McDonagh

(1954-06-29) 29 June 1954 (age 70)
Washington D.C., United States
Citizenship Irish
Nationality  Ireland
Alma mater Gonzaga College
Balliol College, University of Oxford
Occupation Diplomat

Bobby McDonagh (born 29 June 1954) is a former Irish diplomat.

Biography

He was educated in Gonzaga College, Dublin and graduated from Balliol College, Oxford with an Master of Arts (MA) (Greats/Classics). He was elected President of the Oxford Union in 1974.

He entered the Irish diplomatic service in 1977. His father, Bob McDonagh, and brother, Philip McDonagh, also served as ambassadors in the service.

He is regarded as an expert on European Union affairs, having spent 23 years of his career either in the corridors of Brussels or in the EU division of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs. This included periods in the Secretariat of the European Parliament, periods in the cabinets of two European Commissioners and a period (2005–2009) as the Irish Permanent Representative to the EU.

He served as Director General of the EU division of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (2001–2005).

He was Ambassador of Ireland to the United Kingdom (2009–2013), which included the period of the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland.

He served as Ambassador of Ireland to Italy (2013–2017) and retired in 2018.

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