During his visit to present the Letters of Credence to the President of Ireland from 24-26 June 2026, H.E. Mr. Nadhavathna Krishnamra, Ambassador of Thailand in London and Non-Resident Ambassador of Thailand to Ireland, met with key Irish stakeholders to discuss ways to further strengthen Thailand-Ireland relations and cooperation. On 25 June 2026, the Ambassador made a courtesy call on Mr. Charlie McConalogue TD, Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, to follow up on Minister McConalogue’s visit to Thailand in March 2026, and to discuss further opportunities for Thailand-Ireland cooperation, including in tourism and sports, as well as the possibility of direct flights between Dublin and Bangkok.

On 26 June 2026, Ambassador Krishnamra met with Mr. Martin Murray, Executive Director of Asia Matters, Ireland’s leading Asia-focused think tank. The Ambassador exchanged views on future collaboration & joint activities to promote trade and investment opportunities in priority industries and sectors of mutual interest to the two countries.

Furthermore, Ambassador Krishnamra also visited University College Dublin (UCD). He was welcomed by Professor Robert Bogdan Staszewski and Thai researchers from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and exchanged views on their research activities. The Ambassador and Embassy officials were able to visit UCD’s integrated circuit (chip) design and testing laboratory and view the pioneering work there. Since Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's official visit to Ireland in 2014, UCD has annually provided scholarships for Thai students under Her Royal Highness' patronage, with other Thai students enrolling through other schemes at UCD.