Ciarán Doyle is a career diplomat with Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He has served in roles at the Irish Embassy in London and in the British-Relations unit of the Department in Dublin. He served as Private Secretary to two successive Ministers for Foreign Affairs, including during Ireland’s term as an elected member of the UN Security Council (2021-22) and while Ireland held the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (2022). He also served as Private Secretary to the Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister). Since 2023, he has led Ireland’s policy and contributions on all aspects of disarmament and non-proliferation, as well as European security, at Ireland’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York. He is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and the University of Cambridge and a native of County Wicklow, Ireland.
Ciarán Doyle
Career diplomat with Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Content by Ciarán Doyle
Commentary
European perspectives on the Non-Proliferation Treaty: Ireland
In May, States Parties to the NPT will meet for the 11th Review Conference under difficult circumstances. In the second of our commentary series exploring different European perspectives, Ciarán Doyle, a diplomat from Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, reflects on Ireland’s perspective on the Treaty and its approach to the 2026 Review Conference. He writes about the importance Ireland places on the Treaty as a small, militarily neutral country, and calls for a commitment to enhanced transparency and accountability from the nuclear weapon states.