17 March 2022
Influence: Singapore bids goodbye to the Irish Ambassador Patrick Bourne
On St Patrick's Day, the Irish Ambassador to Singapore since 2018, H. E. Patrick Bourne shares his reflections of his time in Singapore, his thoughts on factors for keeping diplomacy alive in the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and what investors looking to Ireland are focussing on, in this interview with Michelle Martin.


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17 March 2021
Celebrating St Patrick's Day with the Irish Ambassador to Singapore
Michelle Martin and Patrick Bourne, Irish Ambassador to Singapore discuss celebrating St Patrick's Day in Singapore and British-Irish relations in the aftermath of Brexit.


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4 November 2019
Influence: Irish Ambassador to Singapore, H.E. Patrick Bourne, talks about Brexit
Brexit was supposed to happen last Friday, but was once again delayed and as the UK enters its third election campaign-period in four years. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had apologised for failing to deliver his “do or die” pledge to leave the EU by October 31 and blamed the Parliament for hindering his Brexit plan and said an election is the only way to break the deadlock. Patrick Bourne, Irish Ambassador to Singapore weighs in.

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8 October 2019
Influence: Meet the Irish Ambassador to Singapore, H.E. Patrick Bourne
24-days away from Brexit, Michelle Martin chats with the affable Irish Ambassador to Singapore and asks what would a no-deal Brexit would mean to Ireland’s economy. Brexit aside, Michelle finds out why Guinness has lasted 150 years in Singapore on the very anniversary of its arrival here, what the Ambassador's top pick is for the upcoming Irish film festival is, and if she is likely to see him at the U2’s upcoming concert in Singapore.

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