Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, last night attended a reception hosted by the Ambassador of Ireland to the UAE, Alison Milton, on the occasion of her country's National Day, at her residence in Abu Dhabi.

The Irish Minister of State for Education, Josepha Madigan, and a number of Emirati officials, members of the Arab and foreign diplomatic corps, and a group of resident Irish businessmen and citizens also attended the event.