The Taoiseach and three Government Ministers are travelling to South Korea this week for a trade mission.
Leo Varadkar, Simon Coveney, Charlie McConalogue and Simon Harris are heading east for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The mission runs through Thursday and Friday with the aim of strengthening trade, investment and education links.
Leo Varadkar says this is a new approach, with a different country to be chosen each year:
