[2] In April 2004 while Ireland had the Presidency of the European Council representing the EU on the world stage, Irish European Affairs Minister Dick Roche said that the EU should engage with Pakistan to bolster its democracy.

[4] In 2005, Ireland provided €5 million to Pakistan in relief aid after an earthquake in Kashmir.

[5] In April 2007, a memorandum of understanding was signed for the establishment of a Pakistan-Ireland Joint Business Council by Zubair F. Tufail, President Ghulam Bari and Secretary Yousaf Sharee from Association of Pakistanis in Ireland.

Major Pakistani exports to Ireland included cotton fabrics, made-ups articles of textile material, carpets, rugs and surgical instruments.

[7] There is a sizable community of Pakistanis in Ireland, mostly consisting of doctors and other medics and their families.