Cyprus paired with Co. Leitrim for Ireland’s Council of EU presidency term

Cyprus has been “paired” with County Leitrim as part of Ireland’s preparations for its takeover of the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency in the second half of this year.

Each of the EU’s 26 member states, Ireland itself aside, has been paired with a county in Ireland.

The Irish government said that during its six-month term as the holder of the Council of the EU’s rotating presidency, the ambassador of that member state and the Irish ambassador to it will...