Happy to join Yanling Wang, Director at the Confucius Institute in UCD Dublin, to wish all Chinese friends a wonderful mid-summer Dragon Boat Festival. Poetry brings peoples closer.
Most interesting, measured & forthright remarks to @gideonrachman by Prime Minister Mitsotakis of Greece which will hold EU Council of Ministers Presidency in H2 of 2027. Very relevant for Ireland & other EU partners https://t.co/bIwSnqIKlW
A real pleasure to join AIACE Ireland for 2-day visit to Derry/ Londonderry & Bellaghy & to meet their vibrant communities; esp. to honour the memory of their two magnificent Nobel Laureates Seamus Heaney & John Hume @NITouristBoard@camerataireland@SHHomePlace@seamusheaneyest
Such a pleasure today in Paris to catch up with my old & good friend, Denis de Kergolay, President of the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée - at the Cercle’s seat close to the #Elysée. A friend of Ireland! #cercledelunioninteralliee#ksuc 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇫🇷🇺🇦
J’attends avec très grande anticipation le récital de Barry Douglas, maestro de l’orchestra Camerata Ireland, à Paris dans quelques jours; ainsi que le Festival litéraire franco-irlandais demain à l’Alliance française de Dublin! Vive la Francophonie! @FranceinIreland@afdublin
Wonderful for Ireland for Ambassador Concannon and for the entire Team Ireland in Canada that Prime Minister Carney took time from his heavy schedule to celebrate his own Irish heritage & the terrific relationship between Canada and Ireland!!Comhghairdeas le gach éinne🏆☘️😎🇮🇪🇨🇦
A great pleasure to join Ambassador Telemachu & his distinguished guests led by Minister of State Richmond to mark Cyprus’ Presidency of the EU Council; & to recall 4 years which my family & I spent on that lovely isle when I was Chief Political Adviser to the UN Operation there
A pleasure to attend the rich Lantern Festival cultural performances in the Confucius Institute at University College, Dublin to mark Chinese New Year, of the Horse. So enjoyable, as ever!
Dismantling UNRWA would also remove an extensive economic, social, educational, etc. Administration largely staffed by Palestinians which and who in due course would transition into the core Administration of a State of Palestine. Remove UNRWA to weaken the prospect of such State
Commendable declaration on Greenland by Ireland’s Foreign Minister, Helen McEntee, T.D. Ireland & a host of nations worldwide did not struggle to achieve independent statehood only for a world order comporting conquest, subjugation & exploitation to be enshrined for 21st century.
Marvelous performances this evening at Ireland’s National Concert Hall @NCH_Music. Barry Douglas (piano), Darren Moore (trumpet) & National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland excelled with Shostakovich’s Concerto No.1. Works by Boulanger & Rimsky-Korsakov rounded out superb programme
On International Students’ Day 17 November, @EU_Eurostat posted: Ireland has the highest rate in Europe of 25-34 year olds with a third level education. See map. What an achievement built over our 50+ year membership of EC/ EU. Missed mention of this in Ireland’s mainstream media
Moving visit today to the impressive Titanic Museum. Belfast’s remarkable industrial heritage. Hubris & heroism at sea. Tragedy that echoes strongly across the century and more since April, 1912. @Titanic_Museum@VisitBelfast@NITouristBoard
A joy, with Kieran Tobin of @camerataireland, to have attended this weekend a superb recital at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, in aid of the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition. Soprano Kelli-Ann Masterson, Tenor Conor Prendiville and Dearbhla Collins on piano. Bravos!