SOFIA

International Affairs and Diplomacy Society of @tcddublin. Hosts diplomats, journalists, experts, etc.

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Excited to be welcoming Anne Anderson, former Irish Ambassador to 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇫🇷🇲🇨🇺🇳 for our keynote speaker event of the year next week!

Ambassador Anderson will be speaking about her distinguished career, breaking glass ceilings to reach the pinnacle of diplomacy 🌎

All are welcome!

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

A full house last week for the inaugural ‘Poland Yesterday and Poland Today’ lecture series with Alistair Harrison, Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace. Great personal insights from the revolutions of 1980s Poland. Thanks to our great partners @PLinIreland🇵🇱🇪🇺🇮🇪

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

A massive thanks to @davekyffin and the team at @canadaireland for having us today! We learned so much about the life and work of a diplomat, Canada’s positive and important role in the world, and the shared ties between 🇮🇪 and 🇨🇦
Thanks for the inspiring visit!

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

A brilliant discussion earlier this week with @JCGalway, Director General of the Global Ireland Division at @dfatirl, about Ireland’s global footprint and diplomatic strategy. John’s masterclass in ‘Global Ireland’ was appreciated by all! ☘️🇮🇪🌎

Thanks to all who came along!

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

On Tuesday 26th March, we will be hosting a guest lecture from Alistair Harrison, Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in Buckingham Palace, on Poland’s political evolution 🇵🇱🇪🇺🗳️
Delighted to be partnering with @PLinIreland in organising this event

Further details available below👇

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Always wonderful to work with the fantastic team at @GERMANYinIRL. We received incredible insights into the work you do and were inspired by your experience. A massive thank you to Ambassador Meier-Klodt for his kind friendship over the years! 🇮🇪🇩🇪

[German Embassy Dublin @GERMANYinIRL]

If Ireland's student societies are anything to go by, the country will be in good hands! This time, we were welcomed by @tcd_sofia for an exchange on past, present and future challenges to international politics.
@tcddublin

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Thanks to @IrlAmbHungary and the Embassy team for a fantastic discussion with our members. We gained great insights from you into the work of @irlembbudapest, Hungarian-Irish relations, and received amazing travel tips too! Köszönöm! 🇮🇪🇭🇺

[Ambassador of 🇮🇪 to 🇭🇺 & 🇽🇰 @IrlAmbHungary]

As a proud @tcddublin graduate, thoroughly enjoyed beginning another busy week in Budapest by welcoming @tcd_sofia to @irlembbudapest. Super exchange encompassing Hungary’s complex history, Budapest’s best baths, & the beauty of magyarül.

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Over the last few weeks we have had the pleasure of hosting @JivantaSchottli for a discussion on Indian foreign policy and the Indo-Pacific region in 2024, as well as @JohnOBrennan2 for a discussion on the upcoming EU elections and far-right resurgence in Europe. Thank you both!

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

This week we were thrilled to host @GaryMurphyDCU who spoke to us about American politics and the upcoming presidential election. Fantastic turnout and engagement from the audience! Our members gained great insights from Gary, who was very kind in speaking with us at SOFIA 🌎🇺🇸

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Last week we were delighted to host David Salvo of @gmfus, to discuss misinformation in world politics. It was a full house for the very insightful discussion - and a high point of our year so far! A very special thanks to @USEmbassyDublin for cohosting this event with us! 🌎🇺🇸

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Thank you very much @BritEmbDublin and @ElinMBurns for a fascinating discussion on life as a diplomat, British-Irish relations, and diplomacy in the 21st century. We’re looking forward to our continued collaboration and future Embassy visits to come! 🇬🇧🕊️

[Dept of Political Science, Trinity College Dublin @TCDPoliticalSci]

The Department looks forward to welcoming Sally Hayden for next Monday's seminar: https://t.co/bWnH4Wq5Tn……
@thenoahbuckley @TCD_AHSS @TCD_SSP
@tcdeconomics @TCDsociology @TCDphilosophy
@ceph_ie @HistoryTcd @TCDLawSchool @ReligionTCD
@psaitweets

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Grazie mille @ItalyinIRL and Ambassador Corrias for the fascinating discussion and Q&A on diplomacy in the 21st century last night. It was a great start to the year and it’s fantastic to see such engagement from our members, new and old, this Freshers Week 🌍🕊️

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Vielen Dank @GERMANYinIRL for a fascinating discussion on German-Irish relations and diplomacy with our committee yesterday. Stay tuned for more embassy visits to come for our members!

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Exciting news that former EU Commission President Romano Prodi is attending @tcddublin tomorrow afternoon for what will be a very interesting speech, details for our members to register can be found below! 🕊️🇪🇺🌍

[Trinity College Dublin @tcddublin]

This Thursday President Romano Prodi, Former Prime Minister of Italy speaks on "The World Upside Down and the Role of Europe" @TCDTangent
- Register now at https://t.co/iTVQqU8xLE
#Europe

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Great event yesterday evening with @USEmbassyDublin, focusing on the future of US foreign policy.

Thank you so much to the Embassy’s Political Chief Ted Danowitz, for coming along to share his experience & knowledge with us at our final event of the year. See you all in 2023!

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Great event this evening with Dr. Michael Breen, @mbreen3 of DCU @LawGovDCU, focusing on the recent G20 🌍 Dr. Breen provided us with a brilliant analysis of geopolitical trends, and fielded all of our questions.

A big thanks to Michael, and all of our members who turned out!

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Massive thanks to @EmerRocke and Jean McDonald of @dfatirl for joining us yesterday evening for a discussion on their experience working in diplomacy. Some brilliant insights into the world of international relations in action 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇺🇳 Great to see such interest among students!

[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Fantastic scheme being run by our friends @iiea, really great opportunity for any of our members! 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇺🇳

[IIEA @iiea]

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[SOFIA @tcd_sofia]

Fascinating insights on the war in Ukraine this evening by @DonnachaDCU, who provided us with an in-depth analysis of the current situation on the ground in #Ukraine️ 🇺🇦💙💛

A big thanks to Professor Ó Beacháin, and all who attended this important event.