Named for the original builders, it is a public acknowledgement of the part played by the Irish in early Perth Continue reading
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ISAANZ 24 conference, 2019 Foregrounding Irish Women
Papers will range from Irish orphan stories, Mary Lee, women in the 1916 Rising and conscription, Irish nuns and identity, chain migration, women in World War 1, through to the 20th century ‘Troubles’ and abortion reform and neonatal deaths. Continue reading
Dublin Museum as the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction?
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is in contention to be named the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction at prestigious World Travel Awards Continue reading
Newfoundland and Irish History
The connection between Ireland and Newfoundland goes back centuries and the Irish left an indelible impact on the region in terms of immigration and culture. Why isn’t this history celebrated more? Continue reading
Tionól Gaeilge Griandóite / Sunburnt Irish Gathering
Sunburnt Irish Gathering Continue reading
From Galway Workhouse Girls to Australian Pioneers.
Mary and Catherine Cunningham, along with the other Workhouse girls from Mountbellew, did not deserve to be forgotten.
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A Message from the Minister of the Diaspora
This report details the range and depth of Government support for Irish communities and organisations around the world. Continue reading
Ath bhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir!
The year 2018 has been deemed Bliain na Gaeilge, (Irish Language Year). Continue reading
Global Irish Newsletter
All these events are indicative of the huge breadth of work that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is engaged in to support Irish communities worldwide. Continue reading
‘No Irish Need Apply’
In the nineteenth century, job advertisements that specified that Irish should not apply were frequent enough in United States and England for songs, plays and jokes to be made about them. Continue reading
