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President lauds diaspora in St Pat’s message
Pigs fly: Volunteers prepare a St.Patrick's day float, in Dublin. (Pic: Julien Behal/PA) President Mary McAleese has paid tribute to volunteers around the world who make St Patrick’s Day a global...
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Ireland fails to engage with its diaspora
Former US President Bill Clinton and Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the Global Economic Forum in Dublin. With St Patrick’s Day just passed, the Irish world once again focused on its relationship with the...
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Taoiseach’s Gathering plea to emigrants
Taoiseach Enda Kenny launches The Gathering Ireland 2013 at Dublin Castle. (Pic: Niall Carson/PA) A call has been made to Ireland’s diaspora to come home to where the heart is. Taoiseach Enda Kenny...
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Has Skype ended the expat letter?
Keeping in touch on Skype. An Adelaide student is developing a thesis on how expats keep in touch with ‘home’ in the digital age. Fidelma Breen, who is originally from Portadown in Co Armagh, is...
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Gabriel Byrne describes The Gathering as ‘a scam’
Gabriel Byrne has said the bridge between Ireland and its diaspora is broken. (Pic: Imagine Ireland/Jeff Lipsky) The actor Gabriel Byrne has launched a blistering salvo on The Gathering 2013, Ireland’s...
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Public meetings to discuss Irish abroad
The Irish government is seeking the views of expats and emigrants as part of a review into how Ireland engages with its diaspora. A series of public meetings – in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth – have...
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Public Meeting to discuss Irish Diaspora
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is undertaking a comprehensive review of our Diaspora policy to examine all elements of our engagement with the Irish abroad. The review is examining how...
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Public Meeting to discuss Irish Diaspora
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is undertaking a comprehensive review of our Diaspora policy to examine all elements of our engagement with the Irish abroad. The review is examining how...
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Public Meeting to discuss Irish Diaspora
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is undertaking a comprehensive review of our Diaspora policy to examine all elements of our engagement with the Irish abroad. The review is examining how...
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Investment needed to reap expat dividends
Ireland must invest beyond its shores to reap diaspora dividends Former President of Ireland Mary McAleese was a welcome visitor back to Australia last week. The Belfast-born academic, barrister and...
View Article‘Certificates of Irishness’ dumped after poor uptake
Ireland has ended a scheme offering its descendants worldwide certificates of Irishness because of a poor uptake. Since its launch four years ago, fewer than 3,000 people were willing to part with €40...
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