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Consulate General of Ireland, Chicago retweeted
Thrilled to host @dfatirl colleagues from Dublin and our missions across the United States and Canada. Great conversations, fresh perspectives, and a strong spirit in Team Ireland USA and Canada. Ní neart go cur le chéile. #StrongerTogether 🇮🇪🇺🇸🇨🇦
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As the world readies for UN High-Level Week, Ireland’s campaign for a seat on the Human Rights Council from 2027-29 enter its final phase.
Find out why the Council matters to Ireland and the world by watching our video and reading more online at ireland.ie/en/un/human-right…
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Tá áthas ar Údarás na Gaeltachta a bheith ag tacú le ról cónaithe do scoláire Gaeilge/Gaeltachta in Ollscoil Naomh Tomás i Minnesota sna Stáit Aontaithe🎓
📅Spriocdháta : 7 Meán Fómhair, 2026.
✉️ Déan teagmháil le: [email protected]
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Three signatories of the Declaration of Independence were born on the island of Ireland.
A fitting tribute ahead of #USA250, as Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD displays the copy of the Declaration from @POTUS in Government Buildings in Dublin ahead of July 4th. 🇮🇪🇺🇸
Delighted to welcome @USAmbIreland Ed Walsh to view the newly installed copy of the US Declaration of Independence in Government Buildings.
Presented by President Trump during this year's St Patrick's Day visit, it is a symbol of the rich and shared history between 🇮🇪 and 🇺🇸.
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The Irish have been part of America’s story from the very beginning.
Proud to celebrate 250 years of shared history and the 23 U.S. presidents of Irish descent tonight, joined by so many friends! Great start to America’s birthday celebrations. 🇺🇸☘️
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To mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, we asked people from every Member State to say an Irish phrase that captures who we are, in their own language.
Ní neart go cur le chéile. Strength with unity.
One phrase. One Europe.
Consulate General of Ireland, Chicago retweeted
From one island to another! Congratulations to @CY2026EU on a successful Presidency over the last six months. Ireland looks forward to building on your success.
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Minister @HMcEntee will today launch Ireland’s newly designed Irish passport.
Rooted in Ireland’s landscapes, heritage and culture, the new design reflects the story of our island while incorporating next-generation security features to protect Irish citizens around the world.
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🇮🇪🇪🇺Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU will start on 1 July 2026.
Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD: “We have set out an ambitious agenda for our Presidency, focused on the core themes of competitiveness, values and security”.
Consulate General of Ireland, Chicago retweeted
Irish writing features prominently on bookshelves all over the world.
This year we celebrate Bloomsday & Beyond with booksellers who explain why writing from Ireland, the island of writers, resonates so strongly with their readers.
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On 1 July, Ireland takes over the Presidency of the Council of the EU for the 8th time.
In an uncertain world, our strength is reinforced when we stand together.
In Ireland, the seanfhocal or proverb “Ní neart go cur le chéile” reminds us that we have “Strength with unity”.
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From American football to Gaelic games and more, sport continues to bring 🇮🇪 and 🇺🇸 closer together.
Proud to see the launch of Ireland’s International Sports Diplomacy Strategy, deepening ties, celebrating our diaspora, and building new bridges through sport. 🏈⚽️⛳️🏉🥇
Sport has the power to bring us together and build global connections.
Ireland’s International Sports Diplomacy Strategy will showcase modern 🇮🇪, further enhance connections with our diaspora, support sporting partnerships & promote our values abroad.
ireland.ie/en/sports-diploma…
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What a day in Twickenham!! Phenomenal performance by the Boys in Green!! Go Ireland!
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Delighted to be at Cambridge University today to mark the establishment of the Childers Chair of Irish History in Trinity College.
In Prof Alvin Jackson, Cambridge has chosen a historian of the very highest rank for this professorship.
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Sad to learn of the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, a giant of the civil rights movement.
A pastor, politician, and peacemaker, I offer my condolences to his family, to the many who knew him & many more inspired by him. He will be fondly remembered in Ireland & in the U.S.
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Busy morning of meetings at Munich Security Conference.
Glad to catch up with 🇧🇦 Foreign Minister @DinoKonakovic once again and with @Tsihanouskaya.
Constructive meeting with 🇷🇸 European Integration Minister, Nemanja Starović also.
#MSC2026 @MunSecConf
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Honoured to host former Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar, now Senior Fellow Harvard @CarrCenter, for a special in-conversation speaker event, on democracy & human rights, moderated by Dr Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Faculty Chair of the Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program @Kennedy_School.
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En Irlande, le 1er février marque le début du printemps (Imbolc) et la célébration de Lá Fhéile Bríde, la Saint-Brigitte.
Pour en savoir plus sur Brigitte de Kildare, l'une des femmes les plus influentes d'Irlande et symbole de justice sociale, faites défiler les images.
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CG Brian Cahalane delighted to attend UChicago briefing for members of the Consular Corps - fascinating to hear about their work and partnerships including a presentation by Mark Anderson, MD, PhD, Dean of UChicago Biological Sciences Division. Can’t wait for IH poetry tomorrow!
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This week, 40 years ago, the Anglo-Irish Agreement was signed.
A landmark moment that laid the foundations of peace in Northern Ireland & a historic new era of British-Irish relations, one defined by a spirit of cooperation & respect across these islands on our path to peace.