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GreenLight: Embassy of Ireland, USA Region

News

01 December 2023

GreenLight is a bi-monthly Ireland / US culture bulletin shared by the Consulate General of Ireland, New York and Culture Ireland. See below some of the fantastic upcoming events showcasing Irish culture in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding region (Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia)—as featured in the DFA/Culture Ireland GreenLight Bulletin!

GreenLight: Embassy of Ireland, USA Region

News

06 October 2023

GreenLight is a bi-monthly Ireland / US culture bulletin shared by the Consulate General of Ireland, New York and Culture Ireland

Presidential Distinguished Service Award

News

02 August 2023

The Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad is presented by the President every year. It recognises the service given to this country or to Irish communities abroad by those who live outside Ireland.

Presidential Distinguished Service Award 2022

News

08 December 2022

Congratulations to this years recipients of the Presidential Distinguished Service Award, which is awarded across five categories, Arts, Culture and Sport Business and Education Charitable Works Irish Community Support Peace, Reconciliation & Development Science, Technology & Innovation

GreenLight: Washington, D.C. Embassy Region

News

05 October 2022

See below some of the fantastic upcoming events showcasing Irish culture in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding region (Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia)—as featured in the DFA/Culture Ireland GreenLight Bulletin!

Access to Birth Information in Ireland has changed.

News

20 September 2022

The Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 was signed into law in Ireland on 30 June 2022. This legislation provides a full and clear right of access to birth certificates, birth and early life information for all persons who were adopted, boarded out, the subject of an illegal birth registration or who otherwise have questions in relation to their origins.

Announcing: St Brigid's Day in the United States 2022

News

27 January 2022

Join us this February to celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde, St Brigid’s Day

SiriusXM: Ambassador Mulhall on US-Ireland Relations & Biden's Irish Heritage

News

18 November 2021

Interview with Ambassador Daniel Mulhall on SiriusXM (16 November 2021)

Rebel Acts: Patrick Kavanagh, John Montague & Michael Hartnett (Michael Hartnett Memorial Lecture)

Speech

14 October 2021

Remarks by Ambassador Mulhall for The Michael Hartnett Memorial Lecture (2 October 2021)

Annual Robert Emmet Commemoration (Washington DC, September 2021)

Speech

21 September 2021

Remarks by Ambassador Mulhall at the annual Robert Emmet Commemoration in Washington DC (19 September 2021)

Thomas Francis Meagher Flag-Raising Ceremony (Waterford, June 2021)

Speech

28 June 2021

Remarks by Ambassador Mulhall on the Thomas Francis Meagher Flag-Raising Ceremony in Waterford (June 2021)

Yeatsday Talk: ‘‘Yeats/Joyce - The Heroic meets the Mock-Heroic’’

News

12 June 2021

Remarks by Ambassador Mulhall for the Yeatsday Festival organised by the Yeats Society, 13 June 2021

Out in the World: Celebrating the Extraordinary Lives of Ireland’s LGBTQ+ Diaspora in the US

News

27 May 2021

Join us on 10 June at 18:00 EDT/23:00 GMT to celebrate the launch of 'Out in the World: Ireland's LGBTQ+ Diaspora'

'A Farther Shore' Explores the Irish Civil War

News

18 May 2021

'A Farther Shore' continues with a discussion on the Irish Civil War with the University of St. Thomas.

"A Farther Shore" Goes West in April

News

20 April 2021

Halfway through our series, "A Farther Shore" heads to Los Angeles

"A Farther Shore" Continues this March

News

18 March 2021

"A Farther Shore" continues with discussions on Transatlantic Diplomacy and Northern Ireland.

Ambassador Mulhall Unveils Portraits by Nikkolas Smith of Irish & American Civil Rights Leaders

Press release

17 March 2021

Ambassador of Ireland to the United States Unveils Two Portraits by Nikkolas Smith Depicting Irish and American Civil Rights Leaders

Remembering John Hume in America

Press release

15 March 2021

Celebrating the life and work of John Hume

Announcing 'Shades of Green' – Celebrating Irish-America on St Patrick’s Day

Press release

09 March 2021

Ambassador of Ireland Daniel Mulhall Announces ‘Shades of Green: Celebrating Irish-America’ St Patrick’s Day Program

"A Farther Shore" continues with "Reflections on the War of Independence, 1919-21"

News

22 February 2021

Join us for the next installment of "A Farther Shore: American Reflections on the Advent of Irish Independence (1921-22)"

Announcing: St Brigid's Day in the United States 2021

News

29 January 2021

Join us this February to celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde, St Brigid’s Day

The Inauguration of President Biden, January 20th 2021

News

20 January 2021

Reflections by Ambassador Daniel Mulhall on attending the inauguration of President Biden

"A Farther Shore": American Reflections on the Advent of Irish Independence (1921-22)

Press release

15 January 2021

Join us for the launch of "A Farther Shore": American Reflections on the Advent of Irish Independence (1921-22)

Ulysses Blog by Ambassador Mulhall, Episode 15 "Circe"

Blog

12 January 2021

Ulysses Blog, Episode 15

Connecting the Global Irish: Our New Diaspora Strategy

Speech

19 November 2020

Minister of State Colm Brophy's Remarks on the US launch of the Government's Diaspora Strategy: 2020 - 2025

''The Second Coming'': Yeats's Greatest History Poem

Speech

19 November 2020

Ambassador Mulhall's Remarks at the National Library of Ireland on the Centenary of the Publication of WB Yeats's ''The Second Coming''

The Ambassador's Hour: Celebrating Irish Studies in America

News

21 October 2020

In association with the American Conference of Irish Studies, Ambassador Mulhall invites you to join us for a series of digital seminars celebrating essential new work by some of the world's leading scholars in Irish studies.

Frederick Douglass in Ireland - 175th Anniversary Commemorations

News

15 October 2020

On the 175th anniversary of Frederick Douglass's tour of Ireland, an outline of events being arranged in Ireland and America to commemorate the visit & its legacy

Book of Condolences – John Hume

Announcement

06 August 2020

Embassy of Ireland, Washington DC Book of Condolences – John Hume

Shades of Green - A Celebration of Irish Arts in America

News

29 June 2020

Celebration of Cultural Connections between Ireland and America

A Tribute to Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith

Statement

29 June 2020

A tribute from Ireland delivered by Dan Mulhall, Ambassador of Ireland, at a Gathering of Love and Thanksgiving in memory of Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith

Ambassador's Remarks- St Brigid's Day Celebration of Irish-American Women at the Library of Congress

News

07 February 2020

Ambassador Remarks Brigid's Day

Last Words on Brexit - Perhaps

Blog

31 January 2020

Ambassador Daniel Mulhall Reflections on Brexit

Irish Network DC's First Decade - Ambassador Podcast with IN DC's Isobel Murray & Aoife Delargy

News

30 January 2020

Ambassador of Ireland to the US Daniel Mulhall interviews Irish Network DC Chairs Isobel Murray & Aoife Delargy

Ulysses Blog by Ambassador Mulhall, Episode 7, Aeolus

Blog

22 November 2019

Ulysses Blog by Ambassador Mulhall, Episode 7, Aeolus

Remarks by Ambassador Mulhall at DePaul University

Speech

20 November 2019

Remarks by Ambassador Mulhall at DePaul University, 'The Transatlantic Relationship: Ireland’s evolving role'

From Waterford to Washington: Four Decades representing Ireland Overseas, 1980-2020

Speech

12 November 2019

'From Waterford to Washington: Four Decades representing Ireland Overseas, 1980-2020'. Luke Wadding Lecture delivered by Ambassador Mulhall at the Waterford Institute of Technology, 7th November 2019

Ireland, the European Union and the challenges posed by Brexit

Speech

15 October 2019

Address by Ambassador Dan Mulhall on 'Ireland, the European Union and the challenges posed by Brexit' at the Foreign Policy Discussion Group, 3rd October 2019

Remarks by Ambassador Mulhall at the naming of the Robert Emmet Park, Washington D.C.

Speech

23 September 2019

Remarks by Ambassador Mulhall at the naming of the Robert Emmet Park, Washington D.C.

Lecture by Ambassador Mulhall at the West Cork History Festival

Speech

10 August 2019

'America 1776, Ireland 1919: Declaring Independence', a lecture by Ambassador Mulhall delivered at the West Cork History Festival, 10 August 2019

Lecture by Ambassador Mulhall at the Yeats Summer School

Speech

02 August 2019

'"Now days are dragon ridden": WB Yeats and revolutionary Ireland', a lecture delivered by Ambassador Mulhall at the Yeats Summer School, Sligo, 2 August 2019

Podcast with Ambassador Dan Mulhall and Secretary General, Niall Burgess discussing Global Ireland

News

17 July 2019

Ambassador Dan Mulhall with Secretary General of the Department, Niall Burgess discussing Global Ireland

Press Release on a new memorial in Leadville, Colorado

News

13 May 2019

Press Release by Ambassador Mulhall on a new memorial which will be dedicated to the thousands of Irish who perished in the silver mines in Leadville, Colorado

Toast by the Ambassador at the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad

News

10 May 2019

Remarks by the Ambassador of Ireland, Dan Mulhall at the 150th Anniversary of the completion of the trans-continental railway, 10 May 2019

Press Release - Ambassador Mulhall marking the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike

News

09 May 2019

Estimated that 10,000 Irish men worked on the First Transcontinental Railroad which ultimately connected East and West coasts on May 10th, 1869

Podcast with CEO American Chamber of Commerce Ireland, Mark Redmond

News

18 April 2019

Listen here to a podcast by Ambassador Daniel Mulhall with CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland, Mark Redmond, on the thriving two-way Ireland-US business relationship.

Declaring Independence, America 1776; Ireland 1919 a lecture delivered at the University of Virginia

News

02 April 2019

A lecture delivered by Ambassador Daniel Mulhall on Declaring Independence, America 1776; Ireland 1919, at the Rotunda Room, University of Virginia, 2 April 2019

Freedom of Waterford acceptance speech, 4 March 2019

News

04 March 2019

Freedom of Waterford acceptance speech by Ambassador Daniel Mulhall, 4 March 2019

Podcast with departing EU Ambassador to the US, David O'Sullivan

News

21 February 2019

Podcast by Ambassador Daniel Mulhall with the departing EU Ambassador to the US, David O'Sullivan on the impact of EU membership on Ireland, the future of EU-US relations and Brexit

Remarks by Ambassador Daniel Mulhall at St. Brigid's Day Women in Politics panel discussion

Speech

07 February 2019

Remarks by Ambassador Daniel Mulhall at St. Brigid's Day Women in Politics panel discussion, Georgetown University, 7 February 2019

Ambassador Daniel Mulhall and literary scholar Joe Hassett on Ulysses

News

02 February 2019

A podcast on Ulysses between Ambassador Daniel Mulhall and Washington lawyer and literary scholar, Joe Hassett

St Brigid’s Day celebrations across the US 1st-12th February 2019

Press release

01 February 2019

Press Release on St Brigid’s Day celebrations across the US 1st-12th February, 2019

Panel discussion & Podcast at Embassy of Ireland on Dáil100

News

25 January 2019

On Wednesday 23 January 2019, Ambassador Daniel Mulhall hosted a panel discussion at the Embassy of Ireland to commemorate the centenary of the First Dáil.

The State of the Global Irish: Remarks at the Opening of the Irish Network USA Annual Conference

Speech

19 October 2018

The State of the Global Irish: Remarks at the Opening of the Irish Network USA Annual Conference in New Orleans, 19 October 2018

"Wherever green is worn": Yeats, Irish America and Nationalist Ireland

Speech

01 October 2018

"Wherever green is worn": Yeats, Irish America and Nationalist Ireland, Talk given at St. Michael's College, Vermont, 1 October 2018 by Ambassador Daniel Mulhall

Address by Ambassador Mulhall on Transatlantic Crisscrossings: Ireland, the EU and the United States

Speech

01 October 2018

"Wherever green is worn": Yeats, Irish America and Nationalist Ireland, talk given at St. Michael's College, Vermont, 1 October 2018

Irish Heritage Day at the Washington Nationals

News

23 September 2018

A successful Irish Heritage Day took place at the Nationals Park on 23 September with Ambassador Dan Mulhall throwing in the first pitch!

Remarks by Ambassador Daniel Mulhall at the San Francisco World Affairs Council

Speech

18 July 2018

Remarks by Ambassador Daniel Mulhall at the San Francisco World Affairs Council

Research and Administrative Assistant, Political and Economic Sections,Embassy Washington

Job Vacancy

05 July 2018

This position has now been filled

Remarks by Ambassador Mulhall delivered at the 'Honoring Joe Lee' seminar

News

05 June 2018

Remarks by Ambassador Mulhall delivered at the 'Honoring Joe Lee' seminar at Glucksmann Ireland House, New York University, 22 May 2018

Global Ireland: Can a Small Country Make a Difference in a Troubled World?

News

24 April 2018

Global Ireland: Can a Small Country Make a Difference in a Troubled World? Address by Ambassador Daniel Mulhall, University of Georgia, 4 April 2018

Speech at University of Maryland

Speech

16 April 2018

The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 and 20 Years of Peace: a speech delivered at the University of Maryland

Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghail, TD on the 100th anniversary of the First Dáil

News

06 April 2018

Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghail, TD on the 100th anniversary of the First Dáil

Remarks by Ambassador Dan Mulhall at a GFA20 event at Quinnipiac University

News

03 April 2018

Remarks by Ambassador Dan Mulhall at a GFA20 event at Quinnipiac University, Connecticut, 3 April 2018

St.Patrick’s Day 2018

News

15 March 2018

St.Patrick’s Day 2018

Ireland, Europe and the United States in a changing world

News

14 February 2018

Ireland, Europe and the United States in a changing world, The City Club of Cleveland, 26 January 2018

Dubhghlas de hÍde agus an Athbheochan

News

09 February 2018

Dubhghlas de hÍde agus an Athbheochan, Léacht leis an Ambassador Dan Mulhall, Áras Glucksman na hÉireann, New York, 8 February 2018

Remarks by Ambassador Dan Mulhall at the Ireland Funds Young Leaders Dinner

News

02 February 2018

Remarks by Ambassador Dan Mulhall at the Ireland Funds Young Leaders Dinner

Irish wave energy technology company Ocean Energy makes a splash in the US

News

31 January 2018

Irish wave energy technology company Ocean Energy makes a splash in the US with US Navy Partnership

Vacancy at Embassy of Ireland Washington

Job Vacancy

30 January 2018

Research & Administrative Assistant, Agriculture and Justice Sections, Embassy of Ireland Washington