This is Ireland

Make 2023 the year you discover Ireland’s open community – where you can live, learn, create and innovate at the heart of Europe.

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An annual celebration on 25 May

Africa Day 2023

This year will see Ireland's biggest ever Africa Day celebrations in Ireland.

30 local authorities around the country are hosting a variety of events in their communities for the week 21 - 28 May.

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50 years of Ireland in the EU

EU 50

Ireland’s 50 years of EU membership has coincided with a radical economic and social transformation of our country.

To mark Europe Day 2023 Ministers and Ambassadors met with young people around Ireland and heard what Europe means to them.

The Department of Foreign Affairs together with the National Concert Hall, European Parliament in Ireland and EU Commission in Ireland hosted a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 featuring the European anthem ‘Ode to Joy’,

EU50 events
Image: Maurice Harron
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25 years of the Good Friday Agreement

2023 marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

Learn about how the Government of Ireland is marking this important anniversary.

Cars driving along the winding Causeway Coastal Route, with the sea to their left and mountains on their right.

There are some things that you can only do in Ireland.

A country unlike anywhere else on earth

Isn’t it time you joined us in Ireland?

President Joe Biden giving closing speech in Ballina

The Homecoming

President Biden visit to Ireland

President of the United States, Joe Biden, has arrived in Ireland for an official visit.

President Biden visit