Celebrating the ‘Day of Welcomes’ today, 20 years since 10 new member States joined the EU under the Irish Presidency.

Here’s my speech to mark the day: gov.ie/en/speech/f53e…

Janina Bąk lived in Dublin for 8 years, where she was doing her PhD and taught statistics at Trinity 🎓

🇪🇺 To mark the 20th anniversary of Poland's accession to the EU, Janina shared some memories of her time in Ireland.

Read her full story here👉 ireland.ie/en/poland/in-t…

On 1 May 2024, Poland and nine other countries joined the EU at a ceremony in Dublin: the Day of Welcomes.

Ireland and Poland have long been friends. On that day, we became family.

On 1 May 2024 Poland and nine other countries joined the European Union. 🇪🇺

To mark the occasion, Seamus Heaney created a special poem: Beacons at Bealtaine.

Thank you to Undersecretary of State H. Mościcka-Dendys for the valuable and interesting policy discussions with our visiting Secretary General.

🇮🇪 and 🇵🇱 are closely aligned on the challenges facing Europe.

Delighted to welcome the Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs to Poland, for discussions with the Polish government, and a meeting with the Embassy team.

ireland.ie/en/poland/wars…

The Embassy’s Rob Enright was pleased to welcome Fintan Connolly and Fiona Bergin to Warsaw on Saturday, for this year’s LGBT Film Festival Poland, and a screening of their film ‘Barber’, starring Aidan Gillen.

Read more👉 ireland.ie/en/poland/wars…

📸: LGBT+ Film Festival Poland & Frank Myonk

🏳️‍🌈The Embassy has been proud to support the LGBT+ Film Festival Poland since 2020.

📽️This year we are sponsoring Irish film ‘Barber’, starring Aidan Gillen.

🍿Join us this Saturday at Kinoteka/PKiN for the screening.

🎟️Tickets: lgbtfestival.pl/filmy-2024/bar…

Over the last 32 years the WOŚP charity has raised over 2 billion Złoty, and provided over 71,000 items of medical equipment, mainly to children.

As an Embassy, we are proud to support its fantastic efforts.

The Scheme provides financial payments & health supports to eligible people who spent time in Mother and Baby & County Home Institutions in Ireland. It’s a key element of the Government’s Action Plan for Survivors & Former Residents of Mother & Baby and County Home Institutions

Today, the Embassy’s Head of Political Section, Seán Ó Riain, had a 2-hour seminar with over 40 students at Uniwersytet Warszawski, on Irish language and identity since independence in 1922. 🇮🇪

🎓Thank you to all who attended!

The Russian presidential elections took place in a highly restricted environment exacerbated by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. They were neither free nor fair. This reflects a wider deterioration in human rights and democracy in Russia. (1/2)

President Higgins has released his St Patrick’s Day Message 2024, you can read it at president.ie/en/media-libra…

Congratulations and best regards to all Irish people!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Ireland! ☘️

#StPatricksDay

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