Fáilte! Welcome! Witamy!

W imieniu Ambasady Irlandii w Warszawie, witam na naszej stronie internetowej. Mam nadzieję, że będzie ona przydatnym źródłem informacji.

W celu uzyskania dodatkowych informacji prosimy o kontakt z Ambasadą. Z chęcią odpowiemy na Państwa pytania.  

Eugene Hutchinson, Ambasador Irlandii

Fáilte! Welcome! Witamy!

On behalf of the Embassy of Ireland in Warsaw, I would like to welcome you to our website.  I hope that you will find it useful and informative. 

If you require any further information, please contact us at the Embassy and we will do our best to assist you.

Eugene Hutchinson, Ambassador

Call for Nominations for Presidential Distinguished Service Award

The first Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the Irish Abroad (PDSA) were presented by the President at the Award ceremony in Áras an Uachtaráin on 15 November 2012. We are now calling for nominations for the 2013 edition. The Award provides recognition by the Irish State for persons living abroad, primarily Irish citizens, those entitled to Irish citizenship and those of Irish descent, who have made a sustained and distinguished service to Ireland and/or Irish communities abroad in one of the following categories: Irish community support; Arts, culture and sport; charitable works; business and education; peace, reconciliation and development. Click here for full details of the Awards. You can also download the nomination form here  

Convention calls on the Diaspora

On the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the constitution by the people of Ireland, a Convention on the Constitution has been established to submit recommendations to the Houses of the Oireachtas on changes to make the constitution more relevant to the Ireland of the 21st Century.

Comprising 100 members – 66 citizens, 33 all-island parliamentarians and an independent Chairman – the Convention will consider eight topics during 2013, ranging from making a provision for same-sex marriage to giving citizens resident outside the State the right to vote in presidential elections.

The Chairman of the Convention on the Constitution, Tom Arnold (former CEO of Concern Worldwide) invites Irish citizens resident abroad to express their views on future Constitutional change:

“It is really important that we hear from Irish people where ever they are located. They will bring a valuable perspective to our deliberations and the Convention looks forward to hearing from them”.

Irish citizens living and working abroad are being encouraged to participate in what is an historic initiative in deliberative democracy. The Government has undertaken to respond, by way of Oireachtas debate, to each Convention recommendation within four months and if it agrees with a particular recommendation for change, to give a timeframe for a referendum.

The Convention’s plenary meetings are streamed live on the website and include views expressed via social media platforms. Details, including how to make a submission are available at: www.constitution.ie

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St Patricks Day greetings   from the President Michael D. Higgins

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Camerata Ireland and Barry Douglas will tour Poland in March 2013 as part of the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival. Details of concerts in Warsaw, Bydgoszcz, Olsztyn and Gdansk can be found on the festival's programme.

The Ambassador of Ireland to Poland, Eugene Hutchinson is glad to be Honorary Patron of these concerts, which are supported by Culture Ireland as part of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

              
Ireland and UN Peacekeeping  
Irish Overseas Development Aid                   
The Gathering 2013 (visit Ireland!)