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2015 News & Events

December 2015

Closing Dates over Christmas 2015

22 December 2015

Embassy of Ireland, Sofia will be closed to the Public on Thursday 24th & Friday 25th. December and also on Thursday 31st. December and Friday 1st. January 2016. I wish to take this opportunity to wish our readers a Happy, Holy and Peaceful Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.

Twitter Account

8 December 2015

Why not become a follower of the Irish Twitter account and be kept appraised of news posted at Ireland in Bulgaria @IrlEmbSofia

Passport Cards

8 December 2015

Online applications for Irish Passport Cards are now accepted either through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website or through an application (app) which can be downloaded for free.

November 2015

Remembrance Sunday Ceremony, Sofia

12 November 2015

The commemoration of Remembrance Sunday in Sofia is unique as it is participated jointly in by the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and France.

October 2015

Embassy news and events this October

08 October 2015

The latest news and events from the Embassy in October 2015.


September 2015

ONE ARCHITECTURE WEEK, Un-Common River exhibition, Plovdiv

27 September 2015

The Embassy this year supported an exhibition as part of Plovdiv#s 'One Architecture Week'.


June 2015

Writer Jack Harte's visit to Bulgaria

12 June - 17 June 2015

Jack Harte's visit to Bulgaria resulted in the delivery of two Embassy sponsored lectures and a talk at an Embassy sponsored University Literary Conference.

Talks on W.B. Yeats and Book Launch

26 May 2015, 2 June 2015 + 12 June 2015

Embassy Sofia held three events to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the birth of William Butler Yeats.


May 2015

Visit of Professor Alan Ahearne to Bulgaria

12 - 15 May 2015

Professor Alan Ahearne as quoted in the Bulgarian BTA Daily News stated that it was the role of the Irish government 'to create an environment that is as flexible and business friendly as possible, and then the private sector should be able to grow in it'.'