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You Don't Realise How Bad It Is Until You Take a Step Back

21 September 2023

Never Going To Beat You – a universal film from a community’s perspective

Peace Heroines Exhibition To Go On Tour

05 September 2023

Peace Heroines Exhibition To Go On Tour

Call for Expression of Interest: Appointment to the Emigrant Services Advisory Committee

28 March 2023

Call for Expression of Interest: Appointment to the Emigrant Services Advisory Committee

St Brigid's Day 2023 at Embassy of Ireland, Great Britain

20 January 2023

The event will be a celebration of the great contributions, talents, and creativity of women across many different fields, including music, literature, art, diversity and inclusion, peacebuilding, poetry as well as politics, science, film, comedy, architecture, fashion, history, and business.

St Brigid's Day 2022 at Embassy of Ireland, Great Britain

25 January 2022

The Embassy’s 5th annual St. Brigid’s Day event takes place on 1st February, featuring 19 trailblazing women from Britain and Ireland, who are making their mark in diverse fields including music, media, sport, food, science, and literature.

Minister for the Diaspora, Colm Brophy T.D., announces over £5 million in support to Irish Community

20 October 2021

The Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Mr Colm Brophy T.D., announced details of over £5 million in funding for the Irish community in Britain during a visit to London on 14 and 15 October. Details of those Emigrant Support Programme-funded organisations included here are those funded to date in 2021

Consulate General for the North of England Opens 1 July

30 June 2021

Consulate General for the North of England, in Manchester, Opens 1 July

Bloomsday event announcement

11 June 2021

Bloomsday event announcement

Min Coveney announces new University of Cambridge Lectureship

04 June 2021

Min Coveney announces new University of Cambridge Lectureship in Modern Irish

St. Patrick's Day Message from Ambassador O'Neill

16 March 2021

St. Patrick's Day Message from Ambassador O'Neill

St. Patrick's Day 2021

10 March 2021

St. Patrick's Day 2021

St. Patrick's Day 2021 at the Embassy of Ireland

02 March 2021

St. Patrick's Day 2021 at the Embassy of Ireland

Creative Community

25 February 2021

Creative Community

St Brigid's Day Embassy Event

22 January 2021

St Brigid's Day Embassy Event

St Brigid's Day 2021

22 January 2021

St Brigid's Day 2021

Minister of State Colm Brophy announces almost £5.4 million in ESP Funding for Great Britain

19 November 2020

Minister of State Colm Brophy announces almost £5.4 million in Emigrant Support Programme Funding to the Irish Community in Britain

Launch of Diaspora Strategy 2025

19 November 2020

Launch of Diaspora Strategy 2025

Plans for new Consulate General for the North of England

16 November 2020

Plans for new Consulate General for the North of England

Embassy of Ireland – new arrivals

19 October 2020

Embassy of Ireland – new arrivals

Message to the Irish Community from Ambassador O'Neill

21 April 2020

Message to the Irish Community from Ambassador O'Neill

From Isolation - Inspiration

08 April 2020

From Isolation - Inspiration

COVID-19 Ambassador's Message

27 March 2020

Read Adrian O’Neill, Ambassador of Ireland's COVID-19 message.

Embassy arrangements in light of Covid-19

20 March 2020

Embassy arrangements in light of Covid-19

Update on the Common Travel Area from Ambassador O'Neill

30 January 2020

Update on the Common Travel Area from Ambassador O'Neill

St Brigid’s Day 2020 at the Embassy of Ireland

11 December 2019

St Brigid’s Day 2020 at the Embassy of Ireland

Bloomsday 2019

24 June 2019

On Sunday, 16 June, Embassy London hosted a Bloomsday event to commemorate the date of which James Joyce set his magnum opus "Ulysses".

Opening of the new Consulate General of Ireland in Wales

31 May 2019

Opening of the new Consulate General of Ireland in Wales

UEFA European Championship Qualifying Round Gibraltar, March 2019

21 March 2019

On 23 March 2019, Gibraltar’s Victoria Stadium will host the Ireland-Gibraltar qualifying match as part of the UEFA European Championship.

Ambassador O’Neill’s letter to the Irish World on the Common Travel Area

21 March 2019

Ambassador O’Neill’s letter to the Irish World on the Common Travel Area

International Women's Day 2019

08 March 2019

International Women's Day 2019

St. Brigid's Day 2019

01 February 2019

St Bridget's Day 2019 Event

The UK's decision to leave the EU​

12 December 2018

Irish citizens living, working and studying in the UK: Information about the Common Travel Area

WB Yeats lecture 2018

10 December 2018

The Embassy hosted the fifth annual WB Yeats lecture in conjunction with the Irish Literary Society.

Letter from the Ambassador to The Irish World newspaper

27 November 2018

Letter from the Ambassador to The Irish World newspaper

St. Brigid's Day 2019

01 November 2018

We're delighted to announce that the Embassy will again host a St. Brigid's day celebration this year on 1st February 2019

Letter from the Ambassador to the Irish community in Britain

23 July 2018

Letter from the Ambassador to the Irish community in Britain

Henry Grattan Lecture

25 June 2018

The Embassy hosted a conversation with former President Professor Mary McAleese and RTÉ's northern editor Tommie Gorman for the annual Henry Grattan lecture in partnership with Trinity College Dublin.

Cambridge History of Ireland launch 10 May 2018

10 May 2018

Cambridge History of Ireland launch 10 May 2018

"Believe A Further Shore is Reachable from Here": The Good Friday Agreement 20 Years on

25 April 2018

On 18 April, Ambassador Adrian O'Neill delivered a speech to the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool marking the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. You can read the speech here.

2018 Presidential Distinguished Service Awards

18 April 2018

Nominations are open until 7 May 2018

A Further Shore: the Journey to Good Friday

05 April 2018

A night of poetry and music at the Barbican Centre to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement

St. Patrick's Day opening hours

13 March 2018

The Passport and Visa Offices will be closed on 19th March. Offices will re-open on 20th March.

Temporary clerical officer positions at Embassy London

27 February 2018

The Embassy of Ireland, London requires a small number of clerical staff in the Consular Services team.

St. Brigid's Day 2018

01 February 2018

Lá Fhéile Bríde – Ag Ceiliúradh Cruthaitheachta na mBan / St. Brigid’s Day – Celebrating the Creativity of Women