Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin is in Asia this week, and has issued a press release focusing on several outgrowths of the Global Irish Economic Forum held at Farmleigh in September. Martin attended the first meeting of Asian-based members of the Global Irish Network at Expo Shanghai; the network was announced at the Global… Continue reading Government pursues opportunities in Asia through expats
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Regional, youth Farmleighs to follow Global Irish Economic Forum
Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheal Martin has released the “Progress Report on Follow-up to The Global Irish Economic Forum”. The report outlines a number of initiatives that have been undertaken following the Global Irish Economic Forum, which was held at Farmleigh in September 2009. The forum had two aims: first, to explore how the Irish… Continue reading Regional, youth Farmleighs to follow Global Irish Economic Forum
NY to get Irish Arts Center with €2.3 million grant
New York will get a major new Irish landmark, with the announcement today that Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has granted€2.3 million for the construction of an Irish Arts Centre in Manhattan. The press release from the Department of Foreign Affairs said: The Minister said one of the main themes to emerge from the… Continue reading NY to get Irish Arts Center with €2.3 million grant
Work starts on Global Irish Economic Forum idea
One idea from the Global Irish Economic Forum has apparently been initiated by Gibralter-based businessman Dermot Desmond. The Irish Times reported over the weekend that Desmond had invited over 160 high-profile people from the arts, business and academia to give inputs into the formation of a global university for the arts. The idea behind the… Continue reading Work starts on Global Irish Economic Forum idea
Global Economic Forum East – China turns to its diaspora
China is the latest country to announce that it wil turn to its diaspora for assistance with economic strategy and global networking. The first World Chinese Economic Forum will be held in Malaysia on November 16 and 17, themed “Building Business Linkages, Charting New Frontiers”. It is aimed at leaders in government, professional bodies, educational… Continue reading Global Economic Forum East – China turns to its diaspora
Global Irish Economic Forum: a report
This is my report on the Global Irish Economic Forum that I wrote up for Liam Ferrie’s Irish Emigrant news service, which is at www.emigrant.ie. (The news is published in two print editions in New York and Boston as well.) Liam Ferrie, of course, is the tirelessly committed granddaddy of all Internet outreach to the… Continue reading Global Irish Economic Forum: a report