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Minister Brophy announces series of Conversation events including Gabriel Byrne, Graham Norton, Emma Donoghue and Colum McCann
A series of Irish notable figures will reflect on what “To Be Irish” means to them as they chat from London, Kenya, Canada and New York as part of ‘To Be Irish’ at Christmas initiative.
Launched by Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy, T.D., ‘To Be Irish’ invites Irish people across the globe to explore an online programme of Irish music, culture, performances, community engagement and collective spirit from home and abroad at tobeirish.ie. The online platform is specially designed to share and swap special memories of Irish Christmases and celebrate many of the things we love about being Irish.
A series of events will take place from 21-31 Dec which can be enjoyed online. One will be a series of conversations with some well-known Irish faces living abroad.
- Gabriel Byrne and Niall Burgess, Secretary General, Department of Foreign Affairs (23 Dec, 7pm GMT)
- Emma Donoghue and her brother David Donoghue, former Irish Ambassador to the UN (27 Dec, 4pm GMT)
- Graham Norton in conversation with Maeve Higgins (27 Dec, 7pm GMT)
- Colum McCann and Fionnuala Quinlan, Irish Ambassador to Kenya (30 Dec, 7pm GMT)
All events are free to enjoy at tobeirish.ie.
For the full programme of events and to share your own memories/stories go to tobeirish.ie