National Library of Ireland Parish Registers Release - What to expect
When: Tuesday, 30 June, 2015As we continue to anticipate the NLI release of parish registers we have been asked, “What exactly will this mean for users?”
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Ireland Reaching Out launches new enhanced website (IrelandXO.com) for Irish Diaspora at Iveagh House
When: Wednesday, 17 June, 2015Ireland Reaching Out, a nationwide Diaspora programme that connects people of Irish heritage around the world to their ancestral parishes and counties in Ireland, launched its new enhanced website today.
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"The God Box" by Mary Lou Quinlan comes to Ireland in support of the Irish Hospice Foundation
When: Thursday, 11 June, 2015"I love the idea of Ireland Reaching Out. In my own way, I suppose I am an Irish-American great-grand-daughter reaching out to you from New York City.
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Ireland's First Global Civic Forum
When: Monday, 8 June, 2015The first event of its kind, Ireland Reaching Out was priviliged to be a participant at this forum and to be able to discuss matters of identity, heritage and sense of place with others working with the Diaspora community - both in Ireland and abroad.
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Tuam and Brisbane Connect
When: Friday, 22 May, 2015Brisbane and Tuam connected this month when Rick Estella and his wife Elizabeth traveled to the north Galway town to visit the place where Rick's great, great, grandfather, Stephen Phillips worked on the railway.
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The National Library of Ireland Celebrates 150th Anniversary of W. B. Yeats’s Birth this June
When: Tuesday, 19 May, 2015Throughout his lifetime, W.B. Yeats was a regular visitor to the National Library of Ireland (NLI) , even crediting one of the librarians with helping him improve some of his earliest creative work.
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New support for local diaspora projects
When: Sunday, 10 May, 2015The new Diaspora fund recognises the importance of assisting local Irish communities create and maintain relationships with people of Irish descent throughout the world, helping to connect them back to their parishes and counties of origin in Ireland.
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Ireland Reaching Out Welcomes Launch Date for New Online Church Records Resource
When: Thursday, 7 May, 2015This latest update will delight Ireland Reaching Out volunteers and members all over the world, who have been eagerly awaiting this news since the National Library of Ireland first announced details of the project last December. Since then, the response on the Ireland XO website has been overwh
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Government launch first National Diaspora Policy
When: Wednesday, 6 May, 2015"Our vision is a vibrant, diverse global Irish community, connected to Ireland and to each other."
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Ireland Reaching Out Welcomes Launch Date for New Online Church Records Resource
When: Tuesday, 5 May, 2015This latest update will delight Ireland Reaching Out volunteers and members all over the world, who have been eagerly awaiting this news since the National Library of Ireland first announced details of the project last December. Since then, the response on the Ireland XO website has been overwh
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