The US Ambassador's Residence
Friday, 24 April, 2015The building now known to most Irish people as the US Ambassador’s residence was completed in 1776, the same year as the Declaration of American Independence. It would take over...
View ArticleAmerican Ambassador connects with Ireland Reaching Out
Tuesday, 28 April, 2015Ireland XO Chairman Mike Feerick welcomed the United States of America Ambassador to Ireland, Mr Kevin F. O Malley to Galway yesterday.The Ambassador, who is second generation...
View ArticleGovernment launch first National Diaspora Policy
Wednesday, 6 May, 2015In March 2015 the Department of Foreign Affairs launched the Government's first ever National Diaspory Policy."Our vision is a vibrant, diverse global Irish community, connected...
View ArticleNational Heritage Week 2015
Saturday, 22 August, 2015 National Heritage Week is a part of European Heritage Days. This year's theme is Industrial Heritage and it is shared by many countries across Europe. Together, the aim is to...
View ArticleUpcoming Clan Gatherings
Tuesday, 5 May, 2015 Every year thousands of people travel from all over Ireland and abroad to meet up with members of their same clan or family. These are always occasions of joy and celebration and...
View ArticleIreland Reaching Out Welcomes Launch Date for New Online Church Records Resource
Tuesday, 5 May, 2015The National Library of Ireland has announced July 8th as the launch date of their dedicated website which will give free online access to almost 400,000 images of Catholic parish...
View ArticleThe National Library of Ireland Celebrates 150th Anniversary of W. B. Yeats’s...
Tuesday, 19 May, 2015Events during the month will include lunchtime talks, lectures and a panel discussion; music and theatre performances; poetry readings; and public tours of the award-winning...
View ArticleIreland's First Global Civic Forum
Monday, 8 June, 2015Last week saw almost 200 people working with Irish communities in 17 countries meet to discuss issues such as wellbeing, Irish identity and heritage, emigrant voting rights, and how...
View Article"The God Box" by Mary Lou Quinlan comes to Ireland in support of the Irish...
Thursday, 11 June, 2015Next week author and actor Mary Lou Quinlan is performing her off-broadway play "The God Box" in Dun Laoghire and Limerick. Here she reflects on what it means to be bringing the...
View ArticleIreland Reaching Out launches new enhanced website (IrelandXO.com) for Irish...
Wednesday, 17 June, 2015Thanks to everyone who attended our event yesterday morning in Iveagh House. It meant a lot to have our volunteers, partners and friends travel such distances to support the...
View ArticleNational Library of Ireland Parish Registers Release - What to expect
Tuesday, 30 June, 2015We have put together some simple information to help our members anticipate this momentous development in Irish Genealogy.As we continue to anticipate the NLI release of parish...
View ArticlePeter J Clarke makes it simple for us to access Free eBooks on Irish...
Wednesday, 1 July, 2015More than 8 million eBooks are available free of charge on the Internet Archive in association with 1,100 libraries in North America, Europe and Asia. Millions of eBooks are also...
View ArticleThe Economist highlights Ireland Reaching Out's work
Friday, 3 July, 2015Governments are beginning to understand the importance of engaging with their Diasporas - but it is a difficult area to understand and most importantly, get rightJoel Budd from the...
View ArticleCatholic Parish Registers Online
Wednesday, 8 July, 2015Today marks an important day for genealogy and local history as the National Library of Ireland (NLI) launches their Parish Registers online Registers.nli.ie make available...
View ArticleChangeX highlights the work of IrelandXO Volunteers
Friday, 10 July, 2015The Irish Times and ChangeX speak to Bournea, Co. Tipperary Volunteer Time Lee about reaching out to the Irish DiasporaThe Irish Times recently spoke to Christine Timoney who...
View ArticleIreland Reaching Out is bringing Irish people together from around the globe
Wednesday, 29 July, 2015Ireland Reaching Out is a non-profit programme that enables local communities to reach out and engage with their Diapora all over the world.In June, we were delighted to welcome...
View ArticleThe Genealogy Event
Friday, 21 August, 2015 Uncover a mystery. Discover your history™ Visit Adare this summer and find your ancestors.The Genealogy Event is taking place on August 21 & 22 at Fitzgerald's Woodlands...
View ArticleEpic Journeys Ellis Island exhibition launches in County Clare
Monday, 31 August, 2015Friday evening saw a great turn out to the launch of the Epic Journeys Ellis Island Exhibition. Visitors to the Exhibition, which was hosted as part of the Tulla Reaching Out...
View ArticleThe Future of Irish Towns – Heritage, Community and Economic Development
Thursday, 5 November, 2015 The conference will discuss how the historic urban characters of many of our main streets are losing vitality and value through under-use or over-development. “One third of...
View ArticleLocal Ireland Reaching Out project invited to exhibit at the Ellis Island...
Wednesday, 7 October, 2015The Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation has invited Ireland Reaching Out to show the highly successful Epic Journeys exhibition at the Ellis Island National Museum of...
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