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My father, Bo Almqvist, gifted me these cufflinks, which he wore on special occasions across his life. I wear them today as I present credentials to the President of Hungary, knowing that while papa passed ten years ago, he guides me still.
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On a cold morning in Kosovo, a warm welcome for Taoiseach
@LeoVaradkar
from Kosovo’s dynamic President
@VjosaOsmaniPRKS
. Privileged to join for a deep discussion of our bilateral ties & shared commitment to regional stability & EU enlargement.
Happy to welcome Taoiseach
@LeoVaradkar
and to thank him for Ireland's enduring friendship and support for Kosovo.
This visit reaffirmed the readiness of both our countries to continue building on our excellent relations and to explore new avenues for stronger cooperation. 🇽🇰🇮🇪
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Long before I became a diplomat, I wanted to be a baker. So couldn’t be more excited to find that Budapest boasts a truly outstanding Irish bakery. A real joy to meet Attila & Kinga, who perfected her baking
@WeAreTUDublin
, & to hear - & taste - the remarkable story of Arán!
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In 1956, Ireland offered sanctuary to 541 Hungarians fleeing Soviet
tanks in Budapest. Housed at Knockalisheen in Co. Clare, they were the first refugees our young state ever sheltered.
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While bitter sweet, very much enjoyed my farewell visit to
#Kosovo
Many thanks to
@VjosaOsmaniPRKS
&
@albinkurti
for the useful discussions reviewing our strong relations 🇮🇪🤝🇽🇰
Also discussed developments in the north & called for all efforts to de-escalate the situation.
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Proud day in Pristina.
Delighted to welcome Ireland's new ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo, Ragnar Almqvist.
Our shared commitment to strengthening the ties between our countries, founded on shared democratic values, remains unwavering. 🇽🇰🇮🇪
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All set to celebrate
#StPatricksDay
by the Danube. On my nana’s birthday, only Donegal tweed will do.
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Alongside credentials, I presented President
@KatalinNovak_HU
earlier with a small gift - an origami 🦋 made by my daughter Freja (we live on Lepke Utca, 🦋 St.). The President responded by taking some notepaper & fashioning Freja a beautiful crane. Köszi from a very happy girl!
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Impossible to replace
@RonanGargan
but deeply honored to succeed him in leading a terrific team
@irlembbudapest
& representing 🇮🇪 across 🇭🇺, 🇽🇰 & 🇲🇪. Indebted to Ailbhe, my eternally patient, brilliant wife, & our two great girls for puzzling through the adventure with me.
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As a writer's son, little matters more to me than literature. So honored to host Csilla Toldy this morning to discuss her forthcoming novel about the great actor & humanitarian Katalin Karády whose house we're privileged to call home (photobombing courtesy of my daughter Sadhbh).
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Today, sadly, my time as 🇮🇪Ambassador to 🇭🇺 comes to an end.
It has been amazing. There are too many people to thank for your support & partnership. But a special thanks to the people of 🇭🇺 for the warm welcome you extended to my family & I.
Hungary, it’s been an honour 🇭🇺🤝🇮🇪
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Boldog Karácsonyt Kívánunk! Nollaig Shona daoibh go léir!
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After a busy week in Budapest, gearing up for the start of the
@rugbyworldcup
the only way a diplomat knows how - by putting on the green jersey.
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A joy to celebrate Pride today in Pécs with family, friends & fellow diplomats. Inspiring to see so many young Hungarians coming together to reaffirm that
#loveislove
& rights are universal.
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Honoured to have joined Taoiseach
@LeoVaradkar
on his visit to Kosovo last week. Grateful to PM
@albinkurti
, President Osmani,
@EULEXKosovo
&
@NATO_KFOR
for welcoming us so warmly. And looking forward to working with my friend
@IlirKapiti
to deepen our ties in the years ahead.
Parts of my press conference with PM
@LeoVaradkar
earlier today. At a time when democracy and human rights are under attack—in our region and beyond—we deeply appreciate the support of friends and allies who share our commitment to respecting fundamental rights and freedoms.
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On mindenszentek -all Saints Day- here, remembering my papa, Bo, who died a decade ago, but whose wisdom & kindness I keep with me always.
And marvelling at my mother, Éilis, who endured that great grief, drew on it to aid others, & is thriving as an artist & a beloved granny.
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Brilliant win in Budapest against a valiant 🇭🇺 side. Congratulations to Eileen Gleeson on leading this outstanding team to such a strong start. More to come!
#COYGIG
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Accompanying a diplomat around the 🌎 has its joys, but also its challenges. Proud of my wonderful wife, Ailbhe, who is already making her mark amongst the Magyar. Comhghairdeachas ó chroí to her & all the diplomatic partners raising funds today for vital 🇭🇺 charities.
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My girls in green all set to cheer on their
@IrelandFootball
heroes!
#COYGIG
MATCH DAY 👊
🇭🇺 vs 🇮🇪
🏆 |
@WEURO
Group B1
⏰ | KO 18:30
📍 | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, Budapest
📺 | LIVE on RTÉ2 / RTÉ Player
#COYGIG
|
#WeAreOne
|
#OUTBELIEVE
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Looks good Patrick. But hard to beat an Irish Budapest breakfast in Arán.
Run by Kinga & Atilla, proud Magyar, but equally proud Dubs!
Absolutely world class Irish breakfast in Milk Bar Tomasza In Kraków.
It’s run by an Irishman - if you’re in Kraków, check it out!
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I will present credentials this afternoon to President Novák & lay a wreath at Heroes' Square. But this morning, a special pilgrimage to the remarkable Dohány Street Synagogue to pay tribute to a personal hero of mine - Raoul Wallenberg, blessed amongst the righteous.
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An honor to present credentials earlier to President
@KatalinNovak_HU
. And, in
@AusAmbVIE
, to celebrate the occasion with a new friend from an old ally.
Today, the Ambassadors of 🇦🇺
#Australia
and 🇮🇪
#Ireland
presented their credentials. Dear Ian David Grainge Biggs
@AusAmbVIE
and Ragnar Almquist, I herewith wish you every success in strengthening relations with 🇭🇺
#Hungary
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Always great to meet another Ragnar (& fellow Viking)
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On the path to Pécs to join friends & colleagues in celebrating
#Pride
. As our Taoiseach
@LeoVaradkar
stressed at the UN this week, LGBTI rights are human rights. At home & abroad, it’s our duty to reaffirm them.
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Köszi to the thousands who joined us yesterday in turning Budapest green. My six year old Sadhbhín enjoyed steering St Patrick down the Danube from the comfort of her proud papa’s shoulders.
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Nice to complete the set!
Visited all James Joyce statues in the region: in
#Trieste
🇮🇹, in
#Pula
🇭🇷 & of course in
#Szombathely
🇭🇺
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Seven decades later, the same humanitarian impulse underpins Ireland’s solidarity with Ukraine & the welcome our people have afforded 90,000 Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression.
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Across three busy days in Pristina, hugely heartening to see Kosovo’s solidarity with Ukraine - one of many commitments our nations share.
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Celebrated our first Karacsóny in Budapest on Friday by welcoming our wonderful Irish community to the residence - our home & theirs.
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Privileged to welcome one of the world's great historians & Ireland's finest writers, Prof Roy Foster, to our home yesterday & to introduce him & his wife Aisling, herself an acclaimed author, to some of the many brilliant scholars & artists in Budapest devoted to Irish culture.
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An Irish mist along the Danube this morning. The great river owes its name to the Celtic goddess Danu, mother of the Tuatha Dé Dannan, supernatural deities of pre-Christian Ireland. So, from the Black Forest through Budapest to the Black Sea, a Celtic legacy flows still.
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An Irish Ambassador in his natural habitat… Celebrating
#InternationalMusicDay
at the incredible 25th International Harp Festival at Gödöllő Palace. Gratulálok Dr Andrea Vigh! És köszi!
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A privilege to join
@dfatirl
Culture Director Eugene Downes in spending Easter Saturday with the Magyar Maestro György Kurtág. 98 years young, he continues to compose vital new work & spoke of his enduring love of Beckett & Joyce. Like them, an inspirational European artist.
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Today, as we celebrate the bravery of the ‘56 revolutionaries, we should recall the freedom they fought for then & for which Ukraine strives still. Across the EU & beyond, we can honour the memory of ‘56 by showing solidarity in ‘23.
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I attended a poignant ceremony paying tribute to Raoul Wallenberg, 🇸🇪 diplomat who saved 1000s of 🇭🇺 Jews during the holocaust.
His example of humanitarianism & civic courage remains a guiding light as we continue to face down hatred, discrimination & aggression
#Equality
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As
#WorldBookDay
ends &
#InternationalWomensDay
begins, proud to leaf through some of the many brilliant books written by my mam. From acclaimed story collections to prize-winning novels, children’s classics to best-selling crime trí Gaeilge, it’s some literary life.
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Privileged to present copies of my letters of credence to Anett Varga, Chief of Protocol of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry. Congratulated her on an outstanding
@WorldAthletics
championships last week & discussed planning for Hungary's EU Presidency. Köszönöm Anett!
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The Embassy Strikes Back…
5 days into November, hosting Hungary’s latest Halloween party. Samhain shona!
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Busy few days in the Balkans with Taoiseach
@LeoVaradkar
. As he stressed in 🇽🇰, 🇲🇪 & 🇲🇰, 🇮🇪 believes their place & that or the wider region is at the heart of the 🇪🇺. We’re committed to working with them to deliver the reforms needed to make that happen.
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As a Joycean, a special joy to welcome Mary McLoughlin & her team to
@irlembbudapest
today to discuss the prestigious Leopold Bloom Award & her foundation's vital work in supporting contemporary Hungarian artists. Find out more:
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"A fully contemporary writer working old magic; Ní Dhuibhne calls on ancient tradition to renew the way we see the world."
So writes Anne Enright of my mam, Éilis, whose Selected Stories will be launched this week
@IrishWritersCtr
. We'll be beaming with bród in Budapest.
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Happy
#StPatricksDay
☘️ from all the team
@irlembbudapest
, the best team the business.
Thanks 🙏 for all you do for Ireland & Irish-Hungarian relations 🇮🇪🤝🇭🇺
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Thanks to Fadi Elhusseini, my Palestinian counterpart
@EmbassyHungary
, for hosting me today. In wide ranging exchange, we discussed Ireland’s profound concern at civilian impact of military operations in Gaza, support for
@UNRWA
& calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.
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Conditions were difficult in what was then, by some distance, Western Europe’s poorest nation. But, while many left, others stayed, contributing greatly to our society.
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“Yes, I’m Nigerian. And yes I’m Irish.”
The outstanding
@ToluMakay
reflecting on how our nation is enriched through its multiple identities & communities. Part of a panel of brilliant young leaders at the Global Ireland Summit.
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Honoured to present credentials to President
@JakovMilatovic
today.
We discussed how 🇮🇪 has transformed through 🇪🇺 membership & how we can support 🇲🇪 in accelerating along that same path.
Danas sam primio akreditivna pisma novoimenovanih ambasadora – Nj. E. Zhakline Peto iz 🇦🇱 , Nj. E. Ragnara Almqvista iz 🇮🇪 i Nj. E. Niklasa Lindqvista iz 🇫🇮.
U srdačnim razgovorima na Cetinju, poželio sam im dobrodošlicu u 🇲🇪 i uspješnu diplomatsku misiju posvećenu jačanju…
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A moving night at
@MupaBudapest
as maestro Gyorgy Kurtág received a standing ovation at the premiere of his opera of Beckett’s Endgame. Honoured to present the 97-year old composer with a special message from
@PresidentIRL
& a Louis le Brocquy print, courtesy of
@IMMAIreland
.
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Booted & suited & ready to go for the 2023 Budapest
#StPatricksDay
parade ☘️
Great to have the parade returning to the streets of Budapest after a 3 year absence.
Huge thanks to
@IHBCircle
& all the volunteers from the Irish community & beyond for getting us parading again 👏
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Yesterday marked the reopening of the iconic Chain Bridge, through which visionary István Széchenyi connected Buda & Pest, ushering in an age of innovation & prosperity for Hungary. Today, half way to St Patrick's Day, already looking forward to seeing it resplendent in green.
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Greatly enjoyed attending today’s concert at
@lisztacademy
Memorial Museum with Irish pianist
@niallkinsella
🇮🇪 & Colombia’s
@camilodelgadodi
🇨🇴
A wonderful performance 👏 Hope to see Niall back in Budapest again soon 🇮🇪🤝🇭🇺
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“Trieste. Zurich. Paris.” Now we can add Budapest & Szombathely to the list!
A brilliant evening
@irlembbudapest
hosting the creative lights behind the Ulysses European Odyssey. Encompassing 18 European cities, a truly joyous celebration of Joyce’s legacy across our continent.
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One of the joys of being in Budapest is the challenge of mastering magyarul, a language as uniquely wonderful & complex as its speakers. I’ve been puzzling away at it since arriving &, in the months ahead, will post occasionally here on what makes it so marvellous & so maddening.
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An bua ag Budapest! Congratulations to Budapest Gaels ladies' &
@BerlinGAA
's men's teams on claiming the Central European crowns in a brilliantly run championships. Not so long since I was fielding / fumbling catches myself, but honored to throw in balls for both finals today.
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Sublime performance at the storied Franz Liszt Academy this evening by virtuoso Irish pianist Fionnuala Moynihan. A full house thrilled by a brilliant blend of Bach, traditional Irish airs & original compositions. Köszi
@finnmoynihan
és gratulálunk!
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Beneath the Kosovan Declaration of Independence, a small bust of Mother Teresa, a saint born to Kosovan parents, who began her life as a nun in Dublin. One of the strands connecting 🇮🇪 & 🇽🇰 which President
@VjosaOsmaniPRKS
& Taoiseach
@LeoVaradkar
discussed today.
Irish PM
@LeoVaradkar
looking at
#Kosovo
's Declaration of Independence in the Presidency in Prishtina.
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‘‘Twas the night before Mikulás
And all through the house…”
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After a balmy
#StPatricksDay
parade in Budapest, our girls cooled off with some refreshing green lemonade. Or as we called it in
@IrelandChicago
, water.
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“Kicsi a bors, de erős. Pepper is small, but strong.”
A joy to join our small but powerful Irish community & friends from across 🇭🇺 in celebrating
#StPatricksDay
. Köszi to our brilliant
@irlembbudapest
team for organising.
You can read my remarks here:
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New Year’s Resolution:
magyarul minden nap!
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Concluded my visit to Kosovo calling on
@NATO_KFOR
. Privileged to meet 🇮🇪 peacekeepers there, led by Col. Mick Moran (👇). A special thanks to Regimental Sergeant Major John O’Neill who, on finishing this tour - his 16th - retires after 41 years service in our
@defenceforces
!
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Brilliant staging of Martin McDonagh’s classic “Beauty Queen of Leenane” tonight at Brody House in Budapest. Gratúlalok to the outstanding international cast - 🇸🇪 🇮🇪 🇭🇺 🇨🇦. All with Galway accents as perfect as a Kimberley biscuit.
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As we approach the 75th anniversary of
@coe
’s founding, proud to see two brilliant Irish citizens at the head of two such vital human rights bodies. Gach rath a chairde.
Excellent first meeting with President of
@ECHR_CEDH
Síofra O’Leary.
I stressed my commitment to promoting the rights enshrined in the
#ECHR
Convention - Europe's golden
#HumanRights
standard, the case-law of the Court and the execution of its judgments.
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One of several thousand brilliant men & women conferred with Irish citizenship today. Our national team is so much stronger for them!
☘️ Congratulations to
@IrishRugby
&
@leinsterrugby
scrumhalf
@JamisonGPark
who received his Irish Citizenship today 👏
#Saor
ánachÉireannach2023
#IrishCitizens2023
💪
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Welcome to the new official twitter account of the Ambassador of Ireland to Hungary
@IrlAmbHungary
🇮🇪🇭🇺 You call follow the official duties of Ireland's Ambassador to Hungary as well as to Kosovo 🇽🇰 & Montenegro 🇲🇪
Also follow
@irlembbudapest
for all news, activities & events
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Great to see the Pop Up Gaeltacht in Budapest doing so well. Go raibh mile maith agat to Donal O’Neill &
@IHBCircle
for making it happen & to
@davybyrnesbuda1
for hosting 🙏☘️
Go raibh maith agat
@BudapestGAA
@IHBCircle
@irlembbudapest
@davybyrnesbuda1
@doc2303
@IrlAmbHungary
#Budapest
#popupgaeltacht
/next event Tuesday October 25
@davybyrnesbuda1
at 7pm
#irishinBudapest
@ElaineARoche
@MurphyPeterN
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As a former
@JamesJoyceCentr
guide &
@MoLI_Museum
member, it was a special pleasure today to welcome Prof. Ferenc Takács, President of Hungary's James Joyce Society, to
@irlembbudapest
. After a rich exchange, presented him a small Joycean gift - 🍋 🧼 from
@swenyspharmacy
.
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Today Hungary remembers its War of Independence of 1848-49.
Honoured to attend the national remembrance ceremony.
Wishing all our Hungarian friends the very best on this important day for their country 🇭🇺🤝🇮🇪
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An amazing day celebrating
#Bloomsday
in Szombathely. Huge thanks to the mayor for the welcome & all the team involved in a festival that is goring from strength to strength 👏
V. happy to be part of it with
@dfatirl
@projectarts
supported mural art work by Garreth Joyce 🎨🇮🇪🇭🇺
Happy
#Bloomsday
A great day had by all at the Szombathely Bloomsday Festival.
Proud to support the festival’s mural art project with the unveiling of a wonderful work by 🇮🇪 artist Garreth Joyce.
A day to celebrate James Joyce & a fusion of Irish & Hungarian culture 🇮🇪🤝🇭🇺
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Great to start the week by meeting with
@KosovoinHungary
Ambassador Gjeneza Budima. Look forward to travelling to Pristina soon to reaffirm our support for Kosovo’s European perspective & stability & prosperity across the Western Balkans.
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Reading one of my “rebel girls” a favourite night time story. Boldog Valentin nap mindenkinek.
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Diplomacy is about bridge building. So as I prepare to present credentials to President
@JakovMilatovic
this morning in 🇲🇪, nice to look out at Podgorica’s Millennium bridge & be reminded of its Beckettian counterpart back home in 🇮🇪.
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Very interesting discussions & important interventions at today’s
@BudapestForum22
including from
@bpkaracsonyg
& some of my Ambassadorial colleagues.
It is more important then ever to work hard on defending & sustaining our democracies
#BuildingSustainableDemocracies
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The family & I had a great time at the Budapest
#StPatricksDay
parade ☘️
An honour to lead out the parade. Special thanks to all the performers, volunteers, sponsors & to all those who turned out to join us & of course to the
@IHBCircle
for marking it all happen 🙏💚
What a glorious sunny day in Budapest to have the
@IHBCircle
St. Patrick Day parade
@irlembbudapest
@doc2303
@IrlAmbHungary
@IIBN
@IBN_Berlin
@IBNGermany
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Budapest celebrates its 150th birthday this week. Great to be part of the festivities, joining Mayor
@bpkaracsonyg
in launching the Grand Budapest Novel, inspired by Joyce’s Ulysses. And introducing a virtuoso performance by the electric Ella Nagy as part of the Night of Music.
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Great to meet Alpár Kató, editor of
@DNewsHungary
to discuss the work of the news portal & their plans for the future.
Daily News Hungary is one of my go to English language news portals for reliable & independent news in Hungary 🇭🇺
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Super
#StPatricksDay
symposium this afternoon at Pázmány Péter Catholic University, with four fabulous scholars presenting on:
☘️🇮🇪 soldiers in 17th century 🇭🇺
☘️Samuel Ferguson’s “Hungary”
☘️Magyar media’s reporting of Easter 1916
☘️🇭🇺-🇮🇪 diplomatic ties in early 20th century
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A vibrant civil society is key to underpinning the rule of law & fundamental rights across any state. Great to meet József Péter Martin to discuss the vital work of
@Transparency_HU
& how
@irlembbudapest
can better support it in the year ahead.
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Köszi to Kinga & Attila for welcoming our Ceann Comhairle & Oireachtas delegation to Arán, Budapest’s best bakery. A little slice of Dublin by the Danube.
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Enjoying a Single Malt Irish whiskey by
@TeelingWhiskey
aged for 13 years & finished in Tokaj barrels from Patricius Winery - smooth & fruity 🥃
A wonderful Irish-Hungarian collaboration 🇮🇪🤝🇭🇺
Thanks to
@WhiskyNet_hu
for making this happen 🙏👏
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Anois teacht an earraigh. Virágok nyílnak a nagykövetségen!
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Looking forward to tonight's Bonfire Ball in aid of three terrific Hungarian charities. Before then, happy to speak to
@XpatLoop
about "failing better" at magyarül, living by green rivers, & where to find the best bread in Budapest. That & more 👉
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An icon of Hungarian film, Katalin Karády risked her life to save Jewish families during the Holocaust. It’s an honour to live in her former home. And to celebrate her this
#StBrigidsDay
with brilliant authors Csilla Toldy & Zsófia Ban, historian Zsolt Péter & singer Réka Gacs.
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"Their embassies, he said, were everywhere
but operated independently
and no ambassador would ever be relieved."
Recalled Heaney's "From the Republic of Conscience" when welcoming
@AmnestyHungary
's
@divaDgiV
& Aron Demeter to the Embassy this week. Köszi for a great exchange!
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Privileged to welcome Viktória Radványi & Kristóf Bartucz of
@budapestpride
to our Embassy this afternoon for a rich exchange. Impressed at their energy, eloquence & deep commitment to supporting & celebrating Hungary’s
#LGBTQI
community.
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Flag flying at half mast at 🇮🇪 Official Residence as a mark of respect on the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II. A very sad time for the UK🇬🇧 We mourn with you.
The Queen did so much to advance peace & reconciliation on the island of Ireland.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.
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Honoured to welcome Dorottya Redai, executive director of Labrisz Lesbian Association, to
@irlembbudapest
today. Inspired by all she & her team do to advance 🏳️🌈 rights in 🇭🇺. Look forward to supporting them as they mark their 25th anniversary this year. 👉
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Hungary has many remarkable scholars of Irish arts, language & history. Thrilled to kick off our
#StPatricksDay2024
celebrations by launching our new Directory of Irish Studies here & presenting Boglárka Dobos & Boróka Andi-Beck with Bursary Awards for research in Ireland.
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Happy Independence Day to the people of 🇽🇰. As our Taoiseach
@LeoVaradkar
told President
@VjosaOsmaniPRKS
& Prime Minister
@albinkurti
in Pristina last month, 🇮🇪 is proud to count you as friends & committed to your European perspective. Urime!
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Commissioning this special diptych & working with the gifted
@4NIKKOLAS
to see it to completion was one of my favourite projects
@IrelandEmbUSA
. I keep a print above my desk today
@irlembbudapest
. Reminding me, as Lewis put it, that democracy is not a state, but an act.
In this
#BlackHistoryMonth
, sharing one of our Embassy’s most loved paintings ‘Liberators’ by
@4NIKKOLAS
Depicting 4 iconic civil rights leaders: John Lewis, John Hume, Daniel O’Connell & Frederick Douglass commissioned for the 175th anniversary of the latter two’s first meeting
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“Never look away.”
79 years from Raoul Wallenberg’s disappearance during the siege of Budapest, scores of diplomats gathered tonight to honour one of the bravest & best of our profession. His ethical legacy ensures &, across dark days, remains an inspiration to us all.
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As nations, Ireland & Hungary have both been profoundly shaped by poets. So, on eve of
#StBrigidsDay
, a joy to welcome so many brilliant young Magyar writers to
@irlembbudapest
to launch new masterclasses in Irish poetry translation led by Monika Mesterházi & András Imreh.
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