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Watch
@IrlAmbRSA
Austin Gormley reflect on Ireland's 30-year diplomatic relations with South Africa, unpacking the trade, investment, tech and skills development dynamic that underpin this special relationship. 🇮🇪🤝🇿🇦
@cnbcafrica
@PowerLunch
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35 years ago this month the Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid strike began in Dublin, Ireland led by women workers refusing to check out South African fruit. The strike in protest of the apartheid regime lasted 3 years and led to a complete ban of SA produce by Ireland.
#herstory
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And the journey begins! ✈️ 🇮🇪Thank you to the
@GermanEmbassySA
and
@EUinSA
for all their efforts and support in helping us get Irish tourists in South Africa back home. Many more to travel in the coming days
#WeAreInThisTogether
#Covid19SA
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#rugbyworldcupfinal2023
We just want to make 1POINT... Huge Congratulations
#Springboks
👏👏👏 on a record-breaking 4TH Webb Ellis
#RWCFinal
.
#StrongerTogether
🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
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🇮🇪🤝🇿🇦 Wamukelekile Ambassador-designate
Austin Gormley! Welcome to Africa. May your tenure in Southern Africa be fortuitous 🍀 fruitful ☘️ and fulfilling💚
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Split loyalties... A snapshot of what the awesome folks at the
@IrlEmbPretoria
are thinking ahead of the crunch
#rugbyworldcup2023
clash at the Stade de France on Saturday.
#RugbyWorldCup
🇮🇪💥🇿🇦
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Ambassador Austin Gormley today presented his Letter of Credence to President
@CyrilRamaphosa
at the Presidential Guest House in Pta
Amb Gormley pointed to the unique nature of 🇮🇪🇿🇦 relations & referred to Pres Ramaphosa's role in the NIreland peace process
#Ireland
#SouthAfrica
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A warm welcome to our newest member of staff
@Munei_Kujeke
.
@Munei_Kujeke
joins us as a Policy and Programme Manager for Zimbabwe.
We wish her all the best as she begins her journey at the Embassy of Ireland.
#Working4IRL
#DevelopmentCooperation
#Policy
#Diplomacy
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Delighted to host the Irish Women’s Indoor Hockey Team in Cape Town this evening -
#COYGIG
in the test series against South Africa
@IIndoorhockey
@sawindoor
🇮🇪🇿🇦
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Wonderful to see the Capetown Irish community out in strength to celebrate
#StPatricksDay
after two years of protecting each other by staying apart.
@BictTown
@FGilsenanIRL
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Ambassador-designate to the Republic of South Africa
@FGilsenanIRL
arriving to present her credentials to H.E. President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa.
#HOMCredentialsSA
#DiplomaticRelations
#Working4IRL
🇮🇪🇿🇦
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Happy
#MandelaDay
- Nelson Mandela’s commitment to peace, reconciliation and human right continues to inspire Ireland’s special relationship with South Africa 🇿🇦🇮🇪
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Sekunjalo ke Nako - It's Time 🇮🇪
Ambassador Austin Gormley's message to our Boys in Green ahead of the blockbuster 🇮🇪🏉🇿🇦 clash in Paris on Saturday.
#rugbyworldcup2023
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We think the Gardaí, Irish police, did an awesome job dancing the socially distanced version of the
#JerusalemaChallenge
. ☘️
Watch this video ⤵️ & let us know when you spot the dancing horses🐴 followed by some superb Irish dancing 👯♀️.
@PresidencyZA
@MasterKGsa
@DIRCO_ZA
We have stepped up to the Swiss police
@fedpolCH
#JerusalemaChallenge
. Gardaí across Ireland answered the call to give the public we serve a lift in these challenging times.
#StayTogether
#homeStaySafe
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Tá an Ghaeilge beo anseo san Aifric Theas freisin 🇿🇦 -
#dyn
usáidtear an téarma ‘shebeen’ mar teach tabhairne anseo?! Tagann sé den fhocal Gaeilge ‘síbin’!!
#TrasnanadTonnta
An chéad lá agus 32 tír againn cheana féin! Cabhraigh linn 100 tír a bhaint amach
#TrasnanadTonnta
🇮🇪🇺🇸🇪🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇷🇸🇭🇰🇯🇵🇸🇪🇳🇿🇦🇺🇮🇹🇧🇪🇧🇷🇪🇬🇫🇷🇩🇪🇵🇱🇲🇽🇵🇹🇸🇾🇦🇪🇳🇴🇩🇰🇭🇷🇵🇭🇨🇴🇮🇲🇨🇾🇸🇬🇮🇳🇧🇩
On the first day we already have 32 countries tweeting as Gaeilge. RT, tag friends & help us reach 100 countries
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Ambassador-designate Austin Gormley was delighted to meet the Honorary Consul of Ireland in Lesotho, Ms Mannete Malethole Ramaili at the Embassy today. 🇮🇪 🤝 🇱🇸
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Ireland is celebrating its legendary
#StPatricksDay
festivities live & in person for the first time in two years.
In South Africa, we’re delighted to partner with
@VisitConHill
for this year’s reception & greening celebrating Irish heritage & culture.
#GlobalIreland
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Thank you for joining us for our
#StPatricksDay
#GlobalGreening
virtual celebrations!
Happy
#StPatricksDay
from the Irish Embassy in 🇿🇦!
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After an inspiring & challenging day in SA hearing from activists & lgbti community we finish with this
#IDAHOBIT2017
msg from
@PantiBliss
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Minister
@ciarancannon
& Minister Landers sign a Declartion of Cooperation between Ireland & South Africa today
#globalisland
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Look who dropped by our office this week! Great to have the queen of Afro Jazz,
@judith_sephuma
stop by ahead of her upcoming concert in Ireland this summer
@IrlAmbRSA
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Oh what a night!
Fantastic atmosphere at our watch along in Loftus Park where a bumper crowd saw a brilliant game of rugby and more importantly an Ireland win!
Best of luck to the Springboks, see you again in the final ?!?!
☘️ 🏉 🇿🇦
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Ambassador
@IrlAmbRSA
Austin Gormley presents his Letter of Credence to President
@CyrilRamaphosa
at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Tshwane. 🇮🇪🤝🇿🇦
#Solidarity
#friendship
#StrongerTogether
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The
@EmbIrlPretoria
calls prospective Zimbabwean applicants to join in an info session on fully funded masters’ level fellowships opportunities for 2024-25 in
#Ireland
.
Fri. 21/7 — 11am
Register:
@CanonCollins
@euinzim
@UNZimbabwe
#irelandfellows
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Happy Saint Patrick’s day to all our Irish and friends of Ireland
#StPatricksDay2019
☘️🇮🇪🇿🇦🇱🇸🇧🇼🇿🇼🇲🇺☘️
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The 1st of February is
#StBrigidsDay
& across the world Irish missions are celebrating women’s creativity & innovation. We asked our Irish Embassy team to reflect & share what women’s creativity means to them. Stay tuned to our timeline to find out.
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South Africa!
St Patrick’s Week celebrations begin!
Thanks to
@UCC
Trad Soc for kicking off the week in style!
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Minister
@AnneRabbitte
met with members of the Irish business network in Cape Town today.
Did you know, overall trade between Ireland and South Africa is worth €3.6 billion and growing, making SA Ireland’s largest trading partner for goods in Africa!
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Wonderful to have
@ThuliMadonsela3
sharing your experiences to a captive audience in Dublin
@dfatirl
Thank you Irish Foreign Ministry for hosting me today. I had an awesome time in beautiful Dublin.Thanks to the embassy in SA for arranging the visit.
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“What a great final, you guys were absolutely brilliant.”
#RSAvNZL
#RWC2023
Popular
#Irish
boyband
#westlife
kicked off their South African tour decked in
#Springbok
shirts, paying tribute to 🇿🇦for lifting the
#RugbyWorldCup
for a record 4th time.
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Join us for the virtual launch of the much-anticipated book Female Fear Factory by
@feminist_rogue
📆: Friday, 30 July 2021
🕐: 12:30 -14:00 🇿🇦
Register now:
The first 20 people to register will receive a free copy of the book. 📚
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Welcome Ambassador
@FGilsenanIRL
! We look forward to celebrating your arrival in true 🇮🇪 & 🇿🇦style! ☘️
The new Ambassador of Ireland to South Africa arrived in Johannesburg this morning. Welcome Amb Fionnuala Gilsenan and wishing you a pleasant and productive stay in our country! 🇿🇦 🇮🇪
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Our flag flies at half-mast today as we pay our respects to Private Seán Rooney, who died on peacekeeping duties in Lebanon. We mourn his loss and we are grateful for his dedicated and courageous service.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
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Very excited to see Nelson Mandela on his way to
@OPWKilmainham
. The Exhibition will open next Friday and will run for 6 months. Its the Summer & its FREE no excuse not to go with all the family & learn about this great man.
@apartheidmuseum
@dfatirl
#mandela100
#ourvalues
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It is with great sadness that the Embassy of Ireland in Pretoria informs you of the death of the Honorary Consul of Ireland in Zimbabwe, Mr Gary Killilea.
The Embassy is deeply grateful for his service & mourns his passing.
Statement:
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As 🇮🇪 prepares to take its seat as an elected member of the
#UNSC
& continue the progress being made on promoting
#WPS
, we are pleased to begin a new partnership with
@hivosrosa
to strengthen women’s participation in political life in
#Zimbabwe
.
#GenderEquality
#SheLeads
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#StPatricksDay
Wow! So great to see Madiba
#GoGreen4PatricksDay
. Tks to
@NelsonMandela
@gotoirelandSA
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We are hosting a special screening at Loftus Park in Pretoria to support
@irishrugby
as they take on the
@Springboks
in Dublin. Come on Ireland!
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Due to the political uncertainty in Zimbabwe at this time we advise all Irish citizens to remain indoors and to avoid areas where demonstrations may be taking place. Please monitor this account for updates.
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Hamba Kahle Madam Ambassador -
@IrlEmbPretoria
I bid you all a warm farewell and I sincerely hope that our friendship and strong bonds will continue to blossom well beyond my tenure.
Sin é Slán! – That’s it, Goodbye and good health!
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Great to see how
#KaderAsmal
Fellow
@AishaHamdulay
has enjoyed her time in
#Ireland
.
Watch as she talks about her experience of visiting the charming city of
#Galway
. ☘️
💚Ireland feels like home for South African UCD student Aisha Hamdulay💚
When studying at UCD her favourite places to visit are Galway & the surrounding Connemara region☘️
Explore Galway with Aisha in her
#MyHomefromHome
video
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The Boys in Green are all ready to answer the call on the field Sat & we are all ready to do our bit on the sidelines... albeit from Loftus Park
Watch-along venue looking very Irish. Confident the boys will do us proud. 🇮🇪💥🇿🇦
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GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS!!! 🏆
No better way to end
#StPatricksWeek
☘️
Next stop ✋
The World Cup 🌍
See you in September
@Springboks
!!!
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Restrictions for incoming travellers with a travel history from 🇧🇼 🇱🇸 🇿🇦 🇿🇼 have been removed with immediate effect.
Visa requirements brought in last month for some Southern African nationalities to support Covid-19 public health measures in Ireland have also been removed.
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Yesterday Minister
@AnneRabbitte
visited the Centre for Neurodiversity at
@go2uj
Soweto campus. One of three centres of excellence in disability services funded in partnership between
@EUinSA
and
@HigherEduGovZA
#teameurope
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Today it was a great privilege to be part of the celebration of Sister Mary Colman's 100th birthday & to hand over a letter from
@PresidentIRL
.She has given so much to the ppl of Zim & S. Africa it was an honour to meet her - her secret she said is staying active!
@GlobalIrish
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Great to meet with
@Irelandcricket
men’s team as they prepare for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe. A nice Irish Summer’s day in Pretoria made the players feel at home.
#BackingGreen
A special visitor dropped in to meet the Men's team at their latest training session in South Africa - His Excellency Liam MacGabhann, Ireland's Ambassador to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Lesotho and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
#BackingGreen
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Happy
#StPatricksDay
! ☘️
A message to our friends in 🇿🇦 from Taoiseach
@leovaradkar
This year we celebrate a Century of Peace Building, marking 100 years of 🇮🇪 in the 🌍
Lá Fhéile Pádraig!
#GlobalIreland
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A warm & official welcome to the Ambassador of Ireland to the Republic of South Africa!
#Working4IRL
#HOMCredentialsSA
#DiplomaticRelations
@IrLEmbPretoria
@FGilsenanIRL
Ireland Ambassador presents her letters of credence to President
@CyrilRamaphosa
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Mandela Square didnt expect this very special performance from
@KZapponeTD
and our Ambassador! ☘️🎼🇿🇦🇮🇪☘️🎼🇿🇦🇮🇪☘️🎼🇿🇦🇮🇪And well done to our fantastic musicians Ceoltoiri Cnoc na Gaoithe for making
#StPatrickDay2019
in South Africa one to remember!
@SandtonCity
The greening of
#NelsonMandelaSquare
in Johannesburg for
#StPatricksDay
....Co Clare's Cnoc na Gaoithe has everyone jigging!
@merrionstreet
@dfatirl
#GlobalIrish
@irishmissionun
@timmydooley
@mhartytd
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The Embassy is delighted to announce the launch of the Charlotte Maxeke - Mary Robinson Irish Studies Chair!
The chair will be based at the University of the Western Cape and is the first Irish Studies chair on the African Continent!
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Happy
#MandelaDay
!
Today, the Embassy of Ireland embraced this year’s
#MandelaDay
theme, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are” by spending time at Mercy House by planting a herb garden & distributing dignity packs.
#NelsonMandelaDay2022
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Happy
#FreedomDay
🇿🇦!
As we commemorate 28 years since the country’s first democratic elections in 1994, we remember & honour those who continue to work towards the protection of South Africa’s freedom & democracy.
#FreedomDay2022
#FreedomMonth
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Nothing like the great outdoors under the African sun to build team spirit . Great day out for the
@IrlEmbPretoria
clan joined by Ambassador-designate Austin Gormley.
#teamspirit
#outdoorfun
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Great to be in Cape Town for start of
@NelsonMandela
centenary
#Mandela100
. Passionate speech by
@CyrilRamaphosa
on the values of
#Madiba
and the future of South Africa 🇿🇦. Great also to meet with the new ANC President and other top leaders of the ANC.
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#rugbyworldcupfinal2023
We just want to make 1POINT... Huge Congratulations
#Springboks
👏👏👏 on a record-breaking 4TH Webb Ellis
#RWCFinal
.
#StrongerTogether
🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
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Ambassador
@FGilsenanIRL
attended the launch of the
#IFRC10MillionTree
initiative in Daveyton this morning with
#IFRCsouthernAFR
. 🌱
Great to be a part of this wonderful & ambitious initiative working towards a greener 🌍.
@IFRCAfrica
@RedcrossSa
@Irish_Aid
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Are you interested in joining our Embassy team?
Apply for the Embassy Driver position today.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 24 January 2023.
For more info, visit:
#Opportunity
#JobSeekersSA
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Fantastic to have
@PantiBliss
close the
#euff2017
in SA w/
@queenofireland
highlighting equality & ending stigma against hiv
#ourvalues
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Delighted to welcome Minister
@AnneRabbitte
to South Africa.
Our first stop on this
#StPatricksWeek
was to see Cape Towns latest mural, by Irish Artist
@Achesdubz
Fantastic to see the blend of South African and Irish art!
A big thank you to Baz Art for bringing this to life!
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Friends, please join us in wishing Ms. Yvonne Mashishi a Happy Retirement after 25 years of stellar service 👏as Manager of the Ambassador's Residence, having worked with 7 different Ambassadors!
What an amazing journey. From decades of serving, you now need to be served. 👋
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Proud to support
#IDAHOT2019
and celebrate
#diversity
at the market theatre in Johannesburg with
@NLinSouthAfrica
🏳️🌈
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Irish👐on the
#WebbEllisCup
? This after the Springbok's historic
#RWC2023
win over the All Blacks? Let's pay tribute to Killarney-native Paddy Sullivan, senior performance analyst with 🇿🇦 who linked up with the Boks ahead of
#RugbyWorldCup2023
#GOSPRINGBOKS
#StrongerTogether
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Fantastic to be able to support
@irishhockey
today in the quarter final of the World League in Joburg -Come on Ireland 👏👏
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#StPatricksDay2019
celebrations are underway in South Africa! Our visiting musicians spent the evening helping Joburg dancers to ‘brush’ up on their traditional sean-nós (Old style) dancing skills! The Irish ‘
#broomdance
is not as easy as it looks!
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Welcoming ☘️🎼Ceoltoiri Cnoc na Gaoithe 🎼☘️to South Africa this morning - all the way from the West of Ireland! Delighted to have these talented musicians performing at our
#saintpatricksday
celebrations this year!
#craicagusceol
@MIAGI_SA
@SAGaels
@SandtonCity
@SibikwaArts
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🇮🇪Sportsmanship at it it’s very best. Our Boys in Green gracious in victory.
#RWC2023
#RugbyWorldCup2023
#COYBIG
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Twenty-nine years ago South Africa held its first non-racial democratic elections which saw
@NelsonMandela
elected president.
Today on
#FreedomDay
, we honour those who continue to work towards the realisation of democracy & freedom in South Africa.
Happy
#FreedomDay
!
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On the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Ireland stands with Ukraine because we believe every country has the right to make it own choices & determine its own future. Ireland stands by the UN Charter.
#StandWithUkraine
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What a way to round off an incredible St Patrick’s Week!
An incredible event held by ISSA Cape Town today, with over 600 in attendance!
A massive well done to Clare Nel and her team on a wonderful day’s entertainment.
Also a pleasure to meet football legend Pat Jennings ☘️
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Ireland is delighted to welcome
@DIRCO_ZA
Deputy Minister
@alvinbotes
and delegation from South Africa for the inaugural meeting of the Joint Commission for Cooperation 🇮🇪🇿🇦
#globalIreland
Today we are hosting the inaugural meeting of the Joint Commission for Cooperation between South Africa and Ireland, which aims to strengthen cooperation across a range of political, economic and social issues 🇮🇪🤝🇿🇦
#globalIreland
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As we pay tribute to the culture that connects us this
#StPatricksDay
, let us join together in international solidarity to share the values of community & compassion.
Happy
#StPatricksDay2020
to all!
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Delighted to be hosting a Women, Peace & Security consultation workshop with
@unwomenSA
&
@GNWP_GNWP
#WPS
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As part of the
#7DayChallengeSA
to live sustainably & smart, we’ve said NO 🚫 to single-use plastic cups.
We now challenge our
@EUinSA
counterpart,
@GermanEmbassySA
,
to show us how they
#EAT
,
#MOVE
&
#LIVE
sustainably.
#United4Climate
#ClimaDiplo
#ClimateDiplomacyWeek
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Our South Africa Gaels have arrived in
#Waterford
for the
@GAAworldgames
! Wishing both teams the very best of luck!🍀 Go n-éirí libh
@SAGaels
🍀
The South African Gaels have started the
#WorldGaelicGames
parade a little early 🥳🥳🥳
#Fexco
@GAAworldgames
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Today, on what would have been the occasion of the late Professor Kader Asmal's 85th birthday, we honour the contribution he made to both 🇿🇦 and 🇮🇪 through education, international law and human rights.
#KaderAsmalFellowship
#StudyInIreland
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A great turnout for the
@SAGaels
family day in Johannesburg. The panel is looking well set for the Worlds next summer!
@officialgaa
@GAA_Intl
@GAAworldgames
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President elect Cyril Ramaphosa arrives for his inauguration on Africa Day. Great to be present on this wonderful occasion
@IECSouthAfrica
@DIRCO_ZA
@dfatirl
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Brilliant event held by
@EUinSA
celebrating Europe Day, a very special one for Ireland as we celebrate 50 years in the EU 🇪🇺 🤝 🇮🇪
The Irish Coffee and Guinness bread went down a treat!
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#RestInPeaceSinead
"Sinéad O’Connor was one of our greatest musical icons, and someone deeply loved by the people of Ireland, and beyond."
@MichealMartinTD
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We are hiring!
Are you interested in joining our Embassy team?
Apply for an exciting position as Consular and Community Officer today!
The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 19 April 2023.
More information :
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GO BOKKE! Congratulations to the
@Springboks
on a well-deserved
#RugbyWorldCupfinal
win! 🏈🏆🇿🇦
#StrongerTogether
The final whistle goes and
@Springboks
are World Champions for the third time after beating England 32-12 in the final at Rugby World Cup 2019.
#ENGvRSA
#RWC2019
#RWCFinal
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Our fellows from South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Mauritius attended the 2022-23 Fellows Orientation Day in Dublin with
@ICOSirl
.
Great to see the many happy faces of our new fellows as they take on their studies in Ireland!
#IrelandFellows
@irish_aid
@KA_Alumni
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A warm welcome to South Africa to our Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation
@HHumphreysFG
leading a Trade Mission of 42 Irish Companies - looking forward to a busy week ahead
@entirl
🇿🇦🤝🇮🇪
Delighted to be in Johannesburg to start what will be a busy week in South Africa and Kenya. I’m leading a trade mission of 42 cutting edge companies & organisations and look forward to a productive programme of meetings (and hopefully contract signings!)
@Entirl
@IrlEmbPretoria
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We kick off 16 Days of Activism Against GBV with a policy dialogue on human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
#EndGBV
#16DaysOfActivism
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Tánaiste Micheál Martin, who is also
#Ireland
’s Foreign Affairs Minister kicks off his weeklong Southern Africa tour in Cape Town,
#SouthAfrica
on Mon. 17 July. The Tánaiste will meet DIRCO Minister Pandor and Pres.
#Ramaphosa
for high-level discussions on a range of issues.
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Do you want to learn more about studying in the Ireland on a fully funded scholarship?
Join us for an information session about the Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme on Tuesday 04 July at 11am SAST.
Register now at the link below!
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Yesterday, we bid Mma Annah farewell as she embarked on her new journey. Thank you for your 27 years of service at the Embassy of Ireland in Pretoria. We would like to wish you a happy retirement and a lot of rest. Farewell
#TeamIrelandSA
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And so our 6 day visit to 6 cities in Southern Africa has come to an end! What a privilege to have
@KZapponeTD
with us for
#saintpatricksday2019
- memorable visits to Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Maseru, Windhoek and Gaborone 🇿🇦🇱🇸🇳🇦🇧🇼
#working4irl
Huge thanks Amb Liam MacGabhann and
@LouisaHeneghan
of
@IrlEmbPretoria
for the fantastic support of our six-day six city mission to Southern Africa....we could not have done it without you...
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Tributes are pouring in for
#Galway
-born Sr. Margaret McAllen (81) who spent almost half her life working
in Zimbabwe, and who passed peacefully in🇿🇼last week.
@MCT_CareTrust
@IrlEmbPretoria
sends condolences to the family, friends & LCM sisters in Africa & Ireland.
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URGENT UPDATE: Irish visitors to South Africa, all EU repatriation flights will complete by 23rd April, after which there will be no further options for return to Ireland until commercial flights recommence 1/2
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The morning after Zimbabwe's Elections - reports of good turnout figures.
@IrlEmbPretoria
took part in observing as part of
@eueomzimbabwe
in Mat North yesterday - now Zimbabwe waits for results.
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Welcome Neighbours! Delighted to host team 🇪🇺 in 🇿🇦 who recently moved into new offices across the road from our Embassy in Pretoria. Austin Gormley
@IrlAmbRSA
and EU Ambassador to SA
@SandraKramerEU
, used the occasion to reaffirm the ties that bind
#StrongerTogether
🇮🇪🤝🇪🇺
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Excited to bring the Global Irish Diaspora Congress to 🇿🇦. The series examines the histories, heritages and identities of
#Irish
communities beyond 🇮🇪Ireland, and an opportunity to share Irish people's experiences. 👏👏👏Donal McCracken
@UKZN
and
@ucddublin
for the support.
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South Africa’s Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga welcomed by
@DarraghOBrienTD
&
@IrlAmbRSA
at the
@IrlEmbPretoria
’s official
#StPatricksDay
☘️reception in Pretoria.
#GlobalIreland
#GlobalCommunity
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