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Global Irish Civic Forum

The second Global Irish Civic Forum took place in Dublin Castle on 4-5 May 2017.

Civic Forum

The theme of the Civic Forum was 'Communities, Connections, Conversations' and it provided an opportunity for those supporting the Irish diaspora abroad to come to Dublin to discuss their work with these communities and engage with Government. The Forum was a mixture of plenary discussions and workshops, with speakers primarily from Irish diaspora orgnasiations and also from Government, technology companies and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

This second Civic Forum attracted significant attention with more than 220 individuals, representing over 150 organisations, attending over the two days. Attendance at the Civic Forum was open to all organisations working with Irish communities abroad. In many cases these organisations are also receiving funding under the Irish Government's Emigrant support Programme.

Civic Forum Information Materials

View the Detailed Civic Forum Programme here.

View the organisations attending the Civic Forum here.

View Global Irish - Irelands Diaspora Policy here

View the Presidential voting rights summary document

View the full options paper on extending Presidential voting rights

View the Global Irish Communication Handbook

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