Annual Čicin-Šain lecture held in Zagreb
12 December 2016
Central Bank of Ireland and Croatian National Bank - Dr. Ante Čičin-Šain memorial lecture
Ambassador Olive Hempenstall presents credentials
29 September 2016
Ambassador Hempenstall presented her credentials to Croatia's President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Ambassador Tim Harrington's farewell letter
22 July 2016
Ireland's first resident ambassador to Croatia, H.E. Tim Harrington shares his thoughts on the last two years in Croatia.
Bloomsday Brunch at the Irish Residence
8 June 2016
Ambassador Harrington hosted a Bloomsday Brunch ahead of the Bloomsday event in Pula.
Croatian maritime training center calls on Irish expertise
6 June 2016
The National Maritime College of Ireland and the Irish firm SEFtec contribute to Navis training center development.
The 2nd annual Zagreb Book Festival opens
16-22 May 2016
On the evening of Monday, 16 May, the 2nd annual Zagreb Book Festival was officially opened in the courtyard of the Museum of Arts and Crafts. Ambassador Tim Harrington was joined by the Mayor of Zagreb Milan Bandić, the director of the Museum, Miro Gašparović, the director of the Zagreb Book Festival, Petra Ljevak, and the Festival's programme coordinator, Ivana Bodrožić. The Festival will take place between 16-22 May.
Ambassador Harrington with Sabor Committee presidents
14-15 April 2016
Ambassador Harrington met with the presidents of the Croatian Sabor's European Affairs and Foreign Affairs committees.
Ambassador Harrington meets with Mayor Milan Bandić
31 March 2016
On Thursday 31 March, Ambassador Tim Harrington met with the Mayor of Zagreb, Mr. Milan Bandić, to discuss co-operation between the City and the Embassy.
St. Patrick's Day Concert in Zagreb - Review
17 March 2016
Ireland's Moynihan family treated the Embassy's guests to traditional Irish music for St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick's Day Concert in Zagreb
17 March 2016
The Embassy will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a concert of traditional Irish music.
Brooklyn movie night with the Embassy
3 March 2016
Ambassador Tim Harrington hosted approximately 40 guests at a screening of the Oscar nominated film Brooklyn on the evening of 3 March 2016 in Zagreb. The guests included members of the Irish community in Croatia, the diplomatic corps and, of course, Croatian friends of the Embassy. After the film, guests joined Ambassador Harrington at a reception.
Ambassador Harrington visits new Zagreb airport terminal
02 March 2016
On Tuesday 1 March, Ambassador Tim Harrington toured the construction site of the new Zagreb airport terminal. The €243m terminal is being built by a consortium led by Bouygues Construction International. Arup Ireland, part of the global Arup Group, is acting as an Independent Engineer on the project and is also supplying the Supervising Engineering services. This is the first major project for Arup Ireland in Croatia.
Ambassador Harrington meets new Sabor President
29 February
On 29 February, Ambassador Tim Harrington met with the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), Dr Željko Reiner. Ambassador Harrington congratulated Dr. Reiner on his election to the post of President of the Sabor in December 2015 and wished him every success in this role.
6 Nations rugby brings out the followers
27 February
On Saturday 27 February Ambassador Harrington and UK Ambassador Ian Cliff, hosted a buffet / reception in the History Café in Zagreb to the Ireland vs England RBS Six Nations rugby match.
26-27 February
Ambassador Tim Harrington and his colleagues from the British and Canadian embassies, Ambassador Ian Cliff and Ambassador Dan Maksymiuk, respectively, took part in a roundtable discussion about "country trademarking" at the second annual Whiskey Fair.
Ireland vs. England in Six Nations Rugby
25 February
The British and Irish embassies joined forces to bring rugby fans together in Zagreb.
EU Ambassadors with Croatian President Grabar-Kitarović
24 February 2016
The Dutch Embassy hosted President Grabar-Kitarović and EU Ambassadors for a working luncheon.
Cooperation between the City of Rijeka and the Irish Embassy
8 February 2016
On Monday 8 February, Ambassador Harrington met with Mrs. Dorotea Pešić Bukovac, the President of Rijeka City Council. Ambassador Harrington discussed the potential for co-operation between Ireland and Rijeka.
Irish Maiden celebrates its 10th anniversary
20 January 2016
The Irish Embassy celebrated the 10th anniversary of Croatia's first and only Irish dance school - Irish Maiden.
Ambassador Harrington interview with Jutarnji List
08 January 2016
On 5 January Ambassador Harrington was interviewed by Jutarni list (“The Morning Newspaper”) one of the leading Croatian national newspapers. Ambassador Harrington spoke about setting up the Embassy of Ireland to the Republic of Croatia (the Embassy was formally opened on St Patrick’s Day, 17 March, 2015).