Network Irlandii

Network Irlandii is an Embassy initiative creating contact networks of Poles who have lived, worked or studied in Ireland.

Over the years, many Poles have lived, studied and worked in Ireland and the Polish community is a highly valued part of Irish society. Many Poles have returned to Poland from Ireland, where they continue to build bridges between the two countries in business, culture, politics, academia and sport.

Through Network Irlandii, the Embassy works to connect Polish people in Poland who have an interest in Ireland. The aim is to create networks of Polish friends of Ireland to encourage and support their contact with Ireland.

Network Irlandii’s first step was the establishment of a network of Polish officials who were brought to Ireland primarily in the 1990s and 2000s. These visits, funded by the Irish Government, aimed to share Ireland’s experience of engaging on EU issues as part of Ireland’s strong support for Poland’s accession to the EU. The Embassy launched this network in June 2015. Today, the network continues to welcome new members, many of whom have undertaken short internships across the Irish public administration.

In July 2017 the Embassy launched the Network Irlandii Alumni Group for Poles who have studied at Irish colleges and universities. Group members studied in many places in Ireland, just as now they live in towns and cities across Poland.

The Embassy is also interested to hear from Poles who have worked in Ireland.

If you are Polish and have lived, worked or studied in Ireland, we would like to hear from you. Please get in touch via the Embassy contact page.

We look forward to keeping you informed about events of Irish interest in Poland.