• Welcome to our blog!

    "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."
    Benjamin Franklin

    Welcome to the blog of the Public Affairs Office in the United States Embassy, Dublin. Here we will try to keep you informed of the activities taking place at U.S. Embassy Dublin.

    Anything from music to culture, sport to space, we will keep you informed on what we are up to.

    This year one of the things we will be focusing on is the anniversary of President John F. Kennedy to Ireland, who came to these shores in June of 1963.

    We want your thoughts and opinions on all of the topics we focus on. So get involved and let us know what you think!

Take a look at some of the great speaker

Take a look at some of the great speakers form last weeks #Smart14 conference in Dublin’s Docklands http://ow.ly/vGmAN

Smart People for a Smart Economy: US Embassy Dublin’s Annual Economic Conference 2014

The morning of April 3 was misty, this would later clear for sunshine on the day of the US Embassy’s Annual Economic Conference. This year’s theme was Smart People for a Smart Economy and brought together some of the best educators, entrepreneurs and minds from Ireland and the United States.   Our conference began promptly … Continue reading

National Parks, A Unique Legacy

Salutations from Boston. This is Lisa, an eIntern for the U.S. Embassy Dublin, reporting from across the Atlantic. As a current graduate student, I hope to provide some refreshing commentary on topics & interests of student life. A nice feature of being a student is that we are given mandated breaks. With this, my university … Continue reading

Seeking Entrepreneurship

  Delighted to be back again writing another post as an eIntern for the U.S. Embassy Dublin. I am a student in Boston, Massachusetts and hope to bring interesting discussion on interests and issues of graduate life.   Recently, an intriguing quote just presented itself – “if you have a brain, you are a startup.” … Continue reading

9/11 Master Engraver who made “The Gathering Bowl”

On Tuesday night in the East Room of the White House a ceremony that has lasted 60 years took place, where Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny presented President Barack Obama with a bowl of shamrock. This year being the year of  “The Gathering” the glass bowl the shamrock were presented in was entitled ‘The Gathering Bowl’. … Continue reading

President Obama Meets Taoiseach Enda Kenny

President Barack Obama has held a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House with Taoiseach Enda Kenny today. Later, both leaders will attend a lunch on Capital Hill, hosted by Speaker of the House, John Boehner.Watch the President and the Taoiseach speak to the media before their meeting in the White House. … Continue reading

U.S. Embassy Dublin goes green for St. Patrick’s Day!

March 17 is the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint, Saint Patrick (385–461), in the Catholic liturgical calendar and a legal holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Newfoundland and Labrador and Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora around the world; especially in Britain, Canada, Australia and the United States. … Continue reading

eIntern: Women in Leadership

On Women in Leadership Hello again, this is Lisa Griswold writing as a graduate student from Boston, Massachusetts. I have the pleasure of conveying some thoughts on graduate student interests and issues as an eIntern for the U.S. Embassy Dublin. As the swearing in of Congress and Presidential inauguration recently occurred, they brought many exciting … Continue reading

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