SOFIA

Excited to be welcoming Anne Anderson, former Irish Ambassador to 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇫🇷🇲🇨🇺🇳 for our keynote speaker event of the year next week! Ambassador Anderson will be speaking about her distinguished career, breaking glass ceilings to reach the pinnacle of diplomacy 🌎 All are welcome!

A full house last week for the inaugural ‘Poland Yesterday and Poland Today’ lecture series with Alistair Harrison, Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace. Great personal insights from the revolutions of 1980s Poland. Thanks to our great partners @PLinIreland🇵🇱🇪🇺🇮🇪

A brilliant discussion earlier this week with @JCGalway, Director General of the Global Ireland Division at @dfatirl, about Ireland’s global footprint and diplomatic strategy. John’s masterclass in ‘Global Ireland’ was appreciated by all! ☘️🇮🇪🌎 Thanks to all who came along!

On Tuesday 26th March, we will be hosting a guest lecture from Alistair Harrison, Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in Buckingham Palace, on Poland’s political evolution 🇵🇱🇪🇺🗳️ Delighted to be partnering with @PLinIreland in organising this event Further details available below👇

Over the last few weeks we have had the pleasure of hosting @JivantaSchottli for a discussion on Indian foreign policy and the Indo-Pacific region in 2024, as well as @JohnOBrennan2 for a discussion on the upcoming EU elections and far-right resurgence in Europe. Thank you both!

This week we were thrilled to host @GaryMurphyDCU who spoke to us about American politics and the upcoming presidential election. Fantastic turnout and engagement from the audience! Our members gained great insights from Gary, who was very kind in speaking with us at SOFIA 🌎🇺🇸

Last week we were delighted to host David Salvo of @gmfus, to discuss misinformation in world politics. It was a full house for the very insightful discussion - and a high point of our year so far! A very special thanks to @USEmbassyDublin for cohosting this event with us! 🌎🇺🇸

Thank you very much @BritEmbDublin and @ElinMBurns for a fascinating discussion on life as a diplomat, British-Irish relations, and diplomacy in the 21st century. We’re looking forward to our continued collaboration and future Embassy visits to come! 🇬🇧🕊️

Grazie mille @ItalyinIRL and Ambassador Corrias for the fascinating discussion and Q&A on diplomacy in the 21st century last night. It was a great start to the year and it’s fantastic to see such engagement from our members, new and old, this Freshers Week 🌍🕊️

Vielen Dank @GERMANYinIRL for a fascinating discussion on German-Irish relations and diplomacy with our committee yesterday. Stay tuned for more embassy visits to come for our members!

Great event yesterday evening with @USEmbassyDublin, focusing on the future of US foreign policy. Thank you so much to the Embassy’s Political Chief Ted Danowitz, for coming along to share his experience & knowledge with us at our final event of the year. See you all in 2023!

Great event this evening with Dr. Michael Breen, @mbreen3 of DCU @LawGovDCU, focusing on the recent G20 🌍 Dr. Breen provided us with a brilliant analysis of geopolitical trends, and fielded all of our questions. A big thanks to Michael, and all of our members who turned out!

Massive thanks to @EmerRocke and Jean McDonald of @dfatirl for joining us yesterday evening for a discussion on their experience working in diplomacy. Some brilliant insights into the world of international relations in action 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇺🇳 Great to see such interest among students!

Fascinating insights on the war in Ukraine this evening by @DonnachaDCU, who provided us with an in-depth analysis of the current situation on the ground in #Ukraine️ 🇺🇦💙💛 A big thanks to Professor Ó Beacháin, and all who attended this important event.