We are thrilled to invite you to the 2nd Irish Roots Festival taking place May 11th-12th 2024 in Dublin. celebrating mixed Irish heritage and culture. The festival features music, dance, arts, mini crafts market and more showcasing Ireland's rich cultural tapestry. #IrishRoots

Thanks to students and teachers from Ardscoil Ris Dublin for dropping in to the Embassy yesterday to share experiences from travels to Mongu and Kabwe.

📢 We are hiring! 📢

Position: Head of Administration.

Deadline: April 12, 2024

For details on how to apply for this position 👉🏻 ireland.ie/en/zambia/lusa…

The Embassy 🇮🇪 would like to wish everyone in Zambia 🇿🇲 and Namibia 🇳🇦 a happy and peaceful Easter.

Kindly note that the Embassy will be closed for public holidays from 29 March to 01 April.

St. Patrick's Day celebrations were held across Africa this week.

Ireland's national day was marked with a fusion of Irish and local cultures. Thank you to our friends across Africa for celebrating St. Patrick's Day with us!

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The Embassy bid farewell to Minister Darragh O'Brien yesterday after a fantastic first ever #StPatricksDay ☘️ Ministerial visit to Zambia 🇿🇲. Zikomo, Go raibh maith agat, Thank you🙏 to all our friends and partners who helped make this visit such a success
#GlobalIreland
#SPD2024

What a welcome to Evelyn Hone College #Lusaka .

Evelyn Hone College is a partner of Ballyfermot College of Further Education Ballyfermot College allowing students from Ireland & Zambia to work together.

Thank you to Hon. Felix Mutati for joining Bronagh Carr, Ambassador of Ireland & I again today.

This afternoon, 🇮🇪Minister @DarraghObrienTD and 🇿🇲Minister Felix Chipota Mutati visited Evelyn Hone College, who are partnered with Ballyfermot College. The students demonstrated music🎶 technology and creative digital media💻 skills learned through Embassy and Government supported courses.

What a pleasure to meet so many members of the Irish and the diplomatic community here in #Lusaka #Zambia .

A fantastic reception hosted by Bronagh Carr, Ambassador of Ireland Irish Embassy Lusaka with our guest of honour Hon. Felix Mutati.

Last night we celebrated with our amazing 🇮🇪 community the 1st #StPatricksDay ministerial visit, sharing culture and music with our friends and partners. Minister Felix Chipota Mutati and Minister Darragh O'Brien reflected on this important visit and our many years of friendship 🇮🇪🇿🇲

Minister @DarraghObrienTD was delighted to meet with trainees at BuildItInternational where he announced funding of €600,000 over 3 years to support young women in non-traditional skills to enhance employment opportunities for youth, working with TEVETA ZAMBIA
#BuildingBrighterFutures

My pleasure to meet acting Minister for Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation & Justice of Minister Mulambo Haimbe in #Lusaka #Zambia .

We renewed the MoU between our two countries committing to a structure for constructive dialogue across a wide number of areas.

Minister Darragh O'Brien today signed a renewed MoU with acting Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mulambo Haimbe at Zambia Foreign Ministry. Ireland appreciates how profound the 🇮🇪 🤝🇿🇲 relationship is & is excited to recognise and renew our very close connection

Delighted to meet Green Economy & Environment Minister Collins Nzovu & WFP Zambia Representative Cissy.Byenkya Kabasuuga as part of the #StPatricksDay2024 programme in #Zambia .

Alongside Bronagh Carr, Ambassador of Ireland I was pleased to announce €300k for the Zambia emergency drought response via @WFP…

Minister for Housing, Local Government & Heritage🇨🇮 Darragh O'Brien &🇿🇲Minister of Green Economy & Environment Collins Nzovu, accompanied by WFP Rep🇿🇲 Cissy.Byenkya Kabasuuga toured the World Food Programme warehouse in Lusaka.

Exploring innovative solutions to the drought response.
Irish Embassy Lusaka

Today, Minister @DarraghObrienTD met with Ministry of Green Economy and Environment - Zambia Minister Nzovu & WFP Zambia to discuss 🇿🇲’s drought response, announcing a €300,000 allocation from 🇮🇪 through the WFP to help 🇿🇲 address the current crisis & highlighting 🇮🇪’s ongoing commitment to building resilience.

Takulandilani, Fáilte, Welcome!
 
Arriving after two fantastic days in Livingstone, thank you Zambia Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Etambuyu A. Gundersen for your warm welcome to Lusaka for Minister @DarraghObrienTD. #StPatricksDay2024 ☘️ 🇿🇲🇮🇪

A warm welcome to Zambia🇿🇲 and Destination Livingstone for Minister Darragh O'Brien by Minister Rodney Malindi Sikumba. Tonight’s event focused on celebrating the creativity of Zambian young people and community tourism Ministry of Tourism Conservation and Tourism Society #StPatricksDay2024 ☘️

From South Africa 🇿🇦 to Zambia 🇿🇲

Delighted to be in Zambia with Irish Embassy Lusaka.

It was my pleasure, alongside Bronagh Carr, Ambassador of Ireland Ambassador Bronagh Carr, to meet Tourism Minister Rodney Malindi Sikumba & visit Livingstone Art Gallery with Destination Livingstone.

Ahead of #StPatricksDay ☘️Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has shared a message to our friends in Zambia.

This year we are celebrating the contributions of Irish young people globally 🇮🇪🌍

Visit ireland.ie to learn more.

#GlobalIreland #SPD2024 #LáFhéilePádraig