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CELEBRITIES, WRITERS, ECONOMISTS and business leaders will congregate next month for the second Global Irish Economic Forum in Dublin.
Former US president Bill Clinton, economist David McWilliams, U2 manager Paul McGuinness and GAA president Christy Cooney will be among those meeting at Dublin Castle on October 7 and 8, along with government leaders and President Mary McAleese.
The first Forum was held at Farmleigh in September 2009, aiming to explore how communities and businesspeople here and in the diaspora could co-operate and work towards Ireland’s economic recovery.
Earlier this year, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore announced that a second forum would be held with members of the Global Irish Network, set up in the wake of the first round of meetings. Other well-known figures set to attend include RTÉ’s Claire Byrne, film-maker Neil Jordan, comedian Dara Ó Briain and writer Colm Tóibín.
Over two days, delegates will debate topics including “Ireland: the Road to Recovery”, “Ireland’s image abroad”, and the best routes to job creation. Bill Clinton will address the meeting on the topic “Ireland and the Global Irish in the 21st Century”, with other speakers including Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and EC secretary-general Catherine Day.
Also on the programme is the unveiling of WorldIrish.com, an online community for Irish people across the globe.
Among the proposals to come out of the 2009 Forum was the Certificate of Irish Heritage, an official confirmation of Irish ancestry available to those who do not qualify for full citizenship. The first certificate was posthumously awarded last week to Joseph Hunter, a New York fireman who lost his life in the 2001 World Trade Centre attacks.
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Excellent. Éirinn needs all her children right now more than ever, embracing our millions diaspora around the globe can only serve to help her.
Last week Donald Keough, Director of Coca Cola was in Wexford at the opening of the new factory there. Mr. Keough grandfather came from New Ross was instrumental in the company investing in Wexford.
We need more of this.
Lets hope they create as many jobs as they did the last time….
I suppose Joe Soap won’t be invited to attend .. :-( ..
More junkets, didn’t see too many results from last one! Hope this proves to be better.
Actually Joan, ALL delegates are paying their own costs to attend.
This event will cost the state the same as the ’09 one to hold, even though it is four times the size.
The jobs are only as good as long as same Irish person stays in the position of power …. Shane Flynn brought jobs to Carrick on Shannon as CEO of MBNA …. He left same and by no conidence same jobs are now in doubt. Sad but true.
If they need me and my insightful opinions I am available as I have nothing to do like a lot of others.
Perhaps government ministers would be of more benefit to this beleaguered nation if they read the Irish Examiner rather than organising glorified talk shops at farmleigh.
This article identifies the cause of some of Irelands economic problems.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfgbidcweysn/rss2/
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