Jazz from Ireland
IRISH JAZZ TRIO PLAYS ITS DEBUT INDIAN
CONCERT
The Embassy of Ireland and the Project Arts Centre with support
from Culture Ireland presented a performance by renowned Irish Jazz
Trio, 'White Rocket’ at the B.S.Abdur Rehman Auditorium, at the
India Islamic Cultural Centre, at 7.00 p.m on Thursday, the 5th
November 2009. For the full press article, please click on,
Irish boys fuse Jazz with Indian classical notes (PDF
56kb)
Minister Lenihan signs Programme of Cooperation on Science and Technology with India
Conor Lenihan, T.D., Minister for Science, Technology & Innovation, together with Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami, Secretary, Indian Department of Science and Technology, today (Wednesday 13th May 2009) signed a Programme of Cooperation on Science and Technology, at a meeting in Dublin.
Under this Programme of Cooperation Irish and Indian scientists will cooperate on a range of research areas such as sustainable energy, medical sciences, information and communications technology and food science.
This Programme of Cooperation implements a Government-to-Government Agreement with India on Science and Technology agreed during a visit of the Táoiseach to India in January 2006.
“Irish and Indian scientists are carrying out research to find solutions to problems or to discover new techniques to improve our lives and help create jobs”, said Minister Lenihan.
Dr. Ramasami met Minister Lenihan at his office at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in Kildare Street, Dublin.
Under the Programme of Cooperation, scientists will be encouraged to cooperate on research programmes and to draw up joint research projects which would be considered for joint funding following evaluations carried out by both sides.
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The School in the Park
Ambassador Kenneth Thompson attended the centenary celebrations of the Sacred Heart Matriculation School in Chennai and launched the release of a book to mark the occassion. For reading the full text of the articles, please click on The Times of India (PDF 79kb) , and The Hindu (File 116kb) .
Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin T.D. conveys condolences to the Indian Ambassador and details Irish Government response.
Speaking today in Dublin after a phone call to the Indian Ambassador, Mr. P.S Raghavan, Minister Martin said:
"I have just spoken with Ambassador Raghavan to convey my sincere condolences on behalf of the Irish people at this tragic time. Relations between India and Ireland have always been close and I wanted to assure him of our sympathy and prayers. As we in Ireland know all too well terrorist atrocities such as these serve no purpose except to kill and injure innocent victims, Indian and foreign alike, and to sow panic and suspicion.
I expressed the hope to the Ambassador that the Indian authorities will be able to resolve the current situation without further loss of life and that those who carried out or plotted these attacks will be brought to justice.
I am relieved that to date we have no reports of Irish casualties and we have no indications of any Irish among the hostages. We are in direct contact with Irish citizens in Mumbai and are offering consular assistance.
I have instructed diplomatic staff from our Embassy in New Delhi to travel immediately to Mumbai to set up a crisis centre for Irish citizens at our Honorary Consulate there.
If anybody is worried about a relative in Mumbai, I would advise them to phone the Consular Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs on 01 4780822 and my staff will endeavour to check on their wellbeing. The Department has updated its travel advice on India and details can be found on our website www.dfa.ie"
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27/11/08
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, T.D., condemns attacks in Mumbai
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, T.D., condemned the terrible terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
Speaking in Dublin this morning the Minister said:
“I wish to condemn in the strongest terms these appalling terrorist attacks in Mumbai and to convey my deepest sympathy to the Indian people. I will be speaking with the Indian ambassador later this morning to convey my sincerest condolences, our thoughts are with the families of the victims of this atrocity and those who are being held hostage.”
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Education Supplement, Hindustan Times 28 May 2008
