Delighted to attend the flag-raising ceremony this afternoon in Vilnius on the occasion of the Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania. Congratulations Lithuania!
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Peter McIvor
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Peter McIvor
@mcivorpk
Former ambassador of Ireland to the Republic of Lithuania (2019-2022) and former ambassador to the Republic of Estonia (2010-14).
Dublin Ireland Katılım Kasım 2014
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I was honoured to attend the moving Service of Remembrance this morning at the Old Vitės Cemetery in Klaipėda, Lithuania and to lay a laurel wreath.
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This afternoon I attended the moving ceremonies to honour victims of the genocide of Lithuanian Jews at Paneriai Memorial on the occasion of the national Holocaust Memorial Day.
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Delighted to attend this afternoon the conference at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas entitled ‘The Role of Museums and Public Space in Remembering the Past’ and to hear the excellent presentation given by Ms Kate Turner, Director of ‘Healing through Remembering’ in Belfast.
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Peter McIvor retweetledi
Ambassador @mcivorpk together with his counterparts participated in a meeting with PM @IngridaSimonyte
Lithuanian Government 🇱🇹@LithuanianGovt
🇱🇹 Prime Minister @IngridaSimonyte has participated in a meeting with the Ambassadors of the 🇪🇺 #EU Member States resident in #Lithuania. 🔗 lrv.lt/en/news/prime-…
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Delighted that author Maggie O’Farrell has won the Novel of the Year award at the Dalkey Book Festival for her novel Hamnet. It’s available in Lithuanian translation, translated by Rasa Drazdauskiene and published by #Baltoslankos
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Peter McIvor retweetledi
To celebrate #Bloomsday2021, the Irish Ambassador to #Lithuania, @mcivorpk, presented a number of books by James Joyce to the @MintVinetu Cafe☕️
The books will be given away for free, so get yourself a copy today before they're gone!📚🎉
#BloomsdayGiveaway #GlobalIreland
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Peter McIvor retweetledi
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh ! Happy Saint Patrick's Day to our Irish friends!
@IrishEmbVilnius @dfatirl @mcivorpk
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Attended a moving ceremony this morning at the Paneriai Memorial in Vilnius to honour the victims of the genocide of the Lithuanian Jews. Keynote address given by the President of Lithuania. Kaddish performed by Cantor Shmuel Yatom.
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Returned to Vilnius earlier this week after summer holidays in Ireland. One highlight - a visit to “Greenbank”, the house in Co. Donegal in which my father grew up in the 1930s. Seen here with Bernadette in the front garden.
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Impressive ceremony to mark Statehood Day in Vilnius this morning.
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Peter McIvor retweetledi
Talked over the phone with my Irish 🇮🇪colleague @simoncoveney, discussed cooperation in international organizations, fight against #covid19 and measures taken to diminish economic consequences. I also presented the lifting of travel restriction within 'Baltic Travel Bubble'
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Sorry to hear of the passing of the distinguished poet, Eavan Boland. I met her once many years ago at a poetry reading in Iveagh House.
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Most welcome greeting from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania on the occasion of St. Patrick’s Day.
Linas Linkevicius@LinkeviciusL
Wishing a very healthy #StPatricksDay to our Irish friends and to vibrant Lithuanian community in #Ireland. Stay healthy and strong! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! @simoncoveney
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Peter McIvor retweetledi
Greetings from the Embassy of Ireland in Vilnius on St. Patrick’s Day! Above all, as we mark our National Day in the very difficult circumstances which pertain this year, we extend to you and to your families our very best wishes for good health! #StPatricksDay2020 #PaddysDay2020
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Took time out this afternoon to see the wonderful exhibition ‘From Sacro to Profano: Paintings from the Giorgio Baratti Collection in Milan’ at the Grand Duke’s Palace in Vilnius. Paintings included the ‘Annunciation’ (1580) by Santi di Tito (Florence).
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Final event of the day - reception this evening marking the birthday of the new Emperor of Japan. Many thanks to the Ambassador of Japan in Vilnius and Yuko Yamasaki for hosting!
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Attended a moving memorial event at the Seimas this afternoon, led by the Speaker, to honour the memory of Chiune Sugihara, Japanese Consul in Kaunas, Lithuania 1939/40, who issued several thousand transit visas to people of Jewish origin, thus saving over 6,000 lives.
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