News & Events - Department of Foreign Affairs

Researcher sought: Mapping legal sector links between Ireland and Frankfurt

News

13 November 2023

The Consulate General of Ireland in Frankfurt is currently seeking a part-time researcher to produce a research paper on links between the Irish legal sector and the city of Frankfurt.

August Newsletter

03 August 2023

Our August newsletter is here! ☘️ Check out what we have been up to in July and learn more about our upcoming summer events. If you would like to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, please get in touch! https://bit.ly/45bCRj5

Eironeisa: Irish Islands and Pacific Waters

Event

24 July 2023 - 24 July 2023

Venue: Eisenhower Saal – IG 1.314 Goethe University Frankfurt

The Consulate and the Goethe University Frankfurt invite you to attend a talk with Dr. Maedh Long and Dr John Greaney on the topic “Eironeisa: Irish Islands and Pacific Waters”. The event will take place on Monday 24 July from 6pm in the Eisenhower Saal in the Goethe University Frankfurt. The talk will be followed by a Q&A with Dr. John Greaney and a reception.

July Newsletter

10 July 2023

Our July newsletter is here! ☘️ Check out what we have been up to in June and check out our upcoming summer events. If you would like to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, please get in touch!

Frankfurt Irish Festival 2023

Event

10 September 2023 - 10 September 2023

Venue: Eintracht Frankfurt - Standort West Oeserstr. 74 65934 Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt Irish Festival 2023

June Newsletter

06 June 2023

Our June newsletter is here! ☘️ Check out what we have been up to in May and check out our upcoming summer events. If you would like to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, please get in touch!

Consulate General of Ireland Frankfurt participation in Europa-Fest 2023

Event

19 May 2023 - 19 May 2023

See details below!

May Newsletter

10 May 2023

Our May newsletter is here!

Ireland EU50, Europa-Union Mainz-Bingen, 2 May

Event

02 May 2023 - 02 May 2023

Venue: Winzerkeller, Binger Str. 16, 55218 Ingelheim am Rhein

Ireland EU50, Europa-Union Mainz-Bingen, 2 May

April Newsletter

06 April 2023

Our April newsletter is here! ☘ Check out some of the St. Patrick's Day highlights and exciting upcoming plans. If you would like to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, please get in touch with us!

February Newsletter

13 March 2023

Our February Newsletter is here! Check out our events in January and February and learn more about our exciting upcoming plans. If you would like to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, please get in touch with us!

March Newsletter

13 March 2023

Check out our March newsletter – see what St. Patrick’s Day events are happening near you!

Ankündigung von 'Ireland in Germany' - eine Saison irischer Kunst und Kultur in Deutschland 2024

News

06 March 2023

Investitionen von €2m in Sonderinitiative zur Unterstützung zeitgenössischer irischer Kunst und Kultur in Deutschland 2024 Partnerschaft zwischen Culture Ireland und dem Außenministerium Irlands Aufruf zur Interessenbekundung von deutschen Partnern

Ankündigung von 'Ireland in Germany' - eine Saison irischer Kunst und Kultur in Deutschland 2024

News

03 March 2023

Ankündigung von 'Ireland in Germany' - eine Saison irischer Kunst und Kultur in Deutschland 2024

Announcing 'Ireland in Germany' a Season of Irish Arts and Culture in Germany in 2024

News

03 March 2023

Culture Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs are seeking expressions of interest from artists, ensembles and cultural organisations to participate in an Irish season in Germany in 2024. This initiative aims to showcase, across Germany, the richness of talent in contemporary Irish arts and culture.

St. Patrick’s Day Drawing Competition

Event

01 March 2023 - 15 March 2023

The Consulate General of Ireland in Frankfurt and Tourism Ireland Germany are looking for the best young artists (under 13 years old) in our region to draw a picture that captures the essence of Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day.

January Newsletter

News

16 January 2023

Our first newsletter of 2023 is here! Check out the upcoming events planned in January and February. If you would like to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, please get in touch with us!

Gender Equality in Europe: Are we there yet?

Event

01 February 2023 - 01 February 2023

Venue: Literaturhaus Frankfurt Schöne Aussicht 2 60311 Frankfurt am Main

A panel discussion focused on the topic of Gender Equality in Europe

December Newsletter

16 December 2022

Our December newsletter is here! Check out what we have been up to in November and December below. If you would like to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, please get in touch with us!

Europe at a Crossroads: German and Irish Reflections on Peace, and Our Shared European Future

Event

21 November 2022 - 21 November 2022

Venue: University Library of Marburg, Deutschhausstraße 9, 35032 Marburg,

Panel Discussion in cooperation with the University of Marburg.

International James Joyce Exhibition in Marburg, 17 November

Event

17 November 2022 - 15 November 2022

Venue: Philips University Marburg Room +1/0110 Hörsaalgebäude (Foyer 1. Floor)

The next leg of our James Joyce Travelling Exhibition tour will take us to the Philipps University in Marburg on the 17 November.

November Newsletter

15 November 2022

Our November newsletter is here! Check out our exciting events in November below. If you would like to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, please get in touch with us!

October Newsletter

15 November 2022

Our October Newsletter is here. Check it out to see what we got up to in September and to find out what events are happening this month. If you would like to subscribe, please get in touch with us.

September Newsletter

News

19 September 2022

Check out the Consulate's September newsletter for the latest news and events.

Access to Birth Information in Ireland has changed.

News

19 September 2022

The Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 was signed into law in Ireland on 30 June 2022.

Frankfurt Irish Festival

Event

04 September 2022 - 04 September 2022

Venue: Eintracht Frankfurt - Standort West Oeserstr. 74 65934 Frankfurt (Nied)

Join us with your family and friends for the first Frankfurt Irish Festival on Sunday 4 September!

Audience with Gabriel Makhlouf, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, 19 July

Event

05 July 2022 - 05 July 2022

Venue: IHK Frankfurt am Main Börsenpl. 4 60313 Frankfurt

You are invited to an audience with Gabriel Makhlouf, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland on Tuesday 19 July.

Launch of ‘International Joyce’ exhibition, 13 July

Event

05 July 2022 - 05 July 2022

Venue: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Jakob-Welder-Weg 18 Philosophicum I, Staircase E, 1st Floor Gallery 55128 Mainz

To celebrate the centenary of James Joyce’s Ulysses, the Consulate will tour an ‘International Joyce’ exhibition around Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland for the remainder of the year.

Bloomsday 2022

News

05 July 2022

To mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses, we celebrated and attended a number of Bloomsday events with our friends in the German-Irish Society in Friedberg and the Department of English and Linguistics in the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

Visit of Minister of State Troy to Frankfurt

News

05 July 2022

The Consulate welcomed Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation Robert Troy TD to Frankfurt from 11 to 13 June, as part of his European trade mission, led by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland.

Visit of Ambassador O’Brien to Frankfurt

News

31 May 2022

Visit of Ambassador O’Brien to Frankfurt

Visit of Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne T.D. to Wiesbaden

News

31 May 2022

Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne T.D. visited Wiesbaden on 6 May for the European Salon.

June Book Club

News

16 May 2022

The Consulate General’s Book Club returns with a special Bloomsday edition this June 21, when we’ll read Nuala O’Connor’s Nora.

April Book Club

News

17 March 2022

Our Book Club is back on April 27th, when we’ll discuss Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These.

St Patrick's Day message

News

17 March 2022

A St. Patrick's Day message from Consul General Anne-Marie Flynn

St. Patrick's Day Drawing Competition

News

18 February 2022

The Consulate General of Ireland in Frankfurt am Main is looking for the best young artists (under 13 years old) in our region to draw a picture that captures the essence of Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day.

Winter Newsletter

News

20 December 2021

The Consulate's Winter newsletter - including Christmas greetings from Consul General Flynn.

Meeting with Lucia Puttrich, Hesse's Minister for Federal and European Affairs

News

16 December 2021

CG Flynn had an introductory visit with Lucia Puttrich, Hesse's Minister for Federal and European Affairs at the State Chancellery in Wiesbaden in December.

Panel Discussion with Financial Times journalist Joe Miller and two Irish employees of BioNTech

News

16 November 2021

The Consulate General of Ireland hosted its first hybrid event – a panel discussion featuring Financial Times journalist Joe Miller and two Irish employees of BioNTech, Dr Ferdia Bates and Dr Jonathan Byrne.

December Book Club

Event

07 December 2021 - 07 December 2021

Book club meeting on December 7th to discuss Colm Toibín’s The Magician.

The Vaccine: A Panel Discussion with Joe Miller

Event

10 November 2021 - 10 November 2021

The Consulate General of Ireland, Frankfurt am Main presents a hybrid panel discussion with Joe Miller, the journalist who covered the BioNTech story from its infancy and author of the bestselling book The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic, and two of the Irish staff who were part of the development of the vaccine last year.

September Book Club

Event

29 September 2021 - 29 September 2021

Venue: Online/Zoom (register via Eventbrite)

The Book Club returns to read Caoilinn Hughes's 'The Wild Laughter'

Speaker Series: Eileen O'Sullivan

Event

26 May 2021 - 26 April 2021

Venue: Online / register via Eventbrite

CG Frankfurt's Speaker Series returns for the first time, with the focus on politics this time - our guest will be Eileen O'Sullivan of Volt Europe.

May Book Club: Apeirogon

Event

19 May 2021 - 19 May 2021

Venue: Online / Register via Eventbrite

The CG Frankfurt Book Club will meet on May 19 to read Colum McCann's 'Apeirogon'

February Book Club: The Gathering

Event

17 February 2021 - 17 February 2021

Venue: Online / Zoom

CG Frankfurt's Book Club returns to read Anne Enright's The Gathering.

Christmas Greetings from the Consulate General of Ireland

News

23 December 2020

Christmas greetings from the Irish Consulate General.

Beethoven and Ireland at Christmas

Event

18 December 2020 - 18 December 2020

Venue: Online - YouTube

The Consulate General of Ireland in Frankfurt am Main will hold a very special pre-Christmas concert on December 18th to celebrate the links between Beethoven and Ireland.

November Book Club - Dublin Palms

Event

25 November 2020 - 25 November 2020

Venue: Online / Zoom (register via Eventbrite)

The CG's Book Club meets to read Hugo Hamilton's Dublin Palms on November 25.

Speaker Series - Nicole McCarthy

Event

14 October 2020 - 14 October 2020

Venue: Online

PhD researcher in experimental paediatric cancer research Nicole McCarthy is the latest guest at the CG of Ireland Frankfurt's speaker series.

September Book Club

Event

02 September 2020 - 02 September 2020

Venue: Online Event

The Consulate's Book Club returns following the summer break to read Sally Rooney's Normal People.

CG Frankfurt Speaker Series

Event

15 July 2020 - 15 July 2020

Venue: Online

CG Frankfurt launches the first Speaker Series event with Dr Donal Coffey on July 15

July Book Club

News

05 June 2020

The Consulate General's book club will meet again in July to discuss Úna-Minh Kavanagh's "Anseo" via Zoom.

Frankfurt Book Club - March choice

Event

10 March 2020 - 10 March 2020

Venue: WeWork Taunusanlage 8

The CG of Ireland Frankfurt Book Club will meet for the second time on March 10th, this time to discuss Mary Costello's The River Capture.

Pop Up Gaeltacht ag teacht chuig Frankfurt

Event

04 March 2020 - 04 February 2020

Venue: Frankfurt Art Bar, Ziegelhüttenweg 221, 60598 Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt's first Pop-Up Gaeltacht is coming to Frankfurt Art Bar, Sachsenhausen on March 4th.

Frankfurt Book Club

Event

04 February 2020 - 04 February 2020

Venue: WeWork Taunusanlage 8

The Consulate General is launching its new book club - we will be reading Joseph O'Connor's Shadowplay on February 3rd.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

News

23 December 2019

The team at the Consulate General of Ireland Frankfurt wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Der irische Finanzminister Paschal Donohoe auf Deutschlandbesuch

News

03 December 2019

Die Botschaft in Berlin als auch das Generalkonsulat in Frankfurt hatten diese Woche die Ehre, den irischen Minister für Finanzen sowie Staatsausgaben und Reformen, Paschal Donohe (T.D.), bei seinem Besuch in Deutschland zu begleiten, bei dem mehrere Treffen auf hoher Ebene auf der Tagesordnung standen.

Minister Donohoe visits Germany

News

03 December 2019

Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe visited Frankfurt and Berlin last week.

New Consulate General of Ireland office in Frankfurt

Press release

17 October 2019

On his first official visit to Frankfurt today, the Ambassador of Ireland to the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Nicholas O’Brien, visited the new Consulate General of Ireland office in Frankfurt, headed by the recently-appointed Consul General Mr John Lynam.