🇪🇺🇱🇺 🇮🇪 Last week Ambassador @Marc de Bourcy paid a visit to Carlow, as part of the EU Presidency Pairing initiative, linking Luxembourg and Carlow. Over 3️⃣ days, together with the Irish Ambassador to Luxembourg, H.E. @Jean Mc Donald, they met with a range of civic, business, cultural and community groups active in Carlow: It all started with a civic reception in the beautiful Carlow County Library 📚, with Minister Jennifer Murnane O Connor, Leas-Cathaorlach, Paul Doogue, Mayor Ken Murnane, Councillor Andrea Dalton and Councillor Michael Doran to learn about the Storylands collaboration with Luxembourg City Library led by Caroline Busher. At @South East Technological University campus, ambassadors participated in a discussion on the theme of “Unlocking Europe” and received presentations on EU funded local innovative projects. Ballinlough National School Roscommon , discussions were held with students and teachers on the EU & life as a diplomat, just before joining the Club Carlow Business Summit and learn how business and sport engage with the community. On the Feast of St Willibrord, it was a privilege to attend a Mass celebrated by Bishop Denis Nulty and remember our friends in Echternach, as well as the much-missed Dermot Mulligan who gave so much to relations between 🇮🇪 and 🇱🇺. Still on St Willibrord, the 5th Biennial St Willibrord Lecture was at St Laserian’s Catheral, with interventions from Dáibhí Ó Croinín, Colin Ireland & Luc Deitz. Finally, in terms of sightseeing, both ambassadors got a wlaking tour of Carlow, visited the stunning Arboretum and the St Laserian’s Holy Well in Old Leighlin. Congratulations to the organizers and thankful to be part of this journey.

Photos from Carlow County Council's post