Presidential Distinguished Service Award
Just a reminder of the deadline to submit nominations for the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad: Monday, 21st May, 2012.
Further details are available via the Embassy's website. |
Washington Ireland Program
Celtic Chef event
 Join us for the Irish culinary event of the spring. Tickets are still available for the Washington Ireland Program's Celtic Chef event being held at the Washington Court Hotel on Wednesday, May 16th from 6:30-8:30pm.
The event will feature samplings from Cathal Armstrong (Restaurant Eve Food Group), Zach Dunphy (Againn), Darren Hendry (Bobby Van's), Michael Marrone (Galway Bay Restaurant), Tracy O'Grady (Willow Restaurant) Geoff Tracy Chef Geoff's, LIA's).
There will be fabulous silent auction prizes and a number of fantastic sous chefs serving alongside our professional chefs. More information and tickets are available at www.wiprogram.org or by contacting office@wiprogram.org and 202-772-3824. |
Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment
Kevin Roche inserting the curtain wall into a scale model of the Ford Foundation Headquarters, c. 1964
Courtesy Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates The National Building Museum will host an exhibition on Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment, opening on 16th June. Kevin Roche, born in Ireland, is one of the profession's most decorated practitioners, having captured a grand slam of architectural accolades: the Pritzker Prize (1982), the American Institute of Architect's Gold Medal (1993), Firm Award (1974), and Twenty-Five Year Award (for the Ford Foundation Headquarters). Further information from the National Building Museum. |
Are you a graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology?
The Embassy will be hosting an event soon to celebrate the recognition by the American Institute of Architects of the new DIT campus development.
Graduates of DIT would be very welcome to attend. Please contact Jennifer McClory at the Embassy if you would be interested in learning more (jennifer.mcclory@dfa.ie). |
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The EUNIC Washington DC Cluster invites you to celebrate the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
Saturday, 26th May, 2:00 - 7:00 pm
Embassy of Austria, 3524 Int. Ct., NW, Washington DC 20008
We will broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest LIVE from Baku, Azerbaijan
Provided in partnership with the Eurovision worldwide broadcast services.
Tickets: $10 per person (includes one free drink!) To purchase tickets go here. |
