Aduke Gomez in Conversation with Tunde Jegede, Master Kora Player

Special Delivery from Ireland for Air Peace

Remembering Fr John Keane SMA. October 29, 2025

Ambassador Ryan joined the special community celebration marking 50 years of service by the Little Sisters of the Poor for the elderly of Enugu. Their facility was supported by the people of Ireland. While in Enugu he visited the Centre for Memories and joined the young men of St Patrick’s Parish.

Minster Neale Richmond welcomed the 2025/26 Ireland Fellows as they begin their studies in Ireland. The Ireland Fellows Programme supports 225 future leaders from 49 countries to study in universities across Ireland for one year. Build ing lasting relationships for the future. Delighted to see our wonderful Nigerian and Ghanaian students present and wish them well for their Masters Degree Programmes in Ireland.

The Africa Ireland Trade Horizons conference in Dublin in mid-June saw Aviation Minister HE Hon Festus Keyamo and a delegation from the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry join Irish and African business people.

Ambassador Ryan & Ms. Maryanne Tosin, Political & Economic Officer, met with HE Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy in Abuja for a timely and useful exchange on a range of topics, including a future visit by the Minister to Ireland & the planned visit to Nigeria later this year of Garry Connolly, Founder of Host in Ireland as part of the Embassy’s Economic Speakers Series.

The Embassy partnered with the Friends of Ireland in Nigeria to host the very first Cultúr Club for children aged 5-12. The children enjoyed an exciting morning of Irish storytelling, art, dance, music and sport at the Priory Preparatory School, hosted by Mrs. Alice Dina. Thanks to Ms. Aduke Gomez for her storytelling and to Nathan, Ronan and Colm, our visiting Irish musicians and dancer for making the Club so memorable for the children. Looking forward to many more such Cultύr Clubs. As we say at home - Mol and óige is tiocfaidh sí – Let the youth flourish.

Ms. Aduke Gomez travelled to Dublin, Ireland to receive a Presidential Distinguished Service Award from President Michael D Higgins

Ambassador Ryan and Honorary Consul Guilfoyle hosted the annual Saint Brigid’s Day gathering at the Honorary Consul’s Residence in Lagos which was attended by a very special guest from Ireland, Susan Hayes Culleton, who visited Nigeria as part of Team Ireland’s Economic Speakers Series. At the gathering, Susan met with some great Friends of Ireland based in Lagos, sharing some insights from her work in Ireland and learning from them on the challenges and opportunities in Lagos.

Ambassador Ryan and Honorary Consul Guilfoyle hosted the annual Saint Patrick’s Day reception at the Honorary Consul’s Residence in Lagos which was attended by Team Ireland colleagues and many great Friends of Ireland.

Visit to Maryland, Lagos

Lagos Book and Art Festival 2024

Abuja International Theatre Festival 2024

Visit of Dr Robert Flood, Technological University of Dublin

Lagos International Poetry Festival

ZODML - Encouraging Young Nigerian Poets

St Finbarr's Alumni Gala 2024

Association of Nigerian Authors Celebrating Soyinka's 90th Birthday

Meeting with Governor of Bayelsa State

Jameson Irish Whiskey Buj, Beats & Barrel

Meeting with Edo State Commissioner for Arts

St Patrick's Day 2024

Collaboration between Irish and Nigerian Fintech

Ireland and Sustainable Finance Day, Lagos 2024

Dagogo Hart visit to Ghana & Nigeria

SIAMSA – Irish and African storytelling

Seanachaí den scoth – Niall de Bύrca – Irish storyteller

Contemporary Irish and Nigerian Poets on Wole Soyinka’s “Ulysses - Notes From Here to My Joyce Class

New Parliamentary Friendship Group

Talking Tech with Minister Bosun Tijani

FoIN was delighted to partner with the Embassy, Zodml and Poetry Ireland on a publication of new poetry marking the 100 th Anniversary of the award of the Nobel Prize for Literature to Irishman WB Yeats. 

Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Yusuf Tuggar

Nigerian Diaspora Investment Summit, 2023

Ireland-Nigeria talking Technology 2023

World Education Day 2023

Meeting with Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike

For the Irish, Siamsa storytelling tradition as a way of life

A feature from TVC on the Irish-Nigerian panel chaired by Aduke Gomez at QFest 2023, Lagos

Africa Professionals Network of Ireland

This landmark publication in Irish history is a celebration of Black Irish identity. Featuring profiles of Black Irish public figures from the worlds of pop culture, politics, sport, business and the arts. Includes Ruth Negga, Gavin Bazunu, Phil Lynott, Paul McGrath, Emma Dabiri, Rhasidat Adeleke and Dami Hope. Published in collaboration with Black and Irish.

Promoting Irish & European Union Higher Education, 2023

Partnering with the World Food Programme in the North-East, 2023

Official Launch of Friends of Ireland in Nigeria, 2023

‘Where Finbarr taught let Munster learn’

ECOWAS – Promoting Ireland’s economic links with West Africa, 2023

A traditional welcome in Warri, 2023

Farwell and Thanks to John Kekeh, 2023

Meeting with Governor Sanwo-Olu, 2023