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Provincial government increases support to Ireland Business Partnerships (November 1, 2004)
Premier Danny Williams and Innovation, Trade and Rural Development Minister Kathy Dunderdale announced actions to further strengthen Newfoundland and Labrador’s relationship with Ireland through increased support to the Ireland Business Partnerships (IBP). Click here to read the full press release.

Official visit to Ireland in July 2004
Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, confirmed the province’s commitment to strengthening relationships with Ireland through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) re-affirmation with the Irish government. The trip resulted from an invitation which Taoiseach Bertie Ahern extended to Premier Williams while at a state dinner hosted by Prime Minister Martin. Premier Williams and Taoiseach Ahern re-signed the MOU in a ceremony in Dublin. Also present at the ceremony was Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development, Kathy Dunderdale.

News releases

• Premier Williams to renew province’s partnership with Ireland

• Provincial government to help SmartLabrador through transitional period

• Premier Williams exchanges ideas, builds relationships on mission to Ireland

• Province advances ocean technology sector in Ireland

• Premier Williams signs MOU re-affirmation and concludes Ireland tour

Second Ireland/Newfoundland and Labrador Conference (March 30 - 31, 2004)
"Joint Explorations in Heritage & the Arts: Travel and Tourism Contexts" was the most recent Ireland/Newfoundland and Labrador Conference held at the Waterford Institute of Technology in Waterford, Ireland. Colin Maddock of the IBP was one of the many speakers at this 2 day event. He spoke on "The Marketing of Cultural Festivals and Heritage Events" and "There to Here and Back: Travel Logistics". This conference explored shared and diverse traditions and practices, as well as strategies in the promotion of culture and the arts in both Newfoundland and Labrador and Ireland.

Premier Danny Williams Meets Irish Prime Minister (March 18, 2004)
Premier Danny Williams met Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern for the first time on March 18 at a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Paul Martin. One discussion between the two was the relationship between Newfoundland and Labrador and Ireland. If you would like to read a statement issued by Premier Williams and to learn what was read in the House of Assembly regarding his discussion with the Irish Prime Minister.
Click here to view the news release\

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