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September 2006 Ireland Market Information Session
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Business opportunities in Ireland await export-ready companies in a variety of sectors. Join us at a market information session to learn about the Irish market, upcoming trade initiatives to Ireland and meet one-on-one with officials from the Canadian Embassy in Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, and the South Dublin Chamber of Commerce.
The session will take place in St. John's at The Fairmont Newfoundland on Thursday, September 14, 2006 beginning at 8:45am.
Please register before Tuesday, September 12, 2006 by contacting:
Doriann Coombs, Trade Officer Tel: (709)729-5924 Toll Free: 1-800-563-2299 E-mail: DoriannCoombs@gov.nl.ca
Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development Hon. Trevor Taylor, Minister
June 2006 Festival of the Sea Official Launch The Festival of the Sea was officially launched on June 27, 2006 at a press conference held at the Delta Hotel. In attendance was Clyde Jackman, Minister of Environment and Conservation; Fabian Manning, MP for Avalon, Pat Curran, Executive Director of the Irish Loop Development Board; and Calvin Manning, Executive Director of the Avalon Gateway Regional Economic Development Corporation.
The event is set to take place September 15th - 23rd, 2006.
Buchanan Award Robert Mellin received the 2006 Paul E. Buchanan award for excellence in fieldwork and interpretation from the Vernacular Architecture Forum at the VAF annual conference in New York City on June 17. The award is for his recent heritage conservation work, an exhibition, and heritage conservation planning in Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland. The Tilting Recreation and Cultural Society was a co-recipient of the award. More information on the Buchanan Award can be found at: http://www.vernaculararchitectureforum.org/specialprograms/
May 2006 Seabed Mapping Study Underway When Ireland was interested in mapping its seabed a few years ago, it sought expertise from Newfoundland and Labrador. The Canadian Centre for Marine Communications (CCMC) was a natural choice to manage the project, develop the implementation plan and provide scientific advisors. After all, the province’s marine and technology sector has been rapidly developing capacity in one of the world’s harshest marine environments, the North Atlantic. This sector has been growing at an annual rate of up to 18 per cent over the past five years. Given Ireland’s experience in seabed mapping and Newfoundland and Labrador’s skill in the interpretation of real-time data from the oceans, a partnership between the two countries to pursue international seabed mapping contracts became a natural next step. The Irish and Newfoundland and Labrador governments have recently partnered on a market study and business plan to pursue international seabed mapping contracts in the marine and geosciences sectors. The contract was awarded to the CSA Group of Ireland who will assess the market demand for seabed mapping under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) requirements and in the geosciences sector and will develop a business plan for pursuit of these business opportunities by Irish and Newfoundland and Labrador partners. Ireland mapped its seabed in response to a call by UNCLOS for coastal nations to apply for extension of their sovereignty beyond the 200 mile limit. A requirement was the completion of a seabed map of the nation’s territorial boundaries. Seabed delineation under UNCLOS, and other seabed mapping in the oil and gas sector, can open up tremendous international marketing opportunities. The results of the study are anticipated by late spring. April 2006 Quintessential Vocal Ensemble QVE took second prize in the Fleischmann International Trophy Competition! Embla of Norway took first prize and Musicanova of Italy came in third place. For more information, go to: http://www.qve.ca/n/0605irelandwin.html
Congratulations to QVE on this outstanding achievement!
Quintessential Vocal Ensemble has been chosen to represent all of Canada at the Cork International Choral Festival in Ireland, April 27-30, 2006. Founded in 1954, the Cork festival is one of the world's premier choral events, inviting a select group of ten of the finest amateur choirs from around the globe to compete for the prestigious Fleischmann International Trophy. This year QVE is the only choir from outside of Europe to have been chosen to vie for Ireland's top international choral prize. QVE will also tour Ireland May 1-6, 2006 and give a number of performances strengthening the special historical and cultural ties between that country and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. For details, go to: www.qve.ca & www.corkchoral.ie
Sean Dunne Writers Festival
The Seán Dunne Writers
Festival is Ireland's largest free festival for writers of
all disciplines. This year the event was held in Waterford,
Ireland from April 3rd to April 9th. The festival, now in
its tenth year, has increased in recognition as each year
goes by. It has become an event that displays the capacities
of novelists, poets, playwrights, screenwriters and
storytellers.
For details, go to: www.seandunne.org
March 2006 Irish Newfoundland Association Irish Week 2006: March 11th - 18th
The Ireland Newfoundland Association celebrated it's 29th anniversary with their annual Irish Week. As part of the week long celebration, two guests from Ireland were invited to speak and participate in the festivities. They were lecturer Anthony Roche and actress Joan Sheehy. In addition to these guests, the Tramore Troupe performed J.M Synge's, "Riders to the Sea".
Anthony Roche Anthony Roche was raised and educated in Dublin, Ireland. Since 1990, he has taught at University College Dublin, where he is a Senior Lecturer in the School of English and Drama. He is currently director of the Synge Summer School and has lectured on Irish Drama and theatre in the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Japan and Egypt. Attending Irish Week 2006 was his first visit to Canada.
Joan Sheehy Joan Sheehy is one of Ireland's leading actors and has worked extensively in theatre, film, TV and radio for over twenty years. She is particularly well known as the interpreter of the work of Irish writer J.M. Synge, as well as many others. Ms. Sheehy has also performed in many appearances with Druid Theatre Company.
Tramore Troupe Tramore Productions Inc. is a community-based arts organization dedicated to the promotion of oral history and cultural traditions of the Cape Shore and Placentia Bay region of Newfoundland. Tramore Theatre Troup has been collaborating with the Druid Theatre Company of Galway, Ireland for several years. The Druid Theatre Company has been performing work by Irish playwright, John Millington Synge’s work since 1975.
Each year Tramore performs one of Synge’s plays along with other Irish plays and locally written works. Last year, the artistic director for the Tramore Group went to Ireland to meet with the artist director for the Druid Theatre Troup and to view the performance of several of J.M. Synge’s plays. This ongoing collaboration with the Druid Theatre Company and other Irish partners is important to building capacity and sharing best practices.
University College Dublin: Craig Dobbin Seminar Series 'Where once they stood we stand': New Perspectives on Newfoundland Dr. Priscilla Renouf of the Archeology Unit at Memorial University, and Coracle Fellow, Dr. Trevor Bell spoke at a seminar hosted by the UCD Craig Dobbin Seminar Series March 9, 2006. Dr. Renouf spoke on the cultural landscape of Port au Choix, as well as The Rooms as Newfoundland and Labrador's cultural statement. Dr. Bell of the Department of Geography at Memorial University discussed the physical environment of Newfoundland and Labrador - past and present. According to Dr. Renouf and Dr. Bell, the seminar was well attended and they were very well received by those who were present.
February 2006 Poetry contest connects local grade nine students to Ireland The contest closed on March 10, 2006. For more information, please go to our Poetry Contest page.
Benevolent Irish Society 200th Anniversary The BIS celebrated itself and its connection to Ireland through Newfoundland with a number of special activities and legacy projects to commemorate a proud history of service to the community, especially in the area of education. The anchor event was an Irish Ball held at the Holiday Inn in St. John's on February 5th. The celebrations also featured invited guests from the church and state from Ireland as well as Newfoundland.
January 2006 Application deadline for Coracle Fellowship The deadline has passed. The new Coracle Fellow will be announced Spring 2006.
For details, go to: www.mun.ca/coracle.php Submissions were directed
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