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Less than 30 days until St Patrick’s Day – time to practise your Irish céili and set dancing in Dongdaemun-gu on Sat Feb 25th. Beginners welcome

Posted on February 19, 2012

IAK continues its series of monthly Irish céili nights with an evening of dancing next Sat Feb 25th in Dongdaemun-gu. Different location, same welcoming atmosphere. Further details here Here’s a dance that will probably get performed – The Siege of Ennis … Continue reading →

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Monthly Meet and Greet – Seoul and Suwon

Posted on January 31, 2012

We are launching a new month “meet and greet” event in Seoul. Along with our current “meet and greet” in Suwon, we hope to be able to provide a more convenient and open opportunity for people to come and meet … Continue reading →

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Get rid of those January 2012 blues with some Irish céili and set dancing in Seongbuk-gu on Sat January 28th. Beginners welcome

Posted on January 24, 2012

Longstanding IAK member Sean Conneely is running a night of céilé and set dancing on Sat Jan 28th in the Columban centre in Seongbuk-gu. The atmosphere is welcoming, you don’t need to know anything about Irish dancing (or even about dancing … Continue reading →

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Ambassador’s Message, 19 January, 2012

Posted on January 19, 2012

Message from the Irish embassy “Ambassador’s Message 19 January 2012 While in contrast to last year, we have not had much snow, I want to draw your attention to two events that cannot do without it. The first is the … Continue reading →

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Irish Times article about moving to South Korea

Posted on January 17, 2012

Useful info about visa, jobs, accommodation, social etc in this article for the Irish Time’s series on Generation Emigration http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/generationemigration/2012/01/12/destination-in-focus-south-korea/

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Embassy Message, December 28, 2011

Posted on January 2, 2012

Recent message from the embassy regarding immigration. “I am writing to let you know of a change to Korean immigration procedures which will come into effect this weekend. The Embassy has received a formal notification from the Korea Immigration Service … Continue reading →

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Ambassador’s Message, December 20, 2011

Posted on December 21, 2011

Message from the Irish embassy “I am writing to you today following the unexpected news of Kim Jong-il’s death over the weekend. His death raises many questions which only time will answer.  As of now, the general expectation, which we … Continue reading →

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Photos of ‘An Irish Christmas 2011′

Posted on December 21, 2011

Mighty night it was (who remembers the Late Late Show theme tune…?). Cheers to all who came, the musicians (Ben Rowe and David Holden, and Dara Sheahan), the Wolfhound (for the venue and spot prizes), the Irish embassy (the other … Continue reading →

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Move over to new IAK website complete

Posted on December 15, 2011

As you may have noticed we’ve been migrating the IAK website. We’re happy with how things are going (in particular being able to reach people on Facebook and Twitter) and so now the IAK domain www.iak.co.kr is pointing to our … Continue reading →

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Ambassador’s Message, December 1, 2011

Posted on December 6, 2011

You might consider participating in the poll to choose the logo that will represent Ireland’s EU Presidency in the first six months of 2013.  The poll was launched yesterday by the Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) and Minister for Foreign Affairs … Continue reading →

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