Friday July 7 to Sunday July 9, 2017

Germany – Gala Weekend and Charity Dinner 2017

Date : Friday July 7 to Sunday July 9, 2017

Venue : Irish College / The Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe

Location : Janseniusstraat 1 3000, Leuven, Belgium

Time : 7.30pm Cocktail Reception | 8.00pm Dinner

The Ireland Funds Germany e.V.
requests the pleasure of your company at a

Charity Dinner

Hosted in conjunction with
The Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe
and the
German-Irish Lawyers
and Business Association (GILBA)

Guest of Honour
H.E. Ambassador Michael Collins

R.S.V.P. 30 June 2017

Black Tie

Sponsorship and Tickets

Tickets

Single Ticket: €150

Two or more Tickets: €125 per person

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Contact

Elmar Conrads-Hassel

Chairman

The Ireland Funds Germany

Mozartstrasse 5 Bonn D-53115 Germany

T - +49-228-221-118

E - conrads-hassel@web.de

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Honoree

Invitation

IRELAND‘S AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY, HIS EXCELLENCY MICHAEL COLLINS

Michael Collins was born in Dublin in 1953. He studied at the Institute of Public Administration and Trinity College Dublin and graduated with a BSc in Economics and Politics at TCD. He joined the Department of Foreign Affairs on 1 March 1974. Before becoming 1st Secretary at the Consulate General of Ireland in New York in January 1982, he served in the Consular and the Anglo-Irish Divisions of the Department of Foreign Affairs and in the Embassy of Ireland in Rome. From July 1986 to January 1990 he was 1st Secretary in the Political Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Until August 1995 he worked as Counsellor in the Anglo-Irish Division and the Press Section of the Department and at Ireland‘s Embassy in Washington. In September 1995 he was appointed Irish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and was also accredited to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

In August 1999 he became Irish Ambassador to the Czech Republic and also to Ukraine. From July 2001 until July 2007 he was Second Secretary General at the Department of the Taoiseach with responsibility for International and European Union affairs
and particularly the Northern Ireland Peace Process.

In July 2007 he was appointed Irish Ambassador to the United States of America. Since August 2013 Michael Collins has been Ireland’s Ambassador to Germany. Michael Collins is patron of The Ireland Funds Germany e.V.

This year‘s Charity Dinner is supporting

STIFTUNG DEUTSCH-IRISCHE FREUNDSCHAFT / THE IRELAND FUNDS GERMANY FOUNDATION

This new foundation was set up by board members and friends of The Ireland Funds Germany e.V. in order to secure the charitable
work of this organization in the years to come. The activities of the Foundation will not depend on membership fees and will focus on the four programme areas of The Ireland Funds, namely peace and reconciliation, arts and culture, education, and community development. The newly established Stiftung Deutsch-Irische Freundschaft / The Ireland Funds Germany Foundation will be presented to the public at this year’s Charity Dinner.