We are honoured to welcome Daniel Mulhall, former Ambassador of Ireland to the USA, as our inaugural speaker this season.

In addition to 44 years of service with Ireland’s diplomatic core, Daniel has written and lectured around the world on the subject of Irish literature.

His passion for this has furthered the impact and the reach of Irish writing around the world.

On May 10th we shall have the opportunity to listen and meet with Daniel in Monaco as he shares his presentation entitled ‘Around the World with W.B. Yeats and James Joyce: A Diplomatic Odyssey’.

In this short preview podcast, Daniel share some great stories including;

01:47 The unlikely location abroad he discovered his passion for Irish writing
03:26 Yeats, Swaw and Wilde in Malasyia 
05:44 How these authors helped to expand Ireland’s ‘soft power’
09:50 The real meaning of Irish heritage for the global diaspora
12:40 How this applies to President Biden and Prince Albert
14:48 How he discovered the importance of words during the Good Friday Agreement
17:55 The powerful connection between literature and diplomacy

 ‘Around the World with W.B. Yeats and James Joyce: A Diplomatic Odyssey’ will take place at the Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco on 10th May 2023.  The event is a new collaborative venture with Glucksman Ireland House (NYU).  

For information and tickets, go to https://www.pgil.mc/lectures/a-lecture-by-daniel-mulhall