Africa Day will be marked with series of events in Offaly

Offaly Africa Day Offaly celebrations start off with a soccer tournament on May 28 in Aura Leisure Centre, Tullamore at 6.30pm. Everyone is welcome to come and watch.

Offaly Africa Day Offaly celebrations start off with a soccer tournament on May 28 in Aura Leisure Centre, Tullamore at 6.30pm. Everyone is welcome to come and watch,

The main event is taking place on Saturday, May 30,12pm – 6pm, in O’Connor Square, Tullamore .

The aim of this event is to showcase African Culture in the form of live music, drumming and dancing, food, fashion, games, and crafts. We are encouraging everyone to take part in this colourful fun day, which promises to be a warm, welcoming, and vibrant !

Africa Day will be celebrated with a series of events taking place nationwide. Local Authorities across Ireland are set to host a range of cultural, artistic, and family-friendly events. These will include contemporary African Irish cultural events, as well as family fun days, fashion, art, film, music, dance and food events, which will take place in towns and cities across Ireland.

Minister Neale Richmond, said: “Africa Day is an opportunity to promote the growing trade, political and cultural links between Ireland and countries across Africa. The potential for this relationship over the coming years is enormous. Trade between Ireland and countries across Africa stands at approximately €9 billion annually and is growing all the time. Ireland’s agri-food exports to Africa alone rose by 9% last year and are now worth almost €1 billion annually.

“Africa Day marks these growing connections between Ireland and countries across Africa. It celebrates the impact people in Ireland have had across Africa as well as the huge contribution people with African heritage make to our cities, towns and villages each and every day. I’m delighted to see so many of our local authorities host events across the country to help build knowledge and celebrate our links and its potential in the years ahead.”

All Africa Day events are listed on the website: www.AfricaDay.ie

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