Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 January 2025
60. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans by Government to mark in 2026 the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and the role of Irish people in the establishment and growth of the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1784/25]
View answerPlanning is underway within the United States on a rich programme of events to mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US in summer of 2026. Ireland's deep ties with the US stretch back beyond the founding of our respective countries - of the fifty-six signatories of the Declaration of Independence, three were born on the island of Ireland.
This year, Ireland will accelerate our planning for how we mark the very significant and distinctive contribution of Irish people to the founding and development of the United States. Our engagement in this significant anniversary will reflect the depth and breadth of the political, economic and people-to-people ties between our two countries. It will also involve working closely with the new US Administration and, through our Embassy and eight Consulates General, together with the Irish and Irish American communities across the US.
