爱尔兰国际侨民中心.pdf

The Irish International Diaspora Centre Carlisle Pier Dun Laoghaire Harbour Dublin Information Memorandum Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company September 2011 “This has never been a rich or powerful country, and yet since earliest times, its influence on the world has been rich and powerful. No larger nation did more to keep Christianity and Western culture alive in their darkest centuries. No larger nation did more to spark the cause of independence in America, indeed, around the world. And no larger nation has ever provided the world with more literary and artistic genius” President John F. Kennedy, Dail Eireann, June 1963 Vision Purpose Our vision is to create a world-class Irish International Diaspora Centre where entertainment, technology and culture combine in celebration and commemoration of the achievements and experiences of the 70 million Irish Diaspora. The purpose of this Information Memorandum is to seek contributions towards the seed capital fund of €2 million to enable the project to move onto the main stage of development. Irish International Diaspora Centre Information Memorandum September 2011 Dun Laoghaire Harbour, 1845 Contents 1 The Irish Diaspora 15 Forging Cultural Economic Linkages 3 Ireland’s Contribution to the World 17 Design Location 4 The Vision 19 Finance Funding 9 Inward Migration 23 Development Team 11 Past Cultural Exchange 25 Getting Started Irish International Diaspora Centre Information Memorandum September 2011 Far left: James Joyce Clockwise from top centre: Arthur Guinness; William Butler Yeats; Samuel Beckett; Ernest Walton The Irish Diaspora Scale Impact The dispersal of the Irish throughout the world and their Some of the be