Damien Rice is going to play a one-off show at Olympic Hall (in Olympic Park) in Seoul, Korea, on Wed, January 11, 2012.
Tickets went on sale November 28 through ticket.interpark.com and are priced
R seat KRW 165,000
S seat KRW 132,000 (includes VAT)
The Irish Association of Korea invites you to ‘An Irish Christmas’ end of year fundraiser in The Wolfhound bar in Itaewon to be held on Sat Dec 17th 19:30 til late
It promises to be an entertaining night of live Irish acoustic music and fun! More details here.
Here is a clip from last year’s gathering
The highly regarded pianist Finghin Collins embarks on a Korean tour with equally accomplished cellist Han-Na Chang. They both toured Korea together in November 2009.
The programme for the current tour is:
Rachmaninov Vocalise
Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19
de Falla Siete Canciones Populares Españolas
Albeniz Le Grand Tango
and the schedule is as follows:
December 3rd – Seoul Arts Center
December 5th – Daegu Culture and Arts Center
December 8th – Seoul Arts Center
December 12th – Busan Cultural Center
December 14th – 315 Arts Center, Changwon
December 18th – Hwaseong Art Hall
For more info see
http://www.finghincollins.com/news_results.php?id=50&PHPSESSID=7f9dff159958640485986b0983cc9dfa
Dear all,
Mary and I were delighted to welcome some thirty guests to the Residence for a dinner in honour of the visit of the Irish Funds Industry Association to Seoul last Wednesday. The delegation from the Funds Association was headed by the Chairman of the Irish Financial Services Centre, former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) John Bruton, and Gary Palmer, CEO of the Association. Aside from the eight visitors, the other guests included leading figures from business and financial services here in Seoul. Combined with this event, a breakfast seminar with the Seoul Finance Forum and an afternoon conference hosted by Korea Financial Investment Assocation (KOFIA), the visit was very productive and opportunities for collaboration were identified on a number of fronts.
Irish financial services have grown enormously since their inception over twenty-five years ago and they have weathered well the turmoil in the international financial system since 2007. Well over €1 trillion in funds are under management from Dublin and the sector employs some 30,000. Dublin has over one thousand financial services entities; eight of the top ten global fund administrators have operations in Dublin; 43% of the world’s hedge funds are service from Ireland; and we have fifty of the world’s leading banks located there.
The financial services sector in Korea has been identified as a growth area given the strength and sophistication of its economy and its location at the heart of Asia. Indeed, KOFIA’s launch of its new Korea Institute for Financial Investment (the occasion of the joint seminar), is designed to educate and train those looking to build careers in Korea’s financial services sector.
Of course, financial services labour under some scrutiny at the moment but the reality is that money needs to be managed to provide returns, generate investment and provide liquidity. These companies and countries that offer prudent, ethical and safe management vehicles for savings and capital will prosper.
Needless to say, given Asia’s emergence as a centre of gravity for global economic growth, investment funds sourced in Asia are vast and growing. By forging relationships with key institutions and players in Seoul’s financial services, we are helping to build a platform for Ireland’s sustained growth and status globally in this important sector.
On a cultural note, I am happy to tell you that the great Irish pianist Finghin Collins (www.finghincollins.com) is returning to Seoul for a series of concerts with the cellist Han-na Chang. His schedule is included below. I attended one of Finghin’s performances when he was here last in November 2009. His virtuosity and musicality were amazing. He is well worth going to see if you have the chance. This time their programme includes the beautiful but technically demanding Rachmaninov cello sonata. He and Han-Na Chang will repeat this same programme in London, Dublin, Genoa and Bologna in April 2012.
Have a good weekend,
Best wishes,
Eamonn McKee
Ambassador
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Date |
Day |
Venue |
City |
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12/3 |
Sat |
Seoul Arts Center |
Seoul |
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12/5 |
Mon |
Daegu Culture and Arts Center |
Daegu |
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12/8 |
Thu |
Seoul Arts Center |
Seoul |
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12/9 |
Fri |
The Raum |
Seoul |
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12/12 |
Mon |
Busan Cultural Center |
Busan |
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12/14 |
Wed |
315 Art Center |
Changwon |
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12/18 |
Sun |
Hwaseong Art Hall |
Hwaseong |
Come out on the first Thursday of every month to meet up with local Irish people and those interested in knowing more about Ireland at Holly’s Coffee in Suwon.
Read more about this event here
Please note that other meetups will be taking place around Korea soon. If you would like to host a meetup or suggest a location for a meetup please email the Irish Association of Korea
Hello everyone
The IAK has a new website, we hope that this will make it easier to publicise information about Irish related activities happening in Korea. This website is the main portal for all IAK news and events, however updates will be automatically published to our Twitter account (@IrishinKorea) and Facebook page (Irish-Association-of-Korea) while events will be publicised in out Meetup group. So you can follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, subscribe in your favourite RSS reader, join our Meetup group or sign up for email alerts to get all the latest updates.
We also hope to get some info up on this site that would be useful to anyone planning to move to Korea or who has recently arrived or that might even be interesting to those who have been here a long time. We will welcome all contributions in this area – even questions from you (e.g. where can I find an English-speaking doctor in Daegu) will prompt us to get writing.
Irish Association of Korea 한국아일랜드협회 