The Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Seán Fleming TD, met today with the Irish community in Britain at the annual Emigrant Support Programme reception in the Irish Embassy in London.
Minister Fleming said:
“I am very pleased to announce £6.23 million in funding for British-based organisations from the Irish Government’s Emigrant Support Programme this year, an increase of over 10% on last year.
“This is my second visit to Britain since being appointed Minister for Diaspora last December and I really value these opportunities to visit Irish community organisations and to meet with Irish people in their communities.
“It a chance for me to see first-hand, as I did earlier this morning at the Lewisham Irish community centre in south-east London, the extraordinary work being done in Britain, often with limited resources, to support what is still the largest Irish-born community outside of Ireland.”
London Irish Walking Football Club and the Republic of Ireland Walking Football Association were among the organisations awarded funding in the 2023-2024 Grant Round
Full story at source: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/d75bd-minister-fleming-announces-623-million-to-support-irish-community-in-britain/
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