Everyone wants to be Irish, right? Watch back on this live stream event to discuss and learn about citizenship options for those with Irish ancestry. 

Have you always wanted to explore your Irish ancestry? Do you want to gain a better understanding of how you can begin the process of claiming your Irish citizenship? If so, then this special Facebook Live event is for you!

This special Irish citizenship and ancestry event was hosted on Friday,  24 June at 5 pm (GMT) / 12 pm (EST) on the IrishCentral Facebook page.

The hour-long event featured law firm Fragomen, who discussed citizenship and immigration services, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum who looked at the process for claiming Irish citizenship, and The Irish Family History Centre who shared some insights and examples from the IFHC and beyond.

Event speakers included:

  • Stephen Peirce, Research Manager, Irish Family History Centre
  • Nathan Mannion, Senior Curator, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
  • Kristina De St Maurice, Immigration Consultant, Fragomen

As well as gaining insight and advice from this panel of experts, those that tuned in to the event had a chance to win a family history consultation and an eligibility consultation during this Live at Five special.

Located in Dublin, the EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum covers the history of the Irish diaspora and emigration to other countries and is one of Europe’s leading tourist attractions for three years running. 

They also work alongside the Irish Family History Centre to offer in-person and online personalised Irish ancestry consultation with a genealogist which you can find out more about here.