Welcome

Posted on February 9, 2010 by

Welcome to the home of Fáilte Pafos, the website for the Irish community in Paphos, Cyprus. Fáilte Pafos is a group dedicated to keeping the culture and traditions of Ireland alive in the Irish Expatriate community. We organise events and  gatherings throughout the year with our main event each year being the annual St Patrick’s Day Celebration in Paphos under the patronage of the Irish Ambassador.

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St Patrick’s Celebrations 2012

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

The details of the 2012 St Patrick’s celebrations have been finalised and tickets are available from today. The celebrations will take place at the Kamares Club, Tala on the 15th March. Tickets are priced at €22.50 and the night will include live Irish music by Abzorba and a Hot & Cold Buffet. Our special guest will be H.E. The Irish Ambassador, Patrick Scullion.

This years event will include a raffle in aid of the Cancer Patients Support Group (Paphos) and support for the St Michael’s Hospice.

We would like to thank our Sponsors Fitzgerald Marketing, L. G. Zambartas Law Offices and the Chocolate Workshop for their support.

Full details of the night are on our events Page.

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St Patrick’s 2012

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

As another year speedily rolls by and the Christmas celebrations fade into a distant memory it is time to turn our attention to St Patrick’s celebrations. After the success of last years event at the Paphos Gardens we thought we had at last got a winning formula and future years would be a breeze! Unfortunately the Paphos Gardens is closed for renovations until April and St Patricks Day falling on a Saturday have proved complications for this years event.

When we first realised that the Paphos Gardens was not going to be available we went in search of another venue, unfortunately as there were so few places remaining open over the winter the prices being asked had gone up considerably. We have always worked to keep the prices of our events as low as possible as we realise that some people may be on a limited income and this has remained a priority.

As you will be aware the Irish Ambassador Patrick Scullion makes a point of visiting us on such occasions and this is something we have to take in consideration when Planning Events. This year the embassy will be hosting their event on Friday 16th and on the Saturday the Irish UN contingent will be holding their usual event which the ambassador is required to attend. As a result we will be holding The Paphos Event on the Thursday 15th March.

We will be holding the event at the Kamares Club, Tala in conjunction with our friends at ‘Kamares Entertainments’ who run the events at the club. By doing this we can offer a good night out at a reasonable price of €22.50 per person. There will be a Buffet Dinner and music will once again be provided by the ever popular Abzorba.

Tickets will be on sale from the 1st February and will be limited in number to 100, being sold on a first come (with money) first served basis. As always any proceeds from this event will be given to charity, in this case the St Michaels Hospice 400 Countdown Appeal. There will also be a raffle with proceeds going to the Cancer Patients Support Group who do a wonderful job and need funds to continue doing so.

Full details of the event will be posted shortly.

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A logo for Ireland’s 2013 EU Presidency

Posted on December 5, 2011 by
A logo for Ireland’s 2013 EU Presidency

One of the 4 Logo's

We would like you to help decide on the logo for Ireland’s 2013 EU Presidency.

We’re asking for your input to choose one of four logos to visually represent Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union in 2013. The winning logo will feature extensively online and in print.

To see the 4 Logo’s and to vote please go to www.eu2013.ie

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Book Launch

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

Colette Ioannidou, one of our Irish Cypriot friends living in Nicosia, invites you to the launch of her two collections of short stories:

“To die or not to die” & “To live or not to live”

7pm on Wednesday 7 December at Marfin Bank Cultural Centre, Nicosia

8pm on Friday 9 December at 196 Franklin Roosevelt Avenue, Limassol (Poulia’s place beside Bernadette’s house near Zakaki)

(Click on image for invitation)

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Art competition for Irish speakers abroad

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

Following the success of the 2010 Christmas Card competition, Glór na nGael is organising an art competition for Irish speakers who live abroad as part of the Global Gaeilge competition.

There are two sections in this competition – a section for children who are under sixteen years of age and one for adults:

There will be six prizes of €500 for the six best cards, three for each group.

The criteria for the art competition are:

  • Greetings on the cards must be through the medium of Irish;
  • Entrants must be resident outside of Ireland;
  • Entries must be with be received by 31 October 2011. Entries arriving later than this date will not be considered;
  • Entries should be no larger than a A4 page;
  • Entries are limited to the following materials – paint, pencils, crayons, pastel/chalk or ink, on paper or card;
  • The contact details of the entrant should be included with the entry;

Entries will not be returned to the entrants.

Irish speakers living abroad are asked to send their entries to:

Glór na nGael
Ráth Cairn
Baile Átha Buí
Contae na Mí
Éire

A scan of the work can be sent to Glór na nGael by e.mail to fiosrú@glornangael.ie. We look forward to hearing from you.

The competition is organised with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Further information about the competition is available from Glór na nGael on +353 46 943 0974 or by e.mail fiosru@glornangael.ie.

Full information and contact details are available from Glor na nGael’s website at:
English : http://www.glornangael.ie/cartlann-preas-raitis-2009/art-competition-for-irish.html
Irish : http://www.glornangael.ie/cartlann-preas-raitis-2009/comortas-ealain-do-na-gaeil.html

 

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