Polska Éire Festival is an annual nationwide celebration of Irish-Polish friendship.
The aim of the festival is to further strengthen mutual relations between Polish and Irish communities by means of various cultural, sports, business, academic and community events.
It is co-organised annually by different national and local partners, both individuals and organisations, in Ireland and Poland.
This year edition of the festival was prepared and managed by the group of devoted Polish and Irish members of the Polska Éire Steering Committee, chaired by Mr. Piotr Rakowski from the Polish Embassy in Dublin and supported by Minister of State Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and the Department of Justice and Equality staff.
Here in Cork, the 2016 PolskaEire Festival was successfully launched at Heron House at Blackpool Shopping Centre & Retail Park. Lord Mayor Cllr. Chris O’Leary was on site to officially launch the festival. Other speakers were Polish Consul from Dublin Miłosz Grygierczyk, Together-Razem Director Brendon Dempsey, Voyteck Bialek and honorary Consul of Poland Micheal Mulcahy.
Great musical performance by Agata Sanocka (viollin) and Evelyn Grant (piano). At the opening we could see specially prepared photographic exhibition by Karol Kachmarsky.
