St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
St. Patrick's Day Celebrations Reception with friends of the Embassy
The Embassy held their St. Patrick's Day celebration on the evening of Thursday, 14 March at the Sheraton Hotel, Zagreb. We welcomed approx. 250 guests drawn from key contacts of the Embassy in government, business, culture and education along with a number of members of the Irish community resident in Croatia. The reception opened with a rendition of the Irish and Croatian anthems by the Croatian Irish music band the Drowsy Lizards. Irish whiskey and Guinness, provided by sponsors, proved extremely popular as did Irish cheeses, spreads and fudge purchased from Sheridans Cheesemongers, Dublin. The Seamus Heaney exhibition was on display in the room and proved of interest to many of those present. The keynote address was given by Minister Richmond, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment .