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Ireland: Residents and Tourists in Dublin Support Practitioners’ Efforts to Expose the Persecution

World NewsNovember 2, 20220Comments

Nov. 1, 2022 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Ireland (Minghui.org) Greetings, signatures, handshakes, hugs... This is how tourists from all over the world—as well as the Irish—expressed their support for Falun Dafa practitioners in their efforts to expose the persecution. Practitioners held an event on a bustling commercial street in the centre of the capital,…

Ireland: Promoting Falun Dafa at Rose of Tralee International Festival

World NewsSeptember 11, 20220Comments

Sept. 6, 2022 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Ireland (Minghui.org) The annual Rose of Tralee Festival is one of the largest and oldest festivals in Ireland and attracts about 200,000 tourists from Ireland and around the world. Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the festival on August 20 and 21, 2022, to introduce the practice and…

Ireland: Rally and March Held to Peacefully Protest the Persecution of Falun Gong in China, Elected Officials Express Support

World NewsAugust 1, 20220Comments

July 28, 2022 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner (Minghui.org) Two rallies and a march were held outside the Irish Parliament and in the centre of Dublin on July 14 and 16, 2022 to protest the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP's) 23-year-long persecution of Falun Dafa in China. Sixteen Irish state parliamentarians and local elected officials either…

Ireland: Elected Officials Congratulate the 30th Anniversary of Falun Dafa’s Introduction to the World

World NewsMay 19, 20220Comments

May 18, 2022 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner _______________________________ (Minghui.org) May 13 is World Falun Dafa Day and this year is the 30th anniversary of Falun Dafa’s introduction to the world. More than twelve elected officials at the state and local levels sent letters to congratulate the anniversary and commend the universal principles of Falun Dafa…

Ireland: Falun Dafa Group Performs in St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Galway

World NewsMarch 27, 20220Comments

March 26, 2022 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Ireland ________________________________________ (Minghui.org) After being suspended for two years due to the pandemic, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade resumed on March 17, 2022 in Galway, a harbor city with a long history and rich culture. More than 30,000 people watched this year’s parade, making it the largest…

Ireland: Falun Gong Presentation Invited to Community School in Dublin County

World NewsJune 23, 20190Comments

Just prior to the beginning of this years’ exam season, Falun Gong practitioners were invited to return to Bloomfield Community School to give a presentation to the graduating seniors in the village of Malahide, in Dublin County. The practitioners have been invited to give presentations there many times over the…

Ireland: Falun Dafa Warmly Received at National Day Parade in Cork City

World NewsApril 2, 20180Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners were invited to participate in a parade on National Day, also called St. Patrick's Day, in Cork, the second largest city in Ireland, on March 17, 2018. The parade featured 70 entries and included nearly 3,000 participants. About 50,000 spectators lined the parade route. Festival-goers cheered the Falun Dafa contingent. A spokesperson for…

Ireland: Introducing Falun Gong at Balance Expo in Killarney

World NewsJanuary 22, 20180Comments

The Balance Expo, which is billed as “Ireland’s Premier Event for Healthy Lifestyle Enthusiasts” was held in Killarney, a city in the southwest of Ireland, on January 14. Many politicians and sports fans participated. Local Falun Gong practitioners set up a booth to introduce their peaceful spiritual practice to event attendees. Sean Kelly, Member of European Parliament,…

Ireland: Falun Gong Presentation Offered at a High School to Help Students Relieve Stress

World NewsDecember 17, 20170Comments

Malahide Community School, a high school in a coastal town in northern Dublin, Ireland, has been inviting volunteers from the Falun Gong group for the past several years to teach the exercises to their students. As third-year high school students face the pressure of college admission, many parents and teachers seek ways to help students…

Ireland: Forced Organ Harvesting Discussed by Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

World NewsJuly 16, 20170Comments

The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Defence of the Irish Parliament discussed the issue of forced organ harvesting in China on July 6, 2017. The committee recommended that the legislature do what it can to stop this brutality and urged the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to bring this up at…

The Irish Times: China to be questioned on ‘organ harvesting’

Events, Media Release, Media Reports, Top ArticleNovember 25, 20060Comments

China’s ambassador to Ireland is to be asked to appear before an Oireachtas committee to discuss claims that the Chinese authorities have been harvesting bodily organs from prisoners. A report investigating alleged organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China was presented to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs today.