Martin launches Global Irish Network in London
The network, viewed as an additional resource for the promotion of Ireland in international markets, was officially launched yesterday by Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin at the Irish embassy in London. At the launch, Minister Martin revealed that 280 internationally-based influential Irish-linked individuals have signed up to the network, a number of whom attended yesterday’s ceremony, including Peter Sutherland, Balderton Capital’s Barry Maloney; Selfridges (London) chief Paul Kelly; Basil Geoghegan of Deutsche Bank and Conor Foley, chairman of the Irish International Business Network.
The informal launch was proceeded by the first private meeting of the British-based members of the network. Prior to that meeting, Goldman Sachs chairman, Peter Sutherland gave his support to the network idea by saying it “will ensure that [Irish people] are better connected to each other and will collectively strengthen Ireland as a business brand”.
