Events

Cantonese in Ireland runs events, courses and social activities around Ireland, in-person and online. You can find the upcoming events below, or follow Cantonese in Ireland on Eventbrite.

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Flagship & Regular Events

Some of our flagship and regular events:

⏮️ You can find more about our past events here.

Upcoming events.

You can find latest events from below which is from our Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/cantonese.ireland/

On Wednesday 3 June, our Chair Max Yu and Vice Chair Alice Chau-Ginguené joined the National Migrant Inclusion Conference as panelist and moderator. We were honoured to share the discussion with Eric Lin (Taiwan Ireland Association), Nuria Zy
🐉🚣 Come and support Cantonese in Ireland at the Dragon Boat Races in Carlow tomorrow! Our team, Cheung Po Tsai (張保仔), will be taking to the water and we'd love to hear your cheers from the riverside. Named after the legendary Cantonese pirate capt
🎬 We're Nothing At All (Cantonese with English subtitles) is now showing in Dublin cinemas! Directed by acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Herman Yau and starring Patrick Tam, Anson Kong (MIRROR) and Ansonbean, We're Nothing At All is a powerful drama t
Ever wondered how the world’s oldest writing system still in use actually works? Join Cantonese in Ireland at the Chester Beatty for an interactive workshop on Han characters. Whether you're curious about language, history, or just want to expl
What a wonderful afternoon we shared celebrating our 4th anniversary together. It was truly heartening to see such a diverse mix of people come together, whether from Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau, Ireland, or beyond, united by culture, curio
🌞🌦️ Summer is here in Ireland! Sunshine, rain, and sometimes both at once—the sunglasses and raincoat are taking turns as usual! Join us this Saturday for a FREE online Cantonese-English bilingual storytelling session featuring A Quiet Heart
Hong Kong cinema fans in Ireland 🇭🇰🎬 John Woo’s legendary classic A Better Tomorrow is returning to the big screen in a stunning 4K restoration at @lighthousecinema , Dublin. Starring Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung and Ti Lung — this is
Fawzi Qurban and Max Yu, both professors and committee members, presented at the Asian & Irish Community Connect Conference hosted by the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies and Trinity College Dublin). Their work highlighted often overlooked Asian
Weekly Cantonese: Sai3 Jung2 每週廣東話：細蓉 細蓉 / Small wonton noodles / Sai3 Jung2 Meaning / 意思: A small portion of wonton noodles, usually with less noodles and wontons than a regular or large serving. 指份量較少嘅雲吞麵，通常比「大蓉」少麵同雲吞，適合食量較細或者想食輕啲嘅人。（量詞：碗） 補充說明：
Thank you to @chester_beatty_dublin for inviting Cantonese in Ireland to join the inaugural Community Advisory Group meeting last night. Our volunteers, Yan and J, represented us at the meeting. It was a valuable opportunity to connect with differen
We had a wonderful time at @graceparketns for a Cantonese Culture Workshop yesterday! 🥢🎏 Through a fun chopsticks challenge, Cantonese language activities, and a mini traditional flower board craft 🌸, the students explored Cantonese culture and
Did you know that migrants can vote in Ireland? You don’t need to be an Irish citizen to have your say. If you are aged 18 or over and live in Ireland, you can register to vote in local elections. Recently, two of our volunteers, Kiki and Max
🎬 Calling all Hong Kong movie lovers in Ireland 🇭🇰🇮🇪 🎬 香港電影迷注意 🇭🇰🇮🇪 Don’t miss Ciao UFO — a touching and heartwarming Cantonese film now showing in Dublin! 🌌✨ 各位，千祈唔好錯過《Ciao UFO》呢套感人又溫馨嘅粵語電影呀。家下喺都柏林上映！🌌✨ Whether you miss th
Last Saturday 9 May, we had such a lovely time at Mitchelstown Library @corkcountycouncil ✨ The families enjoyed listening to the story about Han Gan, making paper horses, and learning how to write the traditional Han character 「馬」(horse). One of th
We had a lovely time at @belvederecollegesj on last Thursday (7 May) for our Cantonese Culture Workshop ✨ During the session, we shared a little about the history of Hong Kong, the Cantonese language, and explored Cantonese culture through hands-on
Cantonese in Ireland turns FOUR! 🎂🇮🇪 Time really flies! It feels like just a blink since we first started, and now four years have passed since the founding of Cantonese in Ireland! This year, we are celebrating the incredible diversity of our co
🐎✨ A Magical Story Awaits in Mitchelstown! ✨📖 Step into a world of imagination, art, and adventure this Saturday with a special bilingual storytelling session of The Magic Horse of Han Gan by Chen Jiang Hong. As we journey through the Year of the
Weekly Cantonese: Lam4 Mei5 Hoeng1 每週廣東話：臨尾香 Lam4 Mei5 Hoeng1 / 臨尾香 “to fall at the last hurdle” / Lam4 Mei5 Hoeng1 Meaning / 意思: To fail right at the final moment after being very close to success; to “choke at the end.” 指
Finding the right school in a new country can be tough — but here’s a tool that makes it easier 👇 Introducing Scoil Scout, a free platform by Albert Au Yeung that helps you explore primary & secondary schools across Ireland 🇮🇪 ✨