🚨 The Global Cantonese Writing Initiative for Youth deadline is approaching — 1 August, 10:00 AM (GMT)!

You don’t need to know how to write the Han characters, as long as you can speak in Cantonese, we can help you prepare your submission!

Our sincere thanks to @chester_beatty_dublin for hosting Cantonese in Ireland's Reading and Writing Han Characters event on 14th June. Special thanks to our Vice Chair for delivering an engaging and insightful talk, and to Cathy for her support as a volunteer.

After a few days of rare Irish sunshine, yesterday’s Cantonese-English storytime at Cork City Library @corkcitycouncil felt especially fitting! ☀️📖

呢幾日，太陽伯伯終於惦記愛爾蘭嘅居民，大大放送佢溫暖嘅陽光。

On Wednesday 3 June, our Chair Max Yu and Vice Chair Alice Chau-Ginguené joined the National Migrant Inclusion Conference as panelist and moderator.

🐉🚣 Come and support Cantonese in Ireland at the Dragon Boat Races in Carlow tomorrow!

🐉🚣 聽日嚟Carlow支持粵語愛爾蘭龍舟隊啦！

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, curiosity, and community spirit.

粵語愛爾蘭四周年慶典．多謝大家一齊慶祝！
好開心可以同大家一齊慶祝「粵語愛爾蘭」四周年，當日個聚會真係好溫馨！見到咁多嚟自香港、新加坡、馬來西亞、澳門、愛爾蘭，甚至其他地方嘅朋友聚首一堂，因為文化同興趣連結埋一齊，真係好感動。

🌞🌦️ Summer is here in Ireland! Sunshine, rain, and sometimes both at once—the sunglasses and raincoat are taking turns as usual!

🌞🌦️ 愛爾蘭夏天到喇！陽光、雨水，甚至兩樣一齊嚟，完全係日常！

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).

We had a wonderful time at @graceparketns for a Cantonese Culture Workshop! 🥢🎏

We had a lovely time at @belvederecollegesj on last Thursday (7 May) for our Cantonese Culture Workshop

我哋「粵語愛爾蘭」四歲生日啦！

What an incredible day for the 2nd National Mahjong Tournament – Ireland! 🀄️🎉

Huge congratulations to our Queen of Mahjong 👑, Maggie! She took the win with an impressive score of 1360!

✨ A big thank you to everyone who joined our Time Difference 《時差》 talk with Ki Kwok (郭梓祺) on 4 April!

Cantonese in Ireland was honoured to take part in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Dún Laoghaire, bringing a vibrant splash of Cantonese culture to the streets!

Time Difference (《時差》) is a non-fiction book about Ireland written in Traditional Han Charcters. In this talk, Hong Kong writer Ki Kwok (郭梓祺) introduces the ideas behind the book and reflects on his time studying Irish writing at Trinity College Dublin.

Yesterday, we had a wonderful bilingual storytelling event for Lunar New Year! 🌙✨

A huge thank you to Cork City Library for having us and supporting this wonderful event!

More photos from last Saturday’s magical celebration in Alliance Française de Dublin @af_dublin ! 🐎✨

Why is the horse—and not the sheep—called Ma in Chinese? When did horses first arrive in China, and what roles have they played throughout history? Join Fangzhe Qiu for an engaging online workshop exploring the linguistic and cultural history of the horse in China.

To celebrate the Year of the Horse, and as part of the Dublin Lunar New Year Festival, Alliance Française Dublin and Cantonese in Ireland are proud to present a free family event bringing together literature, art, and language around Le Cheval Magique de Han Gan by famous Chinese-French contemporary painter and celebrated children's book author/illustrator Chen Jiang-Hong.

Cantonese in Ireland Celebration Booth – Wolfe Tone Square (22  Feb) — a family-friendly cultural booth showcasing Cantonese traditions, calligraphy, Tang suit photo-ops, games, and more.