About this Event
The Consulate General of Ireland, Atlanta will host a Shared Home Place: Diaspora Voices Dialogue event on Friday, November 13th from 6pm to 8pm. As part of the Government of Ireland’s series, Irish communities from all traditions and backgrounds living in the US are invited to connect, reflect on their roots, and share their views on identity, inclusion, and to help build a consensus across all communities and political traditions around a shared future for all who live on the island.
This initiative seeks to utilise the framework of the Good Friday Agreement to enhance mutual understanding, cooperation, and reconciliation. The Irish government recognises that the Irish diaspora is an integral part of the nation's identity. By holding town halls and dialogues via local diplomatic missions in places like the US Southeast, the Irish government is inviting people abroad to actively input to and shape national conversations on inclusion and reconciliation on the island of Ireland.
Speaker include:
- Frank Groome, Consul General of Ireland to the US Southeast
- Dr. Howard Keeley, Director of the Center for Irish Research at Georgia Southern University
- Dr. Peter McLoughlin, Professor of Political History at Queens University
- Ms. Amy Seigenthaler Pierce, Honorary Consul of Ireland in Tennessee
Saturday November 14 | Grand Ole Opry Event
Additionally, Irish America 250, the Consulate General of Ireland to the US Southeast, in association with the Northern Ireland Bureau, North America, and in collaboration with Fiona Prine of Oh Boy Records, will also present a special on Saturday, 14th November 2026, as part of the Saturday night broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry at Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, The event is part of a larger weekend celebration honoring the historic, cultural, and ancestral ties between Ireland, Northern Ireland, and America’s musical heartland while recognizing the profound contribution of emigrants from across the island of Ireland to the founding and development of the United States
The Opry showcase features a curated lineup of local artists based in Nashville and musicians from Ireland and Northern Ireland, including Mick Flannery and Joshua Burnside, both making their Grand Ole Opry debuts; Maura O’Connell, Valerie June, and The Gardiner Brothers. The acclaimed Grand Ole Opry house band will accompany the musicians. Jason Wilber, longtime lead guitarist and musical director of the legendary John Prine Band, will serve as musical director for the showcase.
Event venue & nearby stays
R. Milton and Denice Johnson Center, 1909 15th Avenue South, Nashville, United States
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