My name is Katie Hanlon-Wadman, I am 19 years old, and I live in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Hi’a, my name is Sinead McGahern, and I feel truly blessed and honoured to be the 2017 Western Canada Rose. I am 27 years old, and currently living in Calgary, Alberta.

Vanessa Foran, a 22-year-old student completing her Bachelor of Social Sciences degree at the University of Ottawa with a specialization in International Development and Globalization and minor in Business Administration

Hi! I’m Colombe Aingeal Nadeau-O’Shea. I’m 26 years old and was born and raised in the beautiful city of Toronto. I am half French Canadian and half Irish.

‘Imagining an Irish Culture for the Future – Representing a new Ireland and engaging future generations of the Irish abroad’ Panel Discussion at Global Irish Civic Forum 2017

Aogán Ó Fearghaíl visited Ottawa Canada in August 2017 and talked about the role of the GAA in a global context for the Irish diaspora.

Peter Mangan came up with the idea for the The Freebird Club when he started renting a cottage he owns in Kerry to holidaymakers.

For over 35 years, singer Mary Black has been a dominant presence in Irish music, both at home and abroad.

Moderator Tim O'Connor, Sinead Crowley, Joe Thompson, Cathy Murphy, Stephen Ahern, at Irish Civic Forum 2017

Lochlann Scott