A non-profit voluntary organisation that promotes Irish culture in Korea
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Irish Association of Korea
/irishassociationofkorea
@irishinkorea
Embassy of Ireland, Republic of Korea
Leema Bldg.13F,42,Jongro 1-gil,Jongno-gu,Seoul.Korea 110-755
☎ (02) 721 7200
Monday to Friday
09:00-12:30 and 13:30-17:00
https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/republic-of-korea/
Directions:
(Line 5 Gwanghwamun Station, Exit 2, walk straight, take the first right then the first left and the Leema Building is about 50 metres down on the right. The building is directly behind the Ministry of Culture and the US Embassy.)
The IAK encourage all Irish citizens to register with the embassy.
Sport
Irish Sport
- Gaelic Football
Seoul Gaels seoulgaels.weebly.com
Daegu Fianna www.facebook.com/daegufianna
Laochra Busan www.laochrabusan.weebly.com
Football (Soccer)
- Amateur Saturday and Sunday Leagues
Arts
Music
For updates on music 'sessions' in Korea,
visit http://www.ceoltoirisoul.com (English language only)
or visit the IAK on facebook for updates www.facebook.com/irishassociationofkorea
Dancing
There are regular bilingual gatherings in Seoul to learn and practice Irish dancing.
Please contact Tappung for details. ✉ Email: click here or visit http://cafe.naver.com/tappung (Korean language only)
For information in English about Tappung please visit page 6 of the IAK book [ click here ]
Literature
James Joyce Society of Korea www.joycesociety.or.kr (Korean only)
Yeats Society of Korea www.yeatssociety.or.kr
The Irish Association of Korea support and contribute funds to sport and arts related events.
Arts related events have included Bloomsday (Ulysses) evenings, poetry readings and plays.
Updates are posted in the 'News/Events' section accordingly.
Additional information on sport and the arts can be found in the IAK book. [click here]