Certificate of Irish Heritage scheme to be discontinued 17/8/15 Culture, Irish abroad, Press Releases, Ireland, 2015 The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade wishes to announce that the Certificate of Irish Heritage scheme is to be discontinued. The uptake of the Certificate of Irish Heritage has been considerably less than anticipated. No further Certificates will be available for purchase after 24 August 2015. The Certificate of Irish Heritage was introduced in 2011 to recognise descendants of previous generations of Irish citizens in an official way and to give greater practical expression to the sense of Irish identity felt by many around the world. The Certificate was a practical expression of the importance the Government attaches to recognising people of Irish descent and encouraging people to trace their roots. It was never anticipated that the Certificate of Irish Heritage would provide significant revenue to the Government. In addition to purchased Certificates, a number of presentations have been made to well known figures such as President Obama, President Clinton, Tom Cruise and Lord Sebastian Coe. These presentations have been an important opportunity to recognise the achievements of the global Irish community, even where the connection with Ireland goes back over several generations. Arrangements will be put in place to allow for the presentation of Certificates of Irish Heritage to continue. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is conducting further analysis on how members of the Irish Diaspora seek to assert their Irish identity. This analysis will inform any future decisions on initiatives in this area. In the meantime, members of the Diaspora can continue to stay in touch with their Irish heritage by following @Globalirish on Twitter and signing up to our Global Irish Newsletter. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Hi Dave, I didn't know this even existed. As it finished last August, I can't even apply now. Sob. Eilish Co's Fermanagh, Donegal, Clare, Offaly and Tipparary On 19/02/2016 10:43 AM, Dave H. via wrote: > Certificate of Irish Heritage scheme to be discontinued > 17/8/15 > Culture, Irish abroad, Press Releases, Ireland, 2015 > > > > The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade wishes to announce that the > Certificate of Irish Heritage scheme is to be discontinued. The uptake > of the Certificate of Irish Heritage has been considerably less than > anticipated. No further Certificates will be available for purchase > after 24 August 2015. > > The Certificate of Irish Heritage was introduced in 2011 to recognise > descendants of previous generations of Irish citizens in an official way > and to give greater practical expression to the sense of Irish identity > felt by many around the world. > > The Certificate was a practical expression of the importance the > Government attaches to recognising people of Irish descent and > encouraging people to trace their roots. It was never anticipated that > the Certificate of Irish Heritage would provide significant revenue to > the Government. > > In addition to purchased Certificates, a number of presentations have > been made to well known figures such as President Obama, President > Clinton, Tom Cruise and Lord Sebastian Coe. These presentations have > been an important opportunity to recognise the achievements of the > global Irish community, even where the connection with Ireland goes back > over several generations. > > Arrangements will be put in place to allow for the presentation of > Certificates of Irish Heritage to continue. > > The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is conducting further > analysis on how members of the Irish Diaspora seek to assert their Irish > identity. This analysis will inform any future decisions on initiatives > in this area. > > In the meantime, members of the Diaspora can continue to stay in touch > with their Irish heritage by following @Globalirish on Twitter and > signing up to our Global Irish Newsletter. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ========================= > https://www.facebook.com/groups/FermanaghGold/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >