News and events

28 June 2025

Ireland at Pride 2025

Marking 10 years since Ireland became the first country to introduce marriage equality by popular vote, the Embassy was excited to bring this story to Riga Pride in 2025.

16 June 2025

Bloomsday 2025: Ireland as an Island of Writers

Along with other Embassies across Ireland’s global network, Riga celebrated Ireland as the Island of Writers with a big book giveaway

30 May 2025

Baltic Ireland Interchange – Irish voices in the Baltics

An inaugural series to bring Irish experts and activists to conversations in the Baltic countries kicks off

23 May 2025

Irish experts travel to Latvia to share insights on combatting Domestic, Sexual, and Gender Based Violence

In the second week of May 2025, two Irish experts travelled to Latvia to share insights and experience from Ireland’s approach to countering DSGBV.

23 May 2025

Irish community runs in a very soggy Riga Marathon

On a very wet 18 May, the Irish were out in force to run varying distances as part of the Rimi Riga Marathon.

2 May 2025

Spring Clean-up 2025

The Embassy of Ireland coordinated teams from Embassies in Riga for Latvia’s national clean-up day, Lielā Talka.

16 April 2025

St. Patrick's Day Riga

Find out how we celebrated St. Patrick's Day

8 April 2025

A History of Ireland in 10 words. Embassy tours a travelling exhibition showcasing the Irish language.

The Embassy of Ireland has presented the exhibition “A History of Ireland in 10 Words” in a number of locations in Latvia showcasing the Irish language and Irish culture.