Opening remarks by Minister Stanton at African Art Exhibition in Celebration of Africa Day
(World News Science)

Check against delivery Google HQ, 24 May 2017 Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be here this evening to open this marvellous exhibition of African Art. I would like to extend my thanks to the Down to Basics Network of New Entrepreneurs for their invitation. The opening of this exhibition forms part of Ireland`s Africa Day celebrations. Each year, Africa Day gives us a great opportunity to reflect on the growing diversity of our population here in Ireland, and the contribution of our African communities. We are becoming an increasingly diverse country. Last year`s census revealed that the proportion of our population who have a nationality other than Irish now stands at 11.6%. The...