Consulate General of Ireland San Francisco

07/24/2026

In this latest issue of the Quarterly, we bid farewell to Consul General Micheál Smith, discover how Butte's Irish community electrified America, explore Bloomsday and Beyond, and celebrate Pride.

Read it here:

Ireland’s global footprint is growing. Explore the breadth of Ireland’s relationships with countries around the world:

07/15/2026

Congratulations to Dublin-born Peter Whelan who is set to become the fourth Music Director of the San Francisco Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale!
Peter Whelan begins his inaugural season in this role this summer. His arrival signifies the start of an exciting new chapter for one of America's leading period-instrument ensembles.
Welcome to San Francisco, Peter!

https://philharmonia.org/about/peter-whelan/

07/01/2026

We were delighted to inaugurate Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union by hosting a morning reception and breakfast. During this event, we welcomed representatives from the EU Office in San Francisco, European Consul Generals, Deputy Consuls, and Vice Consuls.

We also welcomed included Roberto Viola, Director General of Communications Networks, Content and Technology of the European Commission; Lucilla Sioli, Director of the EU AI Office; and Pierre Chastanet, Head of the Microelectronics and Photonics Industry at the European Commission.

For more information about Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, see here: https://irish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/

06/30/2026

On April 29th the Consulate General of Ireland, San Francisco hosted the AI & Minority Languages Pre-Conference in partnership with Údarás Na Gaeltachta and the EU Office in San Francisco. The event brought together AI innovators, researchers, policymakers, and language communities to explore how artificial intelligence can strengthen languages, advance digital inclusion, and shape a multilingual digital future.

This special gathering in the Bay Area was a mix of fireside chats, lightning talks, live platform demos and keynote addresses covering Company, Academic, Government and Civil Society perspectives. Participants included the EU Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, the Irish Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation, Jack Chambers, OpenAI, ElevenLabs, Speechlab, The Cook Inlet Tribal Council, and academic experts from Stanford, Berkeley and San Francisco State Universities. The Pre-Conference served as a curtain-raiser for Ireland's EU Presidency AI Summit and programme of events scheduled for October 2026 and its next iteration will take place on November 5th and 6th in Galway, Ireland. The future ambition is to sustain the momentum around this vitally important conversation.

06/30/2026

Bród Sona Daoibh! 🏳️‍🌈☘️This weekend, we celebrated the green in the rainbow flag at the SF Pride Parade, joining other EU San Francisco-based Consulates in the vibrant pride festivities of this amazing city.

In 2015, Ireland made history by becoming the first nation in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by public vote. We take pride in supporting our LGBTIQ+ family, friends, colleagues, and compatriots.

We also highlighted the Irish figures forever revered in the urban landscape of San Francisco on the Rainbow Honor Walk: Roger Casement and Oscar Wilde.

06/29/2026

Team Ireland turned for San Francisco's Pride parade and festival! Thanks to our colleagues & community who walked with us today!

06/23/2026

Let’s come together at San Francisco's legendary Pride parade this Sunday!
Team Ireland will walk with the European Consulates in the Bay Area and-- as we do every year-- we invite our community to join us in marching at the San Francisco Pride Parade on June 28 2026.
This year we'll carry signs celebrating Roger Casement and Oscar Wilde, both of whom are commemorated on the Castro's Rainbow Honor walk. The first 15 to sign up will be selected to carry these signs.
Let’s come together to celebrate love, equality, and diversity, and show our commitment to inclusion and human rights.
Register below, and make sure you select Ireland!

Let’s come together to celebrate love, equality, and diversity, and show our shared commitment to inclusion and human rights.

06/16/2026

Happy Bloomsday! Lá Bloom!
Today, San Francisco celebrates the 16th of June, or Bloomsday, when James Joyce set Leopold Bloom on a long walk through the city of Dublin in "Ulysses".
We'll be traveling through the city, starting at 11:30, on a Global Book Giveaway featuring Ireland's best authors! From James Joyce to Sally Rooney, you can find us at four sites, listed below.
Come fund us as we travel from downtown to the United Irish Cultural Center with our friends at the SFMTA - San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and the San Francisco Public Library on the L- Taraval, as we celebrate Ireland, the Island of Writers.
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Union Square / Market Street Station Concourse(connected to the Powell Street Station)
1:15 – 1:45 p.m. Forest Hill Station
2:15– 3:00p.m. West Portal Station
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. United Irish Cultural Center

06/15/2026

Tomorrow, we'll celebrate Bloomsday throughout our consular region. Take a look at the activations and Global Book Giveaways happening in Portland and Seattle, thanks to our partners Corrib Theatre and Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
Celebrate Bloomsday with us as we celebrate the very best in Irish literature.

Ireland’s global footprint is growing. Explore the breadth of Ireland’s relationships with countries around the world:

06/11/2026

On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, we invite you to join us as we traverse San Francisco in collaboration with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and the San Francisco Public Library.

Our mobile event will connect James Joyce’s legendary "Ulysses" with the legacy of Michael O’Shaughnessy, the Irish-born city engineer whose visionary work created Muni and shaped the everyday lives of San Franciscans.

Join us for Irish book giveaways and talks along the L Taraval Line, connecting the Consulate General of Ireland and the United Irish Cultural Center, Inc. (with some fun stops along the way).

For more information, see here: https://www.ireland.ie/en/usa/sanfrancisco/news-and-events/news-archive/bloomsday-and-beyond-2026/

For the full schedule, see here: https://www.sfmta.com/blog/join-us-bloomsday-and-beyond-june-16-irish-literature-meets-transit-and-civic-history

For Library offerings, see here:
https://sfpl.org/books-and-media/read/bloomsday-and-beyond