Local members of the African community gathered at Min Ryan Park in Wexford with people of all nationalities to celebrate Africa Day. The event featured colourful costumes, African food sampling, live music, African drumming, and family-friendly activities such as arts and crafts, games, and face painting. Africa Day events were held nationwide, with Minister of State Neale Richmond emphasizing the importance of the bonds between African countries and Ireland. The celebrations were framed as a way to promote growing trade, political, and cultural links. Trade between Ireland and countries across Africa was cited at about €9 billion annually and described as increasing. Africa Day was presented as recognizing both Ireland’s impact across Africa and the contributions of people with African heritage in Ireland.
"Wexford's Min Ryan Park was a sea of colour and creativity as local members of the African community gathered with people of all nationalities to celebrate and share their culture and traditions on Africa Day."
"On the day, there were all manner of colourful costumes, African food sampling, live music, African drumming and a whole host of family friendly activities including arts and crafts, games and face painting."
"“It's an opportunity to promote the growing trade, political and cultural links between Ireland and countries across Africa,” he said. “The potential for this relationship over the coming years is enormous."
"“Trade between Ireland and countries across Africa stands at approximately €9 billion annually and is growing all the time. Africa Day marks these growing connections. It celebrates the impact people in Ireland have had across Africa as well as the huge contribution people with African heritage make to our cities, towns and villages each and every day.”"
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