The Global Irish Civic Forum held in Dublin Castle from 3-4 June
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IWN-ON Committee member, Katrina Geary, along with a small group of members of the local Irish community, participated in the first Global Irish Civic Forum via video link from the Irish Embassy in Ottawa on the morning of June 3, 2015.

The following are the details of the moderator and panellists:

Panel Discussion on supporting the mental wellbeing of Irish emigrants

Moderator: Mike Carroll, Emerald Isle Emigration Center

Panellists:

Joan Freeman, Pieta House

Claire Barry, Mind Yourself

Sally Mulready, Irish Elderly Advice Network

Yvonne McNamara – Irish Traveller Movement UK