Come A Disaster, Arrive IRELAND’S Simply call. The Irish are answering the call all-around the world to make a variance during the COVID-19 crisis.

As we move into the next chapter of Ireland’s story, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum invitations folks to share their #EPICIrish stories for a new exhibition.

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As an emigrating nation, the Irish have constantly been separated by land, seas and oceans. To numerous, we’re a nation outlined by length. Inspite of this, we’ve completed alright. We’ve become politicians and researchers created metropolitan areas, developed colleges and hospitals and invented color photography and submarines. There is generally been a collective movement whether in Bandon or Boston to contribute to the community community, county and state.

COVID-19 has stopped us in our tracks. Irrespective of enforced separation, we’re observing that same Irishness glow by means of. Volunteers aiding the elderly, entertaining the isolated, feeding the hungry and bringing us nearer by remaining aside.

“No one particular can be certain of when these uncertain times will occur to a near. As a story-telling museum, EPIC is hoping that we can collectively doc the affect of the Irish entire world-vast during the crisis. These stories will sort a new chapter in our nation’s tale. We are motivated by Dr. Mike Ryan’s tranquil but persistently brilliant rallying cries, Irish medics travelling thousands of miles to arrive household to function and so a lot of other supportive acts” reported Dr Patrick Greene, Museum Director and CEO.

The stories will document and rejoice the change Irish people at property and overseas are generating in reaction to COVID-19.

EPIC asks people to share any tales that present the variance the Irish proceed to make at residence and overseas, no issue the size, with the #EPICIrish hashtag and on their web-site at https://dublin.epicchq.com/share-your-covid19-story

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About EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is a condition-of-the-art interactive expertise located in the lovely vaults of the 1820 Customized Home Quarter building in Dublin’s Docklands, the authentic departure level for so numerous of Ireland’s emigrants. Featuring own stories of appreciate, triumph, journey and adversity, it highlights and celebrates the beneficial effect and influence of Irish emigrants all around the earth.

Explained as one particular of Ireland’s Countrywide Treasures, EPIC was named Europe’s Top Vacationer Attraction in the 2019 Earth Travel Awards. For far more details be sure to visit www.epicchq.com or search #EPICmuseum on-line.


