Philip King introduction at Ireland's Edge Migrant Nation
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Kerry Ireland\\u2019s Edge 2017- Migration Nation brought together high-level influencers and thinkers from a range of sectors including members of the diaspora community, FDI companies, artists, academics, commentators and policy makers.The two day conference provided a platform for debate, discussion and ideas, exploring the role of the Irish diaspora, what it means to be Irish abroad, and how we might harness this immense resource, a collective knowledge and experience that is widely dispersed throughout the world.\\xa0Minister of State Ciaran Cannon provided the opening adress for the Migrant Nation segment and spoke of the long history and influence that the Irish diaspora continues to have globally.
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