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New executive team elected

The Annual General Meeting of the German-Irish Society Düsseldorf took place on 22 September 2023. The previous chair, Udo Lauterborn, did not stand for Chair again. Haris Trgo and Rona Behrentin were elected as Co-chairs. Rita Neitzert continues as Treasurer, while Udo Lauterborn now takes over as Secretary. Furthermore, Kathleen Cowe and Catarina Haider have also been elected to the board.

We thank Udo for an impressive 14 years of leading the association and contributing a lot to the cultural exchange between the Rhineland and Ireland, in the last few years even despite moving to somewhat far-away Münsterland. We are happy to have him continue on the board, as his passion and many years of experience will certainly help us in the years to come.

At the same time, with Haris and Rona we have a co-chair not only of both genders for the first time, but also a German-Irish one. Together, we want to continue to expand the programme that had become less in Corona times, and we want to further strengthen Rhenish-Irish relations.