Ireland’s presence in Colombia is long-established, with Irish volunteers fighting for the country’s independence more than two centuries ago. Today, the Irish in Colombia are represented by the Irish Embassy in Mexico City and Honorary Consulate in Bogotá. There are several Irish cultural groups based throughout the country too.

Irish in Colombia History

SILAS

• Bibliography of the Irish in Colombia
• Irish Place Names and Landmarks in Colombia
• “Glimpses of the Irish in Nineteenth-Century Bogotá”
• “Irish Doctors in the Colombian Wars of Independence”
• “James Rooke, commander of the British Legion in Bolivar’s Army”
• “Review of James Monaghan’s Colombia Jail Journal”
• “The Irish in Colombia”
• “William Duane and his ‘Visit to Colombia’ of 1823”

Irish in Colombia News

2016

• Statuquo: “El cantante irlandés Bono destacó esfuerzos de paz en Colombia”
• Irish Times: “Irishman in Colombia: ‘Zika poses a massive threat’”

2015

• El Tiempo: “With O’Leary in Bogotá”
• Irish Times: “Despite its social and political problems, I love living in Colombia”
• Irish Times: “Eamon Gilmore appointed EU envoy to Colombian peace process”
• Irish Times: “‘I arrived in Colombia with no job, no Spanish and no friends’”
• Irish Times: “Worldview: Echoes of North in Colombia peace deal”
• Newstalk: “Eamon Gilmore named EU peace envoy to Colombia”
• RTÉ: Ryan Tubridy Interview with an Irishman who met Pablo Escobar’s brother
• Telesur: “Europe Appoints Former Northern Ireland Peace Envoy to Colombia Talks”
• The Journal: “The Irish fight for human rights in Colombia”

2014

• Colombia Reports: “Ireland vows aid for Colombia’s conflict regions”

2013

• Irish Times: “Giving Colombia serious thought”