Date :  April  2019  and almost 2 years later in spring 2022  - an update, by far not completed.

Far more to follow soon. // Sooner or later I should have said..
....
But did you check these documents following so far at all yet?

Christian Ludwig

Two different divisions but legally both of the same company “Gaeltacht” -

Groups:
#  EBZ /European Centre for Culture and Communication Ireland (In German: EBZ, or: Europäisches Bildungs- und Begegnungszentrum Irland) – since 1984 / 1983)
Individuals:
#  Gaeltacht Irland Reisen (since 1983)

First of all.. : Who are we?

This is the description as published in the Yearbook of the German-Irish Chamber of Commerece, Dublin, 2022:

2 descriptions : EBZ Irland - (from "Meitheal" 2022)

Since 1984, the European Centre for Culture and Communication Ireland (In German: EBZ; or: Europäisches Bildungs- und Begegnungszentrum Irland; represented by Gaeltacht Irland Reisen), has offered and organised educational / cultural visits, projects, seminars and workshops in the Irish Republic and in Northern Ireland, each of which complies with the respective special educational requirements of community adult education centres, trade unsions, churches and other institutions working in the educational / cultural field.

The EBZ Irland is part of and is centre of a comprehensive European-German-Irish/Celtic network which provides multifaceted contacts to persons and institutions from all parts of society – in both countries.

EBZ Irland - from "Meet the Buyer Workshop; Northern Ireland 2022,

One of the biggest German group tour operators specialising in Ireland and Northern Ireland for more than 35 years.   We are "different": no classical, typical (sightseeing) tours. But we are involved in educational/cultural and religious group travel projects, tours, seminars, conferences  which we organise – with a clear European/ cultural / political approach.
We do a lot for the Causeway Coastal route, the Wild Atlantic Way and the other rural regions which we prefer.
Close co-operation with www.irland-journal.de and with www.gaeltacht.de.

Gaeltacht Irland Reisen – Meitheal + Meet the Buyer, NI:

Gaeltacht Irland Reisen is one of the big players for Ireland in Germany – since almost 40 years - but is and works very differently to others.  Gaeltacht’s clients stay longer and visit more (western and northern) regions than average. Together with the quarterly www.irland-journal.de we published a 100 page brochure on both: CCR and WAW.
Gaeltacht brought app.18.000 pax to Ireland in 2019 - before the pandemic  but mostly no real pre-booked packages. We advise people what to do and where to go: rural (and green) tourism is a big  issue. Our Individuals  go for B&B and Selfcatering mostly and travel very independently. They depend also on printed material, not only on Web or APPs – and we also.
Gaeltacht Irland Reisen is clearly related to EBZ Irland - our of group department.

Ja, zwischendurch wechseln wir die Sprache.
Jetzt gehts um die die Zahl
40.

40 Jahre Gaeltacht.

Und hier könnt Ihr (auf Deutsch) weiterlesen,
und auch ein ziemlich einzigartiges Gratulationsschreiben entdecken.

Das dann wieder auf Englisch....

Important things to know about us here in Moers

(a small list of helpful links)

Ireland, the socalled “Emerald Isle” on the north-western edge of Europe, is a place that for a few decades now is a fascinating destination for travellers and culture seekers alike.

Moers, at the Lower Rhine in one of the most westerly parts of Germany, in the course of the last thirty years has managed to grow into a kind of centre as far as German-Irish activities are concerned. It is part and heart of a European German Irish Celtic network where many contacts with people and institutions from all areas of society in both countries, Germany and Ireland, converge. Our most prominent aim here it is to invite people to take a closer look at history, culture and politics of Europe – especially from an Irish perspective and going along with the invitation to pay a visit to the island oneself.

 
You may (not) know – but you should:

www.gaeltacht.de 
 – A travel agency and tour operator specialised on Ireland. For more than thirty years a huge source for everything relating to Ireland in Germany. Ireland from A to Z: getting there, finding accommodation, getting around. Offering more and quite different things to your normal travel agency and tour operator.

www.ebzirland.de  
 – Offering special travel projects to Ireland for schools, youth groups, adult education centres, parish groups and other institutions having to do with culture and education. (EBZ: German for “Europäische Bildungs- und Begegnungszentren e. V.”, in English: “European Centres for Culture and Communication”). See page 98 following…

www.irland-journal.de
– Since 1990 the main magazine in German for everything Irish, from a German as well as from an Irish perspective. Available only by subscription, not in your normal store. Involved in many German-Irish projects, events of historical dimension. one important publication: The 600 page Ireland Yearbook 2015/2016..Then: Yearbook Ireland 2017-2018.

Currently (still!) working on the third Yearbook Ireland edition 2019-2020.
Deadline: all passed. Next issue: June 2022!

4 pages on Yearbook 2019-2020 - table of planned content

Also involved in the new travel guide series on Ireland’s spectacular coastal routes: Volume 1 (late autumn 2019?  - revised time schedule) – FROM BELFAST TO DONEGAL BAY (parts of which are contained in the mentioned old Yearbook 2015-2016 already  - appr. 130 pages AT THE MOMENT - but by far not completed...
Wild Atlantic Way from Yearbook 2015 - 130 pages

www.irish-shop.de
– Guinness, books, CDs, beautiful Irish gifts and many things more only one mouse click of ordering away. New: our more than 1000 documents, text collections, brochures as (mostly free) downloads, a project initiated conjointly by the ireland journal and by Gaeltacht Irland Reisen.
1000 documents in our ww.irish-shop.de

You want more music?

(( www.celtic-music-net.com )) - CURRENTLY OFFLINE - for reasons
– Hosting information on more than 4,000 CDs and over 1,000 articles and texts on musicians, bands, regions from the realm of Celtic music all over the world.

www.termine-folk-lied-weltmusik.de
On this website many Irish and other music events were listed that took place all over Germany. "At the end": appr. 3500 events – all in the future We use some of the Irish/Celtic events to promote Ireland. And us. And you`?
But I (Christian Ludwig) have departed from this German music magazin in 2021. Still we co-operate and work together. The new webseite is the old one:
www.folker.de
 – The only German music magazine to deal with folk, singer/songwriting, world music and many neighbouring genres. And we guarantee: No issue without anything Celtic in it. Published six times a year and containing a tour calendar in each issue.

The combining force behind all this (and indeed a few things more) are we, the people from Gaeltacht in Moers!

All this information in short / in brief - on only 2 pages (PDF)

More Diagrams compared

Pardon! Time has not allowed us to greatly extend this website.
So we can give you only some first impressions of own and other papers of which you will be able to discover far more in the future to come.

What you will find here and today are first samples of texts and documents only:

This brandnew paper is highly official:

Ireland in Germany, A Wider and Deeper Footprint  (Download-Link is further down...)

11 April 2018

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland in Germany, A Wider and Deeper Footprint

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney TD, has published a comprehensive review of relations between Ireland and Germany, on the occasion of a visit by Germany’s new Federal Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, to Dublin.

The review – Ireland in Germany: A Wider and Deeper Footprint – makes 23 recommendations including plans to open a new Consulate in 2019 in Frankfurt, the financial capital of the euro zone.

At a press conference, the Tánaiste told his German counterpart that Germany is an indispensable partner for Ireland and said:

“Our relationship with Germany has always been vitally important and never more so than it is today. Germany is a leading destination for Irish goods and services, an important inward investor and a valuable source of tourism for Ireland. But strong though our relationship already is, we should actively look at ways in which we can develop it still further.

“I therefore very much welcome the completion of this Review. Implementation will ensure that our relationship with Germany is further strengthened, enhancing the partnership and friendship we wish to see between our two countries.”

The Tánaiste and the visiting Minister discussed a wide range of international issues, including the Middle East Peace Process and EU relations with Africa. The Tánaiste thanked the Minister for Germany’s support and solidarity on Brexit and both agreed on the need for significant progress in the current negotiations before the European Council in June.

At the meeting it was agreed that formal consultations at State Secretary and Secretary General level would be held on a regular basis – a move which the Tánaiste cast in terms of a wider, ongoing process of strengthening existing alliances in the European Union and building new ones.

Download the Review: Ireland in Germany, A Wider and Deeper Footprint

The German Market

Germany is the third largest source of visitors to the island of Ireland. End of year CSO results for 2017 indicate there were 681,400 arrivals from Germany into the Republic of Ireland, an increase of +4.5% on 2016.
Germany is the island of Ireland’s most important non-English speaking market in terms of visitors, holidaymakers and revenue and is estimated to be worth close to €400 million annually to the economy.
Germany is also one of the largest outbound travel markets in the world and the largest in Europe with a total spend of €68.2 billion per year.

This is one of the many reasons for A (new) Strategie for Growth
2018-2025 - now available from Tourism Ireland for the German Market

The two following graphics say it all : Gaeltacht delivers to the regions, since the very beginning, more than 35 years ago. Two of the mny reasons: we have actively promoted these "other" reasons and obviously convinced many clients. And our clients stay longer, spend more money. Because many of them bring their own car to Ireland...:

Following: some texts, documents on various other issues - only a very first, small selection

• The Wild Atlantic Way - from our perspective - A paper at that given time
• Wild Atlantic Way brochure - The very first print brochure ever having appeared in the world, almost 100 pages...
• Wild Atlantic Way from Yearbook 2015 - 130 pages - A pre-print in part of a new travel book series - not yet started really (First volume is /will be "From Belfast to Donegal Bay)
• The Wild Atlantic Way - from our perspective - some comments in 2014, last ones in 2015

• Dialann - irland journal as per end of March 2018
• Irish Music Special

• Compilation of some Irish Times articles on - about Gaeltacht Irland Reisen

Including this one - almost at the end of this compilation:
The Irish Times - Saturday, October 23, 2010 Germany wants more Irish culture. Why can't we deliver?

• Yearbook 2015-2016
• Yearbook 2017-2018

1,5 million visitors ar the Cliffs of Moher - 10 pages in German as published in the magazine irland journal  in December 2017

6. Our most recent idea: the Irish develop a totally new strategy : reduce numbers of tourists by 20% - every year. But increase revenue by 50%!
Why not?

More to come.
Also a few more proposals which we may have for you!
If you want to reach out to Markus send your mail to gruppen@gaeltacht.de

If you want to get hold directly of Christian , please send mail to

irland-journal@t-online (or to gruppen@gaeltacht.de).

When do we hear from you?

Kindest regards! Christian Ludwig
- for the whole team in Moers/Germany