Even before Ireland and India were independent states, there were close ties between them in education and literature. The Irish religious orders set up a number of schools in India, many which still operate today. Irish poet W.B. Yeats was a supporter of Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. He even wrote the preface to Tagore’s masterpiece ‘Gitanjali’.

Politically, Ireland and India share many common experiences in our respective histories of 20th century national development.

The reltionship between india and ireland continues in 21st Centuary. Indian students are coming to Ireland  to study ICT, Biotechnology , cloud computing and business in increasing numbers. These young scholers create a lifelong connection between India and Ireland. At nearly 17000 People , the indian community is the largest from Asia currenty living in Ireland.