Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Ireland Vanya Andreeva-Malakova expressed hope that in the future there will be a Bulgarian church in Ireland “with a permanently open door for Bulgarians in moments of happiness, joy, sorrow, and the search for comfort.” During a meeting with representatives of the Bulgarian community in Ireland, held at the Embassy of Bulgaria in Dublin on Sunday, she added that “with great excitement, emotion and happiness in our hearts” they celebrated the Feast of Feasts – the Resurrection of Christ.
Earlier in the day, she attended the festive Easter service at All Hallows Chapel on the grounds of the DCU Campus in Dublin, led by Western and Central European Metropolitan Anthony.
Malakova expressed gratitude and appreciation to Metropolitan Anthony. She added that she hopes this service marks the beginning of the future establishment of a Bulgarian church in Ireland.
“We hope that what we experienced today will fill us with strong energy, perseverance and determination, so that we may reach the moment when Bulgarians in Ireland – all of you present at this meeting, as well as those who are not here due to the limited space at the Embassy, all those who very much wished and had registered to attend the festive liturgy but could not arrive due to traffic difficulties – that for all of us there will be a permanent Bulgarian church here,” she said.
According to her, the path that must be taken to achieve this is not easy, but as Metropolitan Anthony has pointed out, there must first be a church mission, followed by a church community, “so that this becomes a sustainable opportunity and practice for all Bulgarians who believe and wish to cross the threshold of the church.”
“So I rely on all of you in the future to lay the foundations together, with the support of the Embassy, the State, and above all the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, so that we may reach that moment,” she added.
The Bulgarian Ambassador also noted that she was pleased by the presence at both the service and the meeting at the Embassy of the three directors general of the public media – Kiril Valchev, Milen Mitev and Milena Milotinova, the directors general of the Bulgarian News Agency, Bulgarian National Radio and Bulgarian National Television, respectively.
Malakova addressed them, noting that Bulgarians in Ireland form a very active community. According to her, they have many ideas, projects, schools and organisations, and are also trying to develop media initiatives.
“It is very important for them that their voice is heard in Bulgaria, that they are visible, because everywhere in the world Bulgarians are, of course, part of the Bulgarian nation as a whole, and we live within this organism regardless of where we are – in Bulgaria or beyond the borders of our homeland. Among us there are also university lecturers in Ireland, we have painters, visual artists, musicians, writers. In fact, the community, whether large or small, is a representative cross-section of the population in Bulgaria,” the Ambassador added. Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Ireland Hopes Bulgarian Church Will Be Established in Dublin 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-12 16:22:54 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law