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IJA Annual Dinner 2026 | Photo Gallery

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A huge thank you to everyone who joined us on Friday, 16th June, for the IJA Annual Dinner 2026 at the beautiful College Green Hotel, Dublin.
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It was a special evening celebrating friendship and the strong ties between Ireland and Japan, and we appreciate the friendship and support of our members, friends, corporate partners, and the wider community. Event guests were welcomed by Rie Mishima, Master of Ceremonies, followed by a beautifully presented Kagura dance ‘Toyosaka’ by Kaai Onozaki, Embassy of Japan in Ireland, and opening remarks by Neil Cowhey, IJA Chairperson.
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Neil Cowhey, IJA Chairperson

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It is an immense privilege to stand before you tonight as the Chairperson of the IJA.Looking out across this room, I see a vibrant reflection of the enduring friendshipbetween Ireland and Japan. We are joined tonight by a unique blend of industryleaders, educators, artists, and students. It is this specific mix that makes the IrelandJapan Association so special. – Neil Cowhey, IJA Chairperson.
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Rie Mishima, Master of Ceremonies and the IJA Council Member

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Kaai Onozaki, Embassy of Japan in Ireland

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We were honoured to welcome H.E. Mr. Manabu Miyagawa, Ambassador of Japan to Ireland, and Mrs. Noriko Miyagawa to the celebrations, and we thank the Ambassador for sharing such warm and inspirational remarks with our guests. Read the full speech here!
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The IJA has always played a vital role in making our bilateral relations rich and resilient. I would like to once again extend my heartfelt congratulations on the Association’s receipt of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation last year. – H.E. Mr. Manabu Miyagawa, Ambassador of Japan to Ireland
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H.E. Mr Manabu Miyagawa, Ambassador of Japan to Ireland

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A very special thank you goes to our Guest Speaker, Peter Barrett, CEO of SMBC Aviation Capital, for addressing our guests and sharing his valuable insights and experiences.
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Peter Barrett, CEO, SMBC Aviation Capital

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We would also like to highlight and thank all of our generous prize sponsors for their support of the evening: SuMi TRUST Global Asset Services, Fitzwilliam Capital, Dillon Eustace LLP, GenZen, and Azumi Uchitani.
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Finally, a huge thank you to the entire IJA Council team and volunteers whose hard work and support helped make the evening such a success! Thank you all again for celebrating with us!
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IJA Annual Dinner 2026 – Photo Gallery 1 and Photo Gallery 2 on Facebook!
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Business Seminar ‘Driving Business Growth through Sustainability’ | PHOTO GALLERY

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On 21st February, Ireland Japan Association and Ireland Japan Chamber of Commerce (IJCC) invited their members to participate in the business seminar ‘Driving Business Growth through Sustainability’ which was hosted in Dublin by the IJA and IJCC member PwC Ireland. This was our second collaboration event with the Ireland Japan Chamber of Commerce.

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From L-R: Dominic Keogh, IJCC, Mary Honohan, PwC Ireland, David Swan, Chief Operations & Sustainability Officer at SMBC Aviation Capital, Jeff Aherne, CEO at EVHACS, Ruairi Williamson, Managing Director at Hitachi Energy, and Caoimhe Giblin, Commercial Director at ElectroRoute.

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H.E. Mr. Norio Maruyama, Ambassador of Japan to Ireland, opened the event, and we were delighted to welcome a list of experts for the panel discussion: David Swan, Chief Operations & Sustainability Officer at SMBC Aviation Capital, Caoimhe Giblin, Commercial Director at ElectroRoute, Jeff Aherne, CEO at EVHACS, and Ruairi Williamson, Managing Director at Hitachi Energy. Event was moderated by Dominic Keogh, IJCC.

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During event our experts shared examples and case studies of how their companies are using sustainability as a driver for business growth and what the future holds for sustainability, offering first-hand access to industry leading practices that can be adapted for businesses across Ireland. Discussions were followed by Q&A session and networking.

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H.E. Mr. Norio Maruyama, Ambassador of Japan to Ireland

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David Swan, Chief Operations & Sustainability Officer, SMBC Aviation Capital

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Jeff Aherne, CEO, EVHACS

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Ruairi Williamson, Managing Director, Hitachi Energy

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Caoimhe Giblin, Commercial Director, ElectroRoute

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Moderator of the event: Dominic Keogh, IJCC

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We would like to thank our partners – Dominic Keogh and his team at the IJCC, and our wonderful hosts – Mary Honohan and her team at PwC Ireland for all their support and work to make this event such a great success.

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Photos: Azumi Uchitani

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Cpl Resources team wins the IJA Golf Cup in 2022

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The IJA Annual Golf Outing 2022 tournament took place on 5th September at the beautiful Foxrock Golf Club, Dublin.

We would like to thank all the teams who supported us and participated in the tournament this year, and we send special congratulations to the winners – Cpl Resources team – who came first and won the IJA Ishikawa Cup in 2022!

Stephen Mullin, Cpl Resources, receives the IJA Ishikawa Cup from Raymond Hegarty, IJA Chairperson

1st place – Cpl Resources team
Stephen Mullin
Tom Kennedy
Fionan O’Sullivan
Eoin Greene

Congratulations to 2nd and 3rd place winners:

2nd place – Dillon Eustace team
Paul Breen
Peter Harvey
Darragh Sheehan
David Kavanagh

3rd place – SMBC Aviation Capital team

Tom Tanaka
Tomoo Fukuda
David Swan
Breifne Ryan

Many thanks to all participants of the tournament this year: Dillon Eustace, Mitsubishi Electric, SMBC Aviation Capital, Cpl Resources, Michael Darcy and David Dodd.

 

We would like to thank IJA Council members and event team who helped to organise this event: Stephen Mullin, Darina Slattery, and Raymond Hegarty.

We would like to thank our prize sponsors, the IJA Council and Cpl Resources, our hosts and team at the Foxrock Golf Club for all the help and support before and during our event, and last but not least – all our event participants who joined us on this day and made it such a great success.

We are looking forward to our Golf Outing 2023 tournament next year!

Raymond Hegarty, IJA Chairperson (left) and Michael Darcy, IJA Individual Member and former Chairperson (right)

Dillon Eustace Team – 2nd place winners

 

Mitsubishi Electric team wins IJA Golf Outing Cup 2021

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The IJA Annual Golf Outing 2021 tournament took place on 13th September at the beautiful Foxrock Golf Club, Dublin.

We would like to thank all the teams who supported us and participated in the tournament, and send special congratulations to the winners – Mitsubishi Electric team who came first and won the IJA Golf Cup 2021 this year with a score of 55.6:

Ciaran Moody
Fergus Daly
Liam Hoctor
Brendan Clarke

Mitsubishi Electric team receiving the IJA Golf Cup 2021 from Raymond Hegarty, IJA Chairperson

Congratulations to 2nd and 3rd place winners:

2nd place – CPL Resources team
Stephen Mullin
TJ Kearns
Fionan O’Sullivan
Tom Kennedy
3rd place – VIOTAS team
Mark Gilsenan
Kevin Brophy
Emeka Chukwureh
Rober Forbes

Many thanks to all the teams who participated in the tournament this year: Dillon Eustace, Mitsubishi Electric, Bank of Ireland, VIOTAS, SMBC Aviation Capital, CPL Resources and A&L Goodbody.

We would like to thank everybody who helped to organize this event: IJA Council members Stephen Mullin, Darina Slattery and Raymond Hegarty, IJA Chairperson.

Big thanks goes to all the teams who sponsored amazing prizes for the prize-giving ceremony.

We are thankful to our hosts at the Foxrock Golf Club for all the help and support before and during our event, and last but not least – our thanks goes to all the participants who joined us on this day and made it such a great success.

We are looking forward to our Golf Outing 2022 next year!

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