Dublin and Montreal to become twin cities

MONTREAL – Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre announced that Montreal and Dublin will soon become twin cities.

Twin towns or sister cities have a legal and social partnership that allows for the promotion of cultural, educational and commercial exchanges between them.

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Coderre made the announcement during the annual St. Patrick’s Society charity ball on Friday night .

READ MORE: St. Patrick’s Annual Society Ball kicks off month of Irish celebrations in Montreal

He said he’ll soon be traveling to Dublin to finalize details.

Dublin will be joining a long list of Montreal sister cities including:

• Busan, South Korea;
• Hiroshima, Japan;
• Lucknow, India;
• Lyon, France;
• Manila, Philippines;
• Milan, Italy;
• Paris, France;
• Shanghai, China;
• and Yerevan, Armenia.