Irish in Britain
@irishinbritain
We are a national membership coalition, founded by and for the Irish community in Britain - a progressive voice for community development and representation.
📣Announcement! Applications for our 2025 Ceannairí Nua/ New Leaders' programme are now open! This is a free tailored course for people who want to make a positive difference in the lives of Irish people in Britain through local community organisations irishinbritain.org/news/applicati…
The Manchester Irish History Club @iccmanchester welcomes Lauren Massey to discuss the true story of The Wedding at Kilmainham Gaol of 1916 Easter Rising strategist Joseph Plunkett & Grace Gifford, widowed within hours 31 July 7pm Levenshulme Old Library eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wedding-…?
Troubles, Tragedy & Trauma TTTNI @tttniuk Victims and Survivors Network Next meeting (online) is 8pm Monday 28 July A platform for victims and survivors living in England, Scotland and Wales. Find out more and a link to join: tttni.uk
It was a pleasure to visit Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange @LeedsGATE this week & join the women's health group Everyone got involved in some baking + it was great to see the fantastic health & advocacy work they do for Gypsy, Roma & Traveller communities in West Yorkshire💚
⭐We are recruiting!⭐ Join the Irish in Britain team! We're looking for a Healthy Ageing Coordinator as part of our Healthy Ageing Project 👉Part-time 17.5 hours per week 👉North/Midlands England 👉Fixed term, 18 months contract #JobFairy #Vacancy irishinbritain.org/vacancies/heal…
🧺The Cailíní Picnic for women in the Irish community in Manchester is coming up this weekend! Sunday 27 July, Roman Fort Castlefield at 1pm. Meet up with other women from the community and chat to the @iccmanchester team.
Meitheal Muintire: Irish End-of-Life Care Project bit.ly/MeithealMuinti… We've held workshops in London, Liverpool & Leeds that have generated many powerful conversations... Watch this space for next steps, in the meantime here's a flavour of our London event👇
We're delighted to welcome @IrishinLondon as a new member of Irish in Britain! It's the online gateway to Irish life in London, check out its website for everything from music & food to sports & advice if you are new to London💚☘️ irish-london.com irishinbritain.org/who-we-are/our…
Job opportunity! 🟢Are you passionate about improving lives through high-quality advice services? 🟢Do you have leadership experience? Join the great team at Irish Community Care @iccmanchester as Advice & Information Team Leader 👇 irishinbritain.org/vacancies/advi… #JobFairy #Vacancy
The @LDNIrishCentre is looking for a Choral Leader for the London Irish Community Voices Choir "a creative, friendly, high-energy individual who is excited to work with our community & has a diverse knowledge of Irish music" Rehearsals every Wed evening londonirishcentre.org/about/work-lon…
We had a great visit with our Green Hearts 💚💚campaign to the @ABCGAAmes Here, Valerie Nangle speaks about heart health in the Irish community with Sean Hopkins, @BPCGAA Chairperson on why blood pressure checks matter! Do you know your score? irishinbritain.org/what-we-do/hea…
Orla is one of the graduates of our 2024 Ceannairí Nua New Leaders programme She explains why it was so useful & why she recommends this free course we provide for people who are new Trustees or who are considering volunteering to be on a board bit.ly/NewLeaders2025
Tickets are selling fast for the Irish Network Stevenage Summer Ball with Frankie!☀️ Sat 26 July, 7.30-11pm at the Oval Community Centre Email [email protected] or call 01438 725400 to get yours No ticket, No entry! irishnetworkstevenage.org.uk//index.php
One of our heritage project interviewees, Maura Haughey, sadly passed away recently. She was a much-loved member of the London Irish Pensioners' Choir & in this clip describes her love of music & dancing when she first arrived in London + how bouncers disapproved of her jiving!
It was a pleasure to celebrate 30 years of @MyICCLondon at @IrelandEmbGB last night Their work promotes culture, heritage & creativity & maintains bonds of kinship & shared history across our community Huge congratulations to Peter, William, Ros, all the team & volunteers at ICC!
Ronan Colfer's play, Our Brothers in Cloth, will premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe in August, but you can attend a rehearsed reading in London before that! 🟢 6pm Monday 21 July followed by Q&A & drinks 🟢Elysee, 13 Percy St, WI Free : donations welcome assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/1001-…
The ladies of the Irish Network Stevenage created this beautiful tapestry during their textile class. It features rich symbolism representing both Ireland & Stevenage, the town they’ve proudly called home for many years. See if you can spot Lewis Hamilton & the bodhrán!
Listen in: Siobhán McSweeney explains to Andrew Marr @LBC why she is using her voice to support @LiamConlon2's call for Philomena's Law so survivors of Ireland's Mother & Baby homes living in Britain can accept compensation payments without losing benefits youtube.com/live/7mNf14Xlp…
Irish dancing taster session with Jig and Swig ... places almost sold out! This is 1.5 hour class @LDNIrishCentre is for people looking to try out Irish dancing, starting from the absolute basics, everyone welcome! 6 – 7:30pm, Thurs 24 July 👇 bookwhen.com/jigandaswig/e/…
There's lots happening in this year's @culture_ireland Edinburgh Showcase Programme at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (1 – 25 August) with 8 productions, enabling Irish theatre & dance artists to gain international media & audience recognition for their work & develop networks
