Jarosław Płachecki
Polish immigrant organisations after 2004
Introduction
The present article is intended to order, select types and systematise knowledge of Polish immigrant organisations founded and active in Ireland after 2004. The author does not analyse typical businesses, Polish immigrant schools, trade unions, Polish branches of international organisations in Ireland or purely commercial and service organisations but associations, societies, and organisations of immigrant, cultural, non-profit or business, socio-political or self-help nature united in their goals of promoting Poland and Polish immigrants, integration into Irish society and other aims as provided for by charters or names. The period of 2004-2011 is discussed, though certain facts in the life of Polish immigrants and their organisations from before the EU membership are mentioned for the sake
of continuity. The information on the longest-running organisations will provide the background for discussing Polish immigrants in the 21st century.