Discussion on immigrants in Ireland
February 2, 2012 by IPS · Leave a Comment
As the result of an article, about Polish immigrants in Ireland (http://www.independent.ie/national-news/polish-waitress-packs-in-job-for-good-life-on-irish-welfare-3005781.html), which was published by the Irish Independent our organization, the Irish Polish Society, has received a lot of e-mails sent either by other journalists or by individuals asking for comments. The article was based on another (http://wyborcza.pl/1,75480,11028074,Polak_w_Irlandii__Kocham_cie__bezrobocie.html),(http://www.dublin.polemb.net/files/Poles%20in%20Ireland-translation.pdf) published by a Polish journalist in [...]
Illustrated lecture of Gabriel Doherty on the topic of the reception accorded in Ireland to the Polish trade union ‘Solidarity’
January 26, 2012 by IPS · Leave a Comment
The Irish Polish Society invites you for a special event organized in connection with the Exhibition “The Phenomenon of Solidarity”. At 7:30 pm, on the evening of Thursday, 2nd February, Polish House – 20 Fitzwilliam Pl. Gabriel Doherty of the School of History, University College Cork, will give an illustrated lecture on the topic of [...]
Exhibition “The Phenomenon of Solidarity: Pictures from the History of Poland, 1980–1981”
January 21, 2012 by IPS · Leave a Comment
The exhibition was prepared to commemorate 30th anniversary of the birth of the Solidarity Movement. It presents the important events from the strikes of August 1980 to the imposition of Martial Law in December 1981. The exhibition also depicts the path which led to the Solidarity Trade Union’s establishment, its relations with the communist regime [...]
Czesław Miłosz (1911-2004) – Polish poet and the Nobel Prize winner
January 9, 2012 by IPS · Leave a Comment
On Sunday, 15th January, 5 pm (Polish House) the Irish Polish Society will have a special audio-visual event dedicated to Polish poet, the Nobel Prize winner, Czesław Miłosz (1911-2004). The year 2011 was designated Miłosz Year to commemorate the centenary of the poet’s birth. The Irish Polish Society had already one ‘Miłosz event’ in October.The [...]
Christmas Carols with Polish ‘Oplatek’ and the best of Polish and Irish festive food
December 5, 2011 by IPS · Leave a Comment
Wishing all our Members and Friends a very Happy Christmas the Irish Polish Society invites you for our traditional Christmas celebration: On Sunday, 18th December, at 4 pm, Polish House (20 Fitzwilliam Place, D.2) Christmas Carols with Polish ‘Oplatek’ and the best of Polish and Irish festive food. The cost of participation: · Free for [...]
Piano Recital – Tamara Niekludow
November 21, 2011 by IPS · Leave a Comment
The Irish Polish Society invites you to a concert in the Polish House (20 Fitzwilliam Pl.) Sunday, 27th November, at 5 pm. A Piano Recital will be given by a young Polish pianist Tamara Niekludow (b.1989 in Gdansk), laureate of many Polish national and international competitions and prizes. Music by: Bach, Haydn, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, [...]
Polish teachers working at Polish schools in Ireland have first conference
November 15, 2011 by IPS · Leave a Comment
The first annual conference for Polish teachers working at Polish schools in Ireland will take place at the Humanities Institute of Ireland, University College Dublin on Saturday, November 19th, 2011. At a time when the Department of Education and Skills in Ireland is striving to improve and increase literacy levels in Irish schools, migrant-led schools [...]
The Polish Muse: A Story of Polish Poetry in 12 Poems, with Anita Jones-Dębska
November 11, 2011 by IPS · Leave a Comment
Irish Writers’ Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1 Monday, 14th November 2011, 7.30 pm. Admission free, all welcome! Presented in conjunction with the Irish Polish Society and the Irish Translators’ and Interpreters’ Association A presentation of Polish poetry in English translation, suggesting how an individual poem may crystallise a particular mood or moment in the [...]
Annual General Meeting of the Irish Polish Society
October 27, 2011 by IPS · Leave a Comment
AGM will be held, on Sunday 6th November at 4.00pm in the Polish House, 20 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin 2. Everybody is warmly invited to take part. Anyone who is interested can stand as a candidate for the new committee if he /she is already a society member. The Irish Polish Society is the main organization [...]
Milosz – Poet of the Borderland
September 23, 2011 by IPS · Leave a Comment
The Irish Polish Society presents a celebration of Poland’s great modern poet with Wladyslaw Rokicinski, founder of the Poland-Ireland Friendship Society. Sunday, October 9th in 20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 16.00-18.00 Admission Free. All Welcome! Join us to honour the centenary of Milosz’s birth with a reading of his poems in English and Polish. The [...]