Table Quiz – questions relating to Poland and Ireland
Sunday, 27th May, 5:30 pm – A Table Quiz – an entertaining event during which the participants will be trying to answer some questions relating to Poland and Ireland. Refreshments will be served. Entry: free for Irish Polish Society members and € 2 for non-members.
Boleslaw Prus day. – Short introductory talk and screening of the film “The Pharaon”
Year 2012 marks the centenary of death of the outstanding Polish writer, Boleslaw Prus (the pen name of Aleksander Glowacki; he died on 19th May 1912). His works represent a realist novel of the 19th century (similar to French novelists like Balzac, Flaubert, even Zola). Sunday, 20th May, 5:30 pm – a short introductory talk […]
A concert performed by Tamara Niekludow – piano Isabelle Rafter – cello Jack Brennan – flute
Sunday 13th May, 5 pm (Polish House) – Music for piano, cello and flute A concert performed by Tamara Niekludow – piano Isabelle Rafter – cello Jack Brennan – flute The programme includes Trio by Bohuslav Martinu and Sonata “Moonlight” by Ludwig van Beethoven Admission free.
Celebrate Poland’s National Holiday, 3rd May Constitution Day
Irish Polish Society 20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2. On Thursday, 3rd May, 7:15 pm – we will have a special event to Celebrate Poland’s National Holiday, 3rd May Constitution Day. An Evening of Poetry and Music with Anita Jones Dębska author of “Country of the Mind”. Having lived and worked in Poland intermittently over a […]
Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations
The Irish Polish Society has been in existence for over 30 years. It was founded by Fr Klaus Cieszynski, SJ, and its first steering committee was set up on 7th January 1979 (Jan Kaminski was the first IPS chairman and Helena Johnston the secretary). At that time Ireland, and the Irish Polonia, were completely different […]
POLISH HEALTH STUDY
Polish Health Study Are your Polish? Have you been living in Ireland for at least 1 year? Are you over 18 years of age? Would you like to complete a survey about your health and where you access healthcare? This survey was created with the help of Polish people who live in Ireland. I am […]
Irish Polish Society will mark the centenary of the Titanic sinking with a special event
On Sunday, 15th April, 6 pm. we expect to have a guest speaker from Titanic Belfast centre who will give a talk on this legendary liner and the most famous maritime disaster. It will be followed by screening of the film A Night to Remember – the first Titanic movie, made in 1958. A particular […]
Easter Family workshop. Activity: Egg Painting
This workshop is for children 4+, teenagers & their families. Children under 14 will need to be accompanied by an adult. The workshop is a great opportunity not only to try your hand at being creative, but also to meet other parents & children. There will be lots of prizes for the best creative eggs […]
Irish Polish Society traditional celebration of ‘Paddy’s Day’
St Patrick’s Festival will this year run from Friday 16th to Monday 19th March. In the Irish Polish Society we are having our own traditional celebration of ‘Paddy’s Day’. It will take place on Sunday, 11th March, 4pm – 7pm, in the Polish House. A live concert of Irish traditional music, with Irish coffee and […]
St. Casimir’s Fair Dublin Festival of European Cultures 2012
During the weekend 10th -11th of March Irish Polish Society will be taking part in St. Casimir’s Fair Dublin Festival of European Cultures 2012. We are going to: – promote our organisation in Ireland – present Poland from its most interesting sides – show that our country is well prepared for hosting Euro 2012 Prepare […]
Stasko: the Unknown Markiewicz – Lecture by Patrick Quigley
Irish Polish Society, 20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 Sunday, 4 March @ 16.00. Stanislaus (Stasko) Markiewiecz was overshadowed by his famous father and stepmother, Casimir and Constance. He was educated in Ireland, conscripted into the Russian Navy in World War One and held hostage by the Bolsheviks. One of his letters on a cloth was […]
Dictation Competitions – in Polish and in English
The Irish Polish Society organizes a Dictation Competition in Polish on Sunday, 19th February 2012 at 4 pm, and a Dictation Competition in English on the same day at 5 pm @ the Polish House (20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2). Do you know what that is about? That’s easy! Contestants listen to a text read […]
Discussion on immigrants in Ireland
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’
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”
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]