{"id":365,"date":"2010-11-03T16:12:45","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T16:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishpolishsociety.ie\/?p=365"},"modified":"2010-12-25T23:34:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-25T23:34:00","slug":"annual-general-meeting-of-the-irish-polish-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/irishpolishsociety.ie\/events\/annual-general-meeting-of-the-irish-polish-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual General Meeting of the Irish Polish Society."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sunday 7th November at 4:30 pm. 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 IPS member.<\/p>\n

HISTORY OF THE IRISH POLISH SOCIETY
\nThe Irish Polish Society is a voluntary, non-profit-making and
\nnon-political or- ganization. Its main aim is to foster Polish culture and
\ntraditions in Ireland and to promote links between Irish and Polish
\npeople.<\/p>\n

The election of a Polish Pope inspired Poles in Dublin to form the Irish
\nPolish Society, and on 7th January 1979 the first steering committee of IPS
\nwas set up. The Pope\u2019s visit to Ireland (29th September \u2013 1st October
\n1979) united us even more, and on 30th Septem- ber 1979 a historic meeting
\nbetween the Pope and His fellow countrymen took place in the Papal
\nNunciature in Dublin.
\nAfter the imposition of Martial Law in Poland on 13th December 1981, the
\nIrish Polish Society began actively lobbying for democratic changes in
\nPoland. The Society also managed to organise substantial aid to Poland with
\nthe help of their Irish friends. Some twenty containers with food,
\nmedicines and clothes were shipped from Dublin to Poland.<\/p>\n

The meetings and gatherings of Poles and their families and friends used to
\ntake place in Milltown College, where the Society\u2019s founder, Fr Klaus
\nCieszynski, was then a student.
\nThanks to a generous legacy from the estate of Wanda Petronella Brown, a
\nPolish lady who married an Irishman, a large Georgian building at 20
\nFitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2, was purchased in 1986. This became the home of
\nthe Irish Polish Society.<\/p>\n

A new chapter in the development of Irish Polish relations began with the
\ncollapse of the Communist system in Poland, and in 1991 the Irish Polish
\nSociety established contacts with the newly open Embassy of the Polish
\nRepublic in Ireland.<\/p>\n

The purpose for which the Society is established is to promote greater
\nmutual interest and understanding between the Irish and Polish
\ncommunities through social and cultural activities and to promote, sponsor,
\nteach, study, advance and encourage interest in and knowledge of the
\nculture, history, peoples, language and traditions generally of Poland and
\nPolish people. The Society organizes lectures, concerts, art exhibitions,
\nliterary events, discussions, social gatherings and other cultural,
\neducational and traditional events. Membership is open to all who live on
\nthe island of Ireland and have an interest in Poland and Polish-Irish
\nrelations.<\/p>\n

In advance of EU enlargement we hosted several meetings and conferences
\nwith politicians and well-known public figures, both Irish and Polish. Our
\nSociety was absolutely committed to enlargement, and, in particular, to
\nPoland\u2019s accession to the EU.<\/p>\n

In 2004 the greatest shift in the relation between Ireland and Poland came
\nwith the opening of the Irish labour market to Polish workers. Since then
\nIPS have been focused on how we should respond to the new situation. We
\nwish to increase our social and cultural activities to promote integration
\nof the new Poles through events and information.<\/p>\n

Irish Polish Society is the only Polish organization in Ireland with full
\nEUWP membership (Europejska Unia Wspolnot Polonijnych \u2013 Union of Polish
\nCommunities in Europe).<\/p>\n

A committee elected annually runs the Society. A newsletter is sent to
\nmembers at least every 6 weeks. Membership is \u20ac 12 per annum , or \u20ac 17 per
\nfamily (students and unwaged \u20ac 10)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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