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PRESS RELEASE FOR ‘TESTIMONY’, JAN 22ND 2015
Reckoner Productions (Ireland), Foxrock Productions (UK), in association with Bank House Productions are proud to announce a joint production of ‘Testimony’, a debut short film from Writer/Director Kamila Dydyna. “This story has been close to my heart for years. It always struck me that this actually happened, that there was no one there who said:…
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CALL FOR PAPERS: THE IRISH POLISH SOCIETY YEARBOOK, 2015
Call for papers: The Irish Polish Society Yearbook is the official annual journal of the Irish Polish Society starting with the year 2013. It has been established to promote greater mutual interest, integration and understanding between the Irish and Polish communities. The Irish Polish Society Yearbook (IPSY) editorial policy is pluralist and interdisciplinary. The journal…
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OPEN CALL FOR ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION ORGANISED BY THE IRISH POLISH SOCIETY (TO TAKE PLACE IN DUBLIN CITY CENTRE SEPT 2014)
This exhibition is open to artists who are Irish, Polish or of other nationalities interested in both Ireland & Poland. The Exhibition is specifically for artists who are emerging or professional practicing artists (part-time or full time). The criteria for selection are: • Be an IPS member (You can join, see website for detailswww.irishpolishsociety.ie )…
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WE ARE AT HOME – LETS VOTE!
„Vote! You are at home” campaign has been launched in Ireland today to encourage participation in Irish local elections. The campaign in targeting mainly the Polish community in Ireland but also provides information on the local elections to all on www.youareathome.org. The social campaign organized by Forum Polonia and School for Leaders Association educates, informs…
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POLISH AND LOST IN IRELAND: THE SOCIAL MEDIA SOLUTION
Photo :Aleksandra Lojek, who set up a Polish women’s support group on Facebook, at her home in Belfast. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Pacemaker http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/polish-and-lost-in-ireland-the-social-media-solution-1.1560454?page=1 Ireland’s Polish community faces unusual mental health challenges, not least a culture that sees depression as taboo. Solutions include bilingual counsellors and Facebook support Two years ago, Aleksandra Lojek was facing a dark…
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POLISH EMIGRATION POETRY AND PROSE PUBLISHED IN IRELAND AND GREAT BRITAIN IN POLISH AND ENGLISH AFTER THE YEAR 2004
The project aims to generate, analyse and classify Polish emigration poetry and prose published in Poland, Ireland and Great Britain in Polish and English after the year 2004 as a new literary trend and important research material that is a continuation of Polish cultural heritage. The most recent writings of the emigrant authors describe the…
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NEW IRISH COMMUNITIES WRITING WORKSHOP
The Irish Writers’ Centre will be hosting four creative writing workshops aimed at people who are writing in English, where English is not his/her native language. The course is suitable for those new to writing and those who may have written in another language before but are new to writing in English. Participants should be…


