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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…