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Skills Support for Workforce: Free Training for Small Organisations Based in London

Latest data on ethnicity in 2021 Census 29 November

A visit to Milton Keynes for Cuimhne workshop

Workshops Announced for Responding to Dementia: Inclusion for All

Influential Oireachtas Committee backs call for voting rights for Irish Citizens Abroad

Cork City Council has unanimously passed a motion calling for voting rights for Irish citizens living abroad!

Danny Fealy is running for Cuimhne for the 4th year in a row!

Call out for important new survey for ESP grantees

Call out for volunteers for IIB Cuimhne film

Membership of Collaborative Forum for former residents of Mother and Baby Homes announced

Ashford Place Wins National Lottery Fund for Irish and Pakistani Heritage Project

Ashford Place unites with Hendon FC on Christmas Connections

Charlie Flanagan is the new Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs

Chair of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee to visit Ibrahim Halawa in prison

THE FIVE YEAR FORWARD VIEW FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Forgotten but not gone: Dr Mary Tilki’s feature in the Journal of Dementia Care

Health Information for Gypsies and Travellers

Seanad reform: Irish in Britain calls for new panel of ‘diaspora’ senators

New guidelines were issued by Caranua | Information for Irish Survivors

Trial of Irish student in Egypt postponed for third time

Irish teenager’s trial postponed again in Egypt as Amnesty call for action

Do you want to perform in Trafalgar Square for St Patrick’s Day?

Irish man in London swimming the English Channel to raise money for Irish sign language recognition campaign

Art exhibition opens to raise money for Parkinsons speech therapist in Nottingham

Irish in Britain’s latest friend – the remarkable Maureen Poundford

A difficult journey but never a lonely one – the Keane family on winning appeal in Irish language case

Nominations open for Volunteer Awards 2026

Nominations for our 2026 Volunteer Awards now open!

Caring For Each Other

Chair-based exercises for lockdown: video

Caring for Carers in our Community during the Covid Pandemic

Creating resources for Irish people living with memory loss and dementia

How can we create a more inclusive community for disabled people

Neasden Temple visit

Plans for the future

Caring for each other

CSC Exemption for the safe pass card

Risk Factors for Heart Disease

Caring for carers

Coronavirus: caring for our community

Cuimhne Memory Loss and Community Support Workshops for Volunteers

Cuimhne Dementia Awareness Training Opportunities for Irish in Britain Groups

The campaign for Philomena's Law

Traditional Irish Festival set for Birmingham

President Higgins State visit and Concert – ‘Ceiliúradh’ (Celebration)

Get your boots on! Veterans needed for Cuimhne Inspires Sports Cup

Giving and Getting: Working together for Diaspora engagement

Mentors and Future Leaders needed for new scheme

Irish in Britain welcomes Chancellor’s Statement about Survivors for Peace

GAA Community call for Pieta House service in London

President Higgins’ Historic State Visit

Danny Fealy and Eddie Fraher to run for Cuimhne at the Great Limerick Run

British & Irish politicians back plan for dementia friendly travel

Dementia Week 2014 – Caring for Carer’s

Blood test breakthrough in search for Alzheimer’s cure

Congratulations to Jimmy Deenihan TD the first Minister for the Diaspora

Irish emigrants may get to vote for ‘diaspora’ Senators

The Story of Minister Deenihan’s Appointment as fist Minister for the Diaspora – from twitter and the web

Welcoming the Appointment of First Minister for the Diaspora.

Influencing Local Commissiong for Health and Care

Will new commissioning rules make a difference for charities and social enterprises?

St Mary’s Professor Wins Academy Grant for Research in New York

“We want to provide opportunities for young people to come home.” Minister Deenihan

Mary Allen of LIC named as one of Presidential Distinguished Service Award recipients

Obama’s Executive Order paves the way for ‘Undocumented Irish’

Health issues facing Irish in Britain discussed at Oireachtas for the first time

Irish Government Announce date for Marriage Equality Referendum

Young emigrants ask Ryanair to offer discount flights home for May 22nd

British Irish Studies Conference – Call for papers

Resources to run arts events for your community

Caranua Event: Support for survivors of institutional abuse – what’s available and where to go

Birmingham Irish Association offers new service for community

Seminal High Court win for the Traveller Movement

Dáil votes for sale of State’s Aer Lingus stake to IAG

MPs sign motion of support for Irelands Marriage Equality vote.

Access to adoption records for thousands under new law

The City of London Scholarship for Anglo–Irish Literature

Today August 17 marks two years of imprisonment for Ibrahim Halawa

Lib Dems back votes for EU citizens and British expats in referendum

EDM on Ibrahim Halawa and Visit of Egyptian President to the UK

Irish producer Oisín Tymon is suing Clarkson and the BBC for racial discrimination

Funding for defibrillators in England

Call for Parliament to debate reports of £320m–a–year cut to Big Lottery Fund

Pro–choice Irish women go public on being ‘exiled’ by need for an abortion

Applications for the London St Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival are open.

Members of Ireland’s Diaspora sought by TV production company for 1916 programme

The Deadline for Submission of Applications to the ESP is 5pm 24th of Feb 2016

Free Small Charities Fundraising Workshops with the FSI – open for booking!

Thank you Minister Deenihan for your work on Diaspora Representation

Three Irish sisters running in Bath to raise funds for rare disorder

Equalities watchdog says discrimination to blame for “entrenched inequalities”

Department for Education announce £2.25million in grant funding

Irish | The invisible ethnicity Health implications for an overlooked minority in Britain

Irish Genealogy releasing Irish ancestry records for free

1st International Congress, UCD: The Global Irish Diaspora. FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS.

Leeds Irish Health and Homes; Aran Home Support Service, for people living with dementia

It’s Ash Wednesday: a time to give something up for the greater good

Leeds Irish Health and Homes launch Aran Home Support Service for people with memory loss

Brent is becoming a friendlier place for people with memory loss

Danny Fealy running for the Cuimhne Project again

Award winning peer to peer homestay hub launched for older adults – The Freebird Club

How to prepare for the general elections on 8 June 2017

Grants to relieve hardship for Irish people living in Greater London

Uncertain future for small and medium–sized charities according to recent info

Read the Department for Work and Pensions newsletter: Touchbase

Penpal scheme for students between Ireland and Britain

NOAH Enterprise awarded 2017 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

Treasure chest of goodies including funding available for prospective Cuimhne group leaders

National Lottery Awards for All – back with a wider remit

Fund available for projects that support older people

Medical Cards Vs GP Visit Cards: what to know if you’re returning to Ireland

Change of rules for Non EEA De Facto partners of Irish Nationals returning to Ireland

We’re launching Step UP, our new framework funded by the National Lottery, Awards For All scheme

Shop via easyfundraising.org.uk for a portion of your Christmas spending to be donated

Applications for ESP funding 2018 open in January

New fund opens for projects to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

A bust St Patrick’s week for Irish in Britain

How to improve gas safety for people you support in their homes

Strong start for Green Hearts campaign

Institute of Irish Studies – Commission for Victims and Survivors: Northern Ireland Office Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland’s Past consultation

Crawley Irish Festival: thanks for a great day!

Jeans for Genes Day

Love Equality: Clare Moore on campaigning in Northern Ireland for LGBT Rights

Applications for Irish passports from the Irish in Britain hit 98,000 in 2018

Nominations open for Irish in Britain’s Second Annual Volunteer Awards

Irish Network Stevenage’s sensitive project is a winner for members

Irish Network Stevenage receives the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

Commission to investigate inequalities in mental health and recommendations to bring about system change for equality

Irish in Britain’s submission for new diaspora policy

Cuimhne team visit Irish diaspora archive

Know Your Numbers Week 9–15 September 2019: Live Well for Longer

The 2019 Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the Irish Abroad announced

Irish Network Stevenage are officially presented with Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

Crunching the Irish numbers for the general election

What does the election result mean for the Irish community?

Nominations open for Irish in Britain’s 2020 Annual Volunteer Awards

Caring for each other

Report calls for cultural shift to combat ageism

Irish Heritage announces bursaries for 2020/21

Mental Health First Aid training for IIB Members

New group for Irish doctors in London

Taoiseach sets out vision for new Shared Island initiative

“Votes for the Irish Abroad is a very live issue….” says Mary McAleese

A chance to take part in public consultations for New Diaspora Policy

The Keane family’s campaign for an Irish inscription

Keeping connected for St Patrick’s Day 2021

London Ambulance crews fundraise for Irish in Britain

Irish Heritage Announces New Bursary for String Instruments

Brexit: new rules from 1 January 2021 – what do they mean for the Irish in Britain?

Ceannairí Nua/New Leaders 2022 programme open for applications

Irish in Britain partners with the University of Nottingham for analysis of the UK 2021 Census

New services for Irish survivors

Irish in Britain joins call for an urgent government response on cost-of-living crisis

New posters published on rights for the Irish in Britain post Brexit

Irish in Britain wins Lottery funding for ambitious heritage project to celebrate 50-year anniversary

Nominations open for Irish in Britain Volunteer Awards 2023

Applications for our 2024 Ceannairí Nua New Leaders' programme now open

Nominations open for Volunteer Awards 2024!

Momentum grows for Philomena's Law

Ireland makes history as first country in world to call for marriage equality by popular vote.

Support for Philomena's Law among MPs at Westminster Hall debate

Applications for our 2025 Ceannairí Nua New Leaders' programme now open

Collaborative Forum of former residents of Mother and Baby Homes

Memory Loss Training with East London Irish Pensioners' Forum

Well done to Luton Irish Forum volunteers

Phone & Computer

Information Governance and Data Protection

Information sessions

Ashford Place Community Centre Living Well Day

Unforgettable Crawley Irish Festival Fun in its 21st Year

Information briefing from LIARC on the Referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment

Cultural Forums

Cuimhne visits London Met’s Irish in Britain archive

Global Irish Civic Forum

Cuimhne visits the Museum of Brands

GRT Advice Workers Forum

Member Forums

The Global Irish Civic Forum 2023

Sam Maguire visits his London followers

British–based symphysiotomy survivors urged to come forward and apply to payment scheme

Taoiseach and Minister Flanagan launch a major review of Irish foreign policy

Global Irish Civic Forum

Global Irish Civic Forum takes place in Dublin June 3 – 4

Global Irish Civic Forum a great success

‘New planning rules could force thousands of Gypsies and Travellers back onto the road’ says TTM

Leeds Gate and Ben Chastney join forces to poke fun at injustice through on–line comic strip.

The Irish in Britain National Clubs Forum

Sister P formerly from Kilkenny receives High Sheriff’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Luton Irish Forum gets almost £400k to reduce social isolation in older Irish people

Irish in Britain Cultural Forum May 2018

Irish in Britain Cultural Forum September 2018

Minister publishes recommendations from Mother and Baby Homes Forum

Large increase in visitors to the National Archives online since Covid–19 restrictions

Don’t feel alone with songs from home

County Longford – Contae an Longfoirt

County Tyrone – Contae Thír Eoghain

County Wexford – Contae Loch Garman

County Waterford – Contae Phort Láirge

East London Irish Pensioners' lively keep fit session

East London pensioners Keep Fit

County Donegal – Contae Dhún na nGall

Clover HR information sessions

Emigrant Support Programme Information

May Election Information

Resources and information

Welfare and Support information

Covid 19: resources and information

Passport Information

Irish Survivors information

Comhar Bulletin Winter 2025/26

Irish in Britain Newsletter March 2026

Comhar Bulletin Spring 2026

Irish in Britain Newsletter April 2026

Degrees of Ethnic Inclusion revisited

BIG Lottery Fund announces £260 million to support access to European Funding

A PhD student seeks Irish prisoners in England and Wales to complete survey

Mixed Race Irish appear before Oireachtas Committee

Ibrahim Halawa trial postponed again

First Female Head at Oxford University is an Irish academic

Traveller Movement complains to Met Police Commissioner about racist threads from ‘I’ve met the Met’ facebook group

Speaking of I.M.E.L.D.A. perform the ‘Rogue Rose of Tralee Pageant’.

Free ‘Lone Worker’ Training

Ireland’s real life ‘Home Alone 2’ story of two boys who ran away to NYC

Bressie gives impassioned speech about the ‘epidemic of this generation’

Are the Irish mentioned in your local Health and Wellbeing Strategy?

Caranua information event

Prof Mary McAleese Commends Transformation In British–Irish Relations

Passport Information

UK’s referendum on EU membership: Key Information and FAQ’s

Have you taken the ‘One You’ healthy lifestyles quiz?

A chance to have your screenplay performed

Help Lewisham Irish Community Centre raise money to build a community allotment

Pensions Reform: what you need to know

Play set in Wandsworth prison to be performed in Wandsworth prison

Emigrant Support Programme Information Sessions

Migration, loneliness and health

Emigrant Support Programme Information Sessions

The cost of living alone is not just financial

Member Spotlight – Southwark Irish Pensioners Project

Charity effort shows the power of the global Irish community

Befriending can overcome Loneliness

ESP information sessions 2020

ONS loneliness figures

Emigrant Support Programme Information Sessions 2021

Census information webinar with ONS

East London Irish Pensioners come back with a bang, waltz and jive!

Emigrant Support Programme Information Sessions 2022

New Birth Information and Tracing Bill published

Over 150 people attend the Ashford Place Health Event

A milestone 100th recording!

Do you recognise anyone in this 1937 photo? Update!

Spotlight on Ashford Place's dementia services

St Brigid's Day 2026