Keeping Our Community Connected ~ Irish Community Services supports Irish people in Greenwich, Bexley and Lewisham, offering advice, advocacy and support.
Irish Charity in South London
Joined May 2015
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Happy Anniversary and thank you for all you do in the community!
Thank you to @CliveEfford for signing!
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Green Curtain Theatre urgently needs your help for its next production - a combination of songs & stories focussed on Irish identity
They want to hear from Irish people living in Britain, including 2nd & 3rd generation Irish who have an Irish passport☘️
greencurtaintheatre.co.uk/my…
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The #SharedIsland initiative features the Future Takes series, conversations on a future Ireland.
Our CEO Brian Dalton contributes on themes of identity, civil society and community activism within the diaspora.
youtu.be/rZ9PWqgpchg?si=xOUd…
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Job opportunity!
Would you like to join the well-established & successful Irish Community Services @IrishCommServ as a Service Manager?
Find out more & access the application form👇
#Jobfairy #Vacancy
irishinbritain.org/vacancies…
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Tonight the @MayorOfBexley & Deputy Mayor were delighted to join members of the @IrishCommServ at their 40th Anniversary Summer Ball celebrations.
It was a pleasure to meet staff, trustees & supporters and to hear about such great work taking place in our local community.
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For #DementiaActionWeek #DAW24 Join us at Eltham library @GreenwichLibs find out about support available after a dementia diagnosis meet staff from @IrishCommServ @MindCharity @OxleasNHS @GrantSaw @Royal_Greenwich & fun activities
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Ann was born in Co. Limerick and did her nurse training in 1976, becoming a SEN. She worked at the Seamen’s Hospital, Greenwich and later at Lewisham Hospital until she retired in 1999.
Full interview - ldnmet.ac/UU4t50RCL5w
#NursesDay2024 #Irish #Nurses @londonmetuni
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In 1971, 31,000 Irish-born nurses made up 12 percent of all nursing staff in the NHS in Britain
Our online heritage exhibition features oral histories from former nurses including @MaryTilki @EAnionwu @AnnLynchlucas & Claire Hagan💚
#InternationalNursesDay
exhibitions.irishinbritain.o…
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#WhyArchives ... to help collect and preserve community voice, and enrich our understanding of a subject, topic or culture through lived experience - collections.londonmet.ac.uk/…
Speakers from Healing the Wounds #OralHistory Project (2016)
#Archive30 #Irish #Diaspora @IrishCommServ
ALT A selection of nine portraits
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The project team thank interviewees and the #Irish Community in #Greenwich, #Bexley and #Lewisham, the staff team @greenwichherit, the Trustees, Director, staff and volunteers of @IrishCommServ
Interviewers include Ann Lucas and Jo Higgins (among others)
#Diaspora
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Born in County Galway, Nuala shares her story of travelling from Ireland to London in 1970.
This is one of many important #OralHistories we are making available on our catalogue. From Healing the Wounds Project (2016) - ldnmet.ac/7qnS50RcRmL
@IrishinBritain @HeritageFundUK
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Today London celebrated St. Patrick's Day in style.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in honouring Irish culture and recognising the vital contribution that London's Irish community makes to our city.
Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh! ☘️
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Happy #StPatricksDay to everyone celebrating in Old Bexley and Sidcup.
Plus a special thank you to all the incredible community volunteers at @IrishCommServ ☘️
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh!
Happy St Patrick's Day to everyone celebrating in Erith and Thamesmead, Ireland and around the world.
I'm grateful to my Irish constituents for continuing to enrich our diverse community.
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Sunday March 17th - Walk with us in the London St Patrick's Day Parade londonirishlgbt.com/2024/03/… via @lilgbt
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Have you got your ticket to #ImaginingIreland yet?
An evening of amazing contemporary Irish music awaits @BarbicanCentre on March 4!
Head to our website for more info, including a special playlist curated by @SorchaRichardsn 🎧
Check it out here👇 ireland.ie/en/greatbritain/l…
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Don't forget our exhibition Look Back to Look Forward: 50 Years of the Irish in Britain is currently open at the London Irish Centre!
Come along & listen to the oral history clips, have a cuppa & check out the programme of events @LDNIrishCentre too
irishinbritain.org/whats-on/…
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📻Join us tonight 🗓️Thu 02 Nov ⏰7pm for #BrightSideOfTheRoad radio. Themes incl. Refugees & Irish Travellers. Guests: @AlfDubs & Sarah Dunne. Live music @jeanettemurphy_. Latest at @irishinbritain's exhibition + author Claire Kilroy📚
Listen on @PortobelloRadio 📻Don't miss it!
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Our staff will be in Bexleyheath today at the Broadway Shopping Centre. If you are in Bexleyheath between 2pm and 4pm, why not come along and say hello? We will be near Costa and happy to chat about all the services that we provide
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Out now: our heritage exhibition tour poster - digital & hard copy!
Please share widely!
+ postcards for each city the exhibition will visit - if you can distribute publicity in your networks, let us know💚
Thanks to @HeritageFundUK
#IrishInBritain50
bit.ly/50YearProject
