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Come & Enjoy a free pint on St. Patrick’s Day with the City of Poznan!

Come & Enjoy a free pint on St. Patrick’s Day with the City of Poznan!

Come and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the City of Poznan, EURO 2012 host city, in the Porterhouse Temple Bar and the Porterhouse Nassau Street. This Saturday, the City of Poznan invites you for a pint!! Everyone at the bar who shows a voucher (distributed at the entrance) or shouts the password “Come & Enjoy!” […]

Call for proper representation of Polish people in Ireland in the media

Call for proper representation of Polish people in Ireland in the media

The Polish community in Ireland wishes to express its deep concern about the consequences of the Irish Independent article ‘Polish waitress packs in job for ‘good life’ on Irish welfare’ published on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012. This article was based on an article published in a Polish newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza, but parts of the interview […]

Michael Farrell the Irish member to the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)

Michael Farrell the Irish member to the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter T.D., today congratulated Mr. Michael Farrell on taking up his position as the Irish member to the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI). Mr. Farrell was nominated by the Minister for the position and he replaces Dr. Mazhar Bari, whose term expired […]

Kasia Walkowska nominated to Ireland Involved Awards 2011

Kasia Walkowska nominated to Ireland Involved Awards 2011

Together Razem Support & Integration Centre, Cork Ireland Involved Awards 2011 are showcasing the work of volunteers across the country and celebrating Ireland’s volunteers. Kasia was nominated by fellow volunteer Marcin Szczerbinski: I would like to nominate Kasia Walkowska, a deputy chairman of Together-Razem Support and Integration Centre, who has committed her energy, experience and […]

Polish teachers working at Polish schools in Ireland have first conference

Polish teachers working at Polish schools in Ireland have first conference

The first annual conference for Polish teachers working at Polish schools in Ireland will take place at the Humanities Institute of Ireland, University College Dublin on Saturday, November 19th, 2011. At a time when the Department of Education and Skills in Ireland is striving to improve and increase literacy levels in Irish schools, migrant-led schools […]

Discover Poland this Saturday 12th of Nov. in the Illac Library in Dublin

Discover Poland this Saturday 12th of Nov. in the Illac Library in Dublin

The Children’s Department in the Central Library, the Polish Embassy in Ireland and Forum Polonia would like to invite children to celebrate cultural diversity and the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. During an hour workshop children will get an opportunity to learn through fun, interactive games and activities about culture, history […]

Minister Shatter signs new nationality and citizenship Regulations

Minister Shatter signs new nationality and citizenship Regulations

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter TD, on the 9th November, 2011 signed Statutory Instrument, 569/11, which introduces an application fee of €175 for all applications for a certificate of naturalisation, as well as changes to forms, in particular to facilitate applicants who are the civil partners of Irish citizens. The […]

Critical research to shape government policy: play your part

Critical research to shape government policy: play your part

Charitable community and voluntary organisations are facing difficult times at the moment, so it’s more important than ever that Government policy towards the sector is informed by the facts about the important work that your organisation, and thousands of others, are doing. At the Wheel, we recognise the important role and valuable contribution that the […]

Changes to Medical Card System

Changes to Medical Card System

From 1st July 2011, a pilot project was launched by the HSE client registration Unit, introducing an online application form for MC. All applications will be directed in future to a single office in Finglas. Traditional way of applying on hard copy application forms are still operational, this new system will gradually be improved as […]

Researcher request

Researcher request

An American visiting student at Trinity College is working on a research project focusing on Polish immigrants to the Republic of Ireland (spanning everything from the relationship between economic and immigration trends to the culture of the immigrant experience). She is the child of a Polish immigrant to the United States and wishes to talk […]