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Quakers in Ireland
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Quakerism is rooted in Christianity. We are formally known as the Religious Society of Friends. Registered Charity Number CHY:8033 CRA:20019273.
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Jingle and Mingle with us on 6th December and help raise funds for a great cause!
This year’s IQFA Sale will take place in Monkstown Quaker Meeting House, Dublin, A94 H9D6 from 11am to 3pm.
We look forward to seeing you then!
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November 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Next week, join Friends from around the world for worship hosted by FWCC Asia West Pacific Section. All are welcome. In Ireland, the Meeting will begin at 7.00am
You can register to participate using this registration link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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A quote from William Penn: "True silence is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment."
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November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Denise Gabuzda represented Quakers in Ireland today at the Inauguration of Catherine Connolly.
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Quaker Service is looking for a values-led Executive Director to guide their small, committed team in providing meaningful services across Northern Ireland.

For more information visit the Quaker Service website: quakers-in-ireland.ie/wp-content/u...

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November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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This year’s fundraising sale in support of Irish Quaker Faith in Action will take place at 11am-3pm on Saturday 6 December at the Monkstown Meeting House.

More information about how to contribute items for the sale will be distributed in due course.

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October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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A quote from William Penn (1644–1718). Penn was an English writer, theologian and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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IYM Clerk Will Haire at the EMES executive committee meeting in Vienna back in September.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Three Irish Friends joined German Yearly Meeting at Quakerhaus in Bad Pyrmont last weekend, at the celebrations for 100 years of German Yearly Meeting. IYM was represented by Andrea Ward (Monkstown) and was joined by Will Haire who was representing FWCC-EMES and Bronwen Haire (South Belfast).
October 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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A Quaker Learning Day will take place at Quaker House, Dublin on Saturday 1st November 2025. For more information or to register, visit our website:
quakers-in-ireland.ie/2025/09/18/q...
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October 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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A broad spectrum of church leaders in Britain and Ireland has made another urgent call for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza. Will Haire, clerk of Ireland Yearly Meeting, has added Irish Friends’ voice to this statement.
Report and the full statement:
www.archbishopofyork.org/news/cardina...
October 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Rowena Loverance has reflected on the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, from a Quaker viewpoint.

To read the piece, visit our website: quakers-in-ireland.ie/2025/08/09/q...

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October 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Join Eustace Street Friends for testimony from second-generation Hiroshima survivor Kyoko Gibson along with Irish voices on peace and nuclear disarmament. Co-hosted by Afri, Irish CND, and Dublin Quakers. This event is free but you must register at the link below.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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This talk, led by Rob Goodbody, explores the wider Quaker response across Ireland.

Monday 13th October 2025, 8pm Donaghmore Heritage Centre Admission: £5 (or through membership (£20)- Pay at the door. Tea and chat afterwards🔗 Zoom link bookable via EventBrite
Quaker Relief During the Great Famine
Quaker relief in the Great Famine: seed, aid, survival. A story of compassion and courage across Ireland with lasting impact.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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The roof of the kitchen in Bessbrook Meeting House recently collapsed. Read a story from Fiona Devlin (Cork Meeting) about how a Gofundme campaign set up to help raise the £12,000 needed to repair, and how to donate: quakers-in-ireland.ie/2025/09/22/r...

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October 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Great to see an article in the Belfast Telegraph this week discussing Quaker peace work during the Troubles. Read the full article here: archive.is/QEkye#select...
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October 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Clodagh Davis from Enniscorthy
on Christian Media this Saturday

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Simply Divine
Sat 4th Oct 2025 10.04-10.30am

Maria Colfer speaks with Anthony Di Mauro

Also to Clodagh Davis on World Quaker Day.
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If you have been listening to South East Radio within the following areas: Northern Ireland / UK / Jersey / Guernsey on the following platforms: Tunein
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October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Belfast will be busy for World Quaker Day this Sunday! Pop along to South Belfast or Frederick Street Meeting to join in the fun, or find an event anywhere in the world: fwcc.world/event/wqd-20...

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October 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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World Quaker Day will be happening this Sunday, 5th October! Find a list of all events happening around the world here: fwcc.world/event/wqd-20...

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September 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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How a quiet group of Quakers provided a little normality for Maze Prison families during the Troubles.

Full article here:

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September 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Worship as a unifying force: Rufus Jones, 100 years ago in the Friend (16 October 1925)
‘But worship is different.’

It is like love, and therefore it draws together and unites. Worship is not theory; it is discovery, adoration, joy, peace, communion, fellowship.

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Worship as a unifying force: Rufus Jones, 100 years ago in the Friend (16 October 1925) | The Friend
‘But worship is different.’| The Friend
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September 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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EcoQuakers Ireland Eco-Query 4 – Time Outdoors

Do we spend more time outdoors, noticing, appreciating and connecting with nature on our doorstep? Do we celebrate and protect the diversity of the natural world?

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September 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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World Quaker Day
Sunday October 5th
Theme: Love Your Neighbour

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September 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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A quote from Quaker Life And Practice 4.5 to guide us.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Our friends at FWCC are delighted to share that the 2024 World Plenary Meeting Documentary is now available to watch online.

fwcc.world/2024-world-p...

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September 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM