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Wellington Irish Day

Come and join us on Sunday, 5 December for a whole day of celebrations, including the screening of the Late Late Toy show at 1pm (with Santa rumored…

September Newsletter

This month's newsletter includes information about our forthcoming AGM, details on our wellness initiative and highlights our support for the…

July Update

The COVID-19 lockdown has been a difficult time for all of us and resulted in Wellington Irish having to cancel several events which had been planned…

A new look for your Society, St Patrick's parades and parties and RIP Brendan

March is a huge month for the Irish community in Wellington and this year we have many extra special activities to update you on.

 

In this month's…

Grada rock the gardens

What a night! The sun shone, the crowds came out in force and Grada and Pauline Scanlon put on the most amazing set at the Botanic Gardens last month.

Celebrating trailblazing women

The Embassy and the Society partnered to deliver an incredible celebration of the innovation and influence of women at Te Papa in honour of St…

A busy start to 2020 for Wellington's Irish Community, with Pipes and Parades planned!

Hi all, what a wonderful start to the New Year with a packed Botanic Gardens enjoying the wonderful Grada, an inspiring day of discussion at Te Papa…

Pipes in the Park

Wellington's very own Highland Games (with an Irish twist) take place this weekend (15 February) at Waitangi Park and the Wellington Irish Society…

St Patrick's Day Festivities

Keep the date of March 14 free for an incredible family friendly St Patrick's event with the return to Wellington of the parade.

Commemorating William Travers with a Botanic Bench

It was great to see so many  gathered in the Botanic Gardens recently to dedicate a community bench to the memory of William Travers, the…