Coventry Irish Society 30th Anniversary Summer Ball
August 6, 2023
Join us for an evening of celebration on Saturday 9 September.
Coventry Irish Society is delighted to announce our 30th Anniversary Celebration ‘Summer Ball’ at Christ the King Club on Saturday, September 9th 7.30pm – late.
The Charity was founded in 1993 by former Lord Mayor, David Cairns (CIS Honorary President) and has formed a long and proud history of helping the vulnerable Irish in Coventry, as well as being involved in a wide range of cultural services including the Irish Festival, an annual St Patrick’s Day Festival, and an Irish history exhibition, ‘Irish Heart, Coventry Home’.
Rory Ryan, CIS Chairman said, “This is our first Summer Ball since Lockdown, we are delighted to be bringing our Irish community stakeholders together again for our 30th Anniversary celebration. We hope every Irish organisation in the city will attend and welcome as many members and individuals as possible to join us for what will be a great night!”
Performing at the Dinner Dance will be the talented Michael Gallagher
and the McHugh School of Irish Dancers
along with music from DJ Tom. So please join us for some jives and waltzes!
Tickets are £30 (£25 members price)
and are available from CIS offices,
2nd Floor Eaton House, 1 Eaton Road, Coventry, CV1 2FJ or by telephoning 02476256629.
As part of CIS 30th anniversary celebrations we are also offering organisations/businesses a new ‘Associate Membership’ for £100 per-year that will include a full page advert in our ‘Summer Ball Programme’. Please contact us on 02476256629 or email cis@covirishsoc.org.uk for further information.
Join us for a special St. Patrick's day Lunch Club from 12:30pm - 5:00pm at CIS Office, Eaton House | £10 per ticket . Blessing of the Shamrock Mass - 12pm at St Osburg's Church | Blessings of the Shamrock kindly provided by our twin City, Cork. Enjoy an Irish Stew and buffet, a special visit from St Patrick, plus live performances with music from Frankie and the McHugh School of Irish Dancers. Tickets are available at the office. Please contact us on 02476 256629 or get in touch at cis@covirishsoc.org.uk or on Facebook.
Discover more about the history of the Irish in Coventry with this free talk on 19 March, 2026 . Doors open at 6:00pm | Event: 6:30 - 7:30pm. Booking essential - To book, email: cis@covirishsoc.org.uk or call: 02476256629
Come for the Gaeilge - stay for the craic! We're hosting a pop-up Gaeltacht this March in celebration of St. Patrick's day at The Four Provinces, Allesley, Old Road. Friday 13 March from 6pm - All levels welcome - from fluent to a cúpla focal!
