In Her Footsteps - Community Collage | Call for Submissions!
May 25, 2025
In honour of Mo Mowlam,
we are creating a collage called In Her Footsteps.
This collage of pictures of ordinary, everyday women in our community will pay tribute to the unsung heroes, past and present, who have shaped our values and made the world we live in a better place, such as our nurses, Irish mammies, nannies, and any woman who we find inspirational.
The collage will be on display at the Coventry Irish Society and will be unveiled at the Equal-i-tea
on 19 August 2025.
If you would like to contribute to the collage, then please could you send us a photograph together with the name of your nominated person and a short sentence or two on who they are and why they inspire you.
This will be quite a big project and therefore we will not be able to return photographs.
We would also ask that written consent is obtained from any living person to be featured in the collage.
Contributions can be handed to a member of staff in the office or emailed to: cis@covirishsoc.org.uk up and until 23 July 2025.
Coventry Irish Society are delighted to host guest speaker, Dr Ian Malcolm, Irish language teacher, broadcaster, journalist, & political commentator, for an engaging talk on the Irish language as a shared cultural treasure open to everyone of all backgrounds. Delivered in English, this talk will highlight the rich history and beauty of the Irish language, with reflections on its long presence across these islands and its place in today’s society. Advance booking only. To book your free place please email: cis@covirishsoc.org.uk
Linda Ervine was born into a working-class Protestant family in east Belfast. She is the manager of the first Irish language centre to be based in a loyalist area. When she began learning Irish in 2011, no one would have conceived of the idea of an Irish language centre in the heart of east Belfast but despite the many difficulties, Turas is now one of the largest providers of Irish language classes in Belfast. She is the founder of Scoil na Seolta, the first Integrated school to teach through the medium of Irish. In 2021 she was honoured to receive the MBE for her work promoting the Irish language. In 2023 she was given an honorary doctorate by Queen’s University and in 2025 she was made a member of the Royal Irish Academy as well as an honorary degree from Trinity College in June that year and an honorary degree from the Open University in October 2025. In March 2026, she was appointed to the Irish Council of State by President Catherine Connolly. About the event: Thursday 11 June | 1pm-1.45pm. This is a FREE online webinar. To book, please email us: cis@covirishsoc.org.uk with names and contact emails of all attendees. Registration closes 04 June 2026. The online link will be emailed to attendees prior to the event. With support from: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Reconciliation Fund.
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