Ó Ghlúin Go Glúin | An evening to celebrate the stories of Irish women
May 25, 2025
Ó Ghlúin go Glúin | An evening to celebrate the stories of Irish women
In 2025, Úna Gan A Gúna
is delivering a one year project called ‘Ó Ghlúin Go Glúin’! Funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs Emigrant Support Programme, this project connects young women to their Irish elders to record and preserve their stories as oral history interviews.
Find out more on the project website
Join us at Coventry Irish Society on Monday 2 June to hear and recognise the stories of Irish women born in the twentieth century. Listening to snippets from the interviews and hearing from some of the volunteer interviewers, anyone with an interest in Irish, feminist, or oral history is encouraged to attend.
Entry is free, no booking necessary.
Monday 2 June 2025, 6.30-8.00pm.
The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme provides financial payments and health supports to eligible people who spent time in a Mother and Baby or County Home in the Republic of Ireland. For straightforward information on the application process, eligibility criteria, and institutions covered by the Payment Scheme, please see the link to download an information leaflet below. For detailed information and other queries, please visit the GOV.ie website at the link below. Visit the Gov.ie website by clicking here.
The Department for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration has announced the Stardust Recognition Payment Scheme. This is a scheme of ex-gratia recognition payments to survivors who were injured in the Stardust fire in 1981. All survivor beneficiaries of the original Stardust Victims Compensation Tribunal will be solely eligible for this recognition payment. Each person will be eligible to receive a fixed recognition payment of €20,000. Applications for the recognition payments can be made online or by post. A Stardust Recognition Payment Helpline is available during office hours at 01-859 2268 for those who wish to request an application form to be sent to their home address. Help completing the application is available via the helpline and email sdrqueries@justic.ie Applications will be accepted until 5pm on 17 August 2026 The Stardust Recognition Scheme can be accessed at the below link.
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
