The Federation of Irish Societies in Britain has published the “FIS Guide to Setting Up an Elders’ Lunch Club”. It looks like a great resource for groups interested in enhancing the lives of elders. The handbook notes the benefits of a lunch club are extensive: A lunch club, not only allows organisations to improve their… Continue reading FIS publishes guide to elders’ lunch clubs
Category: services for emigrants
Member Publication: “Memories of the Past”
Ottawa’s Irish Drop-In Group has created a wonderful miscellany called “Memories of the Past: Stories and Recipes from Ottowa’s Irish Drop-In Group”. The eclectic collection of reminiscences, poems, jokes, photographs and more is a splendid insight into the lives of the 40+ seniors in the drop-in group, which meets every week at Margaret Mary’s Church… Continue reading Member Publication: “Memories of the Past”
Emigrant chaplains featured on TG4
A four-part documentary is telling the stories of emigrant chaplains in Britain and the US. Séiplinigh na nImirceach, being aired on TG4 throughout May, tells the story of four members of the Emigrant Chaplaincy Scheme, which was set up in 1957 to serve emigrants in the US and Britain. One of those interviewed is Ean… Continue reading Emigrant chaplains featured on TG4
IECE replaced by Commission for Migrants
The Irish Episcopal Commission for Emigrants has been restructured. The move was announced following the March 2008 General meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference held in Maynooth. The IECE has been replaced by the Commission for Migrants, which is a Commission of the Irish Episcopal Conference. This Commission is supported by a Council for Immigrants… Continue reading IECE replaced by Commission for Migrants
“Irish Prisoners Abroad” published by DFA
A report highlighting the status of Irish prisoners abroad has been written by Chris Flood for the Department of Foreign Affairs. According to “Irish Prisoners Abroad”, there are about 800 Irish prisoners abroad, although Mr Flood recognises that this estimate is likely to be on the low side, as not all prisoners are known to… Continue reading “Irish Prisoners Abroad” published by DFA
Services meet final needs of emigrants
Also on a funereal theme, the Galway Independent is carrying a story on “a mysterious Galway man”, now a New York resident, who has made a most unusual purchase – he has spent $100,000 so that he can be buried under Irish soil in America, where he has spent most of his life. The Independent… Continue reading Services meet final needs of emigrants