It’s almost Halloween, and after our very popular Irish Samhain cemetery tour last year, we are once again teaming up with our friends at The Haunts of Brisbane and Friends of South Brisbane Cemetery to bring you our first Irish Samhain Tour of Toowong Cemetery.…
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There is a fascinating piece of Irish history tucked away inside Queensland Parliament – a remarkable library collection assembled and catalogued by an Irishman from County Cork.
On Wednesday, 30 September, Queensland Irish Association Members will take a closer look at Denis O’Donovan and the O’Donovan Collection, with a special talk about the Irish scholar who served as Queensland Parliamentary Librarian for almost three decades.…
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Q.I.A. Christmas Party 2026
SAVE THE DATE!
The Queensland Irish Association’s Q.I.A. Christmas Party 2026 is coming up on:
Saturday, 12 December 2026
12 noon
Wests Rugby Club, Toowong
Come along and celebrate Christmas with friends, family and fellow members of the Queensland Irish community.…
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Welcome to the August 2026 Queensland Irish Association Newsletter.
This edition pays tribute to retiring QIA President Jeff Spender, with highlights from his farewell roast at Brisbane City Hall and a look back at his remarkable contribution to the Association.…
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Welcome to the July 2026 edition of QIA Newsletter.
In this edition, we share photographs and reports from Bloomsday in Brisbane, which was again a huge success.
And we share details of our Farewell Roast of Jeff Spender, as we give our former President a big send-off in Brisbane City Hall.…
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