Welcome to the May 2026 QIA Newsletter. We have news of changes to our board. Our President Jeffrey Spender has retired and we welcome our new President, Graham Moloney.
We have a feature by our member Suzie Holland on her visit to the Australian Celtic Festival in Glen Innes.…
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Author Al Finegan.
Meet Alan ‘Al’ Finegan, the author of The Forgotten Explorer, who will present a talk on the remarkable but often overlooked castaway and convict explorer John Finnegan. Al’s research re-examines the life and legacy of this early figure in the history of Moreton Bay and the discovery of the Brisbane River.…
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Welcome to the April Queensland Irish Association Newsletter. This Newsletter was emailed to our Members in early April. If you’d like to receive QIA Newsletters straight to your inbox so you’re ahead of the news, sign up as a Member for just $20 per year.…
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Welcome to the March Queensland Irish Association Newsletter. This Newsletter was emailed to our Members in early-March. If you’d like to receive QIA Newsletters straight to your inbox so you’re ahead of the news, sign up as a Member for just $20 per year.…
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Brisbane City Hall Main Auditorium will once again be the spectacular venue for the annual QIA St Patrick’s Eve Dinner in 2026. The dinner will be hosted by the Queensland Irish Association on Monday, 16th March 2026 from 6.00pm.…
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