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Celebrating our volunteers 2025
By Birmingham Irish June 24, 2025
Volunteers' Week is all about our volunteers and the special role they play in the delivery of our services to the community, and to celebrate and recognise their fantastic contributions.
Jobe Sullivan teaching music
By Birmingham Irish June 24, 2025
A group has been created with thanks to Jobe Sullivan running our Music Project, operating permanently in Abbey Primary School and Bishop Challoner, and other one-off workshops.
Two people study a book
By Birmingham Irish June 24, 2025
At Birmingham Irish, we feel that the beautiful language of Gaelic is an extraordinary gift that should be passed down from generation to generation with immense pride.
Health Day Event -April 2025
By Larry Fedja May 21, 2025
The Birmingham Irish Health Day Event The event took place on Tuesday 22nd April 2025. Members of the Tuesday club were brilliant, interacting with the agencies involved.
The Páirc Festival
By Birmingham Irish May 21, 2025
The Páirc Summer Series returns to Birmingham this August Bank Holiday Weekend, with brand new features provided in partnership with the Birmingham Irish Association.
Two people study a book
By Birmingham Irish May 21, 2025
At Birmingham Irish, we feel that the beautiful language of Gaelic is an extraordinary gift that should be passed down from generation to generation with immense pride.
BIA Dementia Centre Co-ordinator, Sharon Toy
By Birmingham Irish April 21, 2025
Sharon does an amazing job running all the dementia centres and is always coming up with new activities and incorporating world events that we can celebrate with the clients.
Easter egg artwork
By Birmingham Irish April 19, 2025
On behalf of all at Birmingham Irish Association, we would like to extend to you all a very Happy belated Easter. We celebrated with various parties and activities held at BIA.
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What we're about at Birmingham Irish ..

We provide a wide range of services. From our central Digbeth hub we reach out to all areas of the city including community sites in Erdington, Cotteridge, Harborne, South Yardley, Sheldon, Hall Green, Brandwood, Shirley, Edgbaston, Acocks Green, Kingstanding, Handsworth, Maypole, and Kings Norton.

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A long history of supporting people ..

The Irish Welfare & Information Centre (IWIC) was founded in June 1957. In 2009 IWIC developed a partnership with Birmingham Irish Community Forum (BICF) and combined they were to become what's now known as Birmingham Irish Association.
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