For more than 65 years…

the Aisling Society of Sydney has provided stimulating and friendly settings for anyone who is interested in Ireland and Australia – their history, culture, economy and destiny and their relationship with each other – whether or not of Irish descent.

Calendar

Aisling Events
Wednesday 22 February 2023 Annual General Meeting 6 pm at the Consulate-General of Ireland, Level 26, 1 Market Street, Sydney and via Zoom. The guest speaker, Professor Peter Kuch, will speak about his research for his latest book on Irish theatre in early colonial Australia.
Friday 10 March 2023 St Patrick’s Day Dinner 6.30 for 7 pm at the Sir Stamford Hotel, Macquarie Street, Sydney The guest speaker to be announced.
Wednesday 26 April 2023 Ordinary Meeting 6 pm at the Consulate-General of Ireland, Level 26, 1 Market Street, Sydney and via Zoom. The guest speaker, Geoff Barker, will give a talk entitled ‘The Design and Construction of Castletown House, Co, Kildare’ in which he will discuss the controversy over the architect who designed the building.
Wednesday 24 May 2023 Ordinary Meeting 6 pm at the Consulate-General of Ireland, Level 26, 1 Market Street, Sydney and via Zoom. The guest speaker will be John Coombs, who will speak about the Romans in Ireland. If you thought the Romans never got to Ireland, you are in for a treat.
Wednesday 28 June 2023 Ordinary Meeting 6 pm at the Consulate-General of Ireland, Level 26, 1 Market Street, Sydney and via Zoom. Guest speaker: TBA
Wednesday 26 July 2023 Ordinary Meeting 6 pm at the Consulate-General of Ireland, Level 26, 1 Market Street, Sydney and via Zoom. Guest speaker: TBA
Saturday 19 August 2023 Mid-Year Lunch 12 noon for 12.30 pm at the Sir Stamford Hotel, Macquarie Street, Sydney The guest speaker will be Senator Deborah O’Neill.
Wednesday 27 September 2023 Ordinary Meeting 6 pm at the Consulate-General of Ireland, Level 26, 1 Market Street, Sydney and via Zoom. Guest speaker: TBA
Wednesday 25 October 2023 Ordinary Meeting 6 pm at the Consulate-General of Ireland, Level 26, 1 Market Street, Sydney and via Zoom. The guest speaker will be Hugh Myers, who will speak on Richard Madden, an Irish surgeon who served as colonial secretary to Western Australia (Swan River colony) in 1848-49. Madden was an Irish patriot, an historian of the 1798 rebellion, and an advocate for Australian Aborigines.
Wednesday 29 November 2023 Christmas Party 6.30 pm for 7 pm at Sancta Sophia College, Missenden Road, Camperdown.