Labour Party Irish Society http://www.lpis.org.uk "The cause of Labour is the cause of Ireland and the cause of Ireland is the cause of Labour" - James Connolly Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:39:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 St. Patrick’s Day event at Parliament http://www.lpis.org.uk/2012/03/st-patricks-day-event-at-parliament/ http://www.lpis.org.uk/2012/03/st-patricks-day-event-at-parliament/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:39:40 +0000 admin http://www.lpis.org.uk/?p=224 Continue reading →]]> The Labour Party Irish Society will be holding its prestigious annual reception at Parliament to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Wednesday 7th March, from 6.30pm. There will be a speech from a senior member of the Shadow Cabinet. The event is for members only, but you can join online today – see the Membership section for further details.

]]> http://www.lpis.org.uk/2012/03/st-patricks-day-event-at-parliament/feed/ 0 Dates for your diary! http://www.lpis.org.uk/2012/02/dates-for-your-diary/ http://www.lpis.org.uk/2012/02/dates-for-your-diary/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:02:19 +0000 admin http://www.lpis.org.uk/?p=212 Continue reading →]]> We have a number of events coming up:

Irish Londoners for Ken phone bank
The second Irish Londoners for Ken phone bank will be held from 6pm on Monday 27th February at Labour HQ, 39 Victoria Street. We will be speaking to Irish Londoners about Ken’s support for the Irish community and his plans for London. To attend, please RSVP via the Facebook event or by emailing christinequigley[at]gmail[dot]com.

LPIS St Patrick’s Day reception
This will be held in the Jubilee Room of the House of Commons on Wednesday 7th March from 6.30pm. Full invite details will follow shortly.

Save the date! Campaign Day 10th March
We will be campaigning in Camden for the London Mayoral/GLA elections on Saturday 10th March with GLA candidate Christine Quigley, before retiring to the London Irish Centre to watch the Ireland vs. Scotland match at 5pm that day. More details to follow.

St Patrick’s weekend campaigning
As part of the Irish Londoners for Ken campaign, we will be distributing leaflets to the Irish community in the week leading up to the St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Get in touch by email (christinequigley[at]gmail[dot]com) if you would like some leaflets to distribute. We need volunteers to get leaflets out at the St Patrick’s weekend celebrations in Trafalgar Square on Sunday 18th March – let us know if you can spare a few hours!

As always, you can keep up to date on LPIS activities here on our website, or by joining our Facebook group or by following us on Twitter.

]]> http://www.lpis.org.uk/2012/02/dates-for-your-diary/feed/ 0 LPIS supports Vita Cortex workers http://www.lpis.org.uk/2012/02/lpis-support-vita-cortex-workers/ http://www.lpis.org.uk/2012/02/lpis-support-vita-cortex-workers/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:18:07 +0000 admin http://www.lpis.org.uk/?p=197 Continue reading →]]> LPIS have passed a motion in support of workers in Cork who were made redundant with immediate effect and without pay in December.  Since then, they have been staging a continuous sit-in protest.  Read our letter of support and the motion here.

LPIS Letter to Vita Cortex

]]> http://www.lpis.org.uk/2012/02/lpis-support-vita-cortex-workers/feed/ 0 Labour Party Irish Society AGM http://www.lpis.org.uk/2012/01/labour-party-irish-society-agm/ http://www.lpis.org.uk/2012/01/labour-party-irish-society-agm/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:05:23 +0000 admin http://www.lpis.org.uk/?p=191 Continue reading →]]> The AGM of the Labour Party Irish Society will be held on 30th January 2012 in Committee Room 13, House of Commons, Westminster SW1A 0AA (map) from 7:30pm. Elections for the 2012-13 executive committee will be held and we are pleased to welcome as guest speaker Vernon Coaker MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Nominations for Executive posts should be submitted in advance of the AGM to the Secretary by January 27 2012.

Executive Posts:

  • Chair
  • Vice-Chair (2)
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Trade Union & Local Govt Co-ordinator
  • Youth & Student Officer
  • Regions Officer
  • Socialist Societies Delegate
  • Membership Secretary
  • Irish Community Liaison Officer

For more information, to submit a self-nomination for an Executive post or to put forward a motion for debate at the AGM, please email LPIS Secretary Denis Calnan.

]]> http://www.lpis.org.uk/2012/01/labour-party-irish-society-agm/feed/ 0 LPIS Christmas Theatre Trip http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/11/168/ http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/11/168/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:02:10 +0000 admin http://www.lpis.org.uk/?p=168 Continue reading →]]> We would like to invite you to join us for a Christmas Social with a night at the theatre. Sean O’Casey’s Juno and the Paycock is on at the National Theatre and Labour Party Irish Society members will be getting together on December the 15th to watch it and have a festive drink.

Details of the production and how to buy tickets are available on the National Theatre website.

Just buy your ticket for the 7.30 performance on December 15th and reply to let us know that you’re coming and we’ll reserve a table for a few drinks and nibbles before and after the show. Friends, partners and non-members are very welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you and discussing the show!

]]> http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/11/168/feed/ 0 The Irish Reception at Labour Party conference http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/09/the-irish-reception-at-labour-party-conference/ http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/09/the-irish-reception-at-labour-party-conference/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:22:43 +0000 admin http://www.lpis.org.uk/?p=188 Continue reading →]]> Hosted by the Labour Party Irish Society, the Labour Party (Ireland) and the SDLP
at 6pm on Monday 26th September in Marquee 3 (A & B combined) – ACC – BT Convention Centre
Chair: Conor McGinn, Chair, Labour Party Irish Society
Speakers: Harriet Harman MP, Deputy Leader, Labour Party (tbc); Ruairi Quinn TD, Minister for Education and Skills (Ireland); Margaret Ritchie MP MLA, Leader, SDLP.
]]> http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/09/the-irish-reception-at-labour-party-conference/feed/ 0 Labour Party Irish Society Summer Social http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/06/labour-party-irish-society-summer-social/ http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/06/labour-party-irish-society-summer-social/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:06:57 +0000 admin http://www.lpis.org.uk/?p=159 Join members of the Labour Party Irish Society for our summer social on Tuesday, 5 July 2011at the Barley Mow, 104 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2EE from 6:30pm until late.

For more information, email cquigley@lpis.org.uk.

Bígí linn!


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]]> http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/06/labour-party-irish-society-summer-social/feed/ 1 Refounding Labour http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/06/refounding-labour/ http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/06/refounding-labour/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:17:10 +0000 admin http://www.lpis.org.uk/?p=179 Continue reading →]]> Read the Labour Party Irish Society’s submission to Refounding Labour below.

LPIS-Submission to Re Founding Labour

Contact Vice-Chair Brian Duggan for more information.

]]> http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/06/refounding-labour/feed/ 0 Roundtable discussion with Chris Ruane MP http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/06/roundtable-discussion-with-chris-ruane-mp/ http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/06/roundtable-discussion-with-chris-ruane-mp/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:07:51 +0000 admin http://www.lpis.org.uk/?p=155 Continue reading →]]> Seminar Invitation

What can Labour do for today’s Irish in Britain?
Speakers include:
Chris Ruane MP-Joint Vice President-Labour Party Irish Society
Meeting Chair and Host
Conor McGinn- Chair- Labour Party Irish Society
The challenges facing the Irish in Britain today
Brian Duggan- Vice Chair- Labour Party Irish Society
The Labour Party Irish Society’s role in the Labour party
Seminar Details:
Monday 20th June
Palace of Westminster, Portcullis House, Room T
19.30-21.00

We would like to invite you to a seminar discussion in Parliament as part of Labour’s
policy review on what the Labour Party can do to provide for Britain’s Irish
Community.
The Labour Party Irish Society is a socialist society affiliated to the Labour Party and
will be submitting our contribution to Labour’s Policy Review. We would like to invite
members to take part in this meeting which will shape our ideas part of that
response.
We hope to see you at this seminar. Places are limited to 20 people. Please RSVP to
info@lpis.org.uk to receive your confirmation.
]]> http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/06/roundtable-discussion-with-chris-ruane-mp/feed/ 2 Where next for Irish Labour? http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/02/where-next-for-irish-labour/ http://www.lpis.org.uk/2011/02/where-next-for-irish-labour/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:11:13 +0000 admin http://www.lpis.org.uk/?p=176 As the results of the Irish General Election come in, Vice-Chair Christine Quigley writes for LabourList on the choice facing Labour in Ireland.

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