New to Britain?
If you have recently moved to Britain, it can take some time to adapt to your new surroundings. It may be beneficial to meet with other Irish citizens who are part of a local organisation or business network that can provide you with general advice, information and guidance.
There are a large number of Irish Organisations and Societies in Britain, some of which are listed below by region:
Great Britain
Greater London/South East
- Aisling Return to Ireland Project
- Brent Irish Advice Service (BIAS)
- Causeway Irish Housing Association
- Celtic & Irish Cultural Society
- Cricklewood Homeless Concern
- Feith an Cheoil School of Traditional Music
- Haringey Irish Cultural and Community Centre
- The Hibernian Society
- Immigrant Counselling and Psychotherapy (ICAP)
- Innisfree Housing Association
- Irish Chaplaincy in Britain
- The Irish Charitable Trust
- Irish Community Services
- Irish Cultural Centre
- Irish Heritage
- Irish Traveller Movement in Britain
- Lewisham Irish Community Centre
- London GAA
- London Gypsy and Traveller Unit
- London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club
- London Irish Centre
- London Irish Music School
- London Irish Women’s Centre
- Luton Irish Forum
- Milton Keynes Irish Centre
- Portsmouth Irish Society
- Safe Start Foundation
- Slough Irish Society
- Southwark Irish Pensioners Project
- Southwark Irish Youth
- Southwark Travellers Action Group
Midlands
- Coventry Irish Society
- Leicester & Leicestershire Irish Forum
- Mansfield & Dukeries Irish Association
- Nottingham Irish Centre
North East
North West
- Brian Boru Club
- Halifax and District Irish Society
- Haslingden & Davitt IDL Club
- Huddersfield Irish Centre
- Irish Arts Foundation
- Irish Community Care, Manchester
- Irish Community Care, Merseyside
- Leeds Irish Centre
- Leeds Irish Health and Homes
- Irish World Heritage Centre
- Manchester Irish Education Group
- Manchester Irish Language Group
- Sheffield Irish Association
- St Michael's Irish Centre, Liverpool
Graduate and Business Networks
- Chartered Accountants Ireland London Society
- Ireland Network Great Britain
- Irish International Business Network
- London Irish Business Society
- London Irish Construction Network
- London Irish Graduate Network
Advice to emigrants
Cross Care Migrant Project also provide advice to emigrants.
It is recommended that anyone intending to move to Britain does as much research as possible.