Welcome. Fáilte.

Supporting excluded, vulnerable and isolated Irish people in Britain since 1957.

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Support for seniors

No one should feel alone. We offer support, friendship and advocacy services.

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Support for prisoners

We visit prisoners, offering compassion to them and their families and encourage fairer treatment in prisons.

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Support for Irish Travellers

Advocating for the human rights of Travellers and helping to improve their situation in the criminal justice system.

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The Irish Chaplaincy is the only charity supporting Irish prisoners in England and Wales. As a result of the research we’ve introduced, many prisons have rethought their approach to Travellers. We believe in a fairer more just society.

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News

Archive NewsBlog
March 30, 2020

Famine or Feast?

I never thought I’d live to see empty supermarket shelves in the UK; or having to queue up to even enter the store. (more…)
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March 26, 2020 in Archive Newsletters, Blog

The World is Still a Handkerchief

The seafront at Herne Bay was eerily quiet. (more…)
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March 24, 2020 in Archive Newsletters, Blog, General

Eternal Christmas?

It was a very different kind of Sunday. (more…)
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March 20, 2020 in Archive Newsletters, Blog

Saved by the Chocolate Cafe

There is just one café left in Canterbury where you can sit down inside (at a certain distance from others, of course!) and drink your tea, and it saved me…
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March 18, 2020 in Archive Newsletters, Blog

A Very Different Kind of St Patrick’s Day

My daughter Miran was due to fly today to Seoul, and then spend 3 months travelling in Asia. (more…)
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