Duane Farrell Appointed as Irish Society's New Chief Executive

The Honourable The Irish Society

The Honourable The Irish Society is a grant-giving charity working for the benefit of County Londonderry and neighbouring areas.

It also manages property and fishing for the benefit of the local area.

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Our Recent Grants

We welcome applications from individuals and local organisations – from amateur sports and senior citizens clubs; youth groups; community, residents, workers and health associations to schools and other educational bodies – across the entire County.

Causeway Giants Wheelchair Basketball Club, Coleraine

4th June 2024

A self-funded voluntary club reaching out to those with physical disabilities, Causeway Giants offer a lifeline of inclusivity to getting into competitive sport; for like-minded ...

City of Derry Boating Club

4th June 2024

Formed in 1861, CDBC is one of the oldest rowing clubs in Ireland – promoting the sport for all ages, genders and abilities. Having loaned a rowing ...

Eglinton Annual Show, Londonderry

4th June 2024

A grant application was submitted by this small rural group seeking assistance for their annual community show which has been running since the late 1800’s, ...

Jessica Dunlop, Derry

4th June 2024

Having been selected to represent Team UK, Jessica’s mother applied for “any small contribution or sponsorship” towards the colossal costs (£7k) of her competing at ...

Little Rascals Community Playgroup, Limavady

4th June 2024

Established in 1986, Little Rascals is a cross-community rural playgroup providing a high-quality educational service to pre-school children aged from two years and 10 months ...

White Ribbon NI, Larne, Co. Antrim

4th June 2024

Dedicated to challenging the attitudes and beliefs that contribute to violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland, White Ribbon NI’s approach involves actively involving ...

Virtual Festival of Game Fishing

Deputy Governor’s Visit : 5-8 October 2024

22nd October 2024

The Deputy Governor and other Trustees visited Northern Ireland to engage with stakeholders on the development of the Society’s strategic framework and to better understand ...

Londonderry Chamber of Commerce 66th President’s Dinner

22nd October 2024

The Irish Society’s Deputy Governor, Edward Lord [right], accompanied the City of London Corporation’s Chair of Policy & Resources [left] to the Londonderry Chamber of Commerce ...

Celebrating Creative Cultures

1st August 2024

As reported in The Coleraine Chronicle on 1st August 2024, Building Communities Resource Centre (BCRC) were delighted to welcome Duane Farrell, Secretary & Chief Executive of The ...

Harp presentation to Loreto College

14th May 2024

After receiving a grant from The Irish Society in October 2023, the Loreto Harp Orchestra reported that they were “delighted to be able to purchase ...

Newtowne Youths Football Club, Limavady

7th April 2024

Despite being the squad’s first time playing together, NYFC’s U8s team won the main cup competition for their age group at the NI ENG Football ...

End of an Era and New Beginnings

1st March 2024

29 February 2024 marked the end of an era as Edward Montgomery (pictured left) retired as Secretary of The Honourable The Irish Society after some 28 years ...

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About Us

The Irish Society applies the income derived from its properties in Londonderry and Coleraine, and from its investment portfolio to a wide range of local causes

Charitable Grants

Grants from a few hundred pounds to £2,000 are awarded to a wide range of local causes on the basis of need

Fishing

Get advice on the local fisheries, where to stay, tackle, local fly patterns, angling guides, other useful local contact information