Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 12hAn Extended Silent Meeting for Worship will be held at Waterford Meeting House, 61 Newtown Road, on Sat 3rd Oct during 2.00-5.30pm. Extended worship is a period of sitting with and in the divine spirit. Gathering for a prolonged period of silent reflection and inward searching. buff.ly/wABVRDv 030
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Quaker Historical Committee, Annual Lecture, Wed 30th Sept at 7pm in the National Maritime Museum, Dun Laoghaire, A96 C8X7. Jonathan Wigham will speak about his great-grandfather, John R. Wigham, an engineer who is particularly famous for his inventions for lighthouses and buoys. All welcome! 011
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Earlier this year, RTE’s Nationwide team carried out a series of interviews with Friends in Dublin and during a trip to Waterford, spoke to Friends about the impact of Quakers on the community there. Tune in to RTE1 this Fri 2nd Oct 2026 at 7pm to watch (schedule permitting). #RTENationwide #DAQC 000
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Asylum is not charity. It is a right, a fundamental human right." 000
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#CultureNight2026 was a great success! Approximately 200 visitors were welcomed at Eustace Street and there were talks, exhibitions, music, chat and more! Thank you so much to everyone who gave their time to make it happen and to all the visitors who hopefully enjoyed the night. #QuakersDublin #DAQC 010
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Great idea for upcycling and alterations! 000
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityWoodbrooke @woodbrooke.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We are one of the historic Peace Churches. What does this mean for the role of an elder in Quaker meetings and communities? Find out more: www.woodbrooke.org.uk/courses/essen… 022
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Make sure to save the date of our annual IQFA Sale on 5th December 2026 in Monkstown Meeting House. Always a great occasion to catch up with Friends and do some shopping! 010
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Edenderry Meeting House will host the Eden Chorale's “Autumn Airs at the Meeting House” from 7.30pm to 9pm on Friday 18th Sept. Eden Chorale, a community based mixed voiced choir, will perform a varied repertoire of music including contemporary and popular classics, sacred pieces. All welcome! 000
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Just one week to go until Eustace Street Friends welcome you for a host of interesting talks, worship, exhibition items, refreshments and Friendly chats! All welcome, see you there! #CultureNight2026 #QuakersDublin #QuakersIreland #FaithinAction 012
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityFriends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We've been reflecting on the diversity of what a Quaker meeting looks like, and how we can connect to Spirit at any time and in any place when we gather together. Rea the full blog on the Discovering Quakers website: www.discoveringquakers.org.uk/blog/world-q...discoveringquakers.org.ukWorld Quaker Day 2026: Let Peace Be Among Us — Discovering QuakersAhead of this year’s World Quaker Day, Ella Morris from Friends World Committee for Consultation, reflects on what a Quaker Meeting looks like… 022
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The Annual Lecture of the Quaker Historical Committee is on Wed 30th Sept at 7pm in the National Maritime Museum, Dun Laoghaire, A96 C8X7. In-person only. Jonathan Wigham will speak about his great-grandfather, John R. Wigham who is famous for his inventions for lighthouses and buoys. All Welcome! 000
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityWoodbrooke @woodbrooke.bsky.social · 30/08/2026True love is proven when the loved one begins to be not only the mysterious beckoner of destiny, but becomes also the occasion of dull indubitable duty... 1959 Quaker Faith and Practice 22.48 032
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Are you seeking a simple, contemporary and radical spiritual path? Quaker Quest offers four free evening meetings, in South Belfast Quaker Meeting House, exploring our beliefs and practices. This is a great way to learn about Quakerism. Everyone is welcome! #QuakersIreland #FaithinAction 010
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 27/08/2026All are warmly invited to attend Culture Night in Eustace Street Meeting House, 4/5 Eustace St, Dublin 2 on Friday 18 September, 4.30pm to 8.30pm. Worship with friends old and new in short silent meetings. Hear talks on worship, history, outreach, reflections on what it means to be Quaker. #DAQC 010
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityQuakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 22/08/2026"At first, I find the quiet hard to settle into... Around me, people cross their legs and close their eyes; some read, others sit in quiet reflection... Then, before I know it, the hour is over." Sofia Lambis explores Quakerism for The Bristol Cable ow.ly/CU2X50ZCq4sow.lyQuakerism's quiet youth turn?A 400-year-old faith, with an average member age of 66, may be finding new life among a younger generations of Bristolians 0145
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Temple Hill Committee would like to thank the many Friends who took the time to help out at their recent work party. There was a lot of work done and some fun had too! #DAQC #QuakersDublin 020
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 21/08/2026From Conflict to Consensus. What Lebanon can learn from Ireland's Peace Process. Tuesday 25th August 2026 at 6.30pm in Mayfair Library, Kilkenny. 000
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Churchtown Friends had fun at their annual kite flying picnic, kindly hosted by Heather Bewley. 000
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Guided Tours of Temple Hill Burial Ground, Blackrock, Co Dublin will continue as part of the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Summer of Heritage on Tuesdays up to and including 1st September 2026 at 3.00pm. Total duration 60 minutes. All are welcome. buff.ly/yaWnAhG #DAQC #QuakersDublin 000
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Sing and rejoice, ye Children of the Day and of the Light; for the Lord is at work in this thick night of Darkness that may be felt: and Truth doth flourish as the rose, and the lilies do grow among the thorns, and the plants atop of the hills, and upon them the lambs doth skip and play.. George Fox 020
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Temple Hill Burial Ground Committee have organised another work party for this Saturday 15th August 2026 starting at 10.30am. Tea/Coffee will be available. Please bring your own mug, gloves, wear appropriate clothing and bring a picnic for afterwards if you wish! 000
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 05/08/2026A free public lecture “The Cross and the Olive Tree: Theology amid Gaza”, based on the book by the same name, will be given by Samuel Salim Munayer on Thursday 6 August at 10.00am at the Trinity College Dublin E3 Building, Room 2.031. 000
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityFriends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Make sure to save the date and register online for World Quaker Day, we’ll send you details about the itinerary nearer the day. You could also start to have conversations with your local meeting or Friends Church about attending all together. www.worldquakerday.org 062
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Tickets still available for this event on Sat 8th Aug 2026 in Tinahely, Co Wicklow. Alan Johnson (lead vocal and rhythm guitar) and his fabulous band Celtic Soul, influenced by Irish music but not traditional, with offbeat, melodic song choices and a folk-influenced playing style. buff.ly/U1YE8tZ 000
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 29/07/2026www.waterford-news.ie/news/deliver... Newtown school has served Waterford for 228 years. Despite this, the school’s facilities are operating under considerable stress, as student numbers grow, and promises for expansion provided by the Department of Education remain unfulfilled.waterford-news.ieDelivery of expansion at Newtown School is critical - News - Waterford News & StarIt is the only quaker secondary school in the republic of Ireland, and has a vast history of innovation in education 000
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityThee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Today’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe 031
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Thank you to Churchtown Friends who, during the recent heat wave, had the bright idea to organise "Tea" in the sunshine, before our Monthly Meeting. #DAQC #QuakersDublin #FaithinAction 020
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Newtown School Fundraiser. 8th Aug, in Tinahely Courthouse Arts Centre. Alan Johnson (lead vocal & rhythm guitar) and his fabulous band Celtic Soul, influenced by Irish music but not traditional, with offbeat, melodic song choices and a folk-influenced playing style. buff.ly/U1YE8tZcourthousearts.iePaddy, Geordie and The Spark: Newtown School Fundraiser — Courthouse Arts CentrePaddy, Geordie and The Spark: Newtown School Fundraiser 000
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Join Dublin Monthly Meeting Peace Committee and Friends for another Silent Quaker Peace Witness on Saturday July 25 from 11.30am to 12.30pm, outside the gates of St Stephen’s Green at the top of Grafton St, Dublin. All welcome. #DAQC #QuakersDublin #QuakersIreland #FaithinAction 021
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityThee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts (FQA) is an organization dedicated to nurturing and showcasing literary, visual, musical, and performing arts within the Religious Society of Friends. 221
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityThee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Art for this graphic by Zan Lombardo. 012
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityQuaker Voluntary Action @qva.org.uk · 13/07/2026"To all Friends everywhere, From 26 to 28 June 2026, 36 Friends and 3 Facilitators gathered at The Hayes, Derbyshire for a Gathering Retreat for LGBTQIA+ #Quakers and allies, and 3 Friends joined online" Read the Epistle in full & see more images from the retreat: qva.org.uk/epistle-qva-... 042
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Guided Tours of Temple Hill Burial Ground, Blackrock, Co Dublin will take place as part of the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Summer of Heritage on Tuesdays from 14th July to 1st September 2026 at 3.00pm. All are welcome. buff.ly/yaWnAhG #DAQC #QuakersDublin 000
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityUNICEF Ireland @unicefireland.bsky.social · 07/07/2026🎻 On Sunday, 6 September, a stage in Dublin will become a bridge, as children living here in Ireland perform for children living through war. UNICEF Ireland is proud to be a beneficiary of the Music for Peace concert. Come be part of it. 💙 Find out more at tinyurl.com/PeaceOrchestra 033
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Friends were thankful to attend the recent event organised by St. Mochua’s Historical Society at the Timahoe Quaker Burial Ground in Co. Kildare to honour the contributions made by Quakers in the local area. 021
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityWoodbrooke @woodbrooke.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Curious about Quakerism? This course offers an introduction to the essentials of the Quaker way. Together we’ll explore Quaker worship, discernment and witness, with space for questions, discussion and reflection on how these practices shape daily life. Book your place: ow.ly/LfKZ50Zh3xp 041
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Guided Tours of Temple Hill Burial Ground, Blackrock will take place as part of the DLR Summer of Heritage on Tuesdays from 14th July to 1st Sep 2026 at 3.00pm. The tour of the Burial Ground will conclude with a short talk in the Meeting House. Total duration 60 minutes. All welcome! 010
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Friends were delighted to celebrate #Pride2026 and to let people know that Quaker Meetings are welcoming, inclusive spaces for all. #DAQC #QuakersDublin #FaithinAction 010
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityWoodbrooke @woodbrooke.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Who are you today? What do you want to do? How do you get there? This session offers time for self-discovery and discovery of possible future directions, with opportunities to share ideas and learn from the experiences of others in a confidential space. ow.ly/8XZY50Zh2iz 021
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Thank you to all who joined Friends at the Dublin #Pride2026 event. Participating in Pride is a meaningful way to live our testimony to equality and to let people know that Quaker Meetings are welcoming, inclusive spaces for everyone. 020
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityThee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Today’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe 011
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Thank you to all who organised and attended Meeting for Worship in Eustace Street before #Pride2026 Definitely needs to be an annual event! #QuakersDublin #DAQC #QuakersIreland #FaithinAction 030
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Join us before the Pride Parade from 10.30am at 4 - 5 Eustace Street. Refreshments & friendly conversation before the Meeting for Worship. You're also warmly invited to join us in the parade, celebrating peace, equality, community, and inclusion. #Pride2026 #DAQC #FaithinAction 011
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Friends Historical Library, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham were delighted to host Billy Shortall, Art Historian & members of the Irish Association of Art Historians at a special exhibition of just some of the interesting artefacts stored at Quaker House. buff.ly/Miatx4D #QuakersIreland #QuakersDublin 220
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Friends enjoyed the Shackleton Experience in Athy. It's well worth a visit. 000
Dublin Area Quaker Community @daqcfriends.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Join us from 10.30am at 4 - 5 Eustace St. on Sat 27th June. Refreshments & friendly conversation will be available before the Meeting for Worship. You're also warmly invited to join us in the parade, marching behind our banner celebrating peace, equality, community, and inclusion. #DAQC #Pride2026 001
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityThee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Thee Quaker Project is a Quaker media startup seeking ways to be faithful Friends in the internet age. Take a look at everything we’ve been making! Podcast: quakerpodcast.com Inspirational Quaker quotes: dailyquaker.com Videos: quakervideos.com 092
Reposted by Dublin Area Quaker CommunityFriends Journal @friendsjournal.org · 15/06/2026"Gospel ministry is an old Quaker term, little used or understood among modern Friends," Peter Blood-Patterson says, but one we should refamiliarize ourselves with, so it's no longer "quite unusual" for meetings to recognize ongoing calls to vocal ministry as they become manifest among Friends.friendsjournal.orgSpeaking with Spiritual AuthorityWhy Quakers need gospel ministers. 031