Chapters

The IACI fully allows and encourages the establishment of new Chapters. The role of chapters is vital in the overall mission of the IACI. Chapters provide local perspective and input while carrying out meaningful activities that are consistent to the overall mission of the IACI.

Interested in Forming a Chapter?

We appreciate your time, energy and interest in serving as a Chapter President for the Irish American Cultural Institute. The work that we do cannot be done without the efforts of our Chapters.

Should there be an existing Chapter in your area, you will be referred to that Chapter.
Please don’t hesitate to let us know what questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to working with you.

Please contact us to learn more about IACI Chapters!

Jersey Shore-John Walsh Chapter

We are proud to announce this new chapter, named in honor for John Walsh, past chairman of the IACI.  We will be partnering with the Irish Writers & Artists to hold local salons.  If you are interested in being a part of this chapter, please Contact us., and be sure to watch for more details on upcoming events and meetings.  Visit our webpage

Rochester Chapter

President: Elizabeth Osta  /  President Emeritus: Deirdre McKiernan Hetzler  /  Vice-President: Michael E. McCarthy  /  Treasurer: Maureen Scahill  /  Recording Secretary: Kathleen Russell  /  Corresponding Secretary: Peggy Ervin  /  Film Feis and Bloomsday Facilitator: John O'Sullivan
Event Coordinator: Becky Farrell   /  Membership Co-Chair : Fionnuala Regan  /  Membership Co-chair: Art Smith  /  Literary Roundtable & Theatre Outings:  Katherine Flynn

Advisors: Ivan Lennon - Programme   /  Dr. Timothy Madigan - Director Irish Studies Program St.John Fisher College  /  Edward J. Hourihan, Esq, Bond, Schoeneck and King LLC  /  Maureen McGuire, Media Advisor, WROC Channel 8 News Anchor

For more information about the chapter, visit  our Facebook page   Or contact us at - iacirochester@gmail.com 

Central New York Chapter

President:  Natalie Trump  /  Vice-President:   Sue Bahner   /  Treasurer:  Ann Peterson /  Secretary: Mary Fenlon

Chapter News

The CNY Chapter of the IACI will present a program on the “Famine Ships” on June 12^th, at the Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church.  The program, put together by members Frank Murphy and Sue Bahner,

will take us back to the 1840s, to the time of the Great Hunger, when so many faced the perilous journey across the Atlantic in miserably inadequate ships, to escape the greater peril of starvation at home.

Come and be inspired by the determination of those courageous people.

For more information on the program, contact us at cnychapteriaci@gmail.com.

The chapter picnic will take place on Tuesday June 25, at Marcellus Park, where we've enjoyed good food, fun, friendship, and a variety of weather for more than two decades.  For reservations or more information, contact us at cnychapteriaci@gmail.com.

Other upcoming events in the planning stage are a party “Under the Stars” in July, featuring music, dancing, and storytelling, and a concert of Irish music by talented young local musicians, in October.

As our plans firm up, more information will be available on our website,  www.cnyiaci.webstarts.com

Our project to make DVDs of the CNY-IACI produced TV show “The Irish Connection” available through libraries and historical societies in CNY has been completed, and we are now offering copies of selected programs for sale as well.  This project was completed with financial support from The Allyn Foundation, and The Community Foundation, and many individuals, as well as countless hours of work from members Jan Kral and Anne Emperor.

For more information about the chapter, visit  http://cnyiaci.webstarts.com/  Or contact us at - cnychapteriaci@gmail.com