Will Haire

Friends 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.

Friends at #IYM2026 #QuakersIreland #QuakersDublin #FaithinAction

Brian Maguire delivering this year's Public Lecture entitled "Events From the Real World" at #IYM2026 and IYM Clerk, Will Haire, introducing Brian. #Quakers #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction

Bronwen Haire and Niamh Hardiman clerking the Ministry & Oversight Session: “Simple, Radical, Spiritual” at this year's Ireland Yearly Meeting! #IYM2026

Many thanks to artist Brian Maguire for sharing his paintings and experiences with us for the #IYM2026 Public Lecture. Approx 150 people both in-person and online listened to the thought provoking talk entitled Events from The Real World. #QuakersIreland #FaithinAction

Young Friends enjoying the sun at #IYM2026 #QuakersIreland #Quakers #FaithInAction

Friends gathered at #IYM2026 #QuakersIreland #Quakers #FaithInAction

An incredible opportunity to be part of history. Have an opinion? Have a say

"This war was not inevitable. It was a calculated choice by people with power who believe that might is right. Our experience of God teaches us that this is wrong." @peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk explains why we need to keep saying no to war. www.quaker.org.uk/blog/don-t-b...

On Sun 1st March from 3 - 4pm, Will Haire will give a talk entitled “From Stewardship to Public Service: The Journey of Belfast Quakers”, exploring the history of the Belfast Quaker Community. The talk will take place in person at Frederick St Meeting House, BT1 2LW and will be free of charge.

If you are in the Leitrim/ Donegal area you will be really welcome to join us!

If you are in the Leitrim/ Donegal area you will be really welcome to join us!

Glad to see the representative of the Quakers at Catherine Connolly’s #inauguration ripping gently into politicians. No Quaker would ever use the expression, but basically she asked the politicians present to stop “Smearing the BeJaysus” out of refugees seeking safety in Ireland. A good day.

Denise Gabuzda represented Quakers in Ireland today at the Inauguration of Catherine Connolly.

Pleased to see radio astronomer from UCC, Denise Gabuzda, speak on behalf of the quakers at the inauguration of Cathleen Connolly as 10th president of Ireland! #Quakers #aras25 #Astronomy

Israeli forces kill 74 Palestinians, wound 265 over the last 24 hours: Health Ministry - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-kill-74-palestinians-wound-265-over-last-24-hours-health

We have to call this out to stop the horrors in Gaza and the West Bank

Renewed push for EU-level sanctions on Israel over Gaza bombardment www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

Irish Central Bank will no longer approve Israeli war bonds

The benefits system is often pitched as a battle between young and old. Independent Age's Joanna Elson says no one should be in poverty

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Protesters gathered today outside Truro Cathedral in Cornwall, holding signs reading "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." Similar demonstrations also took place across the UK, including in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol, and Derry.

This time next year, Friends of all ages are invited to join an All Age Gathering of Friends in Europe and the Middle East (EMES) in August 2026 at Haus Altenberg! We hope you can join! Contact AAG2026@fwccemes.org if you have any questions. #Quakers #QuakersIreland #GlobalQuakers #FaithInAction

This week a question from @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social revealed that the UK is training Israeli soldiers - making us actively complicit in the Israeli government's genocide in Gaza. I've asked the Defence Secretary if he'll put a stop to this - there is no excuse for letting this go on.

New to Quakers? Woodbrooke offers courses that cover the basics of Quakerism and many more specific courses on what it means to live the Quaker way. Quakers are a fluid and open community. Online worship, like all Quaker worship, is open to anyone. www.woodbrooke.org.uk/worship/new-...

Today's Daily Quaker Message. Read the full quote: dailyquaker.com

Dublin Monthly Meeting Peace Committee plans to hold another Silent Quaker Peace Witness on Saturday May 3 from 11.30am to 12.30pm, outside the gates of St Stephen’s Green at the top of Grafton St, Dublin. All are welcome. #Quakers #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction #PeaceTestimony

Greetings from #IYM2025 @ Friends' School Lisburn @quakerireland.bsky.social

With the sun shining for #IYM2025 at Friends' School Lisburn, it was lovely to get outside for some of the Young Friends activities! ☀️

Wherever you are in the world, Friends from #IYM2025 send you every good wish! #QuakersIreland #FaithinAction

As #IYM2025 comes to end, we thank all involved in making it an enriching experience. Safe home and we leave with the banner and thoughts from our Young Friends to "Live Adventurously" until we meet again.

At our 2nd session at #IYM2024 How do Quakers support our Schools, we heard from Stephen Moore, Friends’ School Lisburn Keith Lemon, Newtown School Waterford Neville Louden, Newtown School Waterford Dawn-Marie Rafferty, Drogheda Grammar School

This year's IYM public lecture will take place tomorrow at 7:30 in Friends School Lisburn and all are welcome. Tell all your F(f)riends! #quakers #quakersireland #faithinaction #iym2025

Churches 'dismayed' by the police raid on a @quaker.org.uk Meeting House CTE General Secretary Bishop @mikearoyal.bsky.social has written an open letter to the Metropolitan Police requesting a review and a meeting to prevent such an incident from happening again. cte.org.uk/cte-open-let...

Solidarity with @yuanfenyang.bsky.social and Abtisam Mohamed. I can hardly think of two Members of Parliament less likely to 'spread hatred', but that's what they've been accused of by the Israeli government.

Thank you. So the direct link to that to save others having to work it out is archive.is/LIog2 You show that the arrested at Westminster Quaker Meeting are even more disturbing than initial reports suggested. I’ll also share this link on X-Twitter and with our Glasgow Quaker meeting.

This is horrifying, but it does have the funniest line about Quakers I have ever heard, and I grew up around Quakers who made Quaker jokes:

Jeez. What an appalling thing to say

🕯️Quaker Meeting for Worship🕯️ Upholding our worshipping community & Westminster Friends Outside New Scotland Yard 3 April 12-1pm Anyone who wishes to join us will be most welcome, of all faiths or none (exact location to be posted on Wednesday) @quaker.org.uk @ccanl.bsky.social

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨 This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️ 👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

This morning, the Israeli military deliberately targeted and killed beloved Palestinian journalists Hossam Shabat and Mohammed Mansour.

Check out the new video on our Quakers Ireland YouTube channel - Food for Thought, which explores the impacts of food waste on our environment. https://buff.ly/415da3e #QuakersIreland #EcoQuakers #FaithinAction

Tim Gee says: "The world needs what we have to offer more than ever. Even when environmental breakdown, war, untruths, isolation and unfairness seem to dominate, our Quaker message of simplicity, peace, integrity, community and equality is the antidote." #Quakers #FaithinAction

"School provides hope, continuity, constancy and a sense of purpose" David Gray, Principal of Brummana High School, writes from a Quaker school in Lebanon www.quaker.org.uk/blog/a-path-...

This year’s Public Lecture at Ireland Yearly Meeting will be given by James Nelson, a member of South Belfast Quaker Meeting, on the topic Quakers, Learning and Education – Using the Future to Rethink the Present. #IYM2025 #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction