Okanagan Irish Society
The Okanagan Irish Society is a registered non-profit under the BC Society Act. For over 40 years, we’ve promoted Irish culture within the Canadian mosaic in a non-political, non-sectarian way.
We host social events throughout the year—dinners, pub nights, coffee mornings, sing-alongs, Christmas parties, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, and BBQs. For more than 30 years, our benevolent fund has supported members in need, reflecting our community spirit. To encourage Irish culture among youth, we provide annual bursaries to dancers from the region’s three Irish dance schools. Music is also central to our community—our member group Ceol na hÉireann (Music of Ireland) performs at Society events, senior facilities, and an annual charity concert.
We continue our monthly coffee gatherings and will soon resume Trivia Pub Nights.
We welcomed a new board member at our last Annual General Meeting in October 2024. Noel Murphy joined and graciously accepted the nomination for Vice-President and has been a great help to the Society. We are looking for someone to fill our Social Convener position and are happy to have new members come and join us anytime.
For membership in the Society contact Ethna Tutt, 778-480-4996 or email ethnatutt@hotmail.com
To contact our President Vincent Sherry vandjsherry@gmail.com
The three Irish Dance Schools in the Okanagan are as follows:
Blakey School of Irish Dance https://www.facebook.com/blakeyschool/
Castilla School of Irish Dance https://www.castillairishdance.com/
Ticalie Irish Dance Academy https://www.ticalieacademy.com/
Okanagan Irish Society https://www.facebook.com/okanaganirishsociety