A big congratulations to Isabel Lawlor (St Louis, Rathmines) and Zoe Kennedy (Holy Faith, Clontarf), joint winners of the Dublin lheats of our annual Public Speaking Competition!!Well done to Rebecca Dunne, St Joseph of Cluny, who became reserve. Such an inspiring day in the Mansion house, where all participants inspired us with their passion, eloquence and tought provoking Insights. Well done everyone!!
We have a winner! Huge congratulations to Sandsiwe O Khupe from St Aidan’s Community School representing SI Dublin who has been crowned the winner of the 44th Soroptimist Girls’ Public Speaking Competition! At today’s national final in Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar, Sandsiwe impressed the judges with her powerful speech on “Partnership and the Empowerment of Women” and her impromptu speech on the theme of “Sunshine.” She now joins 43 inspiring young women who have taken home this prestigious title since the competition began. National President Anne O’Sullivan said: “The passion, intelligence, and confidence shown by these young women is truly extraordinary. It gives me such hope for the future. I offer my heartfelt congratulations to Sandsiwe on her outstanding achievement. She is a worthy winner and a powerful voice for her generation.” Thank you to all our finalists for an unforgettable day full of courage,
What a great day in Dublin yesterday! The VHI Womens Mini Marathon returned for its 43rd year this Sunday, 1st June, 2025. A big ‘THANK YOU’ for everybody who partipated and supported! Some of us ran (well done Caroline!), others jogged or walked, and many others supported, all in great spirits and raising funds for Teach Tearmainn – who offer a variety supports including refuge to women and children who experience domestic abuse.
Yesterday’s SI Ireland and more specifically the Dublin Club organised with An Garda Síochána, Ruhama, and The SERP Institute (Ireland), the event highlighted one of the most urgent human rights crises of our time: Three amazing speeches from women, doing remarkable work in this — vulnerable young women, presenting to almost 60 interested listeners 1️⃣ , An Garda Síochána, from the within the , shared real-life cases and data, urging us all to report suspicious activity directly. 2️⃣ Hailey O’Shea and Alice Beswick, Ruhama, the Irish NGO fighting sexual exploitation, prostitution, and human trafficking, shared moving insights into supporting survivors through unimaginable trauma and helping them rebuild their lives. 3️⃣Ruth Breslin, () , delivered a powerful presentation. She shared disturbing reviews written by sex buyers, , highlighting the urgent need for awareness and action. A huge thanks to all the speakers, to Mary and
Home-Start Blanchardstown has supported families in the Dublin 15 area for the last 35 years both in home visiting by volunteers and by running a respite crèche. Home-Start Blanchardstown is part of a world wide network of services operating in 22 countries. Arguably in this service, along with others, childcare workers need to adapt lifestyle choices that enhance their well being. The Dublin Soroptimist Club extended an opportunity to the staff at Home-Start Blanchardstown to participate in a Wellness Workshop facilitated by Mariandy Lennon, SI Dublin member author of the book “Breathing Through Life” It was a total Health & Wellness immersion. It started with an interactive talk about self-care and how this is empowering people especially women who are overwhelmed by attending to daily cares – especially combining family life and career. The holistic trilogy was presented as important cornerstones to maintaining good health
What a lovely Summer Outing ! A big thank you to Linda for organising a great day last Saturday 17th August at Henrietta Street. We had a lovely day, starting with a Georgian Dublin Walking tour, by such a great and knowledgeable guide! This was followed by a lovely lunch in the area and finishing off with a tour in Henrietta Street. Delighted to be joined by friends old and new, and discovering areas of Dublin some of us never knew existed. Looking forward to next years already !❤️
Congratulations to Friza Farnham, from St Joseph’s Castlebar, our winner of the Girl’s Public Speaking Competition in the Mansion House in Dublin. All the girls spoke wonderfully and our judges, Chaired by Sarah Benson, CEO of Women’s Aid had a tough task to pick a clear winner.
Anne Murray from Home Start in Blanchardstown was presented with a cheque for €440 from SI Dublin members Mary Troy & Breda Hayes which was raised from the Women’s Mini Marathon 2023
Members of SI Dublin Patricia Tyrrell & Stephanie Jud were delighted to attend the lunch for the Daisyhouse launch of their “Women of Daisyhouse” campaign in the Croke Park Hotel. Featuring our own member Patricia Tyrrell.
