UQ Irish Society

The UQ Irish Society is open to everyone who want’s to experience the best of Irish culture amongst good friends here at UQ. We are best known for St Patrick’s Day celebrations here on campus with The Red Room and volunteering with the Official Brisbane City Parade. Beyond this, we also get involved with pub crawls with other international and faculty clubs, organise deals with popular Irish venues in Brisbane, participate in interfaculty sporting competitions and this year, trying to get Gaelic sports on the agenda. We’re also hosting events to teach people about the history of Ireland and to connect students with business and government leaders with connections to Ireland - Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon have their European headquarters in Dublin meaning Ireland is quickly becoming the place to be for people looking for a high-flying career overseas.

The UQ Irish Society is open to everyone who want’s to experience the best of Irish culture amongst good friends here at UQ. We are best known for St Patrick’s Day celebrations here on campus with The Red Room and volunteering with the Official Brisbane City Parade. Beyond this, we also get involved with pub crawls with other international and faculty clubs, organise deals with popular Irish venues in Brisbane, participate in interfaculty sporting competitions and this year, trying to get Gaelic sports on the agenda. We’re also hosting events to teach people about the history of Ireland and to connect students with business and government leaders with connections to Ireland – Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon have their European headquarters in Dublin meaning Ireland is quickly becoming the place to be for people looking for a high-flying career overseas.

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So do you just get together and drink?

No! Okay, maybe a little bit…or sometimes…Anyway, we have events to suit all sorts! Team sports, educational seminars, careers and networking, film nights, snooker, darts and more!

What are you doing this semester?

The long-awaited involvement in UQIC is about to come to fruition, plus we’re about to lock in social GAA and Hurling comps! We’ll be hosting networking evenings to show you what’s possible living and working in Ireland – and Europe – plus, more cultural events such as film nights, Irish Breakfast High Tea.

Do I get any perks with membership?

Yes! We have set up deals with a number of Irish venues and business in Brisbane and we’re currently making inquiries about some pretty sweet traveling opportunities too!