The Irish Austrian Society

Welcome to the website of the Irish Austrian Society. The IAS is celebrating 59 years of promoting Austria in Ireland and serving the Austrian-Irish Community in Ireland.

The IAS organises social and cultural events throughout the year. We encourage new people to join in the fun and frolics, to meet new people and to share the interest of Austria in Ireland and Ireland in Austria.

Please feel free to explore our website. Look into the Upcoming Events section and see what events we organize, whether cultural, sporting or social. Or look into What We Do - we are sure there is something there for you.

Looking forward to seeing you at one of our events!

Yours in friendship
The IAS Committee

The Society was set up to promote closer ties of friendship and understanding between the peoples of Ireland and Austria.

These aims are achieved by the organisation of lectures on cultural and historical subjects by Austrian and Irish historians and economists, musical evenings, film shows, convivial social gatherings, guided tours of Central Europe and special events such as visits to Ireland by the Vienna Boys Choir and other groups of top musicians. There is also a monthly get-together known as Stammtisch at which members can meet on an informal basis.

Amongst its many other activities there is a priority booking service for the Vienna State Opera and other Viennese theatres.

The Society also promotes the education of school children in German by giving scholarships entailing a sojourn in Austria to the winners of an annual essay competition.

The origins of the Society go back to the early nineteen forties and since then the Society has made a considerable contribution to the social and cultural life of this country. There are now active sister societies in Vienna and Salzburg and on a number of occasions the Society has visited Vienna, including visits to performances by the Vienna State Opera, the world-famous Spanish Riding School, conducted tours of the sights, a number of evenings in various Viennese wine taverns and finishing up with a gala dinner in a Viennese palace.

Membership of the Society is open to all who are in sympathy with its aims. The Society has at present about 300 family members in all parts Ireland and it is hoped that you too will join.

If you are interested in joining please click here to register.