Irish CND is holding a commemoration on Wednesday 6th August, at 1.10pm, at the memorial cherry tree in Merrion Square Park, Dublin, marking the 80th anniversary of the dropping of the world’s first nuclear bomb at Hiroshima, Japan.  (The memorial cherry tree is somewhat west of the central open area of the Merrion Square Park  (in direction of the National Gallery).

AND ALSO ON WEDNRSDAY 6TH 

Peace and Neutrality Alliance – an online event 

“The Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings: Lessons after 80 years”
What are the lessons from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years on? Spend an evening learning from three experts.

Wednesday, August 6^th from 7 – 9pm
Links below for registering for this event:

https://www.pana.ie/posts/hiroshima-80-years

The photography exhibition A QUESTION MARK HANGS OVER GAZA is a poignant exhibition of life for children in Gaza. The exhibition in its physical format will journey across different countries in 2025.

Supported by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and produced by UNICEF, this photo exhibition showcases the situation of Palestinian children as seen through the lenses of those who meet them daily. It sheds light on the critical need for a ceasefire and a just and lasting solution for all children in the region. It also highlights the critical support provided by ECHO and UNICEF.

The exhibition will be on display until 12 August at The Gallery at The Complex, 21 Arran Street East, Dublin 7. You can find more information and a link to the exhibition website in this flyer.

Members, Attenders, families and friends are invited to a Dublin Area Quaker Community Summer Social.

The meeting point is the green space beside the Lifeguard Hut at 11.30am. Look out for the DAQC blue banner.

Swim for those who wish or a stroll along the beach. Bring a picnic and your chair or blanket.

We encourage Friends to use public transport where possible.

If the weather isn’t suitable, we will hop on the dart to Bray.

You can find more information on this flyer about the event.

This talk given by Charles Lamb at the Rathfarnham Meeting House at 8 pm on Monday 21st July will consider the seeking of George Fox and Elizabeth Hooton in the 1640s, the early message of Friends/Quakers, its roots, fruits and testimonies, including Peace Testimony.

Please email the Office (office@quakers.ie) to let them if you plan to attend and how many are likely to be coming with you.

Here is a link to the AVP Ireland newsletter for June 2025.

The Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva is looking for its next leader. If this could be you, please read the job pack and consider applying. You must be a member of the Religious Society of Friends to be eligible for this role. Application deadline: Friday 18 July 2025.

This EMES newsletter (July 4, 2025) includes items on

• Search for a new director for the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva

• Pastoral Visit to Friends in Ukraine

• The Quaker Council for European Affair’s new director

• Search for Friends interested in helping to creat a Network for Peacebuilding

You may already be aware that the decision has been made to lay down Rathfarnham Preparative Meeting with effect from 30th September 2025.

Friends are asked to recall their memories of Rathfarnham Meeting. A dedicated email account has been set up for this purpose: rathfarnhammemories@gmail.com.

We hope that Friends will share their memories, whether in the form of photographs, drawing/painting, poetry, or other writing. If sending images, please insert the date, occasion and identity of the figures in the photographs. We have set a deadline of 31st July for email submissions.

A Gathering of Friends will take place on Saturday 13th September in Rathfarnham Meeting House (further details to follow separately but save the date!). We encourage everyone to bring along photographs or memorabilia they may have, to display on tables for all attendees to view.

It is intended to compile writings and images into a Memory Book and make it available to Friends at the end of 2025.

We look forward to receiving and sharing your memories. You can spread the word to those who may be interested using this flyer.

Anna Harrison, Valerie Howard

Free guided walks around the Temple Hill Quaker Burial Ground – one of Dublin’s most unusual graveyards – will be given on Tuesdays in July and August at 4.15pm. The tour lasts about an hour. More information can be found on this leaflet about the tours.