The Irish American Alliance has been in existence since 1990. We currently have approximately three hundred active members, primarily from the Chicago area, particularly the South Side and the South Suburbs.

Our club is a non-profit social club and we have an affiliated Charitable Corporation. The Charitable Corporation has engaged in a number of charitable activities through the years, and is holding a fund for the establishment of an Irish American Retirement Home. The retirement home project has moved in “fits and starts” through the years and is presently classified as a “long term goal”.

We hold monthly meetings for Officers and Trustees, and quartly meetings for Members. Membership also includes our quarterly newsletter.

The club sponsors activities and events which interest our members.

The events which we always have are:

• An Annual Picnic
• An Annual Trip to Hawthorne Park for a “Day at the Races“
• An Annual Golf Outing
• An Annual Trip to US Cellular Field for the “Halfway to St. Patty’s Day” White Sox Game
• An Annual St. Patrick’s Day Party

The Club has also sponsored dozens of other activities through the years including an Annual Dinner Dance, trips to Irish Theme Plays and Shows, lectures on Items of Interest to Members, trips to the City of Milwaukee Irish Fest, sponsoring Band Concerts and other activities.

We are always pleased to have new members join us. We are always interested in new ideas for events and activities and will consider sponsoring activities presented to us. If you have any ideas, gaming events, theater or cultural outings, participating in or sponsoring charitable events, whatever interests you will also interest other members and can help make us a bigger and better organization.

Our Officers and Directors for the upcoming year are as follows:

Honorary Trustees are as follows:

Tom Walsh, Don Cranley, Mike Howley, Ann Bourke, Rich Barrett, Tony Philbin and Mike McGinnis.