Title: The Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers Society
Speaker: Felix Larkin.
Time: @ 7:45 PM – AGM at 7:30 pm
Location: Iona Pastoral Centre

Dear members,
The agenda will start at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday. The A.G.M. is:

• Chairperson’s Introduction
• Secretary’s report
• Treasurer’s report
• Proposals for talks this season
• Suggestions for summer outing 
• A.O.B.

Many thanks to all the committee for all their support during the year and a big thank you to the Iona Centre and all the staff there.
Thanking you,
Aoife     

Subs also due at this time,€20 individual, €30 couples. no cheques please
money in named envelope

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Historian & former public servant
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
Treasurer, Irish Committee of Historical Sciences
Former chairman, An Post Philatelic Committee (2016-24)
Former academic director, Ivy Day Symposium (2022 & 2024)
Former chairman, Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers Society (2012-16)
Former academic director, Parnell Summer School (2013-15)
Former chairman, Newspaper and Periodical History Forum of Ireland (2010-13)

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SIRKS – The Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers Society

The Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers Society, founded in 1790, is Dublin’s oldest surviving charity and has been providing temporary relief to the destitute poor at their own lodgings for over two centuries Historian Felix M. Larkin, a trustee of the Society, has been instrumental in its recent activities and public outreach. He served as the Society’s chairman from 2012 to 2016 and has continued to contribute as a director, stepping back into the chairman role briefly before handing over to Colette O’Daly Larkin has given lectures on the Society’s history and mission, including the opening Dublin charities & homelessness lecture at Christ Church Cathedral in the Irish capital. The Society, which originally focused on the parish of St Michan and expanded its reach in 1793, operates through four divisions and has historically relied on subscriptions, donations, and charity sermons for funding. Larkin has emphasised the Society’s focus on helping individuals facing temporary hardship, such as those burdened by unpaid utility bills, to prevent long-term cycles of poverty. The Society aims to celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2040, with ongoing efforts to secure its future through public support.

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If interested Felix M. Martin has given another talk on YouTube entitled ‘The Safety Valve of a Nation: Dublin Opinion Magazine 1922 – 1968′.

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