I am writing to inform you that we have had to unfortunately cancel our 2021 Irish Festival. This was a difficult decision to make but with all of the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing Covid-19 situation along with increased pressure to put multiple restrictions on the event we came to the conclusion that this was the appropriate action. On behalf of the executive board and the entire membership, I would like to thank Patti Shea, Rebecca Flynn and all the members of the festival committee for all the time and hard work they put in planning what I know would have been an awesome festival. Thank you also to all of you that had signed up to volunteer your time at the event. As always, the IHSM will remain strong and continue to thrive with the support of our wonderful members.

Slainte!
Tim McNamara
IHSM President

Greetings.

After a long 14 months we are happy to announce that the IHSM Clubhouse will be reopening on May 20, 2021. We are anxious, as many of you are, to see old familiar faces that we have missed during this extended closure. There are some changes to policies and procedures that will be implemented with this reopening:

Everyone entering must sign in. This includes members as well as guests.
All members are reminded to use their swipe card upon entering. This will help the membership chair to identify any card problems that need to be addressed.
Members are still limited to 4 guests per membership.
Masks will be required for entry and when not seated and moving about the clubhouse.
Verification of vaccination will not be required.
The bartenders will be utilizing plastic drink cups.
There will be no planned activities at this time (Including private party rentals) with the exception of committee and monthly general membership meetings.

Hours of operation will be as follows:
Thursday 5:00pm – 11:00pm
Friday 5:00pm – 11:00pm
Saturday 12:00pm – 11:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm – 10:00pm

We are asking that all members do their part and be courteous towards all others by wiping down their tables and chairs when leaving. Sanitizing wipes will be available. This will assist our volunteer bartenders who will be busy with other tasks and not able to witness the comings and goings of everyone in attendance.

These policies and procedures will remain in place for the foreseeable future. Membership will be notified of any changes or additions to these procedures.

Tim McNamara

President

Irish Heritage Society of Milford

The 2021 IHSM William McNamara Memorial Scholarship application
The Irish Heritage Society of Milford Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that Brian Zirkel of Jonathan Law class of 2021 is the recipient of this year‘s IHSM William McNamara Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is for students planning to pursue further education in September 2021 in a full-time study program at a two or four College, vocational, or technical school. Applicants must be related to an IHSM member in good standing and demonstrate excellent academic achievement, involvement in extra curriculum activities, and has participated in community volunteerism. Applicants also must explain the importance of their Irish heritage in their lives .
Brian has the fulfilled all these requirements to an outstanding level. We wish Brian the best of Irish luck in his educational journey at Northeastern University

Specific requirements, as well as the online application, can be found by clicking this link

The following proposals are recommended by the By-Laws Committee and the Board of Directors. Posting date: 4/17/2020.
Click on the “BY-LAWS” tab above to see an enlarged copy.
Click on the link below to see the Proposals in their entirety.
Link to Proposals

President Tim McNamara and the Irish Heritage Society of Milford’s Board wish to announce and congratulate the recipients of The Irish Man and Woman of the Year Awards!
They are:
Irish Man – Mark Morse
Irish Woman – Amy Lacey