1962 – 1970’s
- Voluntary Welfare Committee, Irish Centre
1970’s – early 80’s
- Service delivered by Sisters of Charity
1980’s
- Díon (Irish Government) Funding Programme
1987 – 1990
- Employment of 2 part time Staff to deliver and develop service
1989
- Charitable Status
1990 – 2000
- Staff team expands to 6
- Hosting the very successful ‘Challenging Irish Invisibility’ Conference in celebration of European Year Against Racism 1997
- Placement Provider for Social / Community Work students
- Funding expands to include Liverpool Health Authority and Charitable Trusts
- Services develop to include specific work around welfare benefits, homelessness, drug, alcohol, mental health issues
- Expansion of services to Wirral, launch of Wirral Irish Group
- Opening of Irish Housing Project
- Relocation to 60 Duke St, following closure of Irish Centre
- Volunteer Group expands
- Growth of partnership working
2009 – 2012
- Staff team more than doubles to 16
- Continued expansion of volunteer group
- Expansion of services to include the Irish Traveller Service & the Drop-In Information & Advice Service
- Wirral Services relocate to the Lauries Centre
- Development of Satellite Service in Ashton – in – Makerfield
- Expansion of funding base to include Liverpool City Council, Liverpool PCT, Wirral Borough Council, Wirral PCT, additional Charitable Trusts
- Development of Service User and Volunteer Forums
- Continued growth of partnership working at both operational and strategic levels
- Outgrown existing office base in Liverpool, search for more appropriate premises
- Relocation of Liverpool Base to 151 Dale St
