The Swedish-Irish Society is run entirely by volunteers, who give up 1000s of hours of their free time each year to make events happen, to gather and distribute information of interest to the membership, to administrate memberships and payments, and keep the torch going, as it has been doing since 1949
The Society does not have offices and board members do not receive any fees.
The board meets online and/or in person approximately once a month. A new board is elected at the Annual General Meeting which is held in April or May. Board members are elected for overlapping 2-year terms, and deputies for 1-year terms.
Current Board Members 2025-2026
- Chairperson: Carmel Mellquist
- Vice-chairperson: Deirdre Cronin Olsson
- Secretary: Deirdre Öwerström
- Treasurer: Emma Patterson
- Members: John McLarnon, Kieran O'Loughlin, Peter Miller (Liaison for Skåne),
- Deputy members: Geraldine Fahey (Liaison for West Coast chapter), Terese Ahern, Damien Mullins
- Adjunct member: Miriam Hill (Liaison for Spuds and Sill, Senior members), Ciaran Devlin (Embassy of Ireland in Sweden)
- Election committee: Grace Drea, Ben McHugh, Teresa Ogenstad
Interested in volunteering? Whether it's for a single event or for a board position, email us and we'll put you in touch with someone who can answer your questions!