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The Association of Irish Floral Artists is the official organisation of the floral art movement in Ireland.

AOIFA has affiliated clubs throughout Ireland - There is a club in your area

To view photographs of exhibits at National Festival in St. Laserian's Cathedral scroll down to end of page and Click on Festivals and some photos of the Demonstration at the Council Meeting can be seen on the same page click on Gallery 2

Nenagh Flower Club - A Talk by Jimmy Blake of Huntingbrook gardens entitled

'Contempory Perennial Mixed Border'

on 29th April at 8 p.m. at Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh

 

Congratulation to the AOIFA Team who won Silver Gilt at

Bloom- see News for pictures

 

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Exhibits by Theresa Collins and Brid Coonan at An Grianan

Officers of AOIFA

President - Mary C. O'Keeffe

Chairman - Emily Whitford McDonald

Vice-Chair - Carol Bone

Secretary - Brid McGrath

Contact Brid at

sec.aoifa@yahoo.ie(manually)

Treasurer - Mary Johannes

See News for pictures of Demonstration at AGM

Also Picture of winning exhibits at Nationals

Pictures from Kinsale Festival

Congratulations to the following who were successful at the recent Demonstrator Test 2007

Anne Archbold, Margaret Ahern, Margot Allen, Helen Battigan, Maria Carey, Margaret Collins, Brid Coonan, Ann Cooney, Helen Cusack, Richard Delmar, Brenda Duffy, Maureen Fagan, Clare Feeney, Una Fleming, Mary Flynn, Sandra Finnegan, Roisin Graham,Sheila Gilbert, Mary Hamilton, Angela Heffron, Christine Hughes, Mary Johannes, Marie Laird, Helen Lucas, Eileen McKenna, Veronica McMahon, Isobel Morris, Annemarie O'Gara,Yvonne O'Neill, Leola O'Reilly, Mary Owens, Bernadette Scanlon, Adrienne Thompson, Margaret Walsh.

Below - New Demonstrators received their Certificates at AGM on 26th March, 2008- Congratulations also to the Demonstrators who received their Certificates at the AGM 2009

Catherine Coulter, Eleanor Barrett, Brenda Joyce, Vera Carroll, Bernie Dunphy, Martina Flynn and also to Brigid Kinsella

 

New Demonstrators with President of AOIFA, Mary C. O.Keeffe, Chairman of Demonstrators Committee Breda Crowley and Marie McKeon, Committee member

Festivals | Topical Tips | Gallery | Executive | Links
Flower of the Month | Inter Club | Site Updates
 

Last Update 12th March., 2009

info@aoifa.com

 

 

New Executive of AOIFA as from 26th March, 2008

President - Mary C. O'Keeffe, Cork - on left

Chairman - Emily Whitford McDonald - center

Secretary - Brid McGrath - 2nd from left

Treasurer - Mary Johannes - 2nd from right

Vice Chairman - Carol Bone - right

Newsflash

Chairmans Meeting will be held in Dolmen Hotel Carlow

On Thursday 11th June at 11 am

AOIFA had a stand at Bloom 2009 staged by Doddervale Flower

Club – Congratulations on receiving a Silver Gilt Medal

 

 

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Congratulations to

Winner of Inter-Club

Ballincollig Flower & Garden Club

see picture under

Winner of Floral Artist of Year

Marie Dodrill, Solus Nua Club, see picture under

Best in Show - Marie O'Leary, Doddervale

Flower Club (see picture under)

Runner - up - Roisin Graham, Doddervale

Flower Club (see Picture under)

AOIFA now have a new badge based on

the AOIFA basket it is available from Publications Officer - Geraldine O'Leary Tel. 058 59152 and costs

5 Euro