Rotary Club Kilkenny

Rotary Club Kilkenny meets every Monday at 1pm in the Club House Hotel on Patrick Street, part of the worldwide Rotary International network of local service clubs that combine business and professional networking with fundraising and community projects. Kilkenny’s club follows the same weekly lunchtime format used by Rotary clubs across Ireland, giving members a fixed, dependable date in their diary rather than an occasional gathering.

What to expect

The weekly meeting runs over lunch at 1pm, and typically combines club business, updates on ongoing local projects, and often a guest speaker, in keeping with the standard Rotary meeting format used internationally. Membership is drawn from a cross-section of Kilkenny’s business and professional community, and much of the club’s public-facing work happens outside the weekly meeting itself, through fundraising events and support for local causes that Rotary clubs are widely known for. The Club House Hotel setting, one of the oldest hotels in Kilkenny, gives the club a stable, well-known meeting point in the city centre. As a membership organisation, attendance at the weekly lunch is generally reserved for members and invited guests rather than open to the general public, though prospective members with an interest in community service are typically welcome to make contact.

Getting there

The Club House Hotel is on Patrick Street in the centre of Kilkenny city, within easy walking distance of Kilkenny Castle and the main shopping streets. On-street and hotel parking is available.

While you’re in Kilkenny City

Patrick Street is one of the main routes into Kilkenny city centre, close to the castle and the Medieval Mile. There is more to see across Kilkenny City and Co. Kilkenny.

Good to know

• Date and time: every Monday, 1pm
• Venue: Club House Hotel, Patrick Street, Kilkenny city
• Weekly lunchtime meeting; membership organisation, guests by arrangement
• Combines club business with community and fundraising projects
• Recurs weekly, year round