Cuala Foundation

03/17/2026

On the eve of St. Patrick's Day Mayor Mamdani was asked about his thoughts on a united Ireland... ☘

Things took an unexpected turn during NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's press briefing on school zone speed limits! 🚦 While discussing "Safe Streets for Schools," ...

03/10/2026

We were very happy to give testimony at NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission today in support of an individual landmark designation for Church of Saint Mary along with Lower East Side Preservation Initiative, local residents and others. Our testimony remembered the difficult circumstances faced by the Irish who immigrated to the Lower East Side in the 19th century, most of whom were women aged between 15 and 24.

12/02/2025

If you're in the habit of giving for Giving Tuesday please consider supporting our work on the Lower East Side and in Ireland. Thank you.

Cuala Foundation supports communities to recover, repair and build social, economic and cultural power. Our community wealth-building programs celebrate land and commu...

11/29/2025

We're getting ready to publish our Lower East Side Community Folklore and Local Legends projects. Ryan and Micah were two of the participants who learned about folklore, interviewed NYCHA residents, edited the stories into a podcast and made short films about the struggles of people who lived here before us.
Coming soon!

08/12/2025

It's 17 years since our first Feis Teamhra: A Turn at Tara to which we were honoured to welcome the poet Seamus Heaney twice and the historian and activist Muireann Ní Bhrolcháin many times. Feis Teamhra grew from a 2007 event on the steps of New York's Irish Consulate protesting the Irish government's plans for the M3 Motorway that now cuts through the valley. You're welcome to join us this Sunday at the Visitor's Centre on the Hill of Tara for our annual free event celebrating prose, poetry and song in the home of the Irish bardic tradition and the harp. Hill of Tara - OPW OPW - Office of Public Works Poetry Ireland Mary Coughlan Ultan Conlon

08/01/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to our Fran O'Toole: The Man & His Music event last night at Mermaid County Wicklow Arts Centre. It was a powerful evening of screenings, song, community history and conversation between young and old. Looking forward to the next one!

07/30/2025

We're proud to be partnering with Mermaid County Wicklow Arts Centre for this special event tomorrow evening previewing a brand new documentary about the life of Fran O'Toole with live performances of his songs from young local songwriters. There are some tickets still available from The Mermaid box office 01 272 4030 and https://www.mermaidartscentre.ie/whats-on/events/fran-otoole-the-man-his-music

07/10/2025

Tonight's the night folks! Join us at Thursday, July 10 at 6:30pm at 269 Henry Street (Dale Jones Burch Neighborhood Center at Henry Street Settlement) for the Community Board 3 Parks, Recreation, Waterfront, & Resiliency Committee Meeting to hear an update about the White House/Bathhouse in Baruch Houses. You might like to check out the video we shared in our previous post of the timeline of our process so far to reclaim and repurpose the space in collaboration with the community.
All are welcome!

07/08/2025

In 2020 Cuala Foundation and Amerinda (American Indian Artists, Inc.) partnered on a proposal to reclaim and repurpose the White House/Baruch Bathhouse as a community space. Here’s the timeline of the proposal process so far.
Join us at the Community Board Parks Committee meeting Thursday 10 July at 6:30pm.