The ICA Guild was formed on December 5th 1980 by Teresa Colhoun, ICA Development Officer, with a membership of thirty-six.

President: Angela Clancy
Vice President: Mary Bartley
Secretary: Mary Shannon
Treasurer: Margaret Heavin

Meetings are held monthly. Through the years various classes have been held in such fields as art, set dancing, line dancing, mixed crafts, flower arranging, and cookery. Members have won many prizes over the years for crafts. Ellen Brady won first prize in the 1999 National Jacob's ICA Awards.

The local Guild members go on an annual outing. At first they confined it to a one-day event but now stay over two nights. Membership is now reduced to sixteen members with president Anna Farrell, vice president Julie Gaffney, secretary Isobel Reilly and treasurer Amy Gumley. Three annual raffles are held, proceeds donated to a charity.

The above picture is the Butlersbridge ICA Guild celebrating their 25th. Anniversary on it's founding with a special get-together in the Slieve Russell Hotel Thursday night the 15th of Dec 2005.

Photographed on the occasion were left to right, front row: Teresa Colhoun, Special Guest (Teresa was Federation President when it was founded); Mary Shannon, Founder Secretary; Amy Gumley, current Treasurer; Anna Farrell, current President; Isobel Reilly, current Secretary; Margaret Heavin, Founding Treasurer; and Ellen Brady.

Back Row; Mary Clail; Angela McConnell; Margaret Mulligan; Marie Reilly (founder-member); Mona Hague; Kathleen McDonald, Federation President(special guest); Mona Hague; Kathleen McDonald, Federation President(special guest); Ann Conway; Mary Connolly; Julie McDonald; and Julie Gaffney(founder-member). Missing from picture were Nancy O'Reilly and Lillian Halliday.

(Photo: Brian Mulligan, Anglo Celt)