Sorcha has been St. Patrick's Society President since 2023, having joined the committee when she moved to Singapore in 2022. She's a 'retired' lawyer, working in legal technology.

Sorcha is originally from Naas in Co. Kildare and lived in London before Singapore. She's mum to two beautiful, energetic little boys with her Italian husband.

She joined the committee to have a group of sound Irish people she can tap into, to fill her cup and feel close to home.

Paula has been a fresh burst of energy to the St. Patrick's Society committee since she joined last year. She runs the Society's social pages keeping us all up to date on the latest activities.

Originally a Kilkenny cat, she's lived in Singapore for over 7 years with her husband Patrick and dog Riley. Having been away from Ireland for over 12 years, she has a real appreciation for the value of Irish communities abroad. She was particularly inspired by the Society during and since COVID and wanted to get involved to help continue the good work.

Paula's a busy woman outside of society life being a player and coach for SGL Ladies, sailing most weekends and not declining any sport-related (or social!) invites!

Jen is our Society Secretary having joined the committee this year. Our resident rebel, she is of course from Cork. She's been in Singapore for 5 years with her husand and works as a Speech and Language Therapist.

Like a lot of us Jen attended the ball and thought joining the committee would be a great way to meet people from our vibrant Irish community as well as to have a bit of fun.

In her spare time you can find her in the gym trying to lift something heavy. But her strongest muscle is in her vocal cords - she can belt out a good tune like no other!

Deirdre (Dee) Noonan is from Delgany, Co. Wicklow.  She is an Irish Chartered Accountant and she and her Irish husband Andrew have lived and worked in London since 2003.  Dee and Andrew moved to Singapore in April 2024 with Andrews job in IT (cyber security).  Dee is interested in keeping fit and joined the St Patrick’s Society Run Club.  She is also keen to use her finance skills to help out with the recently vacant St Patrick’s society treasurer role.   Dee and her husband enjoy, skiing, sailing, and camping and enjoy spending time on holidays with their nieces, nephews, and god children.

Sarah is our Vice President having previously held the role of Society Secretary .

She's a teacher who hails from Trim, Co Meath (not Dublin as often has to correct!). She's been living in Singapore for over 3 years, having moved from Abu Dhabi.

Sarah's an active member of the Irish community in Singapore, participating in the Ireland Funds too.  She's a keen Gaelic footballer and can be found on the field with the Singapore Gaelic Lions at the weekends (by day, and in the pub with them by night!).

Rachel is our resident Dub, a crucial part of any Irish grouping. She joined the committee new in 2023 after 4 years living in Singapore (thanks Covid for the lack of opportunity!).

She brings a wealth of experience from her fundraising activites for Epilepsy Ireland, back home in the Big Smoke.

She's mum to the gorgeous 7 year old Max. She's a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) expert for a major recruitment firm.

In her spare time, she loves to socialise, keep fit and is a bit of a film and TV buff. She's partial to the odd Tayto crisp too!

AnnMarie joined the committee in 2024. Born in Birmingham in the UK, her family moved to the green and red of Mayo when she was young.

She moved to Singapore just under a year ago with her husband and 2 children. Having been born into the Irish diaspora she has seen first hand how important it is to be able to connect to the traditions and familiarity of Irish culture. From Dubai to Nairobi (and now Singapore), checking out the Irish scene is always the first thing she does.

AnnMarie is a trained music therapist and in her spare time enjoys music, films and walking.

Doireann joined the committee in 2024. New to Singapore, she hails from Galway orginally but has spent most of the last 14 years in the lovely Co Clare.

She joined the committee in a bid to keep an Irish connection as she navigates life in Singapore and her job in a local hospital.

In her spare time, Doireann loves to hike, coffee and practice yoga. She's also looking forward to exploring South East Asia.

Noreen moved to Singapore in 2008 and is married with two little girls.

She comes from Killarney, Co. Kerry but has lived longer out of Ireland than in! Prior to moving to Singapore she lived in Hong Kong, London and Tokyo.

Noreen is a certified yoga teacher and also enjoys running, traveling, reading and socialising (with an emphasis on talking) following an incident with the Blarney Stone in the 1980s!

Tracy was born in Dublin but grew up in the west, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim with short stints in Belgium and Austria. But if anyone asks where she's from, she will always say Leitrim -because there’s not that many of them! Tracy moved to Singapore from the UK where she had lived for 20 years.

Tracy has been in Singapore since January 2023 and moved here with her daughter and husband. Before they moved, she was an IT portfolio director and now sees herself as director of domestic operations (a fantastic promotion!)

Tracy became more engaged with The St Patrick Society as a result of meeting so many lovely people and becoming involved in the weekly running group - "Singapore is so far from home and it’s so nice to meet people i have an instant connection with. "

Tracy is an occasional participant in the Singapore Hash House Harriers, she loves finding new restaurants and funky bars and she has convinced herself she likes running enough to try a half marathon!

Veronica is new to the Committee this year.

Originally from the West of Ireland, Veronica moved to Singapore with her husband David, from Oslo, Norway in September 2022. Since leaving Ireland twenty- five years ago, she has lived in five countries working within the international education arena. She holds a Doctorate in Information Science. Always curious to learn, since moving to Singapore Veronica has completed a Graduate Diploma in Applied Positive Psychology and received Certification as a Workplace Resilience Trainer. Currently, Veronica is involved in the development and delivery of Wellness Workshops for the YWCA in Singapore, on a voluntary basis.

Veronica and David have two daughters, Rachel is an artist based in Paris and Zara is Ecosystems Manager, for Rockstart based in Amsterdam.

Veronica has joined the Committee to support nurturing a sense of togetherness and belonging amongst the Irish diaspora here in Singapore, through fun gatherings and initiatives.

Veronica loves stories, enjoys writing, reading, a good old sing along, walking, and is an advocate for wellness as a basis for living a full and happy life, wherever life takes us.