Annual event
Annual International Conference
Each year, Makki Trust holds a community-wide gathering that has travelled the country since 2007 — bringing speakers, educators, and community leaders from Ireland and abroad together for a weekend of reflection, learning, and reconnection.
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2026
24–27 September
Fairyhouse Racecourse, Co. Meath
Dates and venue are confirmed. The Makki Trust Annual International Conference brings together speakers and educators from Ireland and abroad for a weekend of learning, dialogue, shared meals, and the kind of conversations that rarely happen any other day.
About the conference
A weekend that brings the community together.
From Dooradoyle in Limerick, through Cork, the racecourses of Kildare, and now Co. Meath — the conference has been a constant in the life of our community for nearly two decades.
The format is simple: a weekend gathering with invited speakers, educators, and community leaders. There are talks, workshops, structured programmes for boys, shared meals, and — perhaps most importantly — the informal time between sessions where friendships deepen and plans take shape.
Brothers travel from communities across Ireland. Many return year after year. For some, it’s the one weekend they see friends from other parts of the country. For others, it’s the first time they connect with the wider community.
Brothers of all ages and backgrounds are warmly welcome.
History
Every gathering, since the beginning.
Fifteen conferences across five counties, from Limerick to Meath.