Washington, D.C. National Gala 2026

Date : Monday, March 16, 2026

Venue : The National Building Museum

Location : 440 G Street, NW

DRESS CODE : Black Tie

This year’s sold out National Gala will celebrate 50 years of The Ireland Funds, and 250 years of the deep ties, heritage and friendship between the island of Ireland and the United States.


This year’s National Gala is now SOLD OUT. 

To join the waitlist for tables or tickets, please contact Rory MacIntyre at rmacintyre@irelandfunds.org.

 

Sponsorship and Tickets

UNDERWRITER SPONSOR — $100,000

  • Listing as an Underwriter Sponsor of the 2026 National Gala
  • Listing as the sponsor of the VIP Reception or Afterparty
  • 2 Premium tables for 10
  • 20 tickets to the VIP Reception and General Reception
  • Prime logo/listing recognition in the Gala Program and during the event
  • Podium acknowledgement from the CEO
  • Advertisement in the Gala Program
  • Invitations to special events hosted by The Ireland Funds

PATRON — $50,000

  • Listing as a Patron Sponsor
  • 2 Premium tables for 10 at the National Gala
  • 20 tickets to the VIP Reception and General Reception
  • Prime logo/listing recognition in the Gala Program and during the event
  • Podium acknowledgement from the CEO
  • Invitations to special events hosted by The Ireland Funds

BENEFACTOR — $25,000

  • Listing as a Benefactor Sponsor
  • Prime table for 10 at the National Gala
  • 10 tickets to the VIP Reception and General Reception
  • Premier logo/listing recognition in the Gala Program and during the event

HOST — $15,000

  • Listing as a Host Sponsor
  • Preferred table for 10 at the National Gala
  • 2 tickets to the VIP Reception and 8 tickets to the General Reception
  • Special logo/listing recognition in the Gala Program and during the event

SPONSOR — $10,000

  • Listing as a Sponsor
  • Table for 10 at the National Gala
  • 10 tickets to the General Reception
  • Logo/listing recognition in the Gala Program and during the event

GALA TICKET — $1,250

Contact

Rory MacIntyre

Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff

The Ireland Funds

200 Park Ave, 17th Floor New York NY 10166

T - 212-689-3100

E - rmacintyre@irelandfunds.org

Email

NATIONAL GALA CHAIRS

Manus Cooney
ACG Advocacy

Lorraine M. Corcoran

Suzanne Corcoran
NicheWellness

Susan Ann Davis
Susan Davis International

Daniel Eubanks
Intuit

John Feehery
EFB Advocacy

Erik V. Huey
Platinum Advisors D.C.

Ian Hyland
Ireland INC

Dennis Lucey
AKIMA

Shannon McGahn
National Association
of Realtors®

Brian M.P. McGlinchey
Honorary Consul
of Ireland (DE)

Bernard F. McKay
Sovereign Strategy

Stella O’Leary

Amy Roberti
Stripe

Matthew R. Shay
National Retail Federation

Kathy Sherman
Amgen

George F. Shevlin
AIG

Matthew Stanton
Constellation Brands

William Tranghese
Platinum Advisors D.C.

Mark H. Tuohey
BakerHostetler