Club Details

The Rotary Club of Belfast was founded in 1911 and Chartered No.67 in 1913 - we were the first club to have been formed in the UK. Our first meeting was held on 24 July 1911 and a vibrant club has been in continuous existence since.

A short History of the Club, our Centenary and a List of Presidents and Secretaries, current Council, Service Chairs and Committees are detailed on this website (see menu right).

	Office Bearers 2024-25
		President	Steven Costello
		Immediate Past President	Ken Nixon
		President Elect	Heather Shiell
		Vice President
		Honorary Secretary	David Boyd
		Honorary Treasurer	Tim Browne

When we Meet

We are always delighted to welcome visitors from the world of Rotary.

The Club meets on Mondays, except Public Holidays, at the Europa Hotel, Belfast, over lunch from 1.00pm to 2:00pm. 

Details can be found on the Meetings page here and the meeting schedule can be seen here.

We have Fun!

We are a dynamic Club of male and female members with a wide variety of ages and backgrounds. We are members of Rotary because we enjoy being members of Rotary giving Service above Self whilst having fun!

The enormous sense of achievement we experience doing something really worthwhile, even if it is in just one of the many areas we are involved in. is matched only by the enormous amount of fun we have!

Detailed information on Rotary, the Club and our service and social activities can be seen throughout this website.

Rotary Theme 2024/25

July sees the beginning of a new Rotary year with Club, District and International Presidents and Officers beginning their terms. Every year the Rotary International President introduces their theme for their year urging Rotarians to follow it.

RI President 2024-25 is Stephanie Urchick, Rotary Club of McMurray, Pennsylvania.

She is only the 2nd woman to hold this position and with her Theme “The Magic of Rotary” President Stephanie is calling on Rotarians to recognize that Rotary is not going to end polio or bring peace to the world by waving a wand, but Rotarians create the magic with every project completed, every dollar donated and every new member.

She urges members to champion Rotary’s Action Plan, find a balance between continuity and change and work for peace. 

Affiliated Clubs

Rotaract	Inner Wheel	Probus

The Rotaract, Inner Wheel and Probus Clubs were initially sponsored by The Rotary Club of Belfast and are now run autonomously. Further details can be seen here.