About the Grand Lodge
The Grand Lodge of Ireland is the second most senior Grand Lodge in the world and the oldest in continuous existence. We welcome you to this website which will serve you as a guide to our fraternity and is intended to assist you in finding the answers to some common questions.
If you wish to book a tour of Freemasons’ Hall in Dublin, or if there is any information you require that you cannot find here, please contact us for assistance. Read More
The Historic Freemasons’ Hall venue is available for private event hire. The Freemasons of Ireland accepted a booking from a media company and if the participants and content had been known the booking would not have been accepted.
The Freemasons of Ireland categorically denies any association with the interviewer or interviewee and regrets that such an interview took place on our premises.We apologises to our members and confirm that steps have been taken to avoid a reoccurrence.
Philip A.J. Daley
Grand Secretary
Public Tours
Public tours of Freemasons’ Hall are available at 3.00 p.m. every weekday. Booking is not required and the contribution is 5 euros per person.
It is not possible to hold tours when there are major events, some of which are arranged at short notice. Therefore, if you are making a special trip to Freemasons' Hall, please contact us to make sure that tours are running on the day of your visit.
Masonic Charities
Benevolence has always been the cornerstone of Freemasonry. Goodwill to all and a desire to help those less fortunate are fundamental principles of the Masonic Fraternity and therefore, charitable giving is a major part of membership of the Freemasons.
Our members engage in acts of benevolence in a variety of ways, either through simple gestures such as gift giving, or through the raising of monies for a variety of funds which help a wide variety of people. Read More