Our annual gathering in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Network

Join fellow charity retailers with shops in Northern Ireland for a day of learning and networking.

Network meeting

Latest Northern Ireland Network news

We held our 2025 Northern Ireland Network meeting at NICVA in Belfast on Wednesday 12 February. We had a great line-up of speakers on the day, including:

  • Tracey Pickering, Dual Regional Retail Manager – Scotland & NI, British Red Cross talking about their Derry shop win for UK’s favourite charity shop in Northern Ireland

  • Andrew Irvine, Chief Executive, East Belfast Mission delivering a session on protecting community services and increasing resilience in a time of constrained public funding 

  • Robin Osterley, Chief Executive, Charity Retail Association, introducing and speaking about our 2024-2027 strategic plan

  • Rachel McGreevy, Charity Stores Manager, USPCA, discussing the growth, resilience and success of USPCA stores.

Thank you to Shopiago for supporting our event.