Seven years. One DTM. And a remarkable story of growth. District 71 is delighted to celebrate Kevin O’Reilly on achieving the prestigious Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award – the highest educational recognition in Toastmasters International. For Kevin, achieving the DTM was seven years in the making. It represents countless speeches, projects, leadership roles, early mornings, late … Read more
🏆 From Building Confidence to Winning Competitions!A huge congratulations to our Belfast Toastmasters member Lorraine Browne on winning the Fermanagh and Omagh Regional Final of The Ultimate Pitch Contest! What makes this achievement even more special is the journey behind it.Just a year ago, before joining Toastmasters, delivering a pitch with such confidence would have … Read more
Fingal Toastmasters opened its doors to the wider community for a special Community Night, welcoming Denis McIntyre, local historian, author and tour guide, whose passion for Irish history and storytelling made for a fascinating evening. With a particular interest in Bram Stoker, Denis took guests on a journey into the life of the Dublin-born author … Read more
Belfast Toastmasters President Kelvin Ibrahim has been recognised for hiscommitment to diversity and inclusion, winning the Diversity Champion Award,sponsored by Danske Bank, at the Minorities Recognition Awards NI.The awards ceremony, held at Belfast’s Titanic Exhibition Centre, celebrated individualsmaking a positive contribution to diversity, inclusion and the wider community.Kelvin’s achievement recognises the importance of championing different … Read more
Halloween is usually the main focus of October 31st but, on that date, Bishopstown Toastmasters had a far more impressive occasion to celebrate. Thirteen years after stepping up to deliver his very first speech, longtime member Kevin Walsh reached the remarkable landmark of his 100th club speech. Fittingly, Kevin used the occasion to look back … Read more
When I joined Toastmasters, I approached the meeting roles the same way I approach most things.I studied them.Timer? Read the guidance.Grammarian? Read the guidance.Ah-Counter? Read the guidance.Evaluator? Read even more guidance, because I was absolutely convinced I was not qualified to tell anyone how to improve.Then I volunteered for the role, did my best, survived, … Read more
From freezing at Table Topics to Distinguished Toastmaster District 71 is delighted to celebrate Randy Ekakitie on achieving the prestigious Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award – the highest educational recognition in Toastmasters International. Randy’s Toastmasters journey is a powerful reminder that confident speakers are not necessarily born that way – confidence is built through practice, feedback, … Read more
We are delighted to share that on Tue, 06 Oct 2026 we’ve held our very fist club-level International Speech Contest – a milestone moment for our community.A huge congratulations to our five contestants – Eniola, Wei, Mercy, Kang and Vinav – for their courage, enthusiasm and willingness to step onto the contest stage. Your energy … Read more
From a Covid-era idea to a much-loved District 71 tradition 16 August 2020. The world was in lockdown, Toastmasters meetings had moved online, and staying connected had never been more important. It was against this backdrop that the Sunday Leadership Series was born. The brainchild of then Public Relations Manager Elizabeth Jordan, the idea was … Read more
Congratulations to the 176 clubs that qualified for the Here to Stay award. To qualify, a club needed to renew at least 50% of the members it had on 1 July. The more members a club renewed, the more entries it earned into the prize draw. 100% renewed: 9 clubs (6 entries each) Castleknock Toastmasters … Read more