Michael Daly, from the Industrial Development Authority (IDA), was responsible for getting the first group of 5 women in contact with each other in 1977. These women were American, German, Hungarian and Englis and they met informally until the membership slowly grew large enough to form the International Women's Organisation.
A lady from the American Women's Club of Dublin offered advice on the formation of such a group. A Constitution was written and the first official meeting was held in September 1980. The Executive Board and the first President, an American lady named Pierette Garvey, were elected that night.
Originally, the Constitution provided for only International women members. However, in 1982 this was amended to include a maximum of 15% women of Irish nationality. In the many years that the group has been in existence, the membership has been as low as 25 and as high as 135. Over the years, the club has grown both in numbers and certainly in the amount of talent that has been shared with everyone .
