> “Raisin’ o’ the Green,” a day of Irish food, music and dance, will take place on Sunday, February 21, 2010, from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. benefitting Cherry Street Ministries.
The Blarney Irish Pub
601 Monroe St.
Toledo
Irish United of Northwest Ohio Presents Two Big Events
See “Moll” by John B. Keane at the Irish Heritage Center of Greater Cincinnati
The beautiful Irish Heritage Center of Greater Cincinnati will be hosting its first event, Moll by John B. Keane, February 26-28, presented by the Irish American Theatre Company.
2nd Annual Our Lady of Knock Div. 2 AOH Irish Film Festival
January 31 - March 14, 2010
Location:
Our Lady of Knock AOH Hall, 8070-1 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio
Second annual AOH Irish Film Festival sponsored by Our Lady of Knock Div. 2, Hamilton County, Ohio 8070-1 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio
West Side Irish-American Club Events
The Famous Fish Fry and Free Concerts in the Pub at the West Side Irish-American Club
8559 Jennings Road, Olmsted Twp
Tel: 440-235-5868
Non-members welcome
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The Benefit for Brenna
The Irish American East Side Club Pipe Band, The Murphy Irish Dancers and The Irish American Club East Side are having a benefit to Help the Hannan family. Brenna an eighteen year old college freshman at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, suffered a traumatic brain injury almost two months ago. Brenna is a prize winning dancer with The Murphy Irish Arts School, her father Tim Hannan is the Pipe Sergent with the IACES pipe band. Brenna will be hospitalized in Grand Rapids, where she remains in a coma. The purpose of this event is to help the Hannan family pay huge medical bills that are not covered by their insurance. Continued reading >
A Tribute to Liam Clancy
Liam Clancy
Troubadour Liam Clancy went home to God on Friday, December 4th. A man who many consider one of the greatest of the great balladeers, Liam’s ability to tell a story, to seize his audience and transport them to live within the song he was singing, is unsurpassed. I had the opportunity to talk with Liam for many hours, over many interviews, for the biographical book, Festival Legends; Songs & Stories. Here is some of what he said:
(* Excerpted from Festival Legends: Songs & Stories by John O’Brien, Jr. 2006. www.songsandstories.net.)
Balmoral School 2010 Summer Sessions
Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming announces its 2010 summer session schedule, including the new location of Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Celtic Woman with Obama at National Christmas Tree Lighting
Celtic Woman performed at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 3 in Washington, D.C. The performance streamed live online at www.thenationaltree.org and on PBS beginning December 4. Other artists included Jordin Sparks, Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau, Sheryl Crow, Common and Ray LaMontagne.
(Photo Credit: Scott Gries)
Oideas Gael Awarded Online Magazine Contract
Statement / Ráiteas ó Oideas Gael ar WWW.BEO.IE
Oideas Gael, the Irish language teaching organisation based in Gleann Cholm Cille, County Donegal, has been awarded the contract for the publication of the online Irish language magazine WWW.BEO.IE. The magazine, which is in existence since 2002, is published each month and reaches over 10,000 unique users per issue. Its extensive archiving function and articles from prominent Irish language journalists has ensured that is it featured widely in textbooks preparing students for Leaving Certificate and A-levels.
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Letter to the Editor
Northern Ireland Police Retaliate Against McCord Congressional Hearing
The Northern Ireland police (really the British Government because justice and policing have not been devolved) have stripped the Historical Enquiries Team (HET) of the authority to continue its investigation into the murders of Raymond Mc Cord Jr. exposed by Operation Ballast, the O’Loan Report of 2007. The report found police collusion not only in the Mc Cord killing but also in over 20 murders. Continued reading >
