IRISHMANCHESTER FESTIVAL 2010 Friday 5th March - Sunday 21st March 2010
www.manchesteririshfestival.co.uk
Message from Manchester Irish Festival Co Chairs: Dear Friends of the Manchester Irish Festival Its great to welcome you back to another year of culture, arts, music and dance from the Irish Community of Manchester. We ask you to join in and help us celebrate our festival which is an exciting part of our wonderful city life. We take this opportunity to thank our Sponsor's, Manchester City Council and our volunteers without whose support we wouldn't be able to put on this great festival. A special thanks to everyone that turns out to our St. Patrick's festival events, without your support the festival could not happen. Please come down and show your support on the Sunday the 14th March for the festival parade, sponsored this year by Quinn Insurance. Your County Needs You! Please support your County in Ireland by wearing their Jersey or county colour s, On the day come and walk with them in the parade. Signed, Co. Chairs, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Cllr. John Flanagan John and Kevin
3 PRE FESTIVAL EVENTS Wednesday 3rd March St Kentigerns Irish Social Club www.stkents.co.uk - 0161 224 2033 Irish Dancing with the Keegan / Kennedy Thursday 25th February School of Irish Dancing St Kentigerns Irish Social Club From 6.30pm Contact Louise on 07879290541- Clara on www.stkents.co.uk - 0161 224 2033 07983545980 Set Dancing All welcome - 7.30pm Contact Eamon on 0161 448 8675 Wednesday 3rd March ‘Ireland and the World’ Schools Exhibition Manchester Town Hall, Conference Hall Saturday 27th February A showcase exhibition of artwork produced by Schools in St Kentigerns Irish Social Club Manchester at workshops in the Irish World Heritage Centre. www.stkents.co.uk - 0161-224-2033 12pm to 2pm. £Free. Irish Language classes Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com Pat Mc Guinness, Chair, M I LG. 0161 225 0645. Wednesday 3rd March Conradh Na Gaelige Irish Language Class Monday 1st March Irish World Heritage Centre St Kentigerns Irish Social Club A social session involving singing, poetry, short talks. For www.stkents.co.uk - 0161 224 2033 beginners to advanced level. 25 Card Drive - 8pm – 10pm Bacon / Ham Joint for the Winners Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com Sponsored by Budweiser Thursday 4th March Tuesday 2nd March Irish Music Lessons St Kentigerns Irish Social Club Irish World Heritage Centre www.stkents.co.uk - 0161 224 2033 St. Wilfred’s Branch C.C.E. All ages welcome. Don Night - Contact Michelle O’Leary on 0161 205 1515 k Bacon / Ham for the winners from 9pm 7pm u Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com
. Irish Language Classes from 8pm
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c Darts - 9 Dart Challenge Thursday 4th March .
l Sponsor by Whyte & Mackay The Irish Trio at Mulligans
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4 Fáilte A warm Irish welcome awaits all our visitors as Manchester celebrates its fifteenth Irish festival
We have tried to include something for everyone to enjoy in our two week extravaganza of events, staged at venues throughout Greater Manchester.
The Manchester Irish Festival Friday 5th March - Sunday 21st March 2010 Friday 5th March Friday 5th March ‘Isteach is Amach’ Manchester Irish Festival - Irish Blues Night Manchester Town Hall with Sean Taylor plus guests Education day featuring a Blue Badge Irish tour of Manchester M19 Bar & Venue in the morning conducted by Anne Beswick. 847 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3PW Oxford Archaeology North presents a talk on recent Manchester M19 3PW Tel. 0161 224 8135 excavations at Angel Meadow, Manchester City Centre. Admission: £3 / £5 7pm 10am – 3pm. Free. For tickets visit www.m19.com Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com Irish Blues Night is a preview night for Sean Taylor’s new Blues album just recorded in Dublin. Plus a host of support acts playing tribute to some of Ireland’s favourite Blues artists such as Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Rory Gallagher and Thin Lizzy. Tony Sullivan Features sets by Gerry Murphy (the winner of the John Lennon Irish World Heritage Centre award for songwriting), plus Zacc Rogers, Ged Wilson, Playing live in the lounge bar Johnny Ryder and Midnight Mafia. 9.00pm. Free. Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com Manchester Irish Festival - Ireland’s got the X Factor Union Inn Steven Smyth Showband Adm : £10 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, St Kentigerns Irish Social Club Manchester, Northwest M19 3PW Tel. 0161 224 1271 www.stkents.co.uk - 0161 224 2033 Admission: Free I've played in many venues around Manchester over the past 23 years in different bands from Philomena Begley to "The 8pm Indians" and more recently Declan Nerney's Band, before Have you got the X-Factor for the Irish Festival? Fancy yourself forming my own band 5 years ago. I've always had a great as the next Saw Doctors or Daniel O’Donnell? Then head down affiliation with Manchester over the years as my wife comes to the Union Inn to try out your stuff in front of a very from there and my son was born in St. Marys Hospital, but supportive audience and some lovely cuddly judges have lured them across the Irish Sea to Portaferry in County Down where we now presently live. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for supporting the band over these Manchester Irish Festival -
k past few years and look forward to your continued support in Irish Karaoke and Sing a Long
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6 Saturday 6th March 2010 Manchester Town Hall Young, Gifted & Green Annual Irish Music, Song and Dance Concert students from St Bede’s College Plus theKeegan Kennedy and Special Guests School of Irish Dancing Doors 6.45pm Show starts 7.30pm Compères Joe Casserley & Alan Keegan Tickets: £15/£20 Telephone: 0161 226 3323 Buy online: www.ticketline.co.uk Saturday 6th March Saturday 13th March Sunday 14th March St Patrick’s Day Oasis night Mothers Day Special Clancy with Wednesday Brothers Johnny Ryder Celtic Vibes 17th March Tribute and DJ Phil C Farmers Arms with Farmers Arms from 4pm - 8pm Grace & Oasis Lounge Union Inn Whisky Free from 8.30pm Kelly Adm in the Jar Free Adm Irish Music Session Union Inn from 3pm - 8pm Union Inn 8pm Free Adm Free Adm Friday 5th March Sean Taylor Irish Blues night new Blues album preview night 7.30pm plus sets by Gerry Murphy, Zacc Rogers, Ged Wilson & Johnny Ryder £3 adv / £5 door playing tribute to some of Ireland’s favourite Blues artists Friday 19th March Friday 12th March m19 Levenshulme Seeanan TTayloraylor Tradfest with Bar & Venue Claire Mooney launching their the Henry girls new album ‘Dawn’ & the Moving House Band thehe HenryHenry GirlsGirls Shake the Barley, Zoe Mulford, the Scally Brothers £3 adv / £5 door 8pm £5 advance, £7 on the door 8pm Thursday 11th March Caimh McDonnell Martin Big Pig MC Andrew Ryan Sean O’Shaughnessy Doors 8pm Show 8.30pm Tickets £5 Adv £7 Door
Maartinrtin BigBig PigPig Caaimhimh MMcDonnellcDonnell m19 Comedy VERY STRONG LANGUAGE Levenshulme THROUGHOUT! Bar & Venue All acts subject to change. Rights of admission reserved. Night Cllaireaire MMooneyooney 847 Stockport Road M19 3AD email: [email protected] web: www.m19bar.com
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l www.manchesteririshfestival.co.uk m e y ompan Pub C Saturday 6th March Saturday 6th March DJ Billy The Irish Connection The Victoria Inn Wythenshawe FM 8:00pm 10:00am plus "Open the Box" £75 Prizes and upwards! 12 pm Tune into 97.2fm with John Lowry The Irish Connection Live music from Tony Ford every Saturday 10am - 12noon Bolton Irish Centre, Lever Street, Bolton BL3 2AB Tel: 01204 522632 Ceili St Kentigerns Irish Social Club Live Entertainment from Mark Burns www.stkents.co.uk - 0161 224 2033 The Talbot Club, 12 Eldon Place, Eccles M30 8QE Commence 8.30pm -- Band is Ceili Time Tel: 0161 789 1021 £5.00 with ticket and £6.00 on the door Workshop with Kathleen & Michael McGlynn, Sets and Sean Live Entertainment from the lovely - no's dancing. Annie Mac 11.00am-1.00pm. and 2.00pm-4.00pm. £3.00 for each two The Whalley Hotel, hour session or all day for £5.00. 2 Withington Road, Manchester 16. Tel: 0161 232 7159 Tony Sullivan Cassidy’s Irish Bar Shaw Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport Irish Country and Western SK4 4AG Irish World Heritage Centre Well known in all venues in Manchester and further afield Tony Playing live in the lounge bar is a great guitarist with a silky voice and can play virtually all 9.00pm. Free. the tunes you will know. Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com Clancy Brothers Tribute Night with Young, Gifted & Green Concert in aid of Whiskey in the Jar & Carmel Gunning
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u Venue: The Great Hall, Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester Irish Festival
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o Time: Doors 6.45pm, show starts 7.30pm (fully licensed bar) Manchester’s top traditional group ‘Whiskey in the Jar’ headline
c Tickets: £20 donation /£15 concessions this very special tribute night to mark the sad demise of Liam . This is the annual concert featuring the award winning one Clancy the last remaining member of Ireland’s traditional super- l hundred strong troupe from St Bede’s College, plus the Keegan group – The Clancy brothers. Special guests including the a Kennedy School of Irish Dancing, Shake the Barley and special world champion flute player Carmel Gunning from Sligo in v
i guests. The show is co hosted by the award winning Joe Ireland. Get there early if you want a seat and feel free to bring
t Casserley from Manchester’s legendary Full Irish Radio show your instrument if you want to contribute.
s and Alan Keegan from Manchester United Football club. 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3PW
e There are a limited number of tickets available in advance only, Manchester, Northwest M19 3PW Tel. 0161 224 1271.
f priced £20/£15 concessions. They can be purchased direct Admission: Free
h from St Bede's College by contacting the office on 0161 226 Features sets by Whiskey in the Jar, Carmel Gunning and
s 3323 or online at www.ticketline.co.uk guests i The concert is always a sell out and you would be advised to r
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e All the money raised from ticket sales is to be given directly to Irish Karaoke and Sing a Long
t The Christie Cancer hospital with the production costs for the Farmers Arms
s show met by the shows generous sponsors who are as follows: 254 Burnage Lane, Burnage, Manchester M19 1EN
e Manchester Town Hall Tel: 0161 432 6441
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c St Bede's College Allied Irish Bank n Bethell construction a Ged Graham Eamonn Kennedy Funeral Directors The Huntington m Chris O'Connor Promotions 9:00pm . Levenshulme Pub Company Ged will be bringing his one man show to The Huntington prior w Total Plant Hire Ltd to commencing a 70 date tour of the UK and Ireland with the St Kentigern's Irish Club w critically acclaimed ‘Essence of Ireland’ theatre show. Chartrange Ltd Ged will be performing all the Irish classics together with w The Midway - Contemporary Eating and Drinking in Stockport tracks from his new studio album ‘Standing outside the Fire’. YGG Press & Publicity Keegan Kennedy School of Irish Dancing Joe Casserley and The Full Irish Radio show on 96.9fm Cara Construction 8 St Kentigerns Irish Social Club 0161 224 2033 Community Club of the Year 2009 Friday 5th March After the Launch Stephen Smyth Having played around Manchester over the past 23 years in different bands from Philomena Begley to "The Indians" and more recently Declan Nerney's Band, Stephen formed his own band 5 years ago. Doors open 8pm On stage 11pm till late Admission £10 Friday 12th March Irish Country Singer John McNicholl and his band A “must see” country star appearing in Manchester for the first time. John has just released his new CD “you are no angel” Doors open 8pm On stage 10.30pm till late Admission £10
Mothers Day & Sunday 14th March After Parade Party in association with Joe Casserley & the full irish radio show “The Ballroom of Romance” on tour from Ireland, the legendary From jazz to rock'n'roll, jive & waltz to pop, Showband Show through the 80's & up to the present day Doors open 5pm On stage 7.30pm till late Admission £10, Children £5 (11 and over) Tickets available from the bar Wednesday 17th March St. Patrick’s Day The Indians Back by popular Demand One of the most successful Irish bands ever to cross the Irish Sea All of your favourite from a band who have been on the road for over three decades Doors open 7.30pm On stage 9pm till late Admission £10 St. Kents: The place to be www.stkents.co.uk 36 Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield Manchester M14 7DW ROSGAL LTD PROUD SPONSORS OF Joe Casserley’s FULLIRISH Radio Show on your Local Community Station all fm 96.9fm Tune into to the team with ardwick longsight levenshulme 96.9 Joe Casserley Martin Logan Sundays Wednesdays 3pm-5pm 7pm-9pm Listen live on 96.9fm On line: www.allfm.org For a request call 0161 248 6767 or email: [email protected] Contact THE FULL IRISH OFFICE on 0161 973 0951 Or write to – The Full Irish, P. O. Box 119 Albert Road, Levenshulme, Manchester ,M19 1XP why not visit our website www.thefullirish.net
The FULL IRISH Festival Sunday 29th August 2010 BACK AT OLD BEDIANS SPORTS GROUND MILLGATE LANE DIDSBURY M20 0QT
Ged is proud to be a part of the 15th Manchester Irish Festival www.gedgraham.co.uk See festival listings for Ged Grahams dates Saturday 6th March Sunday 7th March Scottish Fiddle Orchestra Dance the night away to JIB Sound Bridgewater Hall Thw Whalley Hotel 7.30pm 2 Withington Road, Manchester 16 Scotland's foremost traditional fiddle orchestra makes its first Tel: 0161 232 71597 appearance in the North West with a lively and entertaining evening of jigs, reels, strathspeys, walzes, songs and beautiful slow airs. Live Entertainment from The Crackers. The large orchestra of fiddles, cellos, basses, flutes, ONeils Irish Bar, 655-657 Wilmslow Road, accordions, piano and percussion, plus singers, pipers and Didsbury, Manchester M20 6RA Tel: 0161 448 7941 dancers, will put a song in your heart and dancing in your feet. This orchestra has performed to packed houses from Scotland to Vancouver and Sydney Opera House, as well as in major Radio Listings concert halls of the UK. A memorable evening for all the family. Tune into All Fm 96.9fm http://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/performance/14914.aspx £12.00 - £21.00 The Full Irish Radio Show with Joe Casserly and The team Every Sunday 3pm - 5pm The Long Road www.thefullirish.net O Sheas 9:00pm 2am Fallowfield Salsa St Kentigerns Irish Club The Long Road are a new band on the circuit, formed by Fergal 8:30pm O’Neill and John Joyce. 9.30pm They are similar in style to Manchester favorites Rattle and Improvers Salsa Classes for ages 16+. No partner required Reel playing traditional Celtic rock. Those with two left feet welcome ! Have Fun ! Keep Fit ! Keep Smiling ! Music by Sharon Aiden and the Strangers. English Martyr’s Parish Centre Alexandra Road South Quarecraic at Mulligans 6pm – Close
Whalley range. M16 8GF w Mulligans Irish Bar, City Centre, 12 Southgate, 0161 226 1107 Deansgate, M3 2RB Tel. 0161 288 0006 w Door £3-50 w .
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11 Sunday 7th March Monday 8th March The Sturdy Beggars Radio Listings O Sheas Monday 8th March 2010 9:00pm Tune into 95.1fm 12.30am Mondays 8pm-9pm Fronted by Derry man Seamus Curly, The Sturdy Beggars Join Evelyn Greely for news and music provide traditional Irish Music at its very best. Seamus is for Irish Mancunians joined by various musicians every week and all tastes are www.bbc.co.uk/manchester catered for as they play a wide range of ballads and tunes. Set Dancing Class Declan Nerney Irish World Heritage Centre Irish World Heritage Centre With dance tutor Barbara Aherne. The man from Drumlish Co. Longford set to rock another sell 9pm out night Tickets £10 in advance or on the door Telephone 0161 740 4675 for more information. 10.00pm – Midnight. Doors open 9pm. Web: www.iwhc.com Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com 25 Card Drive - Ceili St Kentigerns Irish Social Club Bacon / Ham Joint for the Winners St Kentigerns Irish Social Club www.stkents.co.uk - 0161 224 2033 www.stkents.co.uk - 0161 224 2033 2.00pm.- 6.00pm , with Ceili Time. £5.00 with ticket and Sponsor by Budweiser £6.00 on door
Family Fun Day Premiership games followed by an Chorlton Irish Club, 17 High Lane, Chorlton, Irish led Karaoke Manchester M21 9DJ Cassidy’s Irish Bar, Shaw Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport 2PM Free SK4 4AG 0161 881 2898 Gaelic games club finals will be screened and there will be a k bouncy castle, face painting and other children’s activities. Live u music, song and dance from the Tara O’Carolan group and DJ. . Free Irish stew and shamrock for everyone! o c .
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. 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3PW l Manchester, Northwest M19 3PW a 8 pm Admission: Free v Grace Kelly hosts the weekly Traditional Irish music session. i
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m English Martyr’s Parish Centre, Alexandra Road South . Whalley range. M16 8GF 0161 226 1107
w Line dancing 7-30pm -10-30pm w w Music Lessons St John's Parish Centre Chorlton 6.30 - late 9 Teachers all instruments taught Every Wednesday at St Johns Tara O'Carolan CCE 0161 886 9604 14 Thursday 11th March Friday 12th March Whyte & Mackay Premier Darts Dance the night away to JIB Sound live on Sky Sports The Whalley Hotel, 2 Withington Road, Call in for a 9 dart challenge Manchester 16. Tel: 0161 232 7159 Set Dancing all Welcome St Kentigerns Irish Social Club www.stkents.co.uk - 0161 224 2033 Grand Charity Night in Aid of Manchester Irish Writers and Irish Diaspora Foundation Motor Neurone Disease presents ‘Dreams unto an Exile’ Music by Chris Hooley Irish World Heritage Centre Bolton Irish Centre, Lever Street, Bolton BL3 2AB An innovative and exciting blend of storytelling, dance, music Tel: 01204 522632 and song which follows the experiences of Irish emigrants to 12th MARCH Manchester since the 1940’s. A Showcase performance highlighting the talents of the Irish Diaspora Foundation and Irish World Heritage Centre musicians, singers, dancers, Fiddlers Celebration with the writers and actors. Participants include: Manchester Irish Fabulous “New Beginnings” Writers, St Wilfred’s C.C.E., Claddagh Association of Adult The Fiddlers Green, 881 Stockport Road, Levenshulme Step Dancers, Sean Dempsey Set Dancers, Manchester Music Tel: 0161 224 2254 Service, St. Catherine’s RC Primary School, Mount Carmel RC Primary School. Supported by the Irish Government Emigrant Support Programme 8pm. £5 / £3 concession. Irish Country and Western Irish World Heritage Centre Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com 9:00pm Live in the lounge bar The Cassidy Sisters Free Cassidy's Irish Bar 8:00pm Hear the Cassidy Sisters sing. A fabulous duo and a must see act. John McNicholl Guinness Darts competition St Kentigerns Irish Social Club
www.stkents.co.uk - 0161 224 2033 w Union Inn, 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester,
M19 3PW Tel. 0161 224 1271 8:30pm. Admission £10. Sponsored by Magners. w John McNicholl was born in a small village called Foreglen Co, w Magners Irish Festival Comedy Night Derry Northern Ireland, the second youngest of a family of fifteen children. .
With Martin Big Pig, CAIMH MCDONNELL, Sean m Johns family were all brought up with music in their ears, O’Shaugnessy, MC ANDREW RYAN, hosted by Brendan Riley.
music played from traditional Irish to country , which John as a a Magner’s have kindly sponsored this premier night of Irish
child thoroughly enjoyed. n Comedy to bring you a night of top class entertainment without
During his school days John carried on his ambitions and acted c having to take out a mortgage to pay for the tickets! The event
and sang in musicals and even did a spot of dancing and that's h promises to continue Levenshulme’s reputation of staging the where his Irish dancing skills came in to their own. very best in Irish Comedy. The village has previously staged e John Mc Nicholl has become a force to be reckoned with as he shows by the likes of the award winning Ardal O’Hanlon, Peter s formed his own band and went on the road entertaining and Kay and Ed Byrne. Tonight’s line up of top notch comedians t singing his way around Ireland and abroad many of whom have appeared on the same bill as these famous e John has a very warm personality and instant appeal to all who comedians is a must see show. r meet and are entertained by him. Show starts 8.30pm. i VERY STRONG LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT! r i All acts subject to change. Rights of admission reserved DJ playing all the great tunes s M19 Bar & Venue, 847 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, h Cassidy’s Irish Bar Shaw Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport
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Admission: £5 advance £7 doors s For Tickets visit www.m19.com The Irish Trio at Mulligans t i Mark & John 6pm – Close v Mulligans Irish Bar, City Centre, 12 Southgate, a O Sheas, Princess Street, Manchester City Centre
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3 Million People in Ireland are members of their local Credit Union and they can't be wrong For Information on your local Credit Union Contact: A.B.C.U.L Tel: 0161 8323694 Fax: 0161 8323706 Email: [email protected] Website: www.abcul.coop Frank Duffy, Chair of the Chapter Friday 12th March Friday 12th March Celtic Tiger Nightclub Festival Rock Night. Charity Dance to send sick children to The Southern Hotel & Celtic Tiger Nightclub Lourdes with Michael Coyne Mauldeth Road West Chorlton Manchester M21 7SP Brian Boru Club, 55 Bryn Street, Ashton in Makerfield Tel 0161 881 7048 WN4 9AX www.thesouthernhotel.co.uk Admission: [email protected] £5 in advance, £7 on the door Come and join us for the very best of Irish Rock and Indi music Tel : 01942 727536 featuring U2, Snow Patrol, Thin Lizzy, plus all your favourite Trad Trax with our festival DJ. Admission Free before 11 John Bilek's Band Cheers Bar Council of Irish County Associations 8:00pm Annual Dinner Top traditional Irish Band fronted by local Irish World Heritage Centre 7.30pm Crumpsall lad and lead singer John Bilek (singer with Rattle & Reel & Cuilain). Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com Free PLUS Live in the lounge bar Irish Country and Western 9pm. Free. Karaoke with the Doc Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com Farmers Arms, Burnage, Manchester M19 1EN 8:00pm till late Tel. 0161 432 6441 Karaoke with the Doc Kieran’s on Corrie party plus 8pm Free Adm Live Traditional Irish Music with Innisfree Union Inn, 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3PW Tel. 0161 224 1271 Sean & Richard Unplugged 7pm O Sheas, Princess Street, Manchester City Centre Admission: Free Tel. 0161 236 3906 Yes it’s true. The Union Inn’s very own resident award winning 9:00pm - 1am actor and singer songwriter in Quare Craic - Kieran Sean and Richard of Green Hot Clover fame play an eclectic mix k Cunningham has landed himself a role in the world’s biggest of tunes ranging from Christy Moore to The Kings of Leon. A u
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t M19 Bar & Venue
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h featuring a host of the UK and Ireland’s top traditional Irish
c acts performing in Levenshulme. Tonight’s show features the
n Ireland’s hotly tipped group ‘The Henry Girls’ from Donegal who
a are exclusively launching their new album ‘Dawn’ tonight. The three piece group have already been nominated for Ireland’s m 2010 film awards for their original sound track to an award . winning film. The special event also features the launch of w Manchester’s Shake the Barley's debut CD, plus American
w Banjo player Zoe Mulford and the award winning Scally brothers. w For Tickets visit www.m19.com
18 Above. The 2009 Parade ready to set off, with Lauren Catherine Wyrnne at the head Below. The Manchester Children’s Hospital, Lauren raised £10,200 for the hospital at a dance at St. Kents and donations. Saturday 13th March Saturday 13th March Cheapskates St Patrick’s weekend Tradfest - with Corries Cheers Bar Kieran Cunningham & Quare Craic 8:00pm 7:30pm Covers band with a "Stiff Little Fingers" (SLF) tribute night. Union Inn, 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, Cheapskates have played at Cheers Bar before and they're M19 3PW Tel. 0161 224 1271 good. Admission: Free Free The award winning actor and Irish singer songwriter makes his Coronation Street debut in front of 14 million fans worldwide Brendan Shine with his band on the 12 March and appears the very next day at his usual The Palace Hotel Oxford Street Manchester Saturday night gig at the Union Inn. Get there early to be near Dinner Dance Show the front to get his autograph!!!! Watch out for his celebrity Tickets £60 - Tel – 01706650515 friends Disco Sounds with Tommy Dee LIVE SIX NATIONS RUGBY M19 Bar & Venue Ireland versus Scotland 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 3PW ONeils Irish Bar, 655-657 Wilmslow Road, Didbury M20 6RA Tel. 0161 224 8135 Tel: 0161 448 7941 8pm-1am Free Admission Dance the night away with JIB Sound National Irish Studies Conference 2010 The Talbot Club, 12 Eldon Place, Eccles M30 8QE Manchester Town Hall Tel: 0161 789 1021 All welcome to the conference for the following speakers and their topics: This year's conference keynote speakers are: MERVYN BUSTEED, "Celebrating St. Patrick's Day in 19th Live Entertainment from Roger Gabriel Century Manchester". The Whalley Hotel, 2 Withington Road, Manchester 16. MARY HICKMAN, Professor of Irish Studies and Sociology at Tel: 0161 232 7159 London Metropolitan University ''What does the Irish Diaspora mean?' Dr KEVIN MCNAMARA, 'Why Don't They All Go away -- Aspects k Lyra Celtica of Labour's Policy Towards Northern And Ireland 1964 – 1970’ u Irish World Heritage Centre There are also workshops for the afternoon sessions. . 8:00pm The conference runs from 9.30am to 4pm o The award winning band featuring Lynn Tocker on accordion Tickets cost £17.50 if purchased before the event & £20 on c have earned a reputation for fantastic performances
. the door. A buffet lunch is provided as part of the ticket price.
l throughout the UK. Don’t miss what’s sure to be an For bookings contact Pat Hoswell by email:
a atmosphere packed evening. [email protected] or telephone 0161 368 6185.
v £5 Admission
i www.lyra-celtica.co.uk t Celtic Rock s Celtic Tiger Nightclub e The Irish Connection
f With Manchester’s very own ‘Mandola’ featuring members of Wythenshawe FM
h legendary bands Toss the Feathers and Rattle and Reel. This 10:00am – 12 pm
s will be one of the highlights of the festival and sure to be a Tune into 97.2fm with John Lowry i popular event.
r Admission £7 (£5 B4 11pm) i The Southern Hotel & Celtic Tiger Nightclub r Oasis Night Mauldeth Road West Chorlton Manchester M21 7SP e This special Oasis tribute night in the now internationally Tel -0161 881 7048 t famous ‘Oasis Music Lounge will features live acoustic sets by www.thesouthernhotel.co.uk s the legendary singer songwriter Jonny Ryder. He will be playing [email protected] e live all your favourite Oasis tunes.
h Plus Oasis DJ Phil C as seen on Sky TV c Oasis Music Lounge The X Factor Live 2010
n Plus Docs Karaoke / Disco in Lounge 2009 X Factor winner Joe McElderry plus Jedward will
a Farmers Arms Pub 0161 432 6441 perform live at the M.E.N Arena on Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 254 Burnage Lane, Burnage, Manchester, M19 1EN
m March. Tickets are on sale now, priced £28.50. 8pm - Midnight . Admission: Free w The Phoenix w Mulligans Marquee in Albert Square 9pm – Close 12pm – 11pm w Mulligans Irish Bar, City Centre, 12 Southgate, Quarecraic 12 noon – 8pm Deansgate, M3 2RB Tel. 0161 288 0006 The Phoenix 8pm – 11pm Mulligans Irish Bar, City Centre, 12 Southgate, Deansgate, M3 2RB Tel. 0161 288 0006 Please note food served in both Marquee and Mulligans all day 20 Enjoy a pint of Heineken in :- Lime Bar, Booth Street, Manchester Thirsty Scholar, The Arches, off Oxford Road, Manchester Joshua Brooks, Princess Street, Manchester The Deansgate, Deansgate, Manchester Mulligans, 12 Southgate, Deansgate St. Kents, 36 Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield, Manchester Kro Bar, Piccadilly Kro Bar, Heaton Moor
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Crossley Pk Ind Est Crossley Road, Stockport SK4 5BF Tel - 0161 975 9009 Fax - 0161 975 9010 Email - [email protected] Saturday 13th March Sunday 14th March Club Cuideachta Dance the night away to JIB Sound The Briton’s Protection, Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester The Whalley Hotel, 2 Withington Road, Manchester 16. 8.00 p.m. – Free admission by ticket. Tel: 0161 232 7159 Come along and chat in as much Irish as you can manage over a drink and to the backdrop of live traditional music. Tickets are free but should be reserved in advance from Pat McGuinness Manchester Irish Festival Mothers Day on 0161 225 0645 as capacity is limited. Special with Celtic Vibes 4pm – 8pm Celtic Vibes Irish Night with Ged Graham Farmers Heaton Moor Golf Club 254 Burnage Lane 8:00pm Manchester, M19 1EN Ged returns for his annual show at Heaton Moore Golf Club Tel. 0161 432 6441 prior to commencing a 70 date tour of the UK and Ireland with Admission: Free the critically acclaimed ‘Essence of Ireland’ theatre show. Treat your mum on this very special day to an afternoon of top Ged will be performing all the Irish classics together with Irish entertainment with Manchester’s Celtic rock band Celtic tracks from his new studio album ‘Standing outside the Fire’. Vibes, who will be playing a selection of your favourite Irish Tickets Available from Venue. classics in a special post Irish Festival Parade party special Smart Casual (No jeans please) and Mothers Day treat on Sunday afternoon at the Farmers . £5 Manchester Irish Festival - Mothers Day Muldoon’s Picnic Cassidy’s Irish Bar Shaw Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport Special with Celtic Vibes Ronnies Karaoke 4pm – 8pm SK4 4AG Followed by top Celtic Rock Band Great local band with Danny’s powerful voice well worth a listen ‘Celtic Vibes’ at 8.30 pm Join Ronnie and his friends for this all day Irish Festival special. Belt out a favourite tune for your Mum, or just sit down and Entertainment from Frank Dempsey enjoy a top night of Irish entertainment by one of Manchester’s Bolton Irish Centre, Lever Street, Bolton BL3 2AB premier Celtic rock band ‘Celtic Vibes’. Tel: 01204 522632 w Union Inn, 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3PW Tel. 0161 224 1271 w
Free w DJ Billy Top Celtic rock band Celtic Vibes play a special post Parade The Victoria Inn . party special on Sunday evening at the Union Inn m 8:00pm plus "Open the Box" £75 Prizes and upwards! a Disco Sounds with Tommy Dee n M19 Bar & Venue c Green Hot Clover 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 3PW h O Sheas Tel. 0161 224 8135 e 9:00pm 8pm-1am s 2am Free Admission t Green Hot Clover are one of the youngest and most e enthusiastic bands on the circuit. Combine this with their r doubtless talent and you have a great band playing great Irish i
Ged Graham r Music! Irish World Heritage Centre i 1:30pm s
Ged will be bringing his one man show to The Irish Centre as h
Catherine and Images part of the festival parade celebration prior to commencing a f English Martyr’s Parish Centre 70 date tour of the UK and Ireland with the critically acclaimed e Alexandra Road South ‘Essence of Ireland’ theatre show. Ged will be performing all the s Whalley range. M16 8GF Irish classics together with tracks from his new studio album t 0161 226 1107 ‘Standing outside the Fire’. i v From Co wexford you will enjoy this group The show will include a guest appearance by 11 year old David a So come and enjoy a great nights entertainment. Golden who is keeping the Irish song tradition alive in Door £5-00. l Manchester for the next generation. . c
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O Sheas . A Celebration of Irish Folk with the 1:00pm – 1am u well known Irish Band Garva Join the O’Sheas team in their post parade party with music k At Sale Folk Club www.salefolkclub.co.uk from Manchester’s most exciting Irish band Green Hot Clover At 8pm in The United Services Club, Southern Road, Sale, in the afternoon and O’Sheas regulars The Sturdy Beggars to Manchester M33 6HQ finish of the evening. Ticket Hotlines 0161 432 4317 or [email protected]
23 Sunday 14th March Sunday 14th March Ballroom of Romance An T-Aifreann-Lá Fhéile Pádraig St Kentigerns Irish Social Club Irish World Heritage Centre www.stkents.co.uk - 0161-224-2033 Gaelic Mass with celebrant Fr. John Ahern. With Keith & the Showband Show in association with Joe 10am - 11am Casserly of the Full Irish Radio Shown Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com (The Showband Show like to keep their repertoire as broad as possible with music for all tastes. From jazz to rock'n'roll, jive & waltz to pop, through the 80's and right up to the present day. Ged Graham They perform all the classic hits from Frank Sinatra, Dean The Prince of Wales Martin, Glen Miller, James Last, Cliff Richard, Englebert 9:00pm Humperdink, Tom Jones, Harry Conick Jnr, Fats Domino, Nat Ged will be bringing his one man show to The Prince of Wales King Cole, even Barry Manilow, Tony Bennett & Robbie prior to commencing a 70 date tour of the UK and Ireland with Williams. the critically acclaimed ‘Essence of Ireland’ theatre show. "We love that big band sound & the great atmosphere Ged will be performing all the Irish classics together with generated by the live brass instruments, this is what I strive tracks from his new studio album ‘Standing outside the Fire’ in for in my live shows", Keith. this special festival performance. Admission £10 Adults; £5 Children 11-16 Free
St Patrick’s Day Parade Radio Listings Irish World Heritage Centre Tune into All Fm 96.9fm The annual parade leaves its starting point at the Irish World Heritage Centre. The Full Irish Radio Show 11.30am with Joe Casserly and The team Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com Every Sunday 3pm - 5pm www.thefullirish.net St Patrick’s Celebrations Irish World Heritage Centre Post Parade Party Live music all day from Ged Graham, Mark Byrne, Tony Sullivan English Martyr’s Parish Centre 12pm to 12.00am. Free. Alexandra Road south k Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com Whalley range. M16 8GF u 0161 226 1107 .
o Music and food after the parade from about 3pm. DJ plus Play your cards right c Come along and enjoy the craic.
. The Victoria Inn
l 8:00pm
a DJ plus "Play your cards right"
v £40 must win Prize or Win the Jackpot Come along and enjoythe craic at our annual i Post Parade Party. t St. Ann’s G.A.A. Club, Stretford s Parade Party Public Bar 3.pm onwards. St. Ann's Parish Centre, Cross Street, e The Southern Hotel & Celtic Tiger Nightclub Manchester. f Mauldeth Road West Chorlton Manchester M21 7SP The best of food and drink available. With music by Tony h Tel -0161 881 7048 Cagney. s
i www.thesouthernhotel.co.uk - [email protected]
r Come and join us for the festival parade party and help us i celebrate a very special Mothers Day. Full carvery available Mulligans Marquee in Albert Square r throughout the day plus live music with Manchester’s own 12pm – 11pm e Ged Graham to reserve a table for mother’s day call Quarecraic on Float 11am – 1pm t 0161 881 7048 The Phoenix 1pm – 4pm s Admission Free Quarecraic 5pm – 11pm e Live Music from 4pm Mulligans Irish Bar, City Centre, 12 Southgate, h Deansgate, M3 2RB Tel. 0161 288 0006 c Please note food served in both Marquee and Mulligans all day
n The Big Show is in Manchester but make your way back to
a us for some Irish stew soda bread and traditional music from 5 o clock Till Late. m
. Cassidy’s Irish Bar Shaw Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport The Irish Trio at Mulligans SK4 4AG 12 noon – 4pm w The Phoenix at Mulligans w 5pm – Close
w Mulligans Irish Bar, City Centre, 12 Southgate, Deansgate, M3 2RB Tel. 0161 288 0006
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Monday 15th March Tuesday 16th March Radio Listings Don Night - Boiled Bacon And spuds Monday 15th March 2010 for all players Tune into 95.1fm St Kentigerns Irish Social Club Mondays from 8pm-9pm www.stkents.co.uk 0161 224 2033 Join Evelyn Greely for news and music Set Dancing From 7.30pm Darts - 9 Dart Challenge Sponsored by Whyte & Mackay for Irish Mancunians Every Tues Till 23rd March www.bbc.co.uk/manchester Sponsored by Budweiser Another Taste of Irish 25 Card Drive - St. Kentigern’s Social Club, Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield Bacon / Ham Joint for the Winners 8.00 – 9.00 p.m. - Free St Kentigerns Irish Social Club Another chance to find out about learning Irish in Manchester. www.stkents.co.uk 0161 224 2033 Absolute beginners and those returning to the language are all Sponsored by Budweiser welcome. Further details from Pat McGuinness on 0161 225 0645. Quiz Nights Step Dancing Class Cassidy’s Irish Bar Shaw Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport Irish World Heritage Centre SK4 4AG Contact Anita Seddon on 0161 308 4373 for more information Getting ready for the big day on Wednesday so come out for a 9pm – Late QUIZ on all things Irish including food music sport history TV. www.iwhc.com and geography Quiz Nights Set Dancing Class Cassidy’s Irish Bar Shaw Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport Irish World Heritage Centre SK4 4AG With Barbara Aherne. Telephone 0161 740 4675 for more Getting ready for the big day on Wednesday so come out for a information QUIZ on all things Irish including food music sport history TV. 9pm – Late and geography Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com k
u St Patrick's Party for the over 55’s . St Patrick's celebrations over 50’s Party St Richards Longsight o St. Mary's Church Hall Elbow Street Levenshulme 1-3pm music by Richard O’Brien c 1-3pm Craft refreshments and music
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The St Patricks Day Parade Sunday 14th March 2010 20th Anniversary of the St Patrick’s Day Parade The Irish World Heritage Centre held their first St Patrick’s Day Parade on the 17th March 1990 when the Members paraded to St Chad’s Church where Mass was celebrated by Fr. McGarry before returning to the Centre. It is interesting to note that at that parade the County Longford Association were the first to display a parade banner. In 1991 the parade was extended to go to the roundabout at the end of Cheetham Hill Road following Gaelic Mass at the Irish World Heritage Centre. It was in our third year, 1992, that the St. Patrick’s Day Parade was extended as far as Albert Square, where it was reviewed for the first time by the Lord Mayor of Manchester, Cllr., Billy Egerton. In March 1993 the parade went again to Manchester Town Hall, but this time it was lead by the Lord Mayor of Manchester, Cllr., Bill Risby, accompanied by the Mayors of Tra ord and Salford. The custom has continued to follow that route since and this year we are pleased to be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. It continues to be a major Irish Festival event always preceded by Gaelic Mass. Fr. John Ahern, the well known Kerry Priest, has officiated at 17 of those Masses. The Parade is very much a community based event with participants of all ages. Bands, floats and banners represent all the Counties of Ireland, the GAA, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Rose of Tralee, dancing schools and many more.Tens of thousands of people turn out to line the route of the parade to revel in the party atmosphere. The parade is reviewed by the Lord Mayor of Manchester as it passes around the Irish Markets in Albert Square and traverses its route back to the Irish World Heritage Centre.
The Parade Route Following Gaelic Mass at 10am at Irish World Heritage Centre the St. Lauren Catherine Wyrnne Patrick’s Day Parade leaves Queens Road at 11.30am.The route takes raised £10,200 for the new the parade into Manchester City Centre along Cheetham Hill Road, children's hospital in Corporation Street, Cross Street, John Dalton Street, Lloyd Street and Manchester after she led the arriving at Albert Square at 1pm. The parade arrives back at the Irish parade last year with World Heritage Centre at 2.30pm. Co. Chairs and the Lord Mayor Chris O'Connor & Lebara Well done Lauren! are proud to be the main sponsors of the Manchester Irish festival Market 2010 Quinn Insurance are proud to be the main sponsors of the Manchester Irish festival Parade 2010
Mulligan's are proud sponsors of the Albert Square Marquee ww w.oconno rprom otions.co.uk Tel: 0161 448 0900
Wednesday 17th March Wednesday 17th March St Patrick’s Day, music all afternoon A Happy St Patricks Day ! from 2 with Mike Callaghan. The Whalley Hotel, 2 Withington Road, Manchester 16. Brian Boru Club, 55 Bryn Street, Ashton in Makerfield Tel: 0161 232 7159 WN4 9AX Tel : 01942 727536 Come & celebrate at the Whalley from 12.00 noon with JIB Sound then dance the night away to Roger Gabriel Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day ONeils Irish Bar, 655-657 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury M20 6RA St Patricks Day Party Tel: 0161 448 7941 O Sheas from 6pm -12am with the best of Irish Traditional Music 12:00pm-2am Celebrate the biggest day in the Irish calendar at one of Manchester’s most famous live music venues with music during Shake The Barley the day. Red Lion 8:15pm Tickets can be purchased at the bar for the evening party when Live Irish music with young traditional group Shake The Barley music is provided by regulars Green Hot Clover. Day time: free admission, Tickets available for evening Family Fun Day Live GAA Club Finals 1pm & Chorlton Irish Association Club cheap pints of Guinness 2:00pm Free St Kentigerns Irish Social Club Bouncy castle, face painting and other activities for the www.stkents.co.uk 0161 224 2033 children. Gaelic games club finals will be screened. Live music, St Kentigerns Irish Club song and dance from the Tara O’Carolan group plus DJ. Free Irish stew and shamrock for everyone! St Patricks Night Special St Patrick’s Dance Tune into All Fm 96.9fm Chorlton Irish Association Club The Full Irish Radio Show 8:30pm with Martin Logan and The team “Ceol agus craic” as Pat Jordan & Finians Rainbow provide the Every Wednesday 7pm - 9pm music for this St Patricks day celebration. www.thefullirish.net k £5 Wednesday u .
o “ La Fheile Padraig Sona Duit” Manchester Irish Festival - c All Day St Patricks Day Special
. Bolton Irish Centre, Lever Street, Bolton BL3 2AB
l Tel: 01204 522632 Union Inn
a 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3PW From All at the Bolton Irish Centre. Come along & join our
v Tel. 0161 224 1271 Celebration i Admission: Free
t Start the day with the Legendary Chris Ball then dance the Grace Kelly leads this special all day Guinness Tradfest night away with the fabulous Declan Gaynor. s traditional Irish music session. Guest musicians welcome 3pm
e – 8pm followed by Irish Disco f
h The Phoenix & The Irish Trio at Mulligans
s Throughout the day changing regularly 9am – 2am Manchester Irish Festival - i Mulligans Irish Bar, City Centre, 12 Southgate,
r Deansgate, M3 2RB Tel. 0161 288 0006 St Patrick’s Night Tradfest i 6pm – 10pm r Hennigans Sports Bar, 908 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, e Manchester M19 3AD Tel. 0161 257 2484 t Features Irish Duo Denise and Dominic Morgan plus special s guest Julian Homer e Are you looking for a top night of free Irish entertainment to h celebrate our patron saint? Then get on your best Irish outfit c and head down to Hennigan’s where their gorgeous Denise
n Morgan and her handsome brother Dominic will be providing
a the live entertainment. Plus special guest Julian Homer, if you fancy a guest spot then just come along with your instruments m
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Wednesday 17th March Wednesday 17th March Grand St.Patrick's Night Dance. St Patrick's Party for the over 50’s St. Ann’s Parish Centre, Cross Street, Stretford. St Ann's Parish Centre Cross Street Stretford Wednesday 17th March. Adm Free All welcome refreshments, music and dance 8 'til late. Admission £3.50. Dancing to the Exiles Showband. St Patrick’s Day Manchester Irish Festival - St Patrick’s night The Southern Hotel & Celtic Tiger Nightclub Mauldeth Road West Chorlton Manchester M21 7SP special with Driftwood Tel -0161 881 7048 Live Irish Music 5pm onwards www.thesouthernhotel.co.uk This free St Patrick’s night event features Manchester’s [email protected] premier Irish Country and Western band ‘Driftwood’ are Public Bar reuniting for this one off special to celebrate their patron saint. Live music all day from 12 noon featuring the very best in Irish The legendary band have an unrivalled reputation for their live music with The SHOWBAND plus the cream of young Irish shows which often end up with their fans dancing on the tables, traditional talent with ‘The Celtic Ramblers’ The perfect way to so don’t expect a quiet night in, this one is guaranteed to be celebrate St Patrick’s Day. lively and not for the feint hearted. Get there early if you want Admission Free to get in and be ready to party. Free Admission Live Music from 12 noon Farmers Arms. Free Admission 254 Burnage Lane, Burnage, Manchester M19 1EN Tel: 0161 432 6441 St Patricks Night Celebration at The Talbot Club with the ever popular St Patrick’s Day Celebrations Michael Coyne & Sean Mc Sherry Irish World Heritage Centre The Talbot Club, 12 Eldon Place, Eccles M30 8QE Live music and craic all day till late Tel: 0161 789 1021 12pm – Late. Free. Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com St Patrick’s Day Celtic Tiger Nightclub Manchester Irish Festival - Prior to their debut tour of USA ‘The Ryan’s’ will be bringing their unique blend of traditional music to the Celtic Tiger
k Young, Gorgeous & Green Irish Club Night With the legendary David H and his gorgeous cousin James H, Nightclub. The perfect way to complete your St Patrick’s Day u
. followed by the legendary Palace Club DJ – Tom Dee. celebrations.
o If you are young, free and single this is where your St Patrick’s Admission £7
c night should start and finish. This free club night will see Midnight Show
. queues forming along Stockport Road from opening its doors, l but do not expect to get a seat instead, its standing room only a at this party where you are expected to dance the night away All Day St. Patricks Celebration v or chill out in the special heated outdoor club house. i Our Patron Saint’s Day
t M19 Bar, 847 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester The Fiddlers Green, 881 Stockport Road, Levenshulme M19 3PW Tel. 0161 224 8135 s There will be food, and dancing and music from various artists Admission: Free e throughout the day and night. See adverts. f We will be showing the GAA GAmes for the All Ireland Club h Championship, The Six Nations, Cheltenham and Premiership s Manchester Irish Festival All Day
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r St. Patrick’s Special Come down & watch The Cheltenham Races then party the i Union Inn night away Bridie, James & staff offer a Cead Mile Failte to one r 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3PW & all!! e Tel. 0161 224 1271
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Wednesday 17th March Thursday 18th March Live Music for St Patricks Day Mark & John The Victoria Inn O Sheas 12:00pm 9:00pm Live Music on St Patricks Day with Hot Brandy 1am Irish Stew and Buffet A laid back acoustic presentation from two talented musicians playing a wide variety of both traditional and modern music Manchester St Patrick's Society Dinner Dance Brendan Burke Midland Hotel The Frog and Bucket 7:30pm 8:00pm Manchester St Patrick's Society 75th Annual Dinner Dance MC Michael Legge, Brendan Burke, Caimh McDonnell, Andrew Four course dinner and entertainment £50 Ryan and Killian Monson.
Irish Music Lessons The Indians Irish World Heritage Centre St Kentigerns Irish Social Club St. Wilfred’s Branch C.C.E. All ages welcome. www.stkents.co.uk 0161 224 2033 7pm - 9pm Contact Michelle O’Leary on 0161 205 1515. www.iwhc.com The fabulous band of travelling Indians or in short THE INDIANS are one of the most successfull Irish bands ever to cross the Irish Sea and they appear once again at St Kentigern’s Social Club on St Patricks night, Wednesday 17th March. Set Dancing from 7.30pm St Kentigerns Irish Social Club Dressed in their colourful Indian outfits, they have been on the www.stkents.co.uk 0161 224 2033 road for over three decades and in that time there have been Whyte & Mackay Premier Darts live on Sky Sports very few changes in their line up. Call in for a 9 dart challenge During their time together they have built up a solid friendship that has resulted in a show that extends that same warmth and comradeship to their audiences. Comhrá The Indians “BIG CHIEF” is lead singer Geronimo, and is The Jolly Angler, Ducie Street, Manchester k regarded as one of the best When BIG CHIEF sings, everybody 9.00 p.m. – Free u listens. H An opportunity to converse in Irish to the backdrop of live . traditional music.
o Those of you who have been supporting The Indians over the Further details from Pat McGuinness on 0161 225 0645.
c years will have some idea of what to expect but any new
. comers will experience a show that is full of great music and l plenty of surprises. a You can hear all of your favourite Indians songs from back v Manchester Irish Festival Guinness
i through the years, performed by The Indians Live at St
t Kentigern’s on St. Patrick’s Night! Darts Final The Union, 845 Stockport Road s Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3PW Tel. 0161 224 1271 e
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COUNCIL OF IRISH ASSOCIATIONS MANCHESTER FOUNDED 1981 The Council of Irish Associations is a charitable organization representing Manchester’s Irish Community groups. From the four corners of Ireland, we represent dance, language, music, sport, radio stations, writers ,social clubs & County Associations. We work hard to promote our culture & traditions and preserve them for the future generations.We raise thousands of pounds a year for worthwhile causes, through a variety of functions , throughout the City .Our Annual Dinner Dance featuring Noel Cassidy & Band is on 12/03/10 at the IWHC, ticket only. Meeting the first Wednesday of each month except July & August at 8.30pm in the IWHC Cheetham Hill, new members are always welcome. Further details from [email protected] or Tel : 07828978375.
IRISH COMMUNITY CARE, MANCHESTER - Head Office-289 Cheetham Hill, M8 0SN. Tel: 0161 205 9105 Levenshulme Branch Office – 893 Stockport Rd, Levenshulme 0161 256 2717 Irish Community Care is a voluntary organisation & registered Charity, which was founded in 1986 by members of the Manchester Irish Community. Work takes place across Manchester & the surrounding areas, as projects respond to a changing social, political & economic climate. Funded solely for staff salaries, we run a free service ,our funders are the Irish Government, Manchester Social Services, Manchester NHS Primary Care Trust, Irish Dept.of Education, and the fundraising of our Irish Community spearheaded each year by our chair Tom McKenna. With the advent of the The Ireland Fund of Great Britain’s Forgotten Irish funding ,we have been kept busy, reaching out to our more isolated community & have experienced a growing number of tracing relatives for the Coroner & police and success in reuniting families.
OUR AIMS ARE- To relieve the effects of poverty sickness distress & old age . To enhance quality of life through recreation & leisure. To provide for the burial of those with no next of kin.
CURRENT PROJECTS – Advice & Information, Seniors, Community Liason, Youth, Survivors of Abuse, Travellers, Burial, Volunteers & Reminiscence projects.
SOCIAL GET – TOGETHERS- Our Social activities cover North & South of Manchester , Levenshulme , Stretford, Cheetham Hill, Longsight, Gorton & Salford. Providing an opportunity for friendship, socialising & information sharing.Live Irish Music, raffle , Bingo, dancing , excercises, craft groups & refreshments, entry is free. For further Information, or to make a donation please contact Manager Deirdre Carroll & her staff on Tel: 0161 205 9105 Fax 0161 203 4627. Friday 19th March Friday 19th March Kieran Cunningham Manchester Irish Festival - Royal Exchange Theatre Company Irish Karaoke and Sing a Long 6:00pm Farmers Arms 7pm 254 Burnage Lane, Burnage, Manchester M19 1EN Local Irish actor and performer, Kieran Cunningham, plays Tel: 0161 432 6441 traditional Irish ballads as part of Special FX, the Exchange 8pm Free Adm series of Free Friday events. From Medjogorje to Mary’s Meals Live Music with Michael Coyne St Kentigerns Irish Social Club Newton Heath Catholic Club www.stkents.co.uk 0161 224 2033 8:30pm Charity night for Mary's Meal's Music By Michael Coyne – Ace Accordionist In June 2009 a group of women from Manchester went on with Sean Hennessy – Banjo pilgrimage to Medjugorje whilst they were there they were and Mairead Nolan Smyth – Fiddle invited to an International Conference for a Charity called Dancing till late Mary’s Meals. £3 The Charity began in 2002 when Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow from Dalmally, Scotland was in Malawi he met a young woman called Emma who was dying from AIDS. She was sitting on the Dance the night away to JIB Sound mud floor of her hut surrounded by her five children. The eldest The Whalley Hotel, 2 Withington Road, Manchester 16. child about 14 was asked what his dreams were in life. The Tel: 0161 232 7159 stark reply was ‘To have enough food to eat and to go to school one day’. This encounter inspired the Mary’s Meals campaign. Today the movement is providing 375,000 children with a daily Annie Mac meal in their place of education in 15 countries. Irish World Heritage Centre The group returned home inspired to work for Mary’s Meals, Playing live in the lounge bar with the help of local schools they collected unused school 9pm - Late. Free. uniforms and backpacks filled with pencils and paper to be send Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com out to the children.
Now the women are trying to raise £7,000 to establish a w school kitchen with fuel efficient stoves in one of the villages. Manchester Irish Festival - The work of cooking, managing the stores and organizing rotas w
Ireland’s Got the X Factor is carried out by local volunteers. That one meal provided for as w Union Inn 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, little as £8.50 a year per child is a passport to education and a .
M19 3PW way out of poverty. m Admission: Free
Music by Kevin Deasy’s Band ‘The Last Drop’ plus special a Have you got the X-Factor for the Irish Festival Fancy yourself
guests such as Joe Casserley. n as the next Saw Doctors or Daniel O’Donnell Then head down to the Union Inn to try out your stuff in front of a very Tickets are £2.50 or £4 on the night. 8.00p.m. until 2.00a.m. c supportive audience and some lovely cuddly judges Information from Ann Molloy 0161 881 5129 or Pauline h
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Manchester Irish Festival tradfest with t MC Michael Legge, Brendan Burke, e Claire Mooney r M19 Bar & Venue Caimh McDonnell and Andrew Ryan. Frog & Bucket, 102 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 11J i 847 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3PW r Tel: 0161 236 9805 Fax: 0161 228 16 Tel. 0161 224 8135 i Admission: £3Adv/ £5 doors 8pm s Claire Mooney celebrates her 21st anniversary as one of h Manchester’s premier singer songwriters in this Irish Festival Music by Micheal O’Brien and f special with the Moving House Band plus guests. Claire is Philomena Mc Govern. e known as Manchester’s premier singer songwriter, a regular English Martyr’s Parish Centre s guest on BBC Radio Manchester, where she co-hosts a weekly Alexandra Road South t i show. She celebrates her twenty first anniversary as a Whalley range. M16 8GF v
professional singer at her favourite live music venue in the 0161 226 1107 a village where she now resides. Great ready to join in the fun, Kerry Association fund raising dance in aid of The Christie l her live shows involve lots of audience participation and always Hospital. . leave her fans with a warm glow inside them after listening to c
Support this worthy cause, we never know when we may need o her songs.
their help as many of us know. .
For Tickets visit www.m19bar.com u From Co Clare a great band to dance to come and enjoy the The Balls Band at Mulligans evening plus supporting k 9pm – Close Such a great cause. Mulligans Irish Bar, City Centre, 12 Southgate, Door price £5-00. Deansgate, M3 2RB Tel. 0161 288 0006
41 NATIONAL IRISH STUDIES CONFERENCE 2010 This years conference will take place at Manchester Town Hall on Saturday 13th March 2010. All welcome to the conference for the following speakers and their topics: This year's conference keynote speakers are: MERVYN BUSTEED, “Celebrating St. Patrick's Day in 19th Century Manchester”. MARY HICKMAN, Professor of Irish Studies and Sociology at London Metropolitan University '“What does the Irish diaspora mean?” Dr KEVIN MCNAMARA, “Why Don't They All Go away -- Aspects of Labour's Policy Towards Northern And Ireland 1964 – 1970” There are also workshops for the afternoon sessions. The conference runs from 9.30am to 4pm Tickets cost £17.50 if purchased before the event & £20 on the door. A buffet lunch is provided as part of the ticket price. For bookings contact Pat Hoswell by email: [email protected] or telephone 0161 368 6185. St Kentigerns Irish Social Club 0161 224 2033 Community Club of the Year 2009
Weekly Events Live Music Most Weekends
Monday Pool, Darts, Youth Club, 25 Card Drive
Tuesday Irish Language Lessons Set Dancing , Don Night
Wednesday Irish Dancing Lessons with the Keegan Kennedy School of Irish Dancing plus Adult Irish Dancing Classes Friday 9th April Thursday Oldham — Lourdes Fundraising night Set Dancing - Irish music lessons Saturday 24th April Friday Manchester Martyrs Credit Union (where your money Memorial Monument Fund is safe ) Contact Fr. Pat 0771 022 1012 Live Sports on 5 Plasmas & 2 large screens - the place to watch all the Fr Pat Clarke fundraising night GAA games for the street children of Sau Paulo, Brazil Friday & Saturday Morning Saaturdayturday 115th5th MMayay Music by Sharon, Aidan Irish Dancing Lessons with the & the Strangers & Tricky Micky’s Disco Keegan Kennedy School of Irish Dancing St Kent’s Golf Society established 2003 New Members welcome Sunday Nights First Game at Pike-fold Golf Bury 23rd Learn how to Salsa April 2010 Charity Golf Day - Sept 24th Classes from 7.30pm at Heaton Moor Golf Club Proceeds to Irish Community Care & Fr Pat Clarke Sau Paulo, Brazil We aarere pproudroud ttoo bebe a sponsorsponsor ofof A cchoicehoice ofof twotwo functionfunction roomsrooms fforor anyany ooccasionccasion
St BBrendansrendans GAAAA MMUMU GGAAAA St. Kents: The place to be www.stkents.co.uk 36 Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield Manchester M14 7DW
Saturday 20th March Saturday 20th March DJ Billy Tony Sullivan The Victoria Inn, 8:00pm Irish World Heritage Centre plus "Open the Box" £75 Prizes and upwards! Playing live in the lounge bar 9pm - Late. Free. Tel: 0161 205 4007. Web: www.iwhc.com Live Six Nations Rugby Ireland versus Wales ONeils Irish Bar, 655-657 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury M20 6RA Disco Sounds with Tommy Dee Tel: 0161 448 7941 M19 Bar & Venue 845 Stockport Road Levenshulme Live Entertainment from Steven Doyle Manchester M19 3PW Tel. 0161 224 8135 The Talbot Club, 12 Eldon Place, Eccles M30 8QE 8pm-1am Tel: 0161 789 1021 Free admission
Live Entertainment from the lovely - Manchester Irish Festival Elvis special with Annie Mac Big Jim White’s ‘Presley in Mind’ show The Whalley Hotel, 2 Withington Road, Manchester 16. Elvis might not have been Irish, but he should have been and Tel: 0161 232 7159 Big Jim White is a legendary Elvis tribute artist. Farmers Arms 254 Burnage Lane, Burnage, Manchester M19 1EN Tel: 0161 432 6441 St Brendan's Gaa Dinner Dance 8pm Free Adm Palace Hotel, Oxford Road, Manchester Contact Kevin on 07702371966 for tickets - £35 Manchester Irish Festival Tradfest with Corries, Kieran Cunningham Union Inn 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3PW w Manchester,M19 3PW 0161 224 1271 w
Admission: free w The award winning actor and Irish singer songwriter makes his .
Coronation Street debut in front of 14 million fans worldwide m on the 12 March and appears the very next day at his usual Radio Listings Saturday night gig at the Union Inn. a Get there early to be near the front to get his autograph!!!! n
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The Irish Connection Entertainment from Roger Gabriel s every Saturday 10am - 12noon Bolton Irish Centre, Lever Street, Bolton BL3 2AB t www.wfmradio.org Tel: 01204 522632 e r i Manchester Irish Festival St Patrick’s r Andrew Ryan i Family Night To be confirmed by Louise Keegan The Frog and Bucket s Featuring Shake the Barley & the Keegan Kennedy School of 8:00pm h
Irish Dancing and special guests in aid of Niall Melon Township MC Michael Legge, Brendan Burke, Caimh McDonnell, Andrew f Trust Ryan and Killian Monson. e St Mary’s Hall, Elbow Street, off Stockport Road, Levenshulme, s Manchester, M19 t Admission: £3 adv (children free with paying adult), £5 door i Green Hot Clover v This special Irish night to celebrate our patron saint is aimed O Sheas a at families, there is free admission that come along with a 9:00pm l paying adult. Live entertainment includes dancing displays from 2am . the Keegan Kennedy School of Irish Dancing, plus live music Green Hot Clover are one of the youngest and most c from Shake the Barley and a number of very special guests. enthusiastic bands on the circuit. Combine this with their o
For tickets contact Louise on 07879290541 doubtless talent and you have a great band playing great Irish . Music! u k The Raglan Road at Mulligans 9pm – Close Mulligans Irish Bar, City Centre, 12 Southgate, Deansgate, M3 2RB Tel. 0161 288 0006 45 Sunday 21st March Sunday 21st March Liverpool v Manchester United Skirm St Kentigerns Irish Social Club O Sheas www.stkents.co.uk - 0161-224-2033 9:00pm 12.30am Join Derry man Seamus Curly for a night of laid back ballads Radio Listings and tunes and experience live traditional music at its best. Tune into All Fm 96.9fm The Full Irish Radio Show Michael Coyne: Country and Ceili with Joe Casserly and The team Saint Luke’s Social Club Every Sunday 3pm - 5pm 9:00pm www.thefullirish.net Music by Michael Coyne – Country and Ceili Guests Sean Hennessy – Banjo And Mairead Nolan Smyth – Fiddle Disco Sounds with Tommy Dee £3. Members £2 M19 Bar & Venue Manchester Irish Festival Closing Party 845 Stockport Road The Dubliners – A time to remember Levenshulme The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ Manchester M19 3PW Tel. 0161 224 8135 Sun 21 March 8pm-1am 7.30pm Free Admission Tickets £20 booking number is: 0843 208 6010 Manchester Irish Festival closing party Join us to celebrate the greatest folk band to ever come from with the Doc Ireland as The Dubliners return to The Lowry. A combination of Live Music 4pm onwards The Dubliners playing all their hits live including Black Velvet Farmers Arms Band, Dirty Old Town, Whiskey In The Jar with some great 254 Burnage Lane, Burnage, Manchester M19 1EN audio and video footage plus photos from their entire career. Tel: 0161 432 6441 The Dubliners, A Time To Remember, should not be missed! 8pm Free Adm k u
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r DJ plus "Play your cards right" i £40 must win Prize or Win the Jackpot r e t End the festival in dance mode s Call in for one more night and thanks again for the support e Fallowfield Salsa h St Kentigerns Irish Club c 8:30pm - 9.30pm n Improvers Salsa Classes for ages 16+. No partner required a Those with two left feet welcome !
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46 Greg O'Brien RIP A long standing member of Oisin’s GAA died recently when we were compiling our brochure. Our thoughts and prayers are with Rosemary, Damian, Alex, Siobhan and all Greg’s extended family. Greg O’Brien has been involved with Oisin’s for over 30 years and most recently as trainer for the underage branch of Oisin’s North. May we not forget all our past GAA colleagues and thank them for there involvement in keeping our nation's games going in Manchester From all at the Manchester Irish Festival Committee 2010.
See Martin perform LIVE popular operatic and Irish songs including from his brand new CD COCKLES MUSSELS & ARIAS at the Bridgewater Hall on Saturday 8th May 2010. Tickets from the Bridgewater Box Office on 0161 907 9000. All aspects of work undertaken For more information on Martin, visit www.martintoal.com Commercial • Domestic and Industrial
VICTORIA INN The Chorlton 196, Burnage Lane, Manchester,M19 1FL Irish Club St.Patricks Day Wednesday 17th March is proud to support the Free Irish stew and ribs served all day Manchester Irish Festival! Music by “Hot Brandy” from noon Irish Disco at night St Patricks Day – Family Fun Day Bring the family down for a St Patrick’s We show all Premier League and Cup football games Live GAA - All shown on Big screen and 3 Plasma TVs daytime celebration with live Irish music and Disco (70s 80s Irish & Country) dancing from Tara O’Carolan CCE & DJ. There will be activities for the children and Irish Every Saturday Every Sunday plus Open The Box plus Play Your Cards Right Stew for all. Come down and get your fresh DJ Billy shamrock. This event will be free for all! Gaelic games club finals will be screened. St Patricks Night – Pat Jordan & Finians Rainbow Newly refurbished and under new management, the Chorlton Irish Club is Telephone 0161 432 1081 available for hire for all private functions Please call Kieran Poole on 0161 881 2898 17 High Lane, Chorlton cum Hardy, Manchester, M21 9DJ www.chorltonirishclub.co.uk
Aon Scéal? January 2010 News from Manchester Irish Language Group Promoting the Irish language and an awareness of Irish culture regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, race, disability, sexuality or religion. GLOBAL GAEILGE SECOND SUCCESS • Club Cuideachta (live music and chat in Irish and The Group is delighted to announce that for the second year English) from 8.00 p.m. at The Briton’s Protection, in succession it has won second prize in Glór na nGael's Great Bridgewater Street in the city centre. Global Gaeilge competition. Tickets are free but should be reserved in advance The committee thanks all students, members and friends of using the contact details below as capacity is limited. the Group for the part they all played in this success. Thursday 18 March: Congratulations go to Cumann Gaeilge na hAstráile, Melbourne and Gaeltacht Cheanada who won the first and • Comhrá (conversation in Irish) from 9.00 p.m. at third prizes respectively. The Jolly Angler pub, Ducie Street, near Piccadilly railway station. CHRISTMAS CARD CONGATULATIONS Congratulations are due to Group member Joe O’Reilly for Details of Book Club and Walking and Talking (Irish) will be his prize-winning entry in the Glór na nGael Christmas card confirmed. It is hoped that the latter will take place as a competition for Irish speakers living outside Ireland. joint event with Conradh na Gaeilge on Sunday 21 March starting about noon at Chinley rail station and ending at SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE Disley station. Free events organised to date as part of the international celebration of the Irish language: Further details about the Group’s activities from Pat McGuinness on 0161 225 0645 Saturday 13 March: or at www.milg.org.uk • Irish language drop-in taster sessions at Manchester Town Hall from 10.00 a.m. until noon and 1 until 3 p.m. POST FESTIVAL EVENTS Sunday 4th April St Kentigerns Irish Social Club www.stkents.co.uk 0161 224 2033 Rattle & Reel Monday 22nd March 2010 In the late 80's early 90's the boys of Manchester's Rattle 'n' Beat the Frog Irish Special Reel Irish folk rock band were one of the most popular bands in The Frog and Bucket the north of England and further afield such as 8:00pm France,Germany,Sweden,Ireland just to name a few. The band 10 up-and-coming comics with an Irish flavour attempt to last are John Bilek - lead vocals,acoustic guitar. John is the brother the five in Manchester's premier gong show! of Mike Harding the Rochdale cowboy. Martin Clooney - drums percussion, backing vocals. Is there a band around that Martin has not played with? Number one percussionist on the scene! Wednesday 24th March 2010 Vinni Donnelly - fiddle. Vinni's father was the famous Des Shamrock shufflers. Donnelly and you can clearly here it in his playing the influences English Martyr’s Parish Centre of his father and with a mix of his own style puts this man up Alexandra Road South there with best. Garry McDonagh - bass guitar, backing Whalley range. M16 8GF vocals.Garry in now producing dance music and was always the 0161 226 1107 creator of some great tracks for R"n"R he continues to show Line dancing his talents on other levels in his new productions.Sean McGuire 7-30pm -10 30pm. - flute.Sean is a great trad. player and 5 years ago moved over to Ireland to get involved in the trad scene,you can regularly see Sean play in the famous Matt Molloy's in Westport and Saturday 27th March 2010 finally Dave Thom- lead guitar, mandolin, piano. Dave is one of the lead session players in the buzzing Manchester scene,and Music by Sean Wilson from Co Tyrone. again is a regular session player in many bands. Rattle 'n' Reel English Martyr’s Parish Centre are preforming at St. Kents on Easter Sunday the 4th April. Alexandra Road South Whalley range. M16 8GF Hope to see you there. 0161 226 1107 Music by Sean Wilson from Co Tyrone. Thursday 27th April to Sat. 8th may One of Irelands finest entertainers a night not to be missed. How Now Brown Cow Door £5-00. Opera House, Manchester
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Monday 12th to Sat. 17th April w Riverdance – Farewell Tour . m Manchester Palace Theatre
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