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Celebrate Irish Heritage Month 2025

IA Newsletter, February 22, 2025

February 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Music and Parades Around the United States It would not be Irish Heritage Month without Irish music and parades to celebrate. For the past 34 years, Brendan Dunphy has compiled a list of festivities from Ireland to New York, to San Francisco. It does not matter where you live, Brendan has found a place to help you celebrate Irish Heritage month and St. Patrick's Day. You can … [Read more...] about Celebrate Irish Heritage Month 2025

The Irish Rep Presents: The Beacon

IA Newsletter, August 17, 2024

August 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Showing September 11 - November 3, 2024 A tragic accident, a dead husband; accusations resurfaced by a true crime podcast. Everyone will have a different interpretation. When you look at it, what do you see? Beiv, a renowned artist, has left her suburban Dublin home for a secluded cottage on a rugged island off the coast of West Cork, Ireland. Here, there is no escaping … [Read more...] about The Irish Rep Presents: The Beacon

Queens Irish Heritage Festival

IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024

June 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Free outdoor Irish festival features 3 hours of music, dancing, and activities The NY Irish Center presents three continuous hours of music and dance set against Manhattan’s skyline at the annual Queens Irish Heritage Festival on Saturday, June 29, from 2 pm to 5 pm. The free, picnic-style event takes place at Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City and is co-presented by … [Read more...] about Queens Irish Heritage Festival

Golden Legacies: The Floating Hospital

May 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment

2024 Gala, Tuesday June 4th, Gustavino's New York City Floating Hospital President Sean Granahan, an Irish America Business 100 honoree from 2023 and keynote speaker, urges your support for The Floating Hospital’s Golden Legacies Gala on June 4 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at Guastavino’s, nestled beneath the 59th Street Bridge in Manhattan. The event underwrites the charity … [Read more...] about Golden Legacies: The Floating Hospital

Ireland House at South by Southwest

March 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Ireland House at SXSW celebrates the best of Irish creativity and innovation this St. Patrick’s Day As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day all over the world, Ireland is unveiling its first-ever, specially curated ‘Ireland House at South By,’ showcasing the best of Irish creativity in the fields of science, innovation, technology, culture, and the arts.South by Southwest (SXSW), … [Read more...] about Ireland House at South by Southwest

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March 30, 1981

On this day in 1981, President Reagan was shot, only 69 days into the new administration. He–along with press secretary James Brady, Washington police officer Thomas Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy–was struck when would-be assassin, John Hinckley Jr., opened fire outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Secret Service agent Jerry Par’s quick reflexes ultimately saved the President’s life. It was he who pushed Reagan into the limousine and out of Hinckley’s direct line of fire, and he again who changed route from the White House to the hospital, after realizing how badly Reagan had been injured.

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