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Irish Music Maverick Enda Gallery at NYIC

IA Newsletter October 22, 2022

October 20, 2022 by Leave a Comment

The “Ireland Live...From New York” concert launching new voices from Ireland is Gallery's U.S. solo concert debut Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 8:00 PM Enda Gallery will headline his first solo concert in the United States at the New York Irish Center on Saturday, October 29. Gallery – who has been attracting attention with his new music innovations spanning a spectrum … [Read more...] about Irish Music Maverick Enda Gallery at NYIC

Flax Trust 32nd Annual Luncheon

IA Newsletter October 8, 2022

October 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Enrichment Through Respect for Difference Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm The Links 36 East 62nd Street, New York City Join the Flax Trust as it celebrates its first in-person luncheon in New York since 2019.  The annual luncheon supports leadership, management, and business development for the social economy sector and young musicians of the future … [Read more...] about Flax Trust 32nd Annual Luncheon

Siamsa Tíre brings Irish music and dance classes to the people of Tralee and the wider world with its ‘Sharing the Tradition’ series

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir
IA Newsletter October 1, 2022

September 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment

The evenings are beginning to draw in, and before we know it, the Celtic festival of Samhain (Halloween) will herald the start of winter.  How are you going to spend those long winter nights?  What are you going to do to keep yourself happily entertained?    Siamsa Tíre has the ideal answer to these questions in the form … [Read more...] about Siamsa Tíre brings Irish music and dance classes to the people of Tralee and the wider world with its ‘Sharing the Tradition’ series

Commemoration for Catalpa Fenians

By Irish America Staff

September 23, 2022 by 1 Comment

The Catalpa Six were Fenians who escaped to America from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. They are buried throughout the U.S., five of them were buried in unmarked graves. To date, the Fenian Memorial Committee of America has placed gravestones and/or markers to honor four of these brave Fenians, as well as Father Patrick McCabe, the priest who helped them to … [Read more...] about Commemoration for Catalpa Fenians

African American Irish Diaspora Network Inaugural Diaspora Leadership Awards Gala

IA Newsletter, August 13, 2022

August 9, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Thursday, September 29, 2022, 6:30 PM at Manhattan Manor The African American Irish Diaspora Network (AAIDN) Inaugural Diaspora Leadership Awards Gala will honor four leaders of international stature in the spheres of social justice, scholarship, business leadership, and advocacy: Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland and Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin, who will … [Read more...] about African American Irish Diaspora Network Inaugural Diaspora Leadership Awards Gala

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