New Website to
Help Immigrants
After months of writing, reviewing and editing, the Coalition of Irish
Immigration Centers is pleased to announce the launch of their new website.
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DePaul University
Presents: "Ending the Troubles in Northern Ireland"
Click here for pdf flyer
Cullen Welcomes
Tony Award Nominations
Martin Cullen TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, today (13 May
2008) welcomed the announcement of the 2008 Tony Award nominations which
include four individual nominations for the play 'The Seafarer' written
by Conor McPherson and an nomination for Sinéad Cusack for her role in
the play 'Rock 'n' Roll', written by Tom Stoppard. ...full
story
New Irish
Sports Team - Windy City Gaels
Introducing the newest youth gaelic football club in Chicago-- the Windy
City Gaels! The Windy City Gaels is a child-centered gaelic sports organization
looking for children to join our new team. We welcome all children of
all heritages! ...full story
Switchback and Iowa Irish Festival offer River
Cruise June 6-7
The Iowa Irish Festival is joining WayGood recording artists
Switchback as a sponsor for the band's third annual Mayfly Dance Cruise,
which takes place in LaCrosse, WI, June 6 and 7. ...full
story
Northern Ireland
One Year On
Thursday 8th May 2008 represents the first anniversary of (the restoration
of political institutions here) in Northern Ireland. During the last twelve
months the First and deputy First Ministers have had the honour of visiting
the United States on several occasions, including a meeting with President
George W Bush. ...full
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Stretch Travel
Dollars Further With an “Irish Spirit” Vacation
To offset the weak
US travel dollar, CIE Tours International is offering the 8-day “Irish
Spirit” tour, priced from $898 land-only or from $1,344 including
airfare from New York or Boston. ...full
story
Sir Anthony
O'Reilly Named Cannes 2008 Media Person of the Year
Sir Anthony O’Reilly,
Chief Executive of the international media and communications group, Independent
News & Media PLC (INM), will be honoured with the Media Person of
the Year Award at the 55th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
...full
story
The North
American Festival of Wales,
August 28 - 31
The North American Festival of Wales is blowing into the
Windy City in 2008! This celebration of Welsh and Welsh-American culture
will feature the very best in Welsh entertainment and arts. ...full
story
Redwood Adventures
Tours Offers California Salmon Fishing Excursions
Redwood Adventures
Tours, a division of Redwood Parks Lodge Company, today announced it is
offering salmon fishing tours on the Klamath and Smith rivers, in and
around the Redwood National and State Parks. ...full
story
Going to Ireland?
Musical Reading of Himself & Nora in Dublin
Composer Jonathan Brielle (Nightmare Alley, Foxfire) is exporting
some of Broadway’s best talent for a musical reading of Himself
and Nora during the Bloomsday Festival in Ireland this year at the
Mill Theater, DunDrum from June 15 – 17th in association with the
James Joyce Center, Dublin, Ireland. ...full
story
New
Irish-American Partnership for Biggest Building Blitz in South Africa
Irish developer Niall Mellon recently launched a campaign to recruit volunteers
from the U.S. to participate in a housing building program in Cape Town,South
Africa from November 28 to December 6, 2008. ...full
story
IAHC Hosts
Art Exhibit this Spring with Artwork from Irish Artists
The Irish American Heritage Center will host a unique art
exhibit this spring. "A Different Land: Irish Boglands" will
be on display May 16 through June 14. ...full
story
Protestant
Writes Stories of Bloody Sunday Victims
In 2003, Jennifer
Faus traveled to Northern Ireland to tell the stories of the men and boys
murdered on Bloody Sunday. A single mother of three, she commuted between
Derry and Chicago for two years documenting the lives lost. These stories
have recently been released in the U.S. as a collection entitled Before
Sunday. ...full
story
The Irish
Mutts Improv Comedy Duo Comes to Chicago for the Chicago Improv Festival
Kevin McShane and Shaun Landry will be performing at two-person
improvisation at the 11th Annual Chicago Improv Festival. ...full
story
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s Stones in
His Pockets Playing through May 25
Two actors bring 15
characters to life by quicksilver changes in dialects and even gender
in Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s hilarious comedy, Stones in His Pockets,
May 2 - 25, at McAninch Arts Center. ...full
story
"The Golden
Links to Kaylie’s Ancestors," a Short Story by Rosemary
As Kaylie was quickly preparing to get ready for school,
she could not decide what attire to select. Her family was of modest means,
and her older sisters had worn many of her clothes previously. She was
the baby of the family. ...full
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Mike Leonard's
Ride of Our Lives Debuts on WTTW11
WTTW11, Chicago's premier public television station, is pleased to present
Mike Leonard's The Ride of Our Lives, a new 12-part series based on Leonard's
bestselling memoir by the same name. The series airs on Thursdays at 8:00
p.m. ...full
story
Paisley
Thanks American Ireland Fund
Dr. Ian Paisley, First
Minister of Northern Ireland, met with The American Ireland Fund’s 2008
New York Dinner Committee to congratulate and thank the Funds’ members
for the $300 million it has raised since its inception. ...full
story
Aer
Lingus and United Airlines Announce Codeshare Agreement
Aer Lingus
and United Airlines, have today announced that they will commence a codeshare
agreement that will enable seamless booking on each other's flights from
November 1, 2008. ...full
story
New Chicago Hurling Club For American Players
The Michael Cusack Hurling Club
of Chicago has formally been established. This is the first club in the
Chicagoland area that is comprised of all American born players to play
the Irish sport of Hurling. ...full
story