Oireachtas na Samhna

...ag tosú an tseachtain seo!
http://www.antoireachtas.ie/
"Beidh os cionn deich mile duine ag tabhairt faoin oilithireacht bhliantiúil go Corcaigh faoi Shamhain le sult a bhaint as Oireachtas na Samhna a bheas ar siúl idir an 27 Deireadh Fómhair agus an 2 Samhain 2008."

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2008 takes place in Tullamore, County Offaly from 17th - 24th August.
http://www.fleadh2008.com/

"Kings" viewing opportunities in the Twin Cities area

It's time for the 2008 Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival, and...
......Kings
......Presented by Cara's Irish Pubs
......Screenings:
......Friday, April 25, 7:20 p.m.; St. Anthony
......Saturday, April 26, 6:00 p.m.; St. Anthony
......Ireland - 2007 - 88 Minutes - Director: Tom Collins
I'm so pleased that I think I might forgive them for saying "In Gaelic w/ Eng. subtitles"...at least for now.

Lá 'le Pádraig sona daoibh

And furthermore I so can't believe it's slipped our minds to post this:
Ceardlann 2008 - Saturday April 12, 2008
Daylong Irish language workshop; all levels welcome!
Get your registration form in by March 29 and claim a discount.
More information at http://www.gaelminn.org/ceard.htm

Newgrange sunrise set to go global

Nothing to do with the Irish language, really, but I can't help myself:
Newgrange sunrise set to go global (Dec 14, 2007)
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/newgrange-sunrise-set-to-go-global-1246434.html
"The winter solstice event at Newgrange is going global for the first time this year."

Oireachtas na Samhna news

Festival to bring 20,000 visitors to Westport (Sept 20, 2007)
http://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=38186
"Ireland's largest Irish cultural festival, ‘Oireachtas na Samhna’, will be held in Westport in November."

Huge surge in Mayo interest in Oireachtas (Sept 26, 2007)
http://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=38264
"Interest in the Oireachtas competitions, which are to be held in Mayo this year, has exceeded all expectations forcing the organising committee to extend the deadline for entries to all competitions to the end of September."

Fun family experiences await at Irish Festival

From Sept 7, 2007 -- Danbury CT again:
http://www.newstimeslive.com/news/story.php?id=1186570695&source=tabbox
"There will be an Irish language workshop for beginners and an evening Ceili (6:30-10:30 p.m.) with the Green Gates Ceili Band."
Hey!:
"Teachers and students of the Irish language classes will give out names in Irish for children and adults."
Oh, fine, I suppose we weren't the first to have this idea. And we're certainly not doing it this weekend, so they're welcome to it.

Irish festival will feature Mass celebrated in Gaelic

Sept 7, 2007 -- Syracuse NY I'm assuming:
http://www.syracuse.com/articles/news/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1189155935185390.xml&coll=1
"For about 20 years, McColgan, a teacher at Fayetteville-Manlius High School, also has taught Irish to adults in Central New York. Saturday, she and a group of her Irish students will participate in a Roman Catholic Irish Mass being celebrated in Syracuse's Clinton Square as part of the eighth annual Guinness Syracuse Irish Festival."

Annual Irish festival kicks off Friday

from http://www.newstimeslive.com/news/story.php?id=1186570457&source=tabbox
Danbury, CT -- "There will be displays illustrating the history of Irish musical instruments, song, dance, language and literature." (Sept 4, 2007)

2007 ICONS Festival

For any of you who will be in Massachusetts in August...
News release:
2007 ICONS Festival Features Music, Dance, Artists Celebrating Irish Culture
from http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2007/6/emw535705.htm

Mark Your Calendars!

For those countless millions of us who are gay and speak Irish....

Bród Ireland, Galway's Gay Pride Festival will be held from August 24th thru the 27th.
On Thursday the 23rd there will be bi-lingual speed dating at Club Aras na nGael.

The funny thing is, when you click on the event within their calendar, it jumps you to a listing called "Bisexual speed-dating"
... without clarification, maybe a bit more than folks will be expecting.

More info at their websites:

Gay Galway
and
Bród Ireland West