Manchester Irish Festival News

Manchester Irish Festival Award nominee is to star in international Musical.

Ged Graham is to appear in the hit American Anthems Music Concert at the Opera House on Sunday 12th February

Festival warm up event with Manchester Mayo Association

The Mayo Association of Manchester will be holding its annual dinner dance on Saturday 25th February, just a week before the start of the festival.

Manchester Irish Festival join Heineken for Celebrity Fry up at Chelsea FC

Kevin Fitzpatrick, Co-chair of the Manchester Irish Festival and the North West Heineken team has just spent the day with celebrity Chef Marco Pierre White at his restaurant at Chelsea Football ground in London

Companies sought to join Irish Post as Sponsors of Europe’s biggest Irish Festival

Companies and individual sponsors are being sought to join The Irish Post show their Love for Manchester’s annual two week Irish Festival and maintain its position as one of the biggest celebrations of Irish Culture in Europe.

Manchester's first Irish Orchestra makes its professional debut at Irish Festival

Ivernia who are the UK's only Irish Orchestra will make their profesional debut on Sunday 11th March

Sinead O’Connor promotes new album at Manchester Irish Festival.

The Iconic Irish singer-songwriter and performer Sinead O’Connor will be playing a special gig on Thursday 15th March at Manchester Cathedral as part of Manchester’s annual Irish Festival.

The Dubliners celebrate their 50th Anniversary at Manchester Irish Festival

The Dubliners, who are one of the festival’s favourite bands, will play a special Anniversary concert on Wednesday 14th March

World Premiere of Coronation Street Musical takes place during Manchester Irish Festival

One of the major highlights of this years’ 2012 Manchester Irish Festival is the world premiere of ‘Street of Dreams’

Manchester Irish Festival to stage UK Premiere of New York Music Documentary

This years’ 2012 Manchester Irish Festival will stage the UK premiere of an Irish Music documentary that was filmed in New York. The film which is called ‘Beautiful People’ documents the musicians behind New York’s longest running Irish seisiún at Dempsey’s Irish Pub in Manhattan.

Coronation Street star hosts Celebrity packed Charity Gala for festival

Keith Duffy will be hosting this years 2012 Pride of Eireann Awards on Saturday 17th March