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Ikiru
Venue: Irish World
Heritage Centre
Thursday 13th March
8.00pm
Venue: Manchester Town Hall
Saturday 15th March
1.00pm
Admission £3.00 Concs: £1.50
Ikiru a new Irish
play written by Manchester Irish Heritage writer, Avril
Heffernan. ‘Living, to live doomed’ inspired by emigration experiences
will be performed by Garth Hulbert and Geoff Inwood.
A supporting programme at this
event will include readings by Manchester Irish Heritage Writers.
The Manchester Martyrs
A coach tour of sites associated with the events in 1867 which
resulted in the executions of Allen, Larkin and O’Brien.
Tour leader and commentary by Liam McLoughlin.
Itinerary:
Manchester Town Hall,
Belle Vue Prison Site Memorial,
Hyde Road,
Crown Courts,
New Bridge Street Prison Site
and Memorial,
St. Chad’s Church,
Moston Cemetery and Memorial,
Harpurhey Cemetery,
Manchester Town Hall.
Booking advisable.
Venue: Coach
departs from Manchester Town Hall (Mount St).
Date: 15th March.
Time: 11.00am.
Return about 1.00pm
Tel: Walter Cassin 0161 445 9327
Price: Cost £4 (Booking advisable)
Irish History Walk
Venue: Meet outside Oxford Road Station
Date: 9th March
Time: 11.00am
Tel: Just turn up
Price: £5
This walk will take in city centre sites
associated with the history of the Irish in Manchester over
2 centuries including
Chartism, Trade Unionism, Nationalism and Republicanism.
It will last approximately 2 hours and will be led by Michel
Herbert, who is editor of the North West Labour History Journal
and author of The Wearing of the Green: a political history of
the Irish in Manchester (2001)
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My
Son the Footballer
Venue: The
Met,
Market Street, Bury
Date: 20th March.
Time: 7.30pm
Tel: 0161 761 2216
Price: £8 (£6 Conc.)
A poignant and funny tale of one man’s obsession with the beautiful game,
a play written and performed by comedian,
Owen O’Neill.
Voices Venue: St
Mary’s, Levenshulme,
10th March
Venue: St
Richard’s Longsight,
11th March
Venue: Irish World Heritage Centre
12th March
Time: 12.30pm-3.30pm
Tel: 0161 205 9105
Price: Free Event
Voices - Drama inspired by the reminiscences of the Irish Community in Manchester
and Salford. People who travelled across the water to England in
the 1950’s and 60’s. Included in the drama are traditional Irish
Music & Drama
as well as some old and modern Irish poetry.
Moy Singers
Venue: Irish World Heritage Centre
Date: 16th March
Time: 9.00pm
Tel: 0161 202 1200
Price: Check Box Office
After
an exhausting day in the
parade, why not spend an evening
with the prestigious Moy Singers,
one of Ireland’s finest choirs.
Irish Connections
Venue: Irish Connection’s Walk.
Date: March 15th
Time: 2.00pm
Tel: Book at the Visitor Centre,
Lloyd Street (near Town
Hall) no telephone
booking available
Price:
This walk is about Irish people and people of Irish descent whohave successfully
contributed to the social, political, religious,
cultural, and business life of
Manchester; and where they have
influenced events in the city. |
