The Manchester Irish Festival

The Manchester Irish Festival 2003
8th - 18th March 2003

News and Updates

Update 10th April 2003

The photographs of Festival Events are here

Update 15th March 2003

The BBC GMR outside broadcast bus is outside the Palace Nightclub in Levenshulme

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photos

Update 14th March 2003

The BBC GMR Outside Broadcast & Young Gifted and GreenShow at the Palace, Levenshulme raised over £1400 for Francis House Children's Hospice

More Photos of the YGG Show are here

Update 11th March 2003

Festival Launch
Photographs by Danny Claffey

The great hall at Manchester Town Hall was full to capacity when John Hulme performed the 'grand opening' of the 2003 Manchester Irish Festival.

John Hulme is pictured here centre with the joint chairpersons of the Manchester Irish Festival Committee, Esther Dolan and Councillor John Flanagan, both of course second generation Irish.

John Hulme is pictured here singing with the children of the St John's Junior School Choir who performed at the opening. They sang John's favourite song written by Phil Coulter 'The Town I Loved So Well' which is of course all about his native town of Derry.

Members of the Cullain Irish Folk Rock band entertain in the grand hall in the Manchester Town Hall.

Representing Manchester Irish Community Care at the Festival launch were Tommie McKenna and Sister Nuala O'Connor