Community Events during the Manchester Irish Festival
Isteach is Amach
Friday 5th March 2010
starts: 10:00amEducation day featuring a Blue Badge Irish tour of Manchester
- Admission: Free
The Irish Connection
Saturday 6th March 2010
starts: 10:00amTune into 97.2fm with John Lowry
- Admission:
Sean Dempsey set dancing workshops
Saturday 6th March 2010
starts: 11:00amWorkshops with Kathleen & Michael Mc Glynn.
- Admission: £3 for each session or both for £5
Young, Gifted & Green Concert for The Christie Cancer Hospital-SOLD OUT
Saturday 6th March 2010
starts: 6:45pmTwo hour concert featuring 100 Irish musicians, singers & dancers
- Admission: advance ticket only £20 Adults - not available on the door
Sean Dempsey set dancing
Saturday 6th March 2010
starts: 8:30pmCeili with "Ceili Time
- Admission: £5 advance £6 door
Sean Dempsey set dancing
Sunday 7th March 2010
starts: 2:00pmCeili with "Ceili Time
- Admission: £5 advance £6 door
The Full Irish Radio Show
Sunday 7th March 2010
starts: 3:00pmwith Joe Casserley and The team
- Admission:
Fallowfield Salsa
Sunday 7th March 2010
starts: 8:30pmImprovers Salsa Classes for ages 16+. No partner required
- Admission: £4
Evelyn Grealy
Monday 8th March 2010
starts: 8:00pmJoin Evelyn Grealy for news and music for Irish Mancunians
- Admission:
Children's Irish tin-whistle lessons
Tuesday 9th March 2010
starts: 5:30pmIrish tin-whistle lessons for children with Emma Sweeney
- Admission:
The Full Irish Radio Show
Wednesday 10th March 2010
starts: 7:00pmwith Martin Logan and the team
- Admission:
Dreams unto an Exile
Thursday 11th March 2010
starts: 8:00pmAn innovative and exciting blend of story telling, dance, music and song
- Admission: £5
Irish Market and Mulligan's Marquee
Friday 12th March 2010
starts: 12:00pmthe very best in Irish art, crafts and foods and music in Mulligan's Marquee
- Admission:
Council of Irish County Associations annual dinner
Friday 12th March 2010
starts: 7:30pmannual dinner
- Admission:
Irish Country and Western
Friday 12th March 2010
starts: 9:00pmLive in the lounge bar
- Admission: Free
National Irish Studies Conference 2010
Saturday 13th March 2010
starts: 9:30amThis year's conference keynote speakers are: Mervyn Busteed, Mary Hickman, Dr Kevin McNamara
- Admission: £17.50 if purchased before the event & £20 on the door
Irish Language Taster Day
Saturday 13th March 2010
starts: 10:00amCome and find out about the opportunities for learning Irish in Manchester
- Admission: Free
The Irish Connection
Saturday 13th March 2010
starts: 10:00amTune into 97.2fm with John Lowry
- Admission:
Irish Market and Mulligan's Marquee
Saturday 13th March 2010
starts: 12:00pmthe very best in Irish art, crafts and foods and music in Mulligan's Marquee
- Admission:
Club Cuideachta
Saturday 13th March 2010
starts: 8:00pmChat in as much Irish as you can over a drink with live traditional music
- Admission: Free (admission by ticket)
An T-Aifreann-Lá Fhéile Pádraig
Sunday 14th March 2010
starts: 10:00amMass in Gaelic with celebrant Fr. John Ahern.
- Admission: Free
St Patrick’s Day Parade
Sunday 14th March 2010
starts: 11:30amStarts at the Irish World Heritage Centre.
- Admission:
St Patrick’s Celebrations
Sunday 14th March 2010
starts: 12:00pmLive music all day from Ged Graham, Mark Byrne, Tony Sullivan
- Admission: Free
Irish Market and Mulligan's Marquee
Sunday 14th March 2010
starts: 12:00pmthe very best in Irish art, crafts and foods and music in Mulligan's Marquee
- Admission:
After Parade Party
Sunday 14th March 2010
starts: 2:00pmParty in St Kent's after the Irish Parade
- Admission: Free
The Full Irish Radio Show
Sunday 14th March 2010
starts: 3:00pmwith Joe Casserley and The team
- Admission:
Fallowfield Salsa
Sunday 14th March 2010
starts: 7:15pmBeginners Salsa Classes for ages 16+. No partner required
- Admission: £4
Fallowfield Salsa
Sunday 14th March 2010
starts: 8:30pmImprovers Salsa Classes for ages 16+. No partner required
- Admission: £4
Evelyn Grealy
Monday 15th March 2010
starts: 8:00pmJoin Evelyn Grealy for news and music for Irish Mancunians
- Admission:
Children's Irish tin-whistle lessons
Tuesday 16th March 2010
starts: 5:30pmIrish tin-whistle lessons for children with Emma Sweeney
- Admission:
Irish Music and Culture day
Tuesday 16th March 2010
starts: 10:00pmMusic and Culture day for Manchester Schools
- Admission:
Family Fun Day
Wednesday 17th March 2010
Chorlton Irish Association Club
starts: 2:00pmLive music, song and dance from the Tara O’Carolan group, Gaelic games club finals, children's activities
- Admission: Free
The Full Irish Radio Show St Patricks Night Special
Wednesday 17th March 2010
starts: 7:00pmwith Martin Logan and the team
- Admission:
Manchester St Patrick's Society Dinner Dance
Wednesday 17th March 2010
starts: 7:30pmthe 75th annual dinner dance. Four course dinner and entertainment
- Admission: £50
St Patrick’s Dance
Wednesday 17th March 2010
Chorlton Irish Association Club
starts: 8:30pmLive music from Pat Jordan & Finians Rainbow
- Admission: £5
Irish Music and Culture day
Wednesday 17th March 2010
starts: 10:00pmMusic and Culture day for Manchester Schools
- Admission:
Irish Music Lessons
Thursday 18th March 2010
starts: 7:00pmSt. Wilfrids Branch C.C.E. All ages welcome.
- Admission: Free
From Medjugorje to Mary's Meals
Friday 19th March 2010
starts: 8:00pmCharity Social Evening with music by Kevin Deasy’s Band ‘The Last Drop’
- Admission: £2.50 or £4 on the night
The Irish Connection
Saturday 20th March 2010
starts: 10:00amTune into 97.2fm with John Lowry
- Admission:
St Brendan's GAA Dinner Dance
Saturday 20th March 2010
starts: 7:00pmContact Kevin on 07702371966 for tickets
- Admission: £35
St Patrick’s Family Night
Saturday 20th March 2010
starts: 8:00pmfeaturing Shake the Barley & the Keegan Kennedy School of Irish Dancing and special guests in aid of Niall Melon Township Trust
- Admission: £3 advance, £5 doors - children free with paying adult
The Full Irish Radio Show
Sunday 21st March 2010
starts: 3:00pmwith Joe Casserley and The team
- Admission:
Fallowfield Salsa
Sunday 21st March 2010
starts: 7:15pmBeginners Salsa Classes for ages 16+. No partner required
- Admission: £4
Fallowfield Salsa
Sunday 21st March 2010
starts: 8:30pmImprovers Salsa Classes for ages 16+. No partner required
- Admission: £4
Manchester Irish Festival
The 2010 Manchester Irish Festival will run from
Friday 5th March - Sunday 21st March 2010
Launch Night will be at Manchester Town Hall on Friday 5th March 2010
2010 Festival Brochure
The printed Manchester Irish Festival Brochures are available now from the Visitors centre at the Town Hall, Mulligans Bar on Deansgate and Irish bars & venues across Manchester.
If any venue does not have brochures and requires a supply please email info@manchesteririshfestival.co.uk
You can download the brochure as a pdf file NOW
(24 mB) right click - save as to download
This version may take some time to download.
It is compatible with adobe acrobat reader 8 and above.
You can also download a
smaller pdf version of the brochure (7 mB)
right click - save as to download
This is a low resolution pdf - the images will be blurred but the text can be magnified.
Other Festival Information
Press Enquiries
For all press/media enquiries
email Tony Hennigan
email press@manchesteririshfestival.co.uk
or text 079 125 129 77
Brochure & Listings
For information about the Festival Brochure and Festival Listings telephone Kevin Fitzpatrick on 0770 237 1966
or write to the Manchester Irish Festival
c/o 36 Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield
Manchester, M14 7DW or
brochure@manchesteririshfestival.co.uk
This Website
For information about this website
contact the Website Marketing Director
Lawrence Hennigan on 07771 782 104 or
email info@manchesteririshfestival.co.uk
