2010 Festival Events
Friday 5th March 2010
Discover a host of Irish music across Manchester from Irish traditional band Grada and Green Hot Clover to the Stephen Smyth Showband and Sean Taylor plus guests wth tributes to Irish Blues artists
Saturday 6th March 2010
Young, Gifted & Green Concert for The Christie Cancer Hospital at Manchester Town Hall and the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall as well as Irish Music and Dance across the city
Sunday 7th March 2010
Irish Music from The Sturdy Beggars to Declan Nerney, Ceili's and Set Dancing, Irish Karaoke and Irish Discos
Monday 8th March 2010
Find Irish music, dance, good conversation and Irish quiz nights in pubs and clubs across Manchester
Tuesday 9th March 2010
Discover Irish Language Classes, Step Dancing Classes, Irish tin-whistle lessons for Children and a night of Don with boiled bacon and spuds for all players
Wednesday 10th March 2010
Conradh Na Gaelige Irish Language Classes and traditional Irish music across Manchester
Thursday 11th March 2010
From ther Magners Irish Festival Comedy Night to innovative blends of story telling, dance, music and song, from
Irish music from the Cassidy Sisters to the Guinness Darts competition there's something for everyone somewhere in Manchester
Friday 12th March 2010
A chance to indulge in the very best in Irish art, crafts & foods at the Festival Market in Albert Square and enjoy a feast of Irish Music with The Henry Girls from Donegal, John Bilek, John McNicholl and Innisfree and the Council of Irish County Associations annual dinner
Saturday 13th March 2010
As well as the National Irish Studies Conference, Irish Language Day in the town hall and Club Cuideachta in the Briton’s Protection there's Live music from Lyra Celtica, Brendan Shine Quare, Craic including tribute nights to Stiff Little Fingers and Oasis
Sunday 14th March 2010
The day of the St Patrick’s Day Parade begins at the Irish World Heritage Centre with An T-Aifreann-Lá Fhéile Pádraig, the Gaelic Mass with Fr. John Ahern. After the Parade there are celebrations across the city
Monday 15th March 2010
Relax after the excitement of the parade and post parade parties with a 25 Card Drive or set dancing if you're feeling energetic. If that's too much then listen to Evelyn Grealy on BBC Manchester for news and music for Irish Mancunians
Tueday 16th March 2010
The Fureys & Davey Arthur celebrate their 30th anniversary at the Palace Theatre. You can also learning Irish, Step Dancing or the Irish tin-whistle
Wednesday 17th March 2010
It's St. Patrick's Day and Manchester is awash with all things Irish from Live music, song and dance to the Gaelic games club finals and a special St. Patrick’s Day comedy night at the Frog and Bucket, Just For the Craic!
Thursday 18th March 2010
If you are still in a party mood after St Patrick's Day there's a wide variety of both traditional and modern music, Comedy at the Frog and Bucket, the Festival Guinness Darts Final a chance to converse in Irish to the backdrop of live traditional music in the Jolly Angler with Comhrá
Friday 19th March 2010
Live Irish Music from Kevin Deasy’s Band ‘The Last Drop’, Claire Mooney & The Moving House Band in Levenshulme and Kieran Cunningham at the Royal Exchange as well as comedy at the Frog and Bucket
Saturday 20th March 2010
An evening of Live music with Tony Sullivan to Legendary Elvis tribute artist Big Jim White, a Special Irish Family Night and the St. Brendan's GAA Dinner Dance
Sunday 21st March 2010
Say goodbye to the Irish Festival for another year with closing parties across the city. Dance, Discos and Live music and Irish comedy!
Post Festival Events
Although the Manchester Irish Festival is over there are still Irish events of interest in Manchester.
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
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