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Mayo.ie to visit 2012 Manchester Irish Festival

They will be having a special stall on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th March at the Manchester Irish Festival Market in Albert Square in Manchester city centre

Mayo joins forces with Manchester in Tourism drive

Mayo and Manchester have joined forces to promote tourism in the West of Ireland

Davitt Concert kick starts Manchester Irish Festival

A special Traditional Irish Music concert in aid of a film project to commemorate the life and times of Michael Davitt will be held on Friday 2 March at the Irish World Heritage Centre in Manchester.

2012 Manchester to maintain its position as Europe’s biggest Irish Festival

The annual Manchester Irish Festival which is now in its 17th year is on course to maintain its position as one of the biggest celebrations of Irish Culture this year.

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

After a recent article in the Irish Post, this years Manchester Irish Festival have been inundated with offers of help and financial support to maintain its position as one of the biggest Irish Festival in Europe.

Mike McGoldrick joins Ivernia as Flute Soloist

The award winning traditional Irish Musician will be performing a flute solo as part of Ivernia’s UK debut concert on Sunday 11 March at Manchester Cathedral

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

Manchester Lord of Dance star named as Ambassador for City's Irish Culture

James Keegan - Manchester's world famous Irish Dancer was put forward as an Ambassador for Irish Culture upon his triumphant return with Lord of the Dance

Ronan Keating guitarist starts search for next Oasis Super-group

The internationally famous Oasis Music bar, which is part of the Farmers Arms in Burnage is to launch a new competition to try and find and promote the area’s new super group.

Companies sought to show their Love for City's Irish Festival

Companies and individual sponsors are being sought to 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.

Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance returns to Opera House in Manchester

Lord of the Dance runs from Monday 2 January to Sunday 8 January

Irish Festival Press Officer wins praise from Irish Prime Minister and an international Press Award

Tony Hennigan the Manchester Irish Festival Press Officer, has won praise from an Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), Enda Kenny and has won an international Press Award from the Ballina Salmon Festival in County Mayo in Ireland.

Manchester Irish Village gives out over 500 free presents at Children's Street Party

Levenshulme village home to the biggest Irish community outside of London staged its annual Christmas Lights Street Party on Friday 9 Dececember

Manchester Irish Musician Mike McGoldrick brings his "Future Trad Collective" to the Band on the Wall

Mike McGoldrick will stage a special Christmas Concert on Monday 19 December at the Band on the Wall. Tickets are £12.50 adv, £14.50 on door see www.bandonthewall.org or Tel 0161 834 1786

Manchester joins forces with Dublin’s Temple Bar Festival

The Manchester Irish Festival which is one of Europe’s biggest Irish Festivals has joined forces with Dublin’s Temple Bar Tradfest.

Manchester Irish Councillor helps put the ‘Tash’ in “Manc”tash”ster!

Levenshulme Councillor James Hennigan, whose Irish roots stem from Attymass in County Mayo has been busy growing a ‘Tash’ for the Manc ‘tash’ ster charity fundraising drive for Prostate Cancer.

Manchester Irish Lawyers Society

The society is strictly apolitical and membership is open to any member of the legal profession, whether they are expatriates, of Irish ancestry or just have an interest in the Irish culture

2012 Manchester Irish Festival set to maintain its crown as Europe’s biggest Irish Festival

This years’ 2012 Manchester Irish Festival is expected to attract over 200,000 people to its two week, 17 day celebration.

Manchester Irish Festival teams up with New York at London Conference

Hilary Beirne the Executive Secretary of the New York St Patrick's Day Parade is pictured here with Lawrence Hennigan from the Manchester Irish Festival

Manchester Irish Club wins Charity Club of the Year Again

St Kent’s Irish Club in Fallowfield, has won the national 2011 Club Mirror Award as ‘Charity Club of the Year’, for the second year running. The multi-award winning club in South Manchester has just celebrated its fortieth anniversary.

Irish Comedian to host Manchester’s first Royal Variety Performance

Manchester Irish Comedian, Peter Kay will be hosting the first ever Royal Variety Performance to be held at The Lowry in Salford Manchester on Monday 5th December.