News
The King Steals the Show at Irish Festival Launch
Award winning radio presenter Joe Casserley stole the show at this years launch with his tribute to Elvis Presley
Channel M TV at St Bedes College
Young, Gifted & Green’ Irish Music and dance troupe on Channel M TV (on Sky, Virgin and freeview)
YGG Concert SOLD OUT
There are No tickets left for the YGG concert at Manchester Town Hall on Saturday 6th March
Terry Christian to launch Irish Festival
The award winning Irish Mancunian TV broadcaster will help launch this years Manchester Irish Festival with the Lord Mayor of Manchester, Councillor Alison Firth
Channel 4 searches for a new TV family
Meet the producers of Channel 4's 'The Family' at Mulligan's Marquee in Albert Square and see if they can make you a star. The Production company are now only coming on the Saturday and Sunday
United & Celtic Legend launches Festival Brochure
Paddy Crerand, Manchester United & Celtic midfield legend was just one of the VIPs who came to the media launch of the 2010 Manchester Irish Festival brochure and new website at Mulligans Irish Bar in the city centre.
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Sky TV to feature Manchester Irish Festival
Tune into Sky Channel 251 during St Patrick's weekend
Mulligans of Deansgate to host Festival Press Launch
Special press launch of brochure and website on Wednesday 24th February
Manchester to stage UK's biggest St Patrick's Day Parade
Thousands expected to turn out on Sunday 14th March to watch the annual Parade
Magners Comedy Festival tickets up for grabs
Tickets for the Comedy Festival on Thursday 11 March are now up for grabs in todays competition
Manchester Irish Festival performer to feature in Coronation Street
Kieran Cunningham will make his Coronation Street debut on Friday 12 March
Manchester celebrates it's fifteenth annual Irish Festival
A warm Irish welcome awaits visitors at this years 2010 Irish Festival
Henry Girls launch new CD during the Irish Festival
The UK CD launch by one of Ireland’s hottest new traditional Irish acts ‘The Henry Girls’, from Inishowen in County Donegal is in Manchester during the Irish Festival
Sean Taylor headlines Blues night launching Irish Festival
m19 bar two week tradfest with an Irish Blues Festival featuring Sean Taylor plus tributes to Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Rory Gallagher and Thin Lizzy
Young, Gifted & Green concert staged at Manchester Town Hall
Tickets for the Charity concert in aid of The Christie Cancer Hospital are now on sale. Telephone St Bede's College: 0161 226 3323
Manchester Irish Festival stage tribute night to Liam Clancy
A special concert will take place on Saturday 6 March at the Union in Levenshulme. Manchester based band ‘Whiskey in the Jar’ will headline the night, which will also feature a number of special guests.
Magners Irish Festival Comedy Night
Caimh McDonnell, Martin Big Pig, MC Andrew Ryan, Thursday 11th March at M19, Levenshulme
If you’re Irish, come and join the festival
There's a warm welcome for you here! It doesn’t matter whether you’re Irish or Manchester born Irish, first or tenth generation. Your county needs you.
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

































