In partnership with Hinterland. With her debut novel Unravelling Oliver mystery writer Liz Nugent made a spectacular entrance onto the Irish and international literary stage. She followed up with Lying In Wait and Skin Deep, and her books have all been number one bestsellers. She has been long-listed for the…
In partnership with Hinterland. Irish music -- where it has come from, how it's been developing, why Sinéad (O'Connor of course) sings sean-nós, and how Horslips fit into the story. The second instalment of Irish musical legend, Jim Lockhart's musings on the 'Long March' of modern Irish popular music, and…
In partnership with Hinterland. What do you do if you don't like public speaking and you have to speak in public? You hide in a closet, right? Not if you're Dave Nihill. Instead you learn to be a stand-up comedian. You keep at it until you win one of the…
A chairde, Please join us on Friday, December 6th at the Consulate General of Ireland, San Francisco for a festive #IrelandinSF Speaker Series & Networking Breakfast! This month we are thrilled to welcome Professor Noel O' Connor and Mr. Damien Breen. Professor O'Connor is visiting us from Ireland and is the Interim CEO of Insight the SFI Research…
Women in Leadership Luncheon 2019 - The Ireland Funds, Progress through Philanthropy Honorary Speaker Mary Ricks President Kennedy Wilson Mary Ricks is President of Kennedy Wilson, a global real estate company headquartered in Beverly Hills, California with over $16 billion in assets under management. Mary oversees Kennedy Wilson’s investment activities,…
This month’s Networking Breakfast speaker will be Jennifer Tejada, Chief of Police for the City of Emeryville. Chief Tejada is originally from County Wexford and she has been working in municipal law for 24 years. Before serving as the Chief of Police in Emeryville, she was the Chief of Police…
(Rescheduled from November) Sally Rooney “writes about tricky commonplace things (text messages, sex) with a familiarity no one else has” (The Paris Review). Her novels Conversations with Friends and Normal People, are nuanced portraits of people in their twenties, exploring their relationships to one another and the structures of class, abuse, and intimacy. Her work has appeared…
Not only Irish eyes will be smiling in San Francisco during Sketchfest. Come get a blast of Irish laughter courtesy of the Real Irish Comedy Tour, showcasing the best blend of Irish Comedic talent, accents included. For the first time in its 18 year history San Francisco Sketchfest Comedy Festival…
The SFGAA Dinner Dance will be held on Friday February the 7th, and will again be hosted at the Spanish Cultural Center, 2850 Alemany Blvd, San Francisco. No host bar at 6.30pm and dinner at 7.30pm. Mike Nash WDB - SFGAA Secretary 650-222-9308 [email protected]
Sharks Irish Heritage Event on Monday February 17th at 1.00pm. Mike Nash WDB - SFGAA Secretary 650-222-9308
EVENT CANCELED The United Irish Cultural Center presents a one-man play about Tom Crean, the Irish man who went to the Antarctic three times with Shackleton and Scott. “Discovering Antartica: Heroic Tales of Shackleton, Crean and Scott” is set during The Golden Age of Antarctic Exploration (1901–16). Discover the riveting…
Ar an Aoine, 6 Márta, beidh ár sraith cainte agus bricfeasta #IrelandinSF ag teacht chugaibh ó Ollscoil Stanford, áit a mbeidh muid ag ceiliúradh Seachtain na Gaeilge 2020. Please join us to on Friday, 6th of March 7:30am-9am at the D School at Stanford University, Palo Alto for our #IrelandinSF…
Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day. Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for the big day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish Comedic talent, accents included and is coming to Santa Cruz for one night…
Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day. Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for the big day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish comedic talent, accents included and are coming to Sonoma County for one…
Not Only Irish Eyes Will Be Smiling This St. Patrick’s Day: Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for St. Patrick's Day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish Comedic talent, accents included.
Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day. Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for the big day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish comedic talent, accents included and are coming to San Jose for one…
*Open to Public from 2pm-Midnight on March 14 *Two levels of music, dancing, and pipers *Food upstairs & downstairs *Upstairs headliner is Sharon Shannon in ticketed concert @ 8pm *Downstairs headliner is Highstool Prophets from Co., Cavan @7pm *See attached schedule Sharon Shannon's ticketed concert info/tix: https://uiccevents.vbotickets.com/event/Sharon_ShannonMarch_14th_2020/39220
Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day! Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter, and celebrate with us! The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish comedic talent, accents included and is coming to Pleasanton for one night only.
*Open to Public from 11am-9pm on March 15 (Outside Block Party is 11am to 4pm) *No Coverage Charge * In Partnership with Java Beach at the Zoo and United Irish Societies *Outside and inside options with music, dancing, and pipers *Special appearance by International Irish Star Sharon Shannon for "Galway…
Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day. Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for the big day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish comedic talent, accents included and are coming to Walnut Creek for one…
*Open to Public from Noon-10pm on March 17 *Music, dancing, and pipers *No cover charge *Lunch served Noon to 3 pm with hot food also available after 5 pm *Downstairs headliner is CaliCeltic (Irish Celtic Rock mix) *See attached schedule
Not only Irish eyes will be smiling this St. Patrick’s Day. Come get a blast of blarney and Irish laughter just in time for the big day. The Real Irish Comedy Fest showcases the best blend of Irish comedic talent, accents included, and it’s coming to Mill Valley for one night…
Sean Conley is returning to the Irish Center for a presentation relating to Irish surnames, given names and place names as well as a discussion about Irish townlands and how they relate to your genealogy research. He will provide a high level overview of Irish surnames including their origins and…
With the show entering its 25th year, producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have made some changes so it's not as you have ever seen or heard it! May 15-17. more
Celebrate Bloomsday online with readings from James Joyce's Ulysses by Berkeley faculty and members of the Irish and Irish-American community in Dublin, Los Angeles, Seattle, and the Bay Area. Host Catherine Flynn will situate each reading in the Dublin of 1904. This event is co-organized by the UC Berkeley Irish…
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