The Honorable Robert O’Driscoll was appointed Consul General of Ireland to the Western United States in San Francisco on July 3, 2017. Prior to his appointment as Consul General, Mr. O'Driscoll was Deputy Director in the Trade Division. He also served as Private Secretary to Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister (Tánaiste)…
The ILHS presents writer Emer Martin, who will speak about her widely acclaimed new novel The Cruelty Men, a sweeping multi-generational account of an Irish-speaking family who moved from Kerry to the Meath Gaeltacht and the disasters that befall their children in Irish institutions. Sunday, Jan 27th, 5pm at the UICC,…
ACTIVE RETIREMENT CLUB OUTREACH PROGRAM Join the Irish Immigration Pastoral Center (IIPC) for their Active Retirement Club Monthly Mass and Luncheon at the United Irish Cultural Center, Thursday February 14, 2019, to celebrate the beginning of longer days and the feast of St. Valentine! Mass will be celebrated by Fr. James…
Join the Irish Center community for a fun filled afternoon as they take a look at a unique history of the Gold Rush through the eyes of featured guest, Countess Lola Montez aka Rick Shelton, historian & performer, who will regale with her experiences as an Irish 49er, and entertain…
The 5th Annual O'Neill Irish Music Festival takes place in Tiburon, with two days of musical events featuring the best of Bay Area musicians. Francis O’Neill, 1848 – 1936, is considered by Irish scholars, Irish musicians and by the Irish government as “The Man Who Saved Irish Music”. The festival celebrates…
Come to a hands-on training session taught by Inge Harding-Barlow at the Menlo Park Family History Center. The session will cover researching family history in the UK and Ireland. There is no cost for the training sessions, but limited space available, so reserve a spot today.
SFGAA Dinner Dance, Union Espanola De Calif, San Francisco, CA 94112, USA February 23, 2019, 6:30pm – February 24, 2019, 12:00am No Host Cocktails 6:30pm - Dinner 7:30pm sharp. Raffle/Spot Prizes including 2 Flights and 2 All-Ireland Tickets. Event Tickets $100 or Table of Ten $1000. SPECIAL GUESTS: Richie McCarthy Limerick…
Join Irish Culture Bay Area & The Consul General of Ireland on 24th for "Irish Day at the Rep" tickets here Paradise Square is a powerful musical based on extraordinary real-life stories. It’s 1863 at Five Points, Manhattan, where Black and Irish Americans live in racial harmony until the intensifying…
Evelyn Rose, Project Director and Founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project, will share the amazing life story of Irish American San Francisco aviation pioneer Daniel John Maloney, ancestor of a well-known family in Noe Valley. He began his career as an aeronaut performing at the pleasuring grounds known…
Irish Immigration Pastoral Center Active Retirement Club Join the IIPC for their Active Retirement Club Coffee Morning! Cairde Café meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 10.00 a.m. at the UICC. The month the event takes place on Tuesday February 26, 2019. It is a chance to meet familiar…
Join the United Irish Societies for the annual Irish flag raising at City Hall.
SFGAA is delighted to announce an Irish Heritage Partnership with the Earthquakes, San Jose's professional soccer team. at Avaya Stadium, San Jose, CA. The Earthquakes compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. SFGAA hopes to see a large representation from the Irish Community on Saturday,…
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 and is coming to a Bay Area location…
ILHS Celebrates Irish Diaspora of Australia on March 10 with Mairéid Sullivan, author, singer/song writer and historian– West Cork born, San Francisco raised, and Australian citizen Irish Literary and Historical Society of San Francisco will team with Mairéid Sullivan to present the storied Irish diaspora of Australia at a luncheon…
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 and is coming to a Bay Area location…
Irish American Democratic Club's Saint Patrick's Celebration takes place March 14th at the UICC. For more information, email [email protected]
Honoring Hibernian of the Year John Ring Keynote Speaker Shannon Rowbury, 3 Time US Olympian Location: Westin St. Francis (333 Powell Street) 11:00 am – No-Host reception 12:00 pm – Seated Luncheon Traditional Irish Music & Entertainment Dedicated to the support of Campus Ministry in the Archdiocese of San Francisco…
The United Irish Societies hosts its 168th St. Patrick's Day Parade! Celebrate Irish culture and community with marching bands, dance troops, marvelous floats and much more. The parade will commence on Saturday the 16th at 11:30 am on the corner of Second and Market Street. For information visit: http://www.uissf.org
The San Jose Shamrock 5k & 10k run/walk & Leprechaun Kids Run benefits the San Jose - Dublin Sister City Scholarship Program. The 5k and 10k run/walk starts and finishes at San Pedro Square in downtown San Jose. Post-race celebration with live music, beverages. San Pedro Square. Official race t-shirts…
Join us for a special St. Patrick’s Day concert with the opportunity to dance under the grand chandeliers in the Ballroom! Three Mile Stone is a talented trio with decades of experience. Erin, Marla, and Richard serve up traditional Irish music with lift, drive, and sparkle. Tight mandolin and fiddle duets…
Whiskies of the World® brings together distillers from around the world to share their finest spirits and knowledge with whisky enthusiasts and the whisky curious. Discover the Art of Whisky in the company of connoisseurs and whisky celebrities. •Hundreds of whiskies to sample (Scotch, Bourbon, American Craft,…
Join Crossroads Irish American Festival on March 30th, for the annual festival Oral History event at the UICC, featuring guests who have shared their stories with the Archive. This year's interviewees include Paul Reynolds, born to Irish parents in Boston in 1928, and Ann Quinn, from Waterford, who settled in…
NPR featured storyteller and bestselling author David Nihill, just off of The Real Irish Comedy Tour, is this month's speaker at the Irish Consulate Speaker Series. First ever Irish winner of the San Francisco Comedy Competition, David is described by Forbes.com as "one of the best public speaking coaches out…
Join the San Francisco Giants for Irish Heritage Night at AT&T Park! Catch the Giants play the Colorado Rockies and pre-game in Seals Plaza from 4:30pm to 6:30pm wearing your very own Giants Two Flaps Down Hat! If you are game for a good time, this is an event you…
Visual displays play an important political role in Northern Ireland. They are often the most visible sign of sectarian division and attitudes in a society still marked by division thirty years after the end of the so-called ‘Troubles’. Violence still prevails in that country and sometimes it coalesces around Orange…
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