The vote by the electorate of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union in 2016 came after a campaign in which the impact of Brexit on the island of Ireland hardly figured. Within months, however, the 'Irish border problem' was center stage. The deterioration in UK-Irish relations in the…
Roddy Doyle’s provocative “Two Pints” started as a series of conversations on Facebook and has since evolved into an immersive play from Abbey Theatre of Dublin. Listen in as the two men, over a couple of pints, chew the fat and set the world to rights. Download the ICBA App…
Roddy Doyle’s provocative “Two Pints” started as a series of conversations on Facebook and has since evolved into an immersive play from Abbey Theatre of Dublin. Listen in as the two men, over a couple of pints, chew the fat and set the world to rights. Download the ICBA App…
Roddy Doyle’s provocative “Two Pints” started as a series of conversations on Facebook and has since evolved into an immersive play from Abbey Theatre of Dublin. Listen in as the two men, over a couple of pints, chew the fat and set the world to rights. Download the ICBA App…
Roddy Doyle’s provocative “Two Pints” started as a series of conversations on Facebook and has since evolved into an immersive play from Abbey Theatre of Dublin. Listen in as the two men, over a couple of pints, chew the fat and set the world to rights. Download the ICBA App…
The return of Frank O'Connor to The Center after his sold-out show in April 2019. Frank was the piano man at Lefty O'Doul's on Union Square for over 15 years. His music covers many genres and has no limits. He takes requests from the audience and will make you laugh.…
The Irish Consulate will be marching together with the European Union Consulates, under the banner “Together but Different for LGBTQ+” at this year’s PRIDE Parade, June 30th. Kick off the weekend’s festivities at a Happy PRIDE Hour hosted by the Consulate on Friday, June 28th from 5:30-8pm. more
De Bogman is an hour-long tour-de-force of storytelling and physical comedy. It charts the story of Declan who, from his humble origins as a village idiot in Ireland, goes to America to become World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. The story is at once a homage to the Hollywood boxing movie, and…
Join the Irish American Democratic Club in celebrating the life of John F. Kennedy, with Sheriff Vicki Hennessy and Roma Guy, Social Justice Activist . Supporting the Young Women’s Freedom Center, a radical model for decriminalization. more For more information, please contact Sharon at [email protected]
The 20th Annual Eugene O’Neill Festival takes place in Danville, August 24-September 29. The 2nd Annual Eugene O’Neill International Festival of Theatre takes place in New Ross, Ireland October 9 – 14. The Danville festival will feature three plays – Long Day’s Journey Into Night, The Glass Menagerie and The…
Imagine idyllic days & nights in the magical redwood forest filled with all the music, dance, and good times you could possibly stand, and that's kind of close to what Lark's Music Celebration is like. You are free to take as many or as few of the workshops offered as…
Leaving Dublin, Ireland where he was born and raised until the age of 22, Dave Nihill got drunk on travel and never quite hit sobriety of it. His shows draw on his wide travels, cultural observations, attempts at language study, (occasional) international drinking session(s) and being a mildly confused immigrant…
Noted Irish historian, Ruan O’Donnell, will share his insights on the life and times of Robert Emmet, leader of the 1803 Rebellion and author of his famous Speech from the Dock. This is the 100th year anniversary of the dedication of his statue in the band concourse in the Golden…
Drinks and laughs are on tap with this crew of hilarious comics: Headliner Feel Woods, Feature Corde Snell, along with Austin Blaylock, Natasha Collier, Travis Thielen, Joe Begley, Murahd Shawki, and Grayson Garcia! Hosted by Zach Lord, This is a FREE show!
The Irish Consulate will be hosting a networking breakfast with special guest, Ger Dwyer, CFO of Waymo, a self-driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around.
The Irish Center is ready to celebrate Oktoberfest! Put on your Lederhosen & Dirndl and enjoy the Bavarian festivities! The night will include music by "The Internationals", games and dancing. The night will start at 5pm and end at midnight with live music from 6-11. Purchase tickets through the link…
To mark the release of the new edition of "Douglas Hyde: My American Journey," the editors of Douglas Hyde's newly published diary and travelogue across North America shed light on his time and experiences at Berkeley and San Francisco and what they tell us about the local Irish community before…
The ninth annual Fairfax Irish Festival will be taking place October 18-20 in Fairfax's downtown area. There will be singers, Irish Dancers and musicians at different locations. Check out the link to see a detailed schedule with the locations for the different stages!
Join The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) for an evening of community and celebration of The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma. Refreshments and appetizers will be served. All who have participated in CMBM programs or are interested in learning about our work are welcome.
In partnership with Hinterland. Broadcaster Brian Murphy is almost as well-known to Irish sports fans as to San Franciscans. He is the sage and erudite 'US Murph' of the Second Captains podcast. As well as four hours a day 'on air' on KNBR Radio's 'Murph and Mac' morning show he…
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,…
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