by Rosie Serdiville | Feb 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
From the team that gave us ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ we give you Townsend Theatre’s Production of Yes! Yes! UCS! It’s 1971 and Aggie McGraw, straight out of school , gets an office job at Govan shipyard a week before the government decide to kill it off....
by Rosie Serdiville | Feb 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
We all loved Paddy Cullivan’s unique (and very funny) take on the Irish revolution a few years ago. Now he’s back with his unique blend of story telling, historical surprises, images and music to recount the death of Michael Collins, ireland’s...
by Rosie Serdiville | Feb 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
We have a lot going on over the next few months – zoom talks and our first ever hybrid session with Bill Corcoran later this week. Come along on the night if you want to take part in person or contact tyneirishcs@gmail.com if you want a zoom link....
by Rosie Serdiville | Feb 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Our very own Bill Corcoran will be giving what he describes as ‘a very unacademic, more me picking a fight’ talk on 24th February 2022 at 7.30 in the Tyneside Irish Centre. This is part of the Hadrian 1900 Festival which marks nearly 2000 years of...
by Rosie Serdiville | Feb 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
This very timely talk will take place on zoom. On the 50th anniversary of the events of 30th January, 1972, now known as ‘Bloody Sunday’, this paper examines the relationship between poetry and politics through an exploration of Thomas Kinsella’s 1972 poem Butcher’s...
by Rosie Serdiville | Jan 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s all go for Burns Night here at the Irish Centre. There’s going to be a traditional supper with a piper, haggis salute and music. All for the bargain rate of £8. Put the date in your diary: 7 – 11 pm on Sunday, 30th January 2022. And,...
by Rosie Serdiville | Jan 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
We are so proud of the members of the members of our community who gathered at the Tyneside Irish Centre on Sunday (16/1/22) to hold a vigil in memory of Ashling Murphy. She played here in 2018 as part of the Echoes of Erin evening. So talented a woman and one who...
by Rosie Serdiville | Dec 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
The next in our series of 1921 centenary talks happens on Thursday, 9th December 2021 at 7.30pm. ‘Who were the Black & Tans? The Crown Forces in Ireland during the War of Independence’. Professor Coleman will look at all the different groupings within...
by Rosie Serdiville | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
The next in our 1921 Centenary Lecture series will take place on Wednesday, 10th November (19.30) in the Tyneside Irish Centre, 43 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4SG. This live lecture by Professor Stephen Regan of the University of Durham will explore the...
by Rosie Serdiville | Oct 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Coming to the Tyneside Irish Centre on Friday, 5th November 2021 at 7.30 p.m we have Neil Gore’s amazing one man show. He brings this witty, humorous and absorbing classic boot to life in his one-man Magic Lantern show. Featuring political conjuring, music and...