We recently took our Raised on Songs and Stories project out to St. Joseph’s church in Stanley, County Durham where we had a very warm welcome from Fr. Kevin Dixon and many of his parishioners. Lady Elsie Robson attended the afternoon of music, chat and food. We were asked by several people if they could […]
32nd Tyneside Irish Festival 2018 13th to 21st October All events at Tyneside Irish Centre, 43 Gallowgate, NE1 4SG (unless stated otherwise) Big Trad Weekend Ticket available for £30 for Friday 19th, Saturday 20th, Sunday 21st October Saturday 13th – David Lyttle Trio, (Jazz) The Globe pub NE4 7AD (in assoc. with Jazz North East) […]
Online renewal applications have a much faster turnaround time. You still need to apply for a passport with a paper form (available from the Irish Centre) if it’s a first-time application. You can find all the details here: https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/great-britain/passports/
Keep up to date with all that’s going on at the Irish Centre at their new website. www.tynesideirishcentre.com You can check on which sports games are showing, find out about room hire and what is happening in the bar and function rooms. The Cultural Society will focus on providing information on their own music events, […]
Tyneside Irish Cultural Society(TICS) will be showing the acclaimed RTE documentary “Seven Ages: the Story of the Irish State” starting on Thursday 19th April 2018 from 4.30pm to 6pm in the Irish Centre, Gallowgate NE1 4SG. The series is generally regarded as a unique source of evidence for the dramatic events that shaped Ireland in the […]
Starting from Thursday 1st February we are inviting our senior Irish members to a monthly hot lunch and social gathering. The meal will be served at 1.00 pm and should be finished well before 2.30 pm hopefully this will leave time for the bingo for those who want to play. This is an extension to […]
Saturday 27th January Free 7pm Described as “Ireland’s George Orwell”, Hubert Butler (1900-91) was both essayist and human rights champion. From his base in rural Ireland he travelled in Europe, working to smuggle Jews to Ireland from post-Anschluss Vienna, and exposing World War 2 atrocities in the Balkans, work that brought him into a head-on […]
Doors open 7pm Show 8pm The Echoes of Erin tour returns once again on Monday 19th February. A colourful and exciting show of traditional Irish music, song, dance and storytelling. Starring Ireland’s leading traditional musicians, singers and dancers. £8 / £6 Concession Click here for tickets
The festival was a great success this year thanks to everyone that attended and supported it. Great shows from all the artists. Keep up date with the Festival on social media: Facebook @TynesideIrishC and Twitter @tyneside_irish
Irish product hampers made to suit your budget. Fantastic gift idea. Just ask at the bar.
