by Paul-TICS | Aug 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Peter Hollins RIP. We are all saddened by the recent death of Peter a much loved accordion man and regular at our Friday sessions in Westmoreland Road. His funeral is on Tuesday 10th August at 3.15pm. Please get in touch if you would like the password to access the...
by Carol-TICS | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
On Tuesday 1 st April the Tyneside Irish Cultural Society (TICS) launch a year-long project to capture family memories of some of the 5,000 soldiers who fought in the Tyneside Irish Brigade of the Northumberland Fusiliers in the 1914-18 war. It is backed by a grant of...
by Paul-TICS | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
This was the famous pledge made by Father George McBrearty, chaplain to the Irish Brigade of the Northumberland Fusiliers, at their first memorial service in 1919. For four decades after the veterans remembered the almost 1500 of their comrades who made the supreme...
by pabloblanco | Mar 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Brigit is the pre-eminent female saint of Ireland, standing alongside Patrick and Columba as the most well-known and popular of Irish saints. Indeed, the Liber Angeli ‘The Book of the Angel’ (produced by the Church of Armagh in the late 7th Century) refers to Patrick...
by pabloblanco | Mar 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Calling all Irish born, Irish citizens, Irish descendants and anyone with that Irish feeling – declare your Irishness on 21st March 2021! The latest census is fast approaching, with promotion already rolling out – you can’t surely have missed it! While this is...
by pabloblanco | Mar 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
As opportunities to get together may still be a while away, the Tyneside Irish Cultural Society carry on adding to their online content, which includes podcasts and webinars and can be found on their YouTube channel. The monthly podcasts, hosted by Michael McNally,...
by pabloblanco | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Issue 8 – Oct 2020Download
