What a gift from Liverpool Irish Studies

Dear Friend,

I am delighted to let you know that ‘Let Her Witness It’ – the fourth and final of the short films in our Whose History? series is out now. ‘Let Her Witness It’ reimagines celebrated readings given by Mary E. Webb, the African American actor, who toured Britain in the 1850s with her husband, the writer Frank Webb. Mary Webb visited leading abolitionists and gave stirring dramatic readings from classic and contemporary literature, including at the Royal Institute in Liverpool in July 1857. To watch the short film and learn more about its background, please go to https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies/whose-history/let-her-witness-it/.   

Whose History? explores questions of belonging and identity through the stories and experiences of people who have lived, worked and studied on the site of the University of Liverpool’s South Campus over the past three centuries, please find below links for all four films in the series.

‘Let Her Witness It’

A re-imagination of the celebrated readings given by Mary E. Webb, the African American actor, during her tour of Britain in the 1850s with her husband, the writer Frank Webb, especially the reading at the Royal Institute in Liverpool in July 1857.       

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies/whose-history/let-her-witness-it/  

‘eJoy of Cooking’

This film focuses on the contemporary experience of students at the university today. Through their words we take different journeys.         

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies/whose-history/ejoy-of-cooking/  

‘2600’

Inspired by the Irish Famine Trail memorial plaque on Mulberry Street, which marks the resting place of some 2600 people, this film is almost entirely wordless.       

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies/whose-history/2600/   

‘Hey Joe’

Based on an interview with a community activist and fundraiser, this film takes place beside the memorial to Black Merchant Seamen in Falkner Square Gardens which he campaigned for.

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies/whose-history/hey-joe/

Whose History? was developed by Dr Eleanor Lybeck, Lecturer in Irish Literature at the Institute of Irish Studies, and her production company Sidelong Glance. The four films profile figures who have shaped Liverpool’s past and present, from anonymous Irish Famine migrants to contemporary XJTLU students, and from a nineteenth-century African American actress whose performances brought the urgency of the abolitionist cause to life for Victorian Britain, to a community activist who has challenged and reimagined the ways we think about war and commemoration.

Whose History? examines and celebrates the unique relationships between people and place, and between the University and the city. Professor Dinah Birch, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Cultural Engagement, said: “We at the University are proud to share in and be part of the rich history of Liverpool. We celebrate those people, events, buildings, and institutions which make and have always made this a world-class city. At the same time, we realise that in order to understand our heritage fully, we need to recognise those aspects of the past which we find disappointing, disquieting, and distressing. It is only in knowing the past, and in confronting it, that we might improve upon the present. Whose History? strikes a balance between acts of celebration and acts of recognition.”

This major civic engagement project builds on the success of the University’s Culture Unconfined Festival in May 2020, which brought literature, music, drama, and discussion to virtual audiences around the world during the first lockdown. The Culture Unconfined website https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-and-social-sciences/research/culture-unconfined/ continues to host some of the online performances, such as Rita Ann Higgins reading of her poem ‘I must wash down the banister’.

Professor Peter Shirlow, Director of the Institute of Irish Studies, said: “Whose History? is a fine example of the way in which the Institute aims to break down barriers between groups and communities. It challenges the invisibility of communities excluded from ‘official’ narratives. Recognition is an act, not merely of remembering, but of challenging cultural exclusion and purposeful historical amnesia.”

The four Whose History? films, which are based exclusively on primary sources – including interviews, literary texts and newspaper reports – were shot on location on the South Campus in July and August this year. Informed by conversations with experts from the University, and by local historians and practitioners, they were generously funded by awards from the University of Liverpool Beacon Fund, the Alumni & Friends Fund, the School of the Arts Small Research Development Initiative Fund, and the Institute of Irish Studies. Support from the Beacon Fund allowed Sidelong Glance to employ two current undergraduates to work on the development, production and promotion of the films.

Dr Lybeck, who devised and directed the films, said: “Liverpool isn’t where I’m from, but it’s a place where I feel I belong. Through Whose History?, I wanted to draw attention to some of those episodes in the city’s history that I find most compelling. It’s been a privilege to be guided through the production process by people with a special understanding of Liverpool’s past, and to have the chance to bring their stories to life.”

To participate in the conversations about all the films in this series, visit Whose History? and Sidelong Glance on Instagram (@whosehistory) and Twitter (@sidelong_glance).

For further information, and with any queries, please contact Dr Eleanor Lybeck: eleanor.lybeck@liverpool.ac.uk.

I hope you will enjoy the films.

Kind regards,

Viola

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Viola Segeroth

PA to the Director

The Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool

1 Abercromby Square | Liverpool | L69 7WY

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Global Irish to Unite Over Christmastide 2021

Tell your Irish in Britain picture story !

Karen McHugh , now working for Safe Home Ireland but worked for many years for  Irish Welfare and Housing in North London , has been in touch on their new project. It is a chance for you to resurrect a picture , that means a lot to you of your  time as an emigrant in Britain. Over the generations, Irish people have left  Ireland for many reasons, including to seek work,  join humanitarian movements, for further education not available in the past in Ireland . Maybe  personal reasons or to escape a situation or maybe  because it is good to travel.  Many had to leave as young adults  to support large families back home and many had to grow up very quickly, many thrived and made a good life in their adopted countries, but some also struggled with the responsibility of growing up too quickly on their own with no guidance until Irish Welfare and Chaplaicy etc were developed.  We all have a story to tell and Safe Home Ireland  would love to hear yours. Maybe you know someone who needs help in doing this and  you know has a good story and picture to tell it with .

Karen and the team  would love to see all your old photographs depicting your life away from home,  they would love to put together a memory board of the past and to keep history alive for future generations.

Karen told me  “If  people who read your blog and social media posts  would like to submit photographs and stories, we would love to hear from various parts of Britain, as varied as possible, but do keep your originals “

Safe Home Ireland  are looking for photographs that depict your life when you emigrated, these can be from any decade and can be accompanied by a brief description or a story behind the photograph.  They will  endeavour to use as many as possible, however it may not be possible to use all submissions, with a hope  to put together an exhibition  static and electonically . By submitting your photographs/story you agree for them to be used on social media or in our future exhibition as part of our  pending 21^st Anniversary celebrations.”

You can post entries, or attach to and email ~ to ~ Karen Mc Hugh via email: karen@safehomeireland.com or phone  Karen on 00353 87 977 5080 for more information ?

ADDRESS: CEO, Safe Home Ireland, St. Brendan’s Village, Mulranny, Co. Mayo

Safe Home Ireland

is an Irish emigrant support service that provides a range of services to more than 2,000 people each year. We provide an advice and information service, undertake outreach visits and provide housing assistance to eligible applicants.

Safe Home Ireland was established in the year 2000 to assist older qualifying Irish born emigrants to explore the option of returning to live in their native areas. The organisation was set up as a Pilot Project by a local GP and Safe Home Ireland Life President, Dr. Jerry Cowley.

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The  Dagenham Yank and  host of the emigrant’s Parlour of Dreams Donncha Ó Dúlaing has died

The host of the emigrant’s Parlour of Dreams Donncha Ó Dúlaing has died. His Saturday night radio show Fáilte Isteach was a firm favourite for many of Ireland’s emigrants in Britain. Pre – modern internet connections, when we relied on a Long Wave connection not always audio standard. I listened to his final farewell broadcast in April 2015, when his usual closing line of “and pull the door out after you” was so poignant that night. He was in the seventies a major Irish celebrity as he took his Highways and Byways series throughout Ireland giving the ordinary people their voice on national radio. His affinity with the Irish Abroad may have come from, when after university and brief stint as a teacher, the fluent Irish-speaker left to become a trainee manager with Ford in Dagenham, England. He would have then on holidays, wearing the new range fashion of England, be used to being called “the Dagenham Yank is home”.

Who can say they have interviewed notable figures from Mick Jagger to Pope John Paul II to President Eamon de Valera?

What a legacy. Thank You Donncha

PICTURE BELOW

Donncha visited London a few years back with The Irish Rambling House co-production with Triskellion Theatre. He is pictured here with Patrick O’Connell (OBE) who introduced him to the audience to speak.

 

 

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Triskellion Theatre reviving The Tinkers Wedding by JM Synge with open auditions for 4 actors , male and female  

Rehearsals starting end of August  , performances througout UK, end of year and into 2022.

Triskellion is an Irish Community Company so interested in anyone who share a passion or cultural affinity to Irish Drama ,not necessarily full time actors. All welcome .

 

Contact:

Gerry 07772471894

fmolumby@aol.com

@GerryMolumby

 

 

• Synopsis (two act play)

  Sarah Casey is determined to marry Michael Byrne. Despite the scorn of his mother, Michael is prepared to do the deed and make Sarah an honest woman. A deal is struck with the local priest, who agrees to marry them for half the normal fee. But when the priest goes back on his word, he feels the wrath of the tinkers.

 

More details below 

 

http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=32046#:~:text=Sarah%20Casey%20is%20determined%20to,the%20wrath%20of%20the%20tinkers.

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Did you know your Irish Passport is a work of art and has  some very inciteful and unique features ?

The Irish Passport is a work of art and Lancashire born women chosen to

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Bloomsday in Northampton ~ June 16th ~ Programme Announced

June 16th at 7pm at the grave of Lucia Anna Joyce, Kingsthorpe Cemetery, Northampton (Sat Nav) NN2 8LU

Outdoor and socially distant event, bring a deck chair, participate if you wish, contact ‘Joyce the Lad’, Gerry Molumby ~ email fmolumby@aol.com

• Introduction Gerry Molumby (aka James Joyce)
• ‘Me and the making of Joyce’ (Frank Budgen) ~ James Vollmar.
• ‘Oft in the stilly night’ ~ sang by Sunny Jim!
• ‘Lucia the dancer’ (Carol Loeb Shloss’ biography) ~ Richard Rose‘
• Was he insured ?, Mr. Bloom asked’ (Glasnevin Cemetery) ~ Jimmy Joyce.
• Nora Barnacle speaking for herself ~ Deirdre  O’Byrne
• Guest speakers /readers
• ‘Just a song at Twilight’ Bernadette Hart, Sunny Jim and ‘yours truly’!

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Leave Well Alone When It Comes to United Ireland

~ a United Ireland referendum is possible and likely under the Good Friday Agreement, but not now ~

The Good Friday Agreement grasped many of the nettles of centuries of Northern Ireland conflicts and even after twenty-six years some of the issues are still stinging. Northern Ireland is far from at ease with itself and the violence over the Easter weekend confirms that. Yet it is an awful lot better and generally more peaceful than it was during my formative years 70s 80s 90s, most of these years spent living in the UK. Therefore, my reflections are based on being an Irish person from the Republic living in Britain.

How would I feel if the British Government post Brexit defied the Common Travel Area Agreement (1923/25), and we had a scenario declaring ‘that all Irish people in Britain will be deemed British citizens?’ How that would make me feel mirrors the fear and anger felt by some Unionists in Northern Ireland today. The early 17^th century Presbyterian settlements to Northern Ireland have firmly established themselves as united to Britain. Likewise, generations of Irish born, or generations of children and adults of Irish emigrants are entitled to define themselves as Irish in Britain.

 After the surprise of the Brexit Referendum, I heard a respected politician saying, and I paraphrase ‘with the confusion and mixed messages, and in the privacy of the pooling booth; many people felt the fear of a dog cornered, and resourced innate reaction, so fought to retain what they knew, our selves alone’. Similarly, but less confusing Unionists are currently expected to embrace a united Ireland under the flag that many associate with people who murdered their community and the same anthem that was sounded over the graves of their murderers, to be their future? On a recent debate on Raidió Teilifís Éireann,  prove how too early the debate was to be held. On the Clare Byrne Show both politicians from the Republic could not suggest a new flag or anthem as they knew right well that would not be acceptable to their nationalist, dare I say united Ireland, grass roots supporters. On the same programme, the nationalist input was left to the leaders of Sinn Féin and the Fine Gael parties, yet the party of the peacemakers John Hume and Seamus Mallon (SDLP) were excluded?

So early into a post Brexit relationship between Ireland and Britain and the ongoing pandemic, along with a Stormont Assembly hardly a model of modern harmonious governance; is not the time to be muting a united Ireland referendum. Learn from Brexit, because many people were not sure what they were being asked fully in the question. We cannot have this happen with Ireland and Britain’s future

Surely what is required are years of setting out the principles of what is meant by a united Ireland. A five year all Ireland citizens assembly would be even a small but an effective starting point to distil the issues of sovereignty, joint citizenship, economy, health service, capital city, flag, anthem, currency, education, language, population ratio to name but a few!

Prepare and you are less likely to be found wanting and wounding!

Gerry Molumby

Derbyshire

Hail Glorious Saint Patrick Sean Nós

Saint Patrick’s Day Nottingham 2021

PRESS RELEASE

It will come as no surprise that because of ongoing Covid 19 regulations that, again this year, we are unable to gather in the Market Square on March 17^th, and showcase the best of Irish Music Song, Literature and Dance.

There are copious amounts happening online which we will alert you to via our website, Gerry Molumby’s blog , twitter and facebook. Also follow @IrelandEmbGB and their invitation to the Embassy in London on March 17t

St. Patrick’s Day Virtual Reception Tickets, Wed 17 Mar 2021 at 13:15 | Eventbrite

There is one event we are able to host in person, that is the annual St. Patrick’s Day Mass.

Our Lady & St Patrick’s Church in the Meadows (post code NG2 1JQ) can hold 51 people under social distancing requirements and the Mass will be at 10.00 am on St Patrick’s Day. Adhering to Lockdown regulations you will need to book in advance, using the Diocesan on-line Mass booking system, http://www.massbooking.uk booking days before each Mass. You can watch afterwards on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC6yA1fDZnmNlW1jGybrN-Q

As part of the Global Greening we expect the Council House to be lit up also 

We had a great festival lined up for 2020 by recreating an Irish Village theme and we expect to be able to celebrate that next year with many of our artists already confirmed.

FOR FURTHER MEDIA ENQUIRIES:

Please contact Gerry Molumby fmolumby@aol.com   @GerryMolumby

www.irelandanditsdiaspora.com News Page

Our Website http://www.nottinghamstpatricksfestival.org.uk

and Social Media @StPatricksNottm  

NOTES FOR EDITORS:

 About Nottingham’s Saint Patrick’s Day Festival

Since 1999 we have hosted a parade and the centre piece has been our open-air concert in the Market Square where we highlight all our talents and culture. We attach to that Irish cinema festival and school art and story activities.

Nuacht Maith

UK Government has formally launched its new Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) 

Have always valued my European Health Insurance Card and ironically only used it once while in Ireland; but was assured I had it ,along with my Irish Passport Plastic Card, in my wallet for as and when needed.   So pleased to hear from the Embassy in London today that :

Residents of the United Kingdom, including dual Irish-British citizens, people of Northern Ireland, and Irish citizens who take up residence in the UK from 1 January 2021, can apply for a GHIC card. This will permit you  to access necessary state-provided healthcare at the same cost as local residents while on visits to EU countries.

As in my case existing EHIC cards will continue to be valid until their expiry date (2022 for me) , after which UK residents should apply for a replacement GHIC card.

Apply for a free UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) – NHS (www.nhs.u           

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From a light in the window to a welcome on the Mat!

Ireland Abu! Launch of 

 Ireland’s Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025

Introduction from  Minister Colm Brophy

https://youtu.be/Y-p5z9LsXMw

Taoiseach address below

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Taoiseach in conversation with                  Olivia O’ Leary at MacGill

I awaited this interview as one of the highlights of the MacGill Summer/Autumn School and was tempted to say, could or has any Taoiseach ever been offered such a poisoned chalice?

In a wide-ranging interview Olivia asked many of the current pertinent issues. On setting up the coalition of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and The Green party Taoiseach Micheál Martin said, “we had an obligation to serve the people” , which he asserted FF had done since Independence. He highlighted the need in the 21^st century to embrace climate change and what the Green Party are bringing to this coalition.

He affirmed that the coalition was not as uneasy as people might think. He regaled a story of a coalition in the 70’s  20th Dáil when at Áras an Uachtaráin, when president de Valera advised them to “stick together”. When asked about briefings from Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, leaking so much part of modern politics and are “over the top, and it is the substance of the government that matters”

Following on from his speech in week on ‘Shared Ireland’, he affirmed that he did not favour a border poll now. Olivia asked is that straying from FF’s historic united Ireland stance.  Micheál Martin highlighted the yet potential from The Good Friday Agreement as the current means to uniting the people of the Island. He cited the opportunities to work more closely on health and education. When asked about Sinn Féin now owning that space, he asserted the need for SF to change from being a very “controlling party”, citing the Bobby Storey funeral as a political funeral with people summoned from all over the country  defying Covid regulation and with individuals not elected in control of the party. The war of 30 years did more to divide rather than unite the people.

On the question from Olivia on poor or badly manged communications recently  and the  delay in implementing the Stage 5 recommendations for The National Public Health Emergency Team :  the Taoiseach explained the need to have the Budget to enable the government to prepare for a different lockdown from the first, with priority of keeping schools open and building work going. He explained the government policy is to suppress the virus yet keep as much as possible the economy afloat.

On Brexit , he was confident “we can get a deal and common sense should prevail towards agreement ” and told us he and Boris Johnson had asked their officials to keep British and Irish relations positively continued into the future.

And finally, in an age of inclusivity, he hopes to have  in his office a portrait of De Valera, Seán Lemass, Michael Collins  and hopefully Harry Boland if it can be sourced back from the United States.

Gerry Molumby

October 24^th, 2020

Coming up on this week’s Episode of The Irish in the UK TV, we caught up with Gerry Molumby who has made a variety of St Brigid crosses.

Birmingham Irish are running a toy appeal to help all the families who are struggling this Christmas .
Geraldine O Neill an Author from Co Offaly will be telling is about her latest book called The Nightingales in Mersey Square and
the talented Singer and Entertainer Alastair Coyle will be joining us and singing Ave Maria.
Thursday Night 7.30pm on SKY 192, Repeated Saturday at 8.30 and Tuesday at 1pm
If you don’t have SKY watch it on line www.theirishintheuktv.com

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Wonderful new career opportunity to promote Irish culture throughout Britain ~ when opportunity knocks answer the door!

For as long as I have lived in Britain, usually after people establish who I am from my accent; they invariable will open up their description of Ireland around terms such as :

“Never been, love to go”

” My nan was from …”

” Studied Translations by Brian Friel  and Seamus Heaney for A Level”

“Loved Riverdance and U2″  and a list of boy bands follows and for older people it will be ” miss Terry Wogan and Val Doonican”

“Irish events are so much fun, your humour, dramas , great bands  like The Saw Doctors and the hurling and football”

“Normal People is great on Netflix and them two mad lads from Cork, my mother and father go to all Mrs. Browne’s Shows in UK”

The point I am making is that our culture is ‘brand Ireland’

So this new national challenging role is full of opportunity to collate the local community cultural organisations with national Irish and  British (eg Culture Ireland and Coventry City of Culture) to produce long lasting collaborations. To promote Irish Culture in Wales and Scotland where Irish communities may not be as historically dense like Manchester and Birmingham. To utilise the numerous Irish students in so many British Universities and especially Irish Studies Faculties.

This post will be welcomed by the Irish in Britain and be assured of our support and encouragement . Gerry Molumby

https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/great-britain/about-us/job-opportunities/cultural-officer-for-ireland-london.html

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Irish Studies Activist in Nottingham Deirdre O’Byrne – in conversation with Emile Pine ~ Notes to Self !

~ combining Dublin and Nottingham as cities of culture ~

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Newly appointed Diaspora Minister Colm Brophy T.D. makes first public announcement ,that the government will :

• publish a new diaspora policy this year

• and will bring forward legislation to to allow for a referendum on extending voting rights in presidential elections to Irish citizens abroad. 

https://www.dfa.ie/global-irish/staying-in-touch/latest-news/newsarchive/global-irish-newsletter-16-july-2020—a-message-from-minister-brophy.html

Colm Brophy, FG, Dublin South-West: 

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with responsibility for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora.

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Ireland’s programme for Government announces a new diaspora policy in 2020

~ and the end of our campaign and to ‘finally’ host the Referendum on votes for the Irish Abroad in future Presidential Elections ~

Strengthening our relationship with the diaspora We will:

● Hold a referendum on extending the franchise at presidential elections to Irish citizens living outside the State.

● Publish a new diaspora policy in 2020.

● Prioritise the Emigrant Support Programme, ensuring that the most vulnerable members of our overseas communities are supported.

● Work to establish pathways for legal migration by Irish citizens to the US, continuing to support the E3 Visa Bill, and recognising the impact of COVID-19 on transatlantic travel.

● Seek solutions for undocumented Irish citizens in the US to regularise their status.

● Develop educational and work opportunities in Ireland for third and fourth generation Irish diaspora.

● Support those who wish to return to Ireland and address barriers facing returning emigrants

Liverpool Irish Studies

‘its the way they tell em’

Kerry native, Dorothy Lynch , efficient administrator of Liverpool University Irish Studies keeps me in touch with their ongoing events. All the varied workshops of drama, documentary and music below were heralded to us on the days of broadcast during the current lockdown. Frankly I was not able to connect live to any of them. Therefore delighted to catch up this weekend. Enjoy. My favourite is the story of the  telling of  the story of Frank Carson by Dan Gordon  and a real tribute to The King of the Comedians .

Roisin Walters https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/music/events/culture-unconfined/roisin-walters/

Red Fox Theatre https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-and-social-sciences/research/culture-unconfined/catch-of-the-day/

Spanner in the Works https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies/events/culture-unconfined/cultures-unconfined-what-if/

Maradona Kicking the Habit https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-and-social-sciences/research/culture-unconfined/maradona/

To be Frank Carson https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies/events/culture-unconfined/cultures-unconfined-to-be-frank-carson/

The Man Who Shot the Great War https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-and-social-sciences/research/culture-unconfined/great-war/

Rita Ann Higgin’s poetry https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies/events/culture-unconfined/cultures-unconfined-rita-anne-higgins/

Quote of the whole series from Rita Higgins

“as fit as a falling fork” – great Heaneyesk line !

President and Prince meet at Irish Studies  2019  (Gerry Molumby Photographer )

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Global Irish Newsletter tells how Irishinuktv encapsulates some of the many ways that the Irish in the UK are responding to Covid 19

Minister Ciaran Cannon and the Irish Abroad Unit of Ireland will take you on a worldwide  ‘wherever green is worn ‘  journey of Irish  meitheal .

Meitheal 

https://www.dfa.ie/global-irish/

          https://theirishintheuktv.com/episodes/

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RTE Nationwide with the Irish in New York and how they are living with and contributing to the Coronavirus eradication

https://www.rte.ie/player/series/nationwide/SI0000001172?epguid=IH000382829

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Nottingham’s St.Patrick’s Day open air concert in Market Square CANCELLED

St. Patrick’s Day open air concert in Nottingham Market Square cancelled .

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION

Nottingham’s St Patrick’s Festival celebrations in the Market Square are a highlight in the city’s cultural programme.

Energy abounds in music song and dance. The Government has moved into the ‘delay’ stage in relation to Coronavirus. We have decided in good will and caution to cancel our festival afternoon concert on March 17^th in the Market Square.

SIGNED:

Gerry Molumby

St.Patrick’s Festival Chair

On a positive note and gleam of light , we still expect the dome of the Council House to ‘global green’ on St.Patrick’s Night !

Nottingham prisoners receive St. Patrick’s Day cards unique to Nottingham designed by local artist Kerry Richardson

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Do you know anyone in the Galtymore Stamp?

THE iconic Galtymore dancehall in London features in a new set of stamps issued in Ireland  by An Post honouring the nation’s emigration story.

Take a close look do you recognise your  grandmother , mother, dad or uncle. It is my opinion the picture was taken by the Photographer Paddy Fahey , his archive is with Brent Libraries in North London. My estimate the year may be mid sixties!

The pdf below can be enlarged for a closer look, do we know what band was playing that night ? The Irish Post would like to hear from you editor@irishpost.co.uk,

Gerry Molumby

Galtymore Stamp

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center piece of Nottingham’s Irish Festival 2020 March 9th to 17th 

Now in its 21st year the Nottingham Irish will utilise the spacious Market Square for

their all day concert on St.Patrick’s Day.

Planning meetings 2020.

February 5th 19th March 4th 11th

Meeting Room Irish Centre – Car Park (Key Holder!)

16th evening set up

Gerry Molumby Festival Chairman

St. Patrick’s Festival Nottingham 2020 poster Gerry Molumby

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We are still making them to the calibre of Roger Casement’s humanitarianism.

and many from the Irish in Britain

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New play on the life and loves of Lucia Anna Joyce , daugther of James Joyce and Nora Barnacle ….now published

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Follow the President of Ireland around the most Irish of British cities ~ Liverpool

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Large Red squirrels found roaming in Dingle !

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What is the best piece of Irish Music ?

For me it is Eleanor Plunkett, by composer Turlough O’Carolan (1670–1738).

Here are my favourite versions ;

Car park acoustics!

The Master himself