Dateline - July 13

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Diane V. Byrnes DATELINE IRISH
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Sunday, July 13
The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant, 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works, Connacht Football Final Mayo vs. Galway 9:00AM; Munster Hurling Final Tipperary vs. Clare 11:00AM. Information: 412.381.4800.

Gaelic Football – Pittsburgh Celtics travel to Cleveland to play St. Pat’s.

Echoes of Erin, WEDO 810AM 1:00 PM. The Ireland Report from Dublin with Ann Bray.

The Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh is seeking Host Families for young adults, 18-26, from Ireland and Northern Ireland. Two programs available – July 21 to September 15; July 24 to September 18. Call 412.394.3900, Website: www.iiofpitt.org.

Monday, July 14
Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features an Acoustic Jam, 7:00 PM.

Tuesday, July 15
Continuing for 2 weeks, the Irish Centre will conduct Irish Language Classes. Contact Jim Graven for details kayaks201@verizon.net.

Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, features Irish Night with Dennis Murphy at the bar. Harp & Guinness Specials from 8:00 PM.

Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle, 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, Ceili Dancing, 7:00 PM.


Wednesday, July 16
Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Potters Reel, 7:00 PM.

Thursday, July 17 through August 16
Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre presents The Synge Cycle – authored by John Millington Synge, beginning with ‘Playboy of the Western World’, then ‘Riders to the Sea’, and Well of the Saints’, then ‘When the Moon Has Set’, and ‘Deidre of the Sorrows’, then ‘Tinker’s Wedding’ and ‘The Shadow of the Glen’. Directed by Andrew Paul. At the Charity Randall Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, Oakland. Tickets 412.394.3353 or visit www.picttheatre.org.

Friday, July 18 – Sunday, July 20
Cleveland Cultural Festival at the Berea Fairgrounds Opening Friday at 4:00 PM. Entertainment with John McDermott, Liz Carroll & John Doyle, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, The Elders, Tommy Fleming, Johnny McEvoy, Dermot Henry, Cherish The Ladies, Sean Wilson Band, Maura O’Connell, Seamus Kennedy, The New Barleycorn and many more. Pittsburgh’s two-time World Champion, Garrett Coleman will be dancing along with Champion Dancer Pat Campbell. Check out the Website at http://www.clevelandirish.org/dancing_new.shtml. Admission $10 per adult, FREE parking. 1-800-485-8013.

Friday, July 18
The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant, 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works, features Mark Guiser at 8:30PM.

Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 24th St. & Penn Ave., 412.642.6622, features a CD Release Party with Ceann at 9:00 PM.

Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Jack Puskar, 9:00 PM.

Saturday, July 19
The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant, 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works, features Mark Dignam, from Dublin at 8:30PM.

Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Mark Guiser, 9:00 PM.

Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle, 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, features Sean McClorey at 9:00 PM. There will be a ‘Summer Deck Party’ at 4:00 PM to support a Notre Dame fundraiser for students current and future. Games – ‘beer pong’, ‘cornhole’, & ‘a home run derby’.

Sunday, July 20
Echoes of Erin, WEDO 810AM at 1:00 PM. Guest Host Jim Caldwell. The Ireland Report from Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, with Davy Kettyles.

Wednesday, July 23 – Saturday, July 26
AOH National Convention in New Orleans.


Wednesday, July 23
Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Potters Reel, 7:00 PM.

Thursday, July 24
Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 24th St. & Penn Ave., 412.642.6622, features Danny Burns Defectors with his eclectic style of music at 8:30 PM.


Friday, July 25
The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant, 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works, features Red Mountain Boys at 8:30PM.

Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 24th St. & Penn Ave., 412.642.6622, features Danny Burns Defectors with his eclectic style of music at 9:00 PM.

Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Mike Gallagher, 9:00 PM.

Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27
Football News – CYC National Championships will be held in Philadelphia. Details TBA.

Saturday, July 26
Pittsburgh Irish Rowing Club will host the Annual St. Brendan’s Cup Regatta at the All-States Marina in Glenfield (under the I-79 bridge over the Ohio River) starting at 12:00 Noon. Information Patrick J. Clark at Patrick.j.clark@att.net, visit website: www.geocities.com/nacarowing -- 412.761.3897.

The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant, 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works features Cabinet Bluegrass at 8:30 PM.

Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 24th St. & Penn Ave., 412.642.6622, features Terry Griffith at 9:00 PM.

Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Sean McClorey, 9:00 PM.

Sunday, July 27
Gaelic Football – Pittsburgh Celtics host St. Jarlath’s at Founder’s Field.

Echoes of Erin, WEDO 810AM at 1:00 PM. The Ireland Report with Mairtin O’Muilleoir, Managing Director Belfast Media Group including The Irish Echo. www.belfastmediagroup.com. Interview with Michael Patrick MacDonald, Author, ‘All Souls’ & ‘The Easter Rising’.

The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant, 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works, Music Session at 4:00PM.

Monday, July 28
Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features an Acoustic Jam, 7:00 PM.

Wednesday, July 30
Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Potters Reel, 7:00 PM.

Friday & Saturday, August 1 & 2
Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 24th St. & Penn Ave., 412.642.6622, features Seamus Kennedy at 9:00 PM.

Sunday, August 3
Echoes of Erin, WEDO 810AM at 1:00 PM; The Ireland Report with Patricia Sharkey, Editor, Donegal Newsletter – www.dun-na-ngall.com.

Friday, August 8
14th Annual AOH Division 32 Golf Outing at Cherry Hills Golf Club in McDonald, PA. Information Denny Donnelly 412.276.9312.

Tuesday, August 12
An Irish Gathering at The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant, 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works from 5:00 PM. Sponsored by and Benefits your Local AOH and LAOH Divisions. Music with Sean McClorey, Irish Auction, Door Prizes, Appetizers. Donation $10.00 – Joe Guiney @ 412.521.8411; Maureen O’Toole 412.913.4184; Steve Kurpiewski 412.734.9648; Rich O’Malley 412.401.3945; and Denny Donnelly 412.276.9312.

Sunday, August 17
Allegheny County LAOH will sponsor it’s annual ‘Our Lady of Knock’ Mass at St. Patrick’s Church, 17th Street in The Strip at 10:00 AM. Information Shirley Murphy 412.874.4321.

Sunday, August 24
Irish American Unity Conference will sponsor a Mass at St. Patrick’s Church in The Strip at Noon. Celebrant – Fr. Thomas O’Donnell. The Mass will commemorate the Hunger Strikers, the 10th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Reconciliation.

Friday, September 5 through Sunday, September 7
Pittsburgh Irish Festival at Riverplex at Sandcastle, West Homestead. Entertainment includes Gaelic Storm, Pogey, Glengarry Bhoys, Beoga, Screaming Orphans, Gadelle, Cahal Dunne, Dennis Doyle, Michael Murphy & the Shannon River Band, Matthew Craig & The Kerry Tipper Band, Red Hand Paddy, Hooley, Mike Gallagher, Burke-Conroy Irish Dancers, Pittsburgh Ceili Club, Pittsburgh Irish Reelers, Bell School of Irish Dance, Shovlin Academy of Irish Dance, Corned Beef & Curry, Terry Griffith, Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh, Mark Guiser, Alan Irvine, Patrick Regan plus more. Variety of admission prices. Information: 412.422.1113 or www.pghirishfest.org. Gaelic Mass on Sunday at 10:00 AM. Marketplace, children’s activities, Gaelic sports, Blarney Bingo, Ceili Dancing plus more.

Friday, September 12
AOH Division 4 sponsors ‘Hibernian Open’ at The Pittsburgh National Golf Course; 1:30PM Shotgun Start – Scramble. Lunch before the start, Dinner after golf. Contact Patrick Regan, aoh.divfour@verizon.net. Benefits the AOH Division 4 Parochial School Tuition Assistance Fund.

Sunday, October 12
Samhain, The Celtic New Year Celebration, a fundraiser for Echoes of Erin on WEDO 810AM at Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle, (Mullaney’s Castle) 24th St. & Penn Ave. in The Strip. Doors open at 4:00PM, Local Talent with Terry Griffith, Christopher Laughrey with Casey Deely & Duane Davis, and more, Costume Contest. Donation $15.00 at Door. Information Diane Byrnes 412-781-6368, Email diane.byrnes@verizon.net.


Saturday, October 18
LAOH Division 11 will sponsor a ‘Celtic Halloween Fundraiser’ at St. Mary of the Mount Sullivan Hall, 115 Bigham St. Mt. Washington, from 7:00 PM. Entertainment by DJ – T. Tickets $15.00, BYOB. Information Maureen O’Toole 412.913.4184 or Clara Schillinger 412.734.1147.


July 2009 – The AOH Pennsylvania State Convention will take place at the Radisson Hotel in Monroeville. Information: Denny Donnelly, 412-276-9312, Email: ddon633@comcast.net and Patti Flaus, Email: pyecat54@comcast.net.


Inspirational Moments
Sponsored by

January - Dorothy Flaherty Weldon, National President, LAOH and Martin J. Flaherty, Plumbing & Heating 412.531.3948

February - The Irish Society for Education and Charity

March - GDC Fine Jewelry, 724.864.5000

April - Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Maude Gonne Division 32, Carnegie

May - Terry Callahan & AOH Allegheny County Hunger Project

June – Echoes of Erin

July * Dorothy Flaherty Weldon, National President, Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Inc. and Eyes On Regent Square – Eye Care Center with Dr. Maureen Weldon Kamons.
‘I Hope You Can Dance’, ‘Footprints in the Sand’,



GUESTS and INTERVIEWS 2008

July 6 - Jim Lamb, President, The Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh
July 20 - Guest Host, Jim Caldwell, AOH, KOE, IAUC, Conway Mill Trust, TYORC
July 27 - Michael Patrick MacDonald, Author – ‘All Souls’ & ‘The Easter Rising’
Aug 3 - Michael McKernon, Shanway Press, Irish Book Publishers, Belfast
Oct 5 - John Graf, Allegheny County Drink Tax
Nov 2 - John Graf, Allegheny County Drink Tax



SPONSORS OF THE IRELAND REPORT 2008

January, February & March - Goodrich, Goodrich Attorney’s At Law, 412.281.1455
April AOH Division 1, South Hills
May http://www.knightsofequity.com/daughters.html
June AOH Division 4, North Hills
July Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh
August AOH Division 21, Garfield-Bloomfield
September AOH County Board
October AOH Division 32, Carnegie
November Irish American Unity Conference
December http://www.knightsofequity.com/doepgh.html