Now through July 22
• The Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh welcomes a new group of 21 young persons for the Wider Horizons Program. This group is from the Tyrone-Donegal Partnership based in Omagh, Co. Tyrone. If you can host a one of these young folks at home or at work contact Rob Tierney at the Ireland Institute at 412.394.3900 or
rtierney@iiofpitt.org.
Tuesday, July 5
• Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770, features Irish Night with Harp, Guinness, & Smithwick’s Specials from 8:00 PM. Happy Hour is every Tuesday through Friday from 5pm to 7pm.
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Ceili Dancing from 7:00 pm.
Wednesday, July 6
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Dave Morgan and his Island Sounds at 7:30pm.
Friday, July 8
• In IRELAND – Óglach Joe McDonnell Anniversary, Vigil at Hunger Strike Monument Rossville St. 1pm.
• Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770, features Entertainment at 9:00pm.
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Happy Hour with from 5:30pm, then Entertainment on stage with Mark Guiser on vocals & guitar at 9pm.
Saturday, July 9
• Produce to the People at Braddock Distribution Center, 8th Ave and Talbot St, Braddock, PA 15104, 10am to 12 Noon. Help out the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Any questions contact Kevin O’Donnell at 412) 613-3500
• Pittsburgh Irish Rowing Club is sponsoring the St. Brendan’s Cup Regatta. The new home of the club is the Groveton Boat Club, right off the Coraopolis exit on I-79. The Regatta begins at Noon, PIRC will be hosting clubs from Philadelphia, Columbus, Annapolis, Milwaukee, Albany, and New London, CT. Awards celebration and social will follow at Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle after 8:00pm. Information:
http://pittsburghirishrowingclub.com/pages/scoreboard11.html • Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770, features Entertainment at 900pm.
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Entertainment at 9:00pm.
Sunday, July 10
• Echoes of Erin on WEDO 810AM; The Ireland Report with Brian Nolan, Barna, Co. Galway. Live stream – www.wedo810.com, click on ‘Listen Live’. Information Diane Byrnes 412.781.6368.
July 10 to 15
• Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming at Shady Side Academy, Fox Chapel. Information George Balderose 412.323.2707.
Monday, July 11 to Sunday, July 24
• The Galway Arts Festival in Galway, Ireland. If you need anymore information you can email us on info@galwayartsfestival.com or call 091 509700.
Wednesday, July 13
• In IRELAND – Óglach Martin Hurson Anniversary, Vigil at Hunger Strike Monument Rossville St. 1pm.
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Open Stage with Bob Banjeree at 7:30pm.
Thursday, July 14
The Balmoral Piping and Drumming School Instructors' concert 8pm at Shady Side Academy’s Hillman Center for the Performing Arts, 423 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel, PA. 15238. Featured Pipers Willie McCallum of Bearsden, Scotland; and former Scots Guards Pipe Major Brian Donaldson from Fife. Also featured is Gordon Bell, US Champion Scottish snare drummer; Balmoral students; and George Balderose with Richard Hughes and Oliver Browne, musicians featured on Garden of Daisies, the ensemble Road to the Isles' latest CD. Free admission. Information: 412-323-2707 or
www.bagpiping.org.
Friday, July 15
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Rick Manning on vocals & guitar at 9:00pm.
• Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770, features Entertainment at 900pm.
Saturday, July 16
• In IRELAND – Ógra Shinn Féin organizing one day tour of the 10 Hunger Strikers graves. (details to follow ).
• Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770, features Entertainment at 900pm.
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Celtic Rock with Red Hand Paddy at 9:00pm.
Sunday, July 17
• Echoes of Erin on WEDO 810am beginning at 12:30pm. The Ireland Report from Dublin with Davy Kettyles. www.wedo810.com ‘Listen Live’. Information Diane Byrnes 412.781.6368.
Wednesday, July 20
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Back Deck Acoustic Music with Mike Filosemi (8th Street Rox) from 7pm to 11pm.
Thursday, July 21
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Trivia with Johnny Connolly followed by Aaron Short at 8:00pm.
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday July 22, 23, & 24
• The 29th Annual Cleveland Cultural Festival at Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, www.clevelandirish.org – Entertainment with The High Kings, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, Scythian, Cherish the Ladies, Tommy Fleming, The New Barleycorn, Dermot Henry, Dennis Doyle, Brigid’s Cross, , Patrick O’Sullivan, Girsa, Seven Nations, Screaming Orphans, Slide, Guaranteed Irish, Dublin City Ramblers, Glengarry Bhoys, Boston Comhaltas, Mickey Finns, Four Courts, The Kreelers, The Kilroys, Michael Crawley, and more. Details. 1.800.485.8013 Email: info@clevelandirish.org. Admission $10, Free Parking, Food, Irish Vendors, Children’s Activities, Theatre, and over 200 Exhibits. A FESTIVAL NOT TO BE MISSED!!
www.clevelandirish.org Friday, July 22
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Adam & the Blackwater River Band at 9:00pm.
• Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770, features Entertainment at 900pm.
Saturday, July 23
• Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770, features Entertainment at 900pm.
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Ballad Singer Mike Gallagher at 9:00pm.
Sunday, July 24
• Echoes of Erin on WEDO 810AM at 12:30pm, Live News – The Ireland Report from Belfast with Mairtin O’Muilleoir or www.newbelfast.com and www.irishecho.com. Live Stream www.wedo810.com click on “Listen Live”.. Information Diane Byrnes 412.781.6368. Guest Host is Jim Caldwell with AOH Division 1, KOE, IAUC, Conway Mill Trust and ‘Friend of Echoes of Erin.
Wednesday, July 27
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Maddie Arnold at 7:30pm.
Friday, July 29
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, Ballad Singer Terry Griffith on vocals & guitar at 9:00pm.
• Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770, features Entertainment at 900pm.
Saturday, July 30
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Entertainment at 9:00pm.
• Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770, features Entertainment at 900pm.
Sunday, July 31
• Echoes of Erin on WEDO 810AM at 12:30pm, Live News – The Ireland Report with Diane Byrnes. Live Stream www.wedo810.com click on “Listen Live”.. Information Diane Byrnes 412.781.6368. Telephone interview with Orla Fallon, singer / harpist and formerly with Celtic Woman, in Ireland; she is performing in Pittsburgh on August 6th, see below.
Monday, August 1
• In IRELAND – Óglach Kevin Lynch Anniversary, Vigil at Hunger Strike Monument Rossville St. 1pm. (Derry to mobilize for area commemoration details to follow)
Tuesday, August 2
• In IRELAND – Óglach Kieran Doherty Anniversary, Vigil at Hunger Strike Monument Rossville St. 1pm.
Saturday, August 6
• Produce to the People at Braddock Distribution Center, 8th Ave and Talbot St, Braddock, PA 15104, 10am to 12 Noon. Help out the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Any questions contact Kevin O’Donnell at 412) 613-3500.
•
Orla Fallon, singer / harpist, formerly with Celtic Woman is performing in Concert at Carnegie Music Hall of Munhall in Homestead, 510 East 10th Avenue, Homestead. Show time 7:30pm. Presented by WQED. Tickets $25.
Monday, August 8
• In IRELAND – Óglach Tom McElwee Anniversary, Vigil at Hunger Strike Monument 1pm. (Derry to mobilize for area commemoration details to follow)
• In IRELAND – Gasyard Feilé event to be confirmed (snatching victory from the jaws of defeat)
Friday, August 12
• AOH 32 Sean MacBride ‘Greater Pittsburgh Irish Open’, Fort Cherry Golf Course, 8:00 AM. Information Bill Delaney,
delaney319@comcast.net Sunday, August 14
• In IRELAND – National Hunger Strike Commemoration March, Camlough South Armagh, (national mobilization details to follow).
• Echoes of Erin on WEDO 810AM at 12:30pm, Live News – The Ireland Report from Galway with Brian Nolan. Live Stream
www.wedo810.com click on “Listen Live”.. Information Diane Byrnes 412.781.6368. Interview from Ireland with Larry Brophy on the ‘National Hunger Strike Commemoration’.
Wednesday, August 17
• Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, 412.642.6622, features Back Deck Acoustic Music from 7pm to 11pm.
Saturday, August 20
• In IRELAND – Óglach Mickey Devine Anniversary, Vigil at Hunger Strike Monument Rossville St. 1pm.
• National Hunger Strike Exhibition venue The Guildhall, Pat Sheehan ( former 1981 Hunger Striker ) / Bik Mc Farlane ( former O.C. H Blocks 1981 ) in attendance, opening times between 12pm - 5pm
• Neal Delaney Memorial Golf Outing at Rolling Fields Golf Course, 4138 Hankey Church Road, Murrysville 724.335.7522. Information Jim Delaney 412.213.0299.
Sunday, August 21
• Echoes of Erin on WEDO 810am beginning at 12:30pm. The Ireland Report from Dublin with Davy Kettyles. www.wedo810.com ‘Listen Live’. Information Diane Byrnes 412.781.6368. Guest in studio, Bill Lee, President AOH Division 1, Washington County – on the program “Irish Honor America”.
Friday, September 2 through Sunday, September 4
• 73rd National Folk Festival in Downtown Nashville TN, Performances with: Green Fields of America, Irish-American music and dance; Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano ¬– Mexican mariachi; The Holmes Brothers –blues, gospel, R&B; Dale Ann Bradley – bluegrass; BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet – Cajun; La Excelencia – salsa dura; Roan Mountain Hilltoppers – Appalachian old-time string band; Samba Mapangala & Orchestre Virgunga – East African rumba and soukous. Plus more will perform!!
For additional performer information and photos, visit
www.nationalfolkfestival.com. The National Folk Festival is a celebration of traditional music and cultures from all over the United States over this Labor Day weekend. 615. 891.4944.
September 9 to 11
•
Pittsburgh Irish Festival at The Riverplex at Sandcastle. Entertainment: Gaelic Storm, Makem & Spain Brothers, Screaming Orphans, Carbon Leaf, Goitse, Tom Sweeney, David Kincaid, Searson, Colin Grant Band, Dennis Doyle, Cahal Dunne, and more. 412.422.1113,
www.pghirishfest.org Saturday, September 17
• Washington County, AOH Division 1 will sponsor “Irish Honor America”, with the Singing AOH, at Rostrevor Ice Garden, Route 51 South. Information contact Bill Lee, 724.483.5938 or Email
wlee@leesupply.com. Further details TBA.
Friday, September 23
• AOH Division 4’s Irish Heritage Golf Classic benefits Tuition Assistance Fund for Diocese of Pittsburgh elementary schools, at Highland Country Club in West View. Shotgun start at 9 a.m. $ 100 per player. Tee and Corporate sponsors welcomed. Contact Bob Parry 724.933.0427 or
parryr@consolidated.net.
Monday, October 3
• In IRELAND – Candlelight Vigil to mark ending of Hunger Strike, assemble 6.30pm. Mickey Devine’s house ( Rathkeele Way ) and linking up to Patsy O Hara’s house (Ardfoyle, Bishop St.) then preceding to Hunger Strike Monument Rossville St.
Tuesday, October 4
• Celtic Thunder in Concert at The Benendum downtown Pittsburgh.
Sunday, October 30 through December 11
• The Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh welcomes a new group of 21 young persons for the Wider Horizons Program. This group is from the Tyrone-Donegal Partnership based in Omagh, Co. Tyrone. If you can host a one of these young folks at home or at work please contact Rob Tierney at the Ireland Institute at 412.394.3900 or
rtierney@iiofpitt.org.
November 11 & 12
• The Balmoral Classic featuring the US Junior Solo Bagpiping and Snare Drumming Championships plus a concert with Breabach direct from Scotland. Information 412.323.2707 or Email info@bagpiping.org.
Saturday, November 26
• In IRELAND – Annual Pól Kinsella Function in conjunction with ’81 Hunger Strike Committee, remembering all those who played their roll during the 1981 Hunger Strike period both inside Blanketmen / Women Armagh and outside Relatives Action Committee / Youth Against Oppression.
Guests & Interviews in 2011
Jun 12 - AOH Division 4 on ‘A Day of Irish Music’ at the Croatian Center, Pam Stewart Guest
Jun 26 - Jim Lamb, President Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh
Jul 17 - Orla Fallon, Singer & Harpist
Jul 24 - Guest Host, Jim Caldwell, AOH, KOE, IAUC, Conway Mill Trust
Aug 14 - Larry Brophy, on the Hunger Strike Commemorations in Ireland, from Ireland
Aug 21 - Guest – Bill Lee, Washington County AOH Division 1
SPONSORS OF THE IRELAND REPORT 2011
January, February & March - Goodrich, Goodrich Attorney’s At Law, 412.281.1455
April - AOH Division 1, South Hills
May - Knights of Equity http://www.knightsofequity.com/
June - AOH Division 4, North Hills
July - Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh
August – OPEN Ah come on, who wants to be a Sponsor?????
September - AOH County Board
October - AOH Division 32, Carnegie
November - Irish American Unity Conference
December -Daughters of Erin, http://www.knightsofequity.com/doepgh.html
