John Gillis A visiting Irish manuscript conservator who conserved the Faddan More Psalter–the 8th-century manuscript that was found in a bog in Co. Tipperary in 2006. A lecture about this Treasure from the Bog will be in Colorado Springs: lecture–7 pm, Wednesday, April 30, Gaylord Hall, Worner Center (NW corner of Cascade and Cache L […]

On Friday, April 25th at Swallow Hill, Folk Ragoût will be performing and collaborating with Lights Along the Shore, the brilliant trio of UW professors Rod Garnett (flutes), Blake McGee (clarinets), and Lisa Rickard (piano). The evening will include Folk Ragoût playing and singing French and Irish music, and Lights Along the Shore will play […]

Celtic Woman, the all-female Irish ensemble will play the Pikes Peak Center, on Thursday April 24, 7PM, 2014, performing new musical gens and fan favorites. pikespeakcenter.com

By Luke Henderson — (Black and white front cover photo of Tracy Jones by Francisco Estevez Photography. Flower pattern background from Tracy Jones dancewear company “Tulips by Tracy”) The Irish call those that have emigrated from the country with the affectionate term ‘wild geese’ and bird imagery has often been used within the world of […]

As the weather warms and the ground thaws, the Gaels have plenty of events going on. The Hurling Pub League ramps up to high gear as players shake off the last of the rust and start chasing the Cup in a big way. They’ll also ramp up our gaelic football training in preparation for the […]

By Luke Henderson — (photos: Canaan Grigsby above; Jason Clayton below) Two of Colorado’s fighting Irish community, Jason Clayton (7-4) and Canaan Grigsby (2-1), are set to face off in separate matches this month on the Fight to Win MMA, ‘Animals’ card. Both men are veterans of the local fighting scene and were nominees for […]

Irish Network-Colorado (INCO) welcomes all the Irish-American community and everyone who loves Irish story and music to once again join them for a special afternoon. “ Last year’s event was such HUGE FUN, we just have to do it again!” enthused the INCO press release when announcing the return of “Sure the Craic was 90: […]

The 2014 Conference on World Affairs (CWA) will take place April 7th through 11th at University of Colorado campus, Boulder. Originally founded in 1948 as a forum on international affairs, the conference expanded rapidly in its early years to encompass the arts, media, science, diplomacy, technology, environment, spirituality, politics, business, medicine, human rights, and so […]

(Irish Pubs in America: History, Lore and Recipes — A Colorado review from Rodger Hara) Globaldiaspora.ie estimates that there are over 70 million people around the world who claim Irish ancestry. With that number, it is no surprise that there are also an estimated 60,000 Irish pubs around the world in many unusual and far-flung […]