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Celtic Events/Gigs List

Send (and receive) your Colorado/Region Gigs to [email protected] Hello All, Thanks to all for who sent in gig dates, we will be posting more events on our website. Enjoy your St. Patrick’s Day weekend. And remember it’s “Paddy’s Day” not “Patty’s Day”  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Thanks to All who went to out to see Kevin Burke, […]

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New Irish Consul General and Vice Consul Appointed to Rocky Mountains and Western U.S.

Caption: Left to right: new Consul General of Ireland for the Western US, Philip Grant; Irish Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar; Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland. This picture was taken at the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco at an event celebrating the re-opening of the direct Aer Lingus route […]

Mostly Short, Mostly True Stories from Ireland

By Jim Remington – – I lived for over a decade just outside of the small southern New England town of Narragansett. The town was named after the Algonquian Native American tribe that had inhabited that area when the colonists first settled there. The town is at the mouth of Narragansett Bay with a beautiful […]

Ex-Pats open Abbey Tavern in Denver

(photo: Peyton Manning and Joe Montana in the Abbey parking lot) Is it every Irishman’s secret dream to own a Pub? If the Irish pub scene in the Denver Boulder metro is an indicator you might think yes, as the majority of pubs are Irish owned and run. This month you can add ex-Pats Glen […]

‘Stained Glass at Samhain’ Play will to make U.S. Premiere in Denver!

By Rodger Hara – For over 200 years, societies around the world (including the United States) operated institutions called “Magdalene Asylums” in which prostitutes, mentally ill and/or handicapped women, orphan girls, women running from abusive relationships and girls thought to be too pretty and flirtatious were often placed for “rehabilitation” or to seek penance for […]

Three Colorado Fighters Fall in November

By Luke Henderson — Three Colorado fighters had MMA bouts across the United States on November 16 and all three tasted bitter defeat. While it’s not the first time any of the three; Nick Laney, Cody Donovan, or JJ Aldrich, have lost, for them it doesn’t make the sting of it any less harsh. First […]

Colorado Fighter Nick Laney Returns from Year in Ireland

By Luke Henderson Nick Laney is a decorated fighter based out of Infinite MMA in Loveland, Colorado. He holds wins over major names, titles, records. But a year ago the fighter decided the thing his career needed most was a bit more green, and relocated to Ireland. “I had heard about an opportunity to take […]

A Word from the Denver Gaels by Sam Westmoreland

As we move into the holiday season, the Denver Gaels have a very full calendar of events and fun planned for their members and friends of the club. Twelve American-born members of the Denver Gaels’ Men’s Hurling team were joined by thirteen members of the Indianapolis Hurling Club to compete in the first ever Aer […]

GAELIC STORM to perform at Gothic Theatre Friday November 1st

Celebrate the “Celtic New Year” with the world-music scene’s preeminent Celtic party band, Gaelic Storm, Friday November 1st at the Gothic Theatre! Gaelic Storm came to worldwide attention when they were seen as the energetic band playing during the steerage party in the block buster movie, Titanic. Since then, the irrepressible band continues to perform […]

SOLAS: SHAMROCK CITY TOUR (Multi-Media Concert) at Historic Rialto Theater

FRIDAY OCTOBER 25, 8:00PM Show 7:00PM Doors (Wear circa 1800’s/Rocky Mountain costume – prizes for best costume) Historic Rialto Theater, 228 E. 4th Street, Loveland , CO $22 Group (10), $25 Advance, $29 Door All Ages Show / All Seats Reserved Tickets available online rialtoloveland.ticketforce.com or call 970-962-2120 or reserve in person at the Rialto […]

“SHAMROCK CITY” PACKS A BIG PUNCH – SOLAS Music By Cindy Reich

When Seamus Egan found himself in Butte, Montana for the “An Rí Rá” Festival eight years ago, his father had a request—see if Seamus can find anything about Michael Conway, a great-uncle of his father who had emigrated from Ireland and ended up in Butte, where he had been murdered. Not much was known of […]

Fall & Spring, A Great Time To Visit Ireland Liam Cassin On The Many Benefits Of Going To Ireland During The ‘Off-Season’

It’s a truism, I know, but there really is never a bad time to go to Ireland. From now until the end of spring 2014 is what is sometimes, slightly misleadingly, called the ‘offseason.’ Think about that for a second. The off season in most destinations means most things are closed or closed for most […]

Travel Here: St. Joseph and Evergreen Cemeteries, Leadville, Colorado

by Rodger Hara ‘Tis the season to be looking for gold in the mountains – aspen gold, that is. If you’re headed for the Leadville area, you might consider spending a few quiet moments in the Evergreen and St. Joseph Cemeteries, the final resting places of many who came from Ireland to Leadville in search […]

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