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March 2023 Celtic Events/Colorado (Updated March 16)
March 2023 Celtic Events/Colorado Nallen’s Irish Pub downtown Denver St. Pat’s Celebration March 17 open at 9am both days. Beer Garden, Corned Beef Sandwiches, Pints, performances by Celtic Steps, Wick School of Irish Dance, The MileHighlanders, and more. The Celtic on Market & Off Track Betting downtown Denver St Pat’s Parade celebration all day March […]
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Irish Network Colorado Originates in Denver! Vice Consul General Barry O’Brien and McPeake to join in Celebration July 8th
Photo: Vice Consul General Barry O’Brien at right with Ireland’s President Mary McAleese, and her husband Dr. Martin McAleese. Irish Network Colorado (IN-Colorado) is a business network that connects Irish expatriates, Irish-Americans and friends of Ireland. Its mission is to provide a forum for social, business and professional networking for their members and to strengthen economic, […]
Colorado Irish Fest Turns “Sweet 16” July 9- 11!
Photo: Natalie MacMaster The 2010 Colorado Irish Festival celebrates its “Sweet Sixteen” year with the right mix of sugar and spice. In its 16th year, the Colorado Irish Festival has grown from a humble gathering of Denver”s Irish non-profit groups and friends to the premier destination Irish festival in the Rocky Mountains. In part, this […]
Cheers for Rugbytown USA! The Re-branding of Glendale Colorado – June Proclaimed Rugby Month in anticipation of Churchill Cup
On May 19, 2010, at Infinity Park, in the heart of “Rugbytown USA”, a proclamation was read decreeing June as Rugby Month in Colorado. Acting on behalf of Governor Bill Ritter, Lt. Governor Barbara O”Brien read the proclamation to Glendale Mayor Pro-Tem Mike Dunafon, USA Rugby Men”s National Team Head Coach, Eddie O”Sullivan and a room […]
Colorado Irish Business Network Inaugural Meeting May 20th
The Irish government, proud of its progress in establishing Irish economic and business connections in America, decided at its economic conference at Farmleigh in Dublin in 2009 to make economic and other ties with America even stronger. To that end, and as part of a strategic review of the relationship between the US and Ireland, the […]
INTERVIEW WITH ROODY DOYLE
Roddy Doyle is an internationally bestselling writer and winner of the 1993 Booker Prize for the novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. His first three novels-The Commitments, The Snapper, and The Van-are known as The Barrytown Trilogy. Doyle will read from and sign his eagerly anticipated new novel The Dead Republic, the triumphant conclusion to […]
Colorado Tartan Day Celebrated April 10
In 1995, Father John Pahls, an Episcopal priest, third-generation County El Paso native and a weaver, designed the pattern that became the Colorado Tartan. On January 1, 1997, the Scottish Register of Tartans accepted it as a “district” tartan that may be worn by any resident or friend of Colorado, whether or not of Celtic […]
OLD BLIND DOGS
“Fiery Scots”One of the best living examples of the humor, passion, and majesty that imbues Celtic music.” – Dirty Linen “Old Blind Dogs play with a compelling energy and intoxicating rhythm as players and audience seem to share a wild ecstasy of emotion,” -The Scotsman Celtic Events/Celtic Connection,Swallow Hill, and the Colorado Scottish Festival […]
Liz Weir and Ballyeamon Camping Barn
by Susan Harold It would have been three years this July since I had traveled “home” to Ireland. Seeing the Aer Lingus ticket sale in the Denver Post one frosty winter Sunday Prompted me to once again travel toward the Isle of Tears, good Craic and precious friends. My plans were to circumvent the island starting in […]
“Irish Need Not Apply”- LAOH/AOH to host Ciaran Staunton
Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians and AOH will present Ciaran Staunton, co-founder and President of the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR), in Denver Thursday March 4th where he will speak to Irish-Irish Americans and friends about the mission of ILIR. Staunton”s talked is designed to be educational and not political and invites all to […]
Grammy Award Winning Artist Moya Brennan “The Voice of Clannad”
“I think she has one of the greatest voices the human ear has ever experienced” BONO ”Brennan is that rare artist who, by defying exact categorization, remains one to continually keep and eye on” BILLBOARD Moya is known worldwide as the voice of Clannad, her Grammy-award winning family band who pioneered the popular Celtic sounds […]
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Mile High McNicholas Family
(printed in Dec 09 Celtic Connection newspaper) ”For those to whom much has been given, much is expected.” said Kevin McNicholas, who is more apt to give you a humorous one liner or a few words of wisdom than expound on details, especially when the topic is himself. Wife Mary is his opposite compliment, who, as […]