Jul16Tue

Major new Irish production

US Premiere: Fáinne Óir – The story of a golden ring
September 26, 2019 at Symphony Space Theatre, New York
 
Major new Irish production, created in Mayo and imbued with the spirit of the west to premiere in the US!

A story of hardship and sadness – of celebration and love born of County Mayo, and imbued with the spirit of the West! A story of famine times which takes the audience on a journey, a journey from famine-stricken Mayo to the sights and sounds of New York City – and back home again!

This entirely new production, composed by Mayo’s acclaimed choral and orchestral conductor Kathy Fahey with choreography by renowned ‘Riverdance’ and ‘Lord of the Dance’ lead dancer, Ciara Sexton, will be narrated by TV and stage actress Sarah Maria Lafferty from Sligo.

Featuring contemporary dance with Ciara Sexton in the lead role and supported by The Mayo Concert Orchestra and vocal group, VoxFusion and some accomplished traditional Irish musicians, Fáinne Óir is an entirely new composition from the pen of Kathy Fahey.

Tickets for the US premiere of Fainne Oir available here http://fainneoir.com/buy-tickets/

Jun20Thu

Increased Funding to International Fund for Ireland

HOUSE PASSES BOYLE AMENDMENT INCREASING U.S. FUNDING TO INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.2407, a House Appropriations package including the Fiscal Year 2020 State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Act. This package includes an amendment offered by Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) which doubles funding for the International Fund for Ireland to $1.5 million from $750,000. H.R.2407 now awaits consideration in the Senate.

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May09Thu

Island of Ireland Eisenhower Fellows

In Philadelphia, Irish civic leaders discuss Brexit’s harsh impact on their homeland
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Trudy Rubin

In Philadelphia this week, a group of Irish men and women are gathered, reflecting the success of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement in bringing peace to Northern Ireland.

But they worry that a looming Brexit — and the British parliament’s hapless efforts to exit the European Union — are already threatening Ireland’s peace. And they wish that the United States, which god fathered the Good Friday deal, would take an active role in its preservation.

They know from personal experience the ugliness that awaits Ireland if the accord fails.

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