Sep08Mon

Calling all trivia players!

IABCN is forming a team to participate in the Irish Center’s Quizzo Night.

**Email abarry@iabcn.org to join the Irish Chamber’s team**

– There will be great prizes so far including many different types of gift cards and gift certificates, CDs, books, candle supplies and more.

– There will be several rounds of traditional quizzo, along with some “specialty” rounds. Surprises galore!

– John Shields will be deejaying in between rounds to keep you amused!

– Feel free to dress up, bring decorations for your table, etc. Special prizes for extras!

– The cost per person is $10. Teams of 6 maximum. This cost will be covered by the Irish Chamber (for our members).

– Prize raffles the night of the Quizzo, including the Gold Ticket items being drawn at the Irish Center Gathering on Sept. 28th.

For more information, please click HERE.

Aug22Fri

CPS Irish Cottage Raffle

Catholic Partnership Schools is hosting an Irish Cottage Raffle to benefit their five schools. Only 500 tickets at $100 each will be sold. Please share this with your family, friends, parishioners, and anyone who would like to spend a week in Ireland – while supporting Catholic Partnership Schools!

The drawing will be held on November 21st. Purchase tickets now!

Aug09Sat

U.S. Film Premiere to benefit Irish Immigration Center

1406329053788U.S. Premiere of A Terrible Beauty – Irish film about the 1916 Rising.

Saturday, September 6th at 6.00 pm
International House of Philadelphia

Ticket Information

The Irish Immigration Center, in partnership with AOH Dennis Kelly, Div. 1, Delaware County, Pa. and the Irish Easter Centennial Commemoration Committee, is delighted to present the U.S. premiere of A Terrible Beauty/Áille an Uafáis, a 90-minute feature docudrama that takes a unique look at the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.

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Aug07Thu

Center of Irish Community in crisis

Screen Shot 2014-08-07 at 8.51.20 AMHarsh winter, tax increase put Irish Center in financial straits
philly.com

In a tucked-away corner of West Mount Airy, officials of a longtime cultural center have been concerned that the sound of bagpipes and the rhythmic clatter of Irish dancing could go silent.

Citing financial concerns, leaders of the Commodore John Barry Irish Center, a focal point in the region for all things Irish, from music and dancing to art and history, said it had come close to being forced to shut down.

Read the entire article by clicking HERE. Click HERE to find out how you can help.

Jul19Sat

Killeshandra Nuns to host event during Croke Park Classic Week

The Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary, known in Ireland as the Killeshandra Nuns, will be hosting an opening ceremony for their new retirement home commencing at 8pm on the evening of August 28th in Dublin.

The Sisters, who have chosen Philadelphia as the headquarters for their national fundraising campaign for the home www.knuns.org, would like to extend a welcome to any fans visiting for the Croke Park Classic to join them for the evening.

The Sisters have long links with the Delaware Valley, one of their founders in 1924, Sr. Philomena Fox, was from the area and their current Congregational Leader, Sr. Maureen O Malley attended Archbishop Prendergast High School in Upper Darby.

The home will be opened by former Taoiseach, EU Ambassador to the USA and current President of the International Financial Services Center, John Bruton, and blessed by the Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Charles Brown.

Michael Bradley, Penn State advisory board member and Philadelphia’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade director will speak on behalf of the visiting fans.

The event is being organized by Philadelphia event management company Archeim Solutions, and is invitation only. If you are attending the Classic, and would like to receive an invitation while they are still available, contact Liam Hegarty at lhegarty@archeim.com.