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.

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.

Aug02Sat

Farewell Peter Ryan

14611715079_60e0ac00a8_kThe Irish Chamber was honored to join the Irish community of Philadelphia in celebrating Vice Consul General of Ireland, Peter Ryan, as he heads off to his new assignment as Consul General in Hong Kong.

During his time in the States, Peter has made Philadelphia a priority and has been a major presence at a variety of Irish events here.

Peter introduced the crowd of more than 100 to his successor, the new Vice Consul, Anna McGillicuddy, a Dublin native (with Kerry roots) whose previous posts were in London and Vienna. 14795261501_b601d4aed2_k

Thank you to the Irish Immigration Center for organizing a great event, and for bringing the Irish community together. Thank you to Denise Foley and IrishPhiladelphia.com for the fantastic photos capturing a wonderful evening.

(left to right: Bill McLaughlin, Founder & Chair of the Irish Chamber; Anna McGuilicuddy, Vice Consul General; Tom McCool, VP of the Irish Chamber; and Kevin Kent, President of the Irish Chamber)

May16Fri

IABCN to support Duffy’s Cut Fundraiser

WestLaurelHillThe Duffy’s Cut Project is an ongoing investigation into the lives and deaths of 57 Irish immigrants who died building a stretch of Pennsylvania’s railroad (in Malvern, PA) in 1832.

The first bones were discovered in 2009. So far, nine bodies have been uncovered and reburied in a proper grave.

This summer, the Duffy’s Cut team will begin digging at a new site close to where the first bodies were found, hoping to discover what happened to the remaining 48 victims.

The Irish Community is rallying around this cause. We at the Chamber encourage you to help  uncover the rest of this story and lay the ghosts of Duffy’s Cut to rest.

For more information about the Duffy’s Cut fundraiser on June 15th, please click HERE.