Welcome to Ireland Network Great Britain
We all know there are loads of young Irish people"making their way to the UK,
so where are they all? How do you meet them? Where is the 'Irish community'?
A few of us think it's a pity to be missing out on the opportunity to make new friends and maintain a connection with home. Plus, it's a real shame to be missing out on the hundreds of fantastic Irish events taking place over here.
The Match Box
The Match Box by Frank McGuinness is in the Tricycle Theatre from 2nd May. The Match Box is the latest play by Irish playwright Frank McGuinness, and makes its London debut following great reviews in Liverpool last year. It features Leanne …
The Irish Literary Society London
The Irish Literary Society London are having our annual Dinner at The National Liberal Club London on Wed 29th May. Their guest speaker is Conor Gearty - Professor at LSE Find out more information here.
Once the Musical
Following Midnight Tango into the Phoenix Theatre is the hit Broadway musical Once, after the production won eight Tony Awards including Best New Musical, Best Book, and Best Director. Based on the 2006 independent film of the same name, Once …
Irish Writers in London Summer School 2013
First established in 1996, the summer school runs for two nights a week for five weeks starting on 13 June until 19 July and provides an informal but informative setting for students wishing to study Irish literature over the summer. Each week a …
Derry-Londonderry’s UK City of Culture
The Derry-Londonderry’s UK City of Culture 2013 project is hosting an event in Southbank this week. Their Travelling Wall promotional road show is taking place in Southbank this Friday May 3rd from 9am until 5pm. If you are in the …
Summer Recital in Leighton House
Irish Heritage are hosting a concert featuring Fiachra Garvey in Leighton House Museum on 4th June. Fiachra’s debut CD “For the Piano”, under the Lyric FM label, was released in July 2012 Fiachra’s programme will include: Brahms: variations …
An afternoon at the Tate Britain Gallery
Enjoy a Tour of the Highlights of The Tate Britain Gallery followed by Champagne Afternoon Tea with The Women’s Irish Network. The Tate Britain Gallery has been the home of British art from 1500 with paintings by eminent artists including Turner, …
The Ireland Fund of Great Britain – Ladies Lunch
You are invited to support The Ireland Fund of Great Britain in its 25th year by Celebrating Silver at Simpson’s with our annual Ladies Lunch. The lunch will take place on Friday May 10th with a pre lunch reception at …
The Aisling Project
This year the Aisling Project will be working with the Workers Beer Company at various festivals around Britain. These are: Glastonbury: 26 to 30 of June Latitude: 18 to 21 July Reading: 23 to 25 August The work consists of 6 …
Emigre Survey
Piaras Mac Éinrí, Project Leader for the emigre project, is leading a research team (alongside Dr Irial Glynn, Tomás Kelly) conducting a national study about emigration from Ireland and emigrants’ intentions to return (http://www.ucc.ie/en/emigre/). They are hosted by the Department …
So we're here to fix that. How? With our fantastic website and newsletter! First, we want to bring people together by telling them about a whole range of Irish events that are going on.
And then we get all old-fashioned by organising events in real life every month so you can go and meet all these great people!
We're delighted to welcome you to our new website, and hope to see you at our next event! The In-GB team
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