Stories and interviews from the Irish Diaspora
Fiachra was very much influenced by the old South Connemara style and from an early age was privileged to hear sean-nós singers and music played for sets and sean-nós dancing unique to the area.
A huge congratulations to Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell - the winners of this year's Robinson Emerging Artist Showcase!
Niamh Bury Irish Singer/Songwriter at FAI 2025
Brian McSheffrey - The Sheriff Said “No Flirtin"!
Ciaran MacGowan at Folk Alliance international:
Eoin O'Grady - President, Irish Cultural Society, Calgary Irish Cultural Society of Calgary, a vibrant community founded in 1986 to celebrate Irish and Celtic culture right in the heart of Calgary.
Foil Arms and Hog are an Irish sketch comedy group comprising Sean 'Foil' Finegan, Conor 'Arms' McKenna and Sean 'Hog' Flanagan
Margaret Harvey akes readers on a heartwarming journey through a vanished Ireland
Cathy Murphy Executive Director , Irish Canadian Immigration Centre
Prime Minister Mark Carney & An Taoiseach Micheál Martin held a success bilateral meeting in Ottawa, & reaffirmed the enduring friendship between Canada & Ireland, anchored in shared democratic values, deep historical ties
Máirtín de Cógáin in Hamiton and Toronto
Fr Stephen Amesee, Tom O'Neill: The Irish Society of the National Capital Region hosted a tree planting event in June 2025 to commemorate the 200th birthday of Thomas D'Arcy McGee. Commemorative event at St Patrick's Basilica, Ottawa on Oct 4th
Karen McHugh: Safe Home Ireland is an Irish diaspora support service that provides a range of services for people considering returning and for those who have already returned to Ireland.
Sheila Quealey (Secretary), Mark Sheehan (Chairperson) The Schoolyard Theatre about the history of the theatre
Christy Roche - “From Whence They Came- the Peter Robinson Settlers” an historical account of the settler families and communities of origin here in Ireland 1823 and 1825.
John Sheehy Writer, Director: Rona Fenton, Producer & Actor
Amanda Slattery: A week-long commemoration marking 200 years since the Peter Robinson Settler Emigration Scheme to Canada.
Jimmy Walsh: Lingaun Valley has its very own loop bus service this summer, a free service that will orbit the region five times a day, seven days a week!
Conor Mallon from Keady, Co.Armagh started his musical career with the Armagh Pipers Club where he attended Uilleann Pipe lessons.
Ranagri is a dynamic contemporary folk band that blends traditional Irish and British roots with modern influences and world music textures.
This year marks the bicentennial of Thomas D'Arcy McGee's birth, and the theme could not be more timely: "Climate Justice and Human Rights... in a Changing World Order"
Zoé Basha is a musician, composer and carpenter, of French and American origins, Based between Ireland and the traveling life for over a decade, Zoé blends traditional singing with jazz and blues.
In Fianna, as the newly reformed Na Fianna journey across timelines to confront enemies both mythic and modern.
Emma Donoghue's first musical, THE WIND COMING OVER THE SEA & most recent novel The Paris Express
Cahal Dunne - Athenry: A Famine Tale of Love and Survival
Myfanwy Davies:The NORTH AMERICAN FESTIVAL OF WALES is in Ottawa this year! Hosted by the Ottawa Welsh Society,
Samara O'Gorman: July's Return is a pocketbook anthology of original poems inspired by the twelve months of the year
Rachel Hoare talks about being the 2025 Toronto Rose
Aidan Russell chats about being the Ottawa Rose 2025
Don Wilcox Historian at Trent Valley Archives provides a tour of the 1825 exhibits
Brian J. Dunne, formerly from Drumsna, County Leitrim, was awarded the Order of Ontario
Mary Ellen Callaghan, President of the society outlines the events scheduled to commemorate and celebrate the 200th Anniversary.
Tony Dolan tells of the current Irish curtural connections that sustain the Irish traditions in PEI
Pat Duffy talks about the conditions that the Irish faced on Arrival in PEI
Paula Kenny outlines the Irish, Prince Edward Island connection
Peterborough Musicfest is proud to present a full week of Irish-themed concerts at Del Crary Park from Saturday, August 2 to Saturday, August 9, 2025, in celebration of Bicentennial 2025 and the Nine Ships 1825 commemorative event
Set in the summer of 1825, Wild Irish Geese explores the 1825 migration of two-thousand Irish, escaping tyranny and hopelessness in Ireland, for the promise of something better in far-off Canada.
From Cork to the New World: A Journey for Survival is a work of historical fiction based on a true story: rather than watch their children weaken and starve, the McCarthy and Sullivan families leave Ireland to be part of the Peter Robinson Settlement
Former P.E.I. premier Dennis King appointed ambassador to Ireland
RTE Folk Music Awards nominee Padraig Jack
Zoé Basha at Folk Alliance International
Stacy & Janice Lloyd, Lumsden, Saskatchewan, spent their Canada Day in Ireland
Kristina Skerries, Artistic Director outlines this years line-up
Pat Leahy talks about the commemorative events planned for this year.
Claire Gleeson talks about her debut novel - Show Me Where It Hurts
Pat & Patrick Doherty tell the story of the Doagh Famine Village
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