Irish American News

09/12/2024

You are invited to the Magical Keys Christmas Extravaganza

Featuring the Magical Keys Orchestra with originally arranged and composed music with an Irish surprise collaborating with Chicago Garda Pipes & Drums, Trinity Irish Dance, La Caccina, and Fiddle in the Middle and an original Theatre Comedy of how the Elves don't know what Christmas is truly about. This is a 2.5 hour show for all families

Come out and enjoy amazing music by our Live Orchestra, a hilarious comedy, and get in the Christmas Spirit with Magical Keys! See you there

04/12/2024

MEMORIAL THURSDAY 12-5 FOR THE GREAT BILLY LAWLESS
4PM IRISH TIME, 10AM CHICAGO TIME FYI

A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. at Galway Cathedral, Gaol Rd, Galway, H91 A780, Ireland. The Memorial Service will be livestreamed on www.galwaycathedral.ie/webcam.

In lieu of flowers, please make your kind donation to a cause close to Billy’s heart, The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), www.ICIRR.org.

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” –John F. Kennedy

For further information please call 312-421-0936.

25/11/2024

you might be the winner of one of these cash prizes!
but you need to buy your ticket (s)!!!!

10/11/2024

The iBAM! Irish Books, Arts and Music Celebration 2024 Honoree for Media /Journalism is Fintan O'Toole. An author of more than two dozen books, his book "We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland" was named Book of the Year in the Irish Book Awards and one of the top 10 books of 2022 by The New York Times.
The New Yorker compared it to “a great tragicomic Irish novel, rich in memoir and record, calamity and critique. The book contains funny and terrible things” with “details and episodes so pungent.”

Join us as we honor O'Toole at the Gala Dinner at the Irish American Heritage Center on Saturday, November 16. Other Honorees include:
Music: Altan
Performing Arts: Ciarán Hinds
Literature: Cónal Creedon

Dinner tix: https://bit.ly/3YXxzr8

09/11/2024

Who's not going to love this session IBAMChicago

We're honored to have Josephine Craven return to the iBAM! stage for 3 performances in 2024.

On Saturday, 11/16 at 2pm, join Craven for Behind the Mask: Unveiling the Life and Poetry of W.B. Yeats as she explores Yeats’ life, loves, and the Ireland that shaped his poetry. Throughout the talk, she'll bring Yeats' words to life, performing a selection of his pieces.

On Sunday, at 1pm, Craven is joined by Barney Farrelly for An Afternoon of Irish Drama, as the two seasoned actors present readings from Ireland’s most beloved plays.

Also Sunday, at 3pm, Craven performs Clifden’s Daughter, by playwright Mary Santarelli. She is accompanied by musicians Katie Grennan and John Williams. The play celebrates the transformative power of human connection and the families we choose, inviting audiences to laugh, cry, and embrace the beauty of life’s unexpected adventures. All performances are free! Learn more at www.ibamchicago.com

09/11/2024

Join us at our Gala Evening on Saturday November 16 where we honor luminaries of Irish Culture. The 2024 Honoree for Journalism is none other than The Irish Times columnist Fintan O'Toole.
Tix at https://ibamchicago.com/index.php/dinner-info-and-tickets/90-ibam-gala-awards-dinner-tickets-and-altan-music-concert-tickets-here

The iBAM! Irish Books, Arts and Music Celebration 2024 Honoree for Media /Journalism is Fintan O'Toole. An author of more than two dozen books, his book "We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland" was named Book of the Year in the Irish Book Awards and one of the top 10 books of 2022 by The New York Times.
The New Yorker compared it to “a great tragicomic Irish novel, rich in memoir and record, calamity and critique. The book contains funny and terrible things” with “details and episodes so pungent.”

Join us as we honor O'Toole at the Gala Dinner at the Irish American Heritage Center on Saturday, November 16. Other Honorees include:
Music: Altan
Performing Arts: Ciarán Hinds
Literature: Cónal Creedon

Dinner tix: https://bit.ly/3YXxzr8

07/11/2024

One of the highlights of iBAM! is the Chicago premiere of The Hegartys of the Laurels. An independent movie shot on location in Cork, the film tells the story of how a family home played a crucial role in Ireland’s independence struggle in Cork. The Laurels was a tranquil homestead and the center of a thriving market gardening business.

With the outbreak of the War of Independence, the Hegarty homestead was transformed into a nucleus of subversive activity; a safe house, landmine factory, arms and ammunition dump, the No 1 Brigade’s base, and a base for Cumann na mBan’s intelligence gathering.

Check it out on Saturday, 11/16 at 1:30pm at the free weekend long iBAM! celebration at Irish American Heritage Center. Presented by Culture Ireland and Irish Film Institute (IFI). www.ibamchicago.com

06/11/2024

One of Ireland's finest actor, Ciaran Hinds is the Performance Arts honoree at IBAMChicago Gala Dinner Saturday 11/16. Some tix still available at https://ibamchicago.com/index.php/dinner-info-and-tickets

06/11/2024

The Hegarty's of the Laurels premieres IBAMChicago Saturday 11/16 Irish American Heritage Center
Wonderful short movie about one family during the struggle for Irish Independence.
Jim Hegarty, author of the book that spawned the movie will be in attendance

One of the highlights of iBAM! is the Chicago premiere of The Hegartys of the Laurels. An independent movie shot on location in Cork, the film tells the story of how a family home played a crucial role in Ireland’s independence struggle in Cork. The Laurels was a tranquil homestead and the center of a thriving market gardening business.

With the outbreak of the War of Independence, the Hegarty homestead was transformed into a nucleus of subversive activity; a safe house, landmine factory, arms and ammunition dump, the No 1 Brigade’s base, and a base for Cumann na mBan’s intelligence gathering.

Check it out on Saturday, 11/16 at 1:30pm at the free weekend long iBAM! celebration at Irish American Heritage Center. Presented by Culture Ireland and Irish Film Institute (IFI). www.ibamchicago.com

06/11/2024

Tickets still available for the wonderful Altan Irish American Heritage Center Friday November 15. You can purchase at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ibam-chicago-presents-altan-tickets-890683346867?aff=oddtdtcreator