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"A Trip Down Memory Lane" Adds to Edmonton Historical Exhibit

EDMONTON - A dinner and dance was held by the Edmonton Irish Sports and Social Society on October 16 with the theme "A Trip Down Memory Lane." The event coincided with...more

Seattle-Irish News December 2005

Children's Christmas Party

The annual Children's Christmas Party sponsored by the Irish Heritage Club, is this December 12, at 1 PM at the Parish Hall at Maplewood Presbyterian Church, 19523 84th...more

Cambrian Hall 75th Anniversary Banquet

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Welsh Society held an anniversary banquet on October 16 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the building of the Cambrian Hall...more

Dylan Thomas Circle Recognizes Founding Members

VANCOUVER - At the Vancouver Dylan Thomas Circle's annual general meeting on October 22, long-time member Don Thomas was elected president. Don has been active...more

Danny Burns Memorial Feed the Hungry Benefit:
An Evening of Music, Mirth and Merriment

VANCOUVER - Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, please put a penny in the old man's hat. Or better yet, get your family and friends together and head down to...more

A Whirlwind Visit to Seattle to Meet with Celtic Friends

SEATTLE - On a recent whirlwind visit to Seattle, which is also known as the Emerald City, I dropped in to see several of our advertisers and to meet The Celtic Connection...more

Seattle Irish News Round-Up

Seattle Gaels Anniversary Banquet - The Seattle Gaels Gaelic football club was founded in 1979. Now a football and hurling club, they celebrate their twenty-fifth anniversary...more

Thanks for all Your Support at Our First Annual Golf Tournament

September 25 dawned glorious and sunny and a great day for our first annual golf tournament at Mylora Golf course in Richmond. Brendan Flynn had suggested the golf...more

Anniversary Celebration Plans Underway for Cambrian Hall

VANCOUVER - Plans are well under way for the Welsh Society's celebrations marking the 75th Anniversary of the Cambrian Hall...more

Raising Funds to Repair Roof of Venerable Old Hall

VANCOUVER - You wouldn't think a leaky roof would be something to sing about but that was indeed the case at the recent fundraising event held at the Cambrian Hall...more

Seattle Irish News

Mass In Gaelic

A Memorial Mass in Gaelic for the deceased members of Seattle's Irish community will be celebrated on October 29 at 7:30 PM, and everyone is invited to attend and...more

Well-Known Welsh Musician to Conduct at November Celebration

VANCOUVER - Eifion Thomas, the Music Director of the Llanelli Male Voice Choir, will be the conductor at the Gymanfa Ganu (Singing Festival) on November 7 as part of the...more

A Serious "Hobby" for Pipers With Award-Winning SFU Pipe Band

VANCOUVER - This August marked the twentieth consecutive trip to the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow for Burnaby's Simon Fraser University Pipe Band...more

SFU Project Digs Up B.C.'s Scottish Roots

VANCOUVER - Letters from British Columbia's Scottish community have been pouring in to Harry McGrath about his latest project. The coordinator of Simon Fraser University's...more

Celtic Treasure Chest Celebrates First Anniversary

VANCOUVER - If product knowledge is 90 percent of retail sales, then Steve McVittie would win hands down. Steve and Lil McVittie are the proud owners of the Celtic Treasure...more

The Secret of Mr. Pickwick’s Success: Commitment and Action

VANCOUVER - The great U.S. horseracing jockey, Willie Shoemaker, was once asked what he attributed to the secret of his phenomenal success and he replied...more

Stewart School Hosts Massive Feis

VANCOUVER - On June 18 to 20, the Stewart School of Irish Dance held its annual feis at Bonsor Community Centre in Burnaby. The event and results were impressive...more

Local Irish Dancers Compete at NA Irish Dance Championships

By ELMA MELHUS

VANCOUVER - The North American Irish Dance Championships took place on July 1-6 in Philadelphia. The competition had over 3,200 dancers entered from Ireland...more

Welsh Society Mourns Loss of Long-Time Members

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Welsh Society regrets the passing of several active and prominent members over the summer...more

The Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir Appoints New Music Director

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir (VWMC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Quick as Music Director. He holds a Bachelor of Music...more

The Druid South is a Huge Addition to Chain of Three Edmonton Pubs

EDMONTON - The Druid South in Edmonton, isn't just big ...it's huge! Owner, manager, Jay Wright said, "with the patio, we can hold 600 people...it's big enough to put in...more

Irish Dance School Celebrates Double Championship Win

Nigel Lew placed first in boys under 12 years

Emily McDonnell placed first in girls under 17 years

CALGARY - This year's North American Championships were held in Philadelphia and a Western Canadian school has now two North American Champions...more

Volunteers are the Mainstay of the Calgary Irish Club

CALGARY - Mike Tuohy is the new president of the Irish Cultural Society Calgary (ICS). He recently spoke to The Celtic Connection about the Calgary Irish Club and events...more

Seattle Irish News

All-Ireland Telecast

The last of the live telecasts of Gaelic Football games from Ireland will be the All-Ireland Football Final between Mayo and Kerry at 7:30 AM on September 26. The Minor Final...more

"Celtic at the Cambrian" to Feature Popular Band Blackthorn

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Welsh Society will present an evening of Celtic music at the Cambrian Hall on September 11. The "Celtic at the Cambrian" event is a fundraiser...more

Representative from Belleek Will Sign Pottery During Visit

NORTH VANCOUVER - On August 29 from 11 AM to 4 PM, Celtic Creations is pleased to present Naomi Sloan from the world famous Belleek Pottery located...more

Kevin McFadden

April 28, 1937 - June 27, 2004 - Died peacefully at home in Surrey, B.C. on June 26, 2004 after a long illness. Kevin will be missed by his loving wife, Helen; sisters...more

In Fond Memory of Kevin McFadden

Kevin wrote in a recent one-paragraph autobiographical note that he was born on the coast of Northwest Donegal, went to school in Sligo and "wasted a lot of time kicking...more

The BC Highland Games - A Stadium Awash in Tartan

VANCOUVER - It was another gloriously sunny day for the annual B.C. Highland games on June 26, at Coquitlam Town Centre Stadium. Many people were heard saying...more

Scottish Country Dancing - Children's and Youth Classes

VANCOUVER - Starting September 13, a beginner class in Scottish Country Dancing will be offered at the Kerrisdale Community Centre located at 5851 West Boulevard...more

Dr. Tecwyn Vaughan-Jones: A Truly Remarkable Man

VANCOUVER - On May 12 the Vancouver Welsh Club lost one of its most faithful members when Dr. Tecwyn Vaughan-Jones died in Ladner, B.C. at the age of 77...more

Edmonton Ceili's Sponsors Annual Fundraising Event

Ceili's Irish Pubs in Alberta are a work in progress.....there's always something new happening on the scene. On a recent whirlwind trip to Edmonton and Calgary, I dropped into...more

Exquisite Stained Glass & Imported Woodwork Featured at New Pub

CALGARY - Calgary's newest Irish pub is set to open the second week in July. The Seanachie (Irish for storyteller) is situated at 5909 Signal Hill Centre in South West, Calgary...more

Name Change Back to Original - A Good Thing for The Unicorn

CALGARY - Calgary's first Irish pub opened for business in June 1979 by the world renowned folk group The Irish Rovers. In 2001, the Rovers sold the pub to new owners...more

Scottish Gaelic Camp Offers Three-Day Language Intensive

SEATTLE - You may have seen them waulking a tweed while singing in Gaelic at Folklife over Memorial Weekend or passed by their booth at one of the Highland Games...more

Seattle Irish News

Gaelic Football & Hurling Telecasts

The weekly live telecasts of football or hurling games from Ireland continue many Saturdays and every Sunday through September. All televised games in Ireland are shown live...more

Irish Dancing World Championships . . . and a Dancer’s Perspective

VANCOUVER -The World Championships of Irish Dancing took place over Easter week in Belfast and Western Canada made a great showing. The Penk-O'Donnell...more

Celtic Heritage Society Of Canada
Green Light Given to Enter Into Discussions

BURNABY - On May 31, members of the Heritage Society of Canada attended an urgent public meeting to discuss a new and exciting development regarding the...more

One-Man Show Presented to an Attentive and Rapt Audience

VANCOUVER - On May 29 at the Cambrian Hall, Dublin-born actor Frank Talbot held an attentive and rapt audience with his two-and-a-half-hour, amazing and powerful...more

Welsh Society News

VANCOUVER - On June 18, in the lower Cambrian Hall, the Welsh Society will host an audio-visual presentation of a voyage to the Antarctic on a Russian ice-breaker...more

Red Deer Prepares to Welcome Visitors to 57th Highland Games

RED DEER, ALTA - Plans are well under way for the 57th Red Deer Highland Games that will be held at Red Deer's Westerner Park on June 26. Gates will open at 8 AM...more

Seattle Irish News

Team Ireland

Organized by the Seattle Gaels, Ireland's team in the World Cup Seattle soccer tournament defeated England 2-0 in the tournament's opening game on June 4...more

Colours of Scotland at BC Legion Highland Gathering

SOUTH SURREY - The BC Legion Highland Games is a major Celtic celebration coming to the South Surrey/White Rock area on June 19 and bringing with it the skirl of...more

Rain or Shine 10,000 Scots Will Gather for BC Highland Games

COQUITLAM - On June 26, the United Scottish Cultural Societies of Vancouver present one of the biggest gatherings of Scots in British Columbia with the 2004 BC Highland...more

Awards for BC's Champion Highland Dancers

VANCOUVER - Friends of Isabel Waddell recently established a bursary in honour of her 90th birthday. The first bursary of $100 was presented to a deserving BCHDA dancer...more

AN URGENT MESSAGE from the Celtic Heritage Society of Canada

Ground Breaking News for Celtic Cultural Centre

An urgent public meeting has been called by the Board of Directors of the Celtic Heritage Society of Canada (CHSC) after several meetings with a local developer...more

Alan Jones and the Leaving of Vancouver

VANCOUVER - The cheerful presence and the wonderfully resonant voice of Alan Jones will soon be lost to the Cambrian Hall, the Welsh Society and the Dylan Thomas...more

Finding the Irish in Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray, which sounds amazingly like Courtmacsherry, is the type of place where you would never expect to find an Irish community. But just under the gritty surface...more

Seattle Irish News

Seattle Gaelic

The Seattle Gaels are organizing Team Ireland to participate in the World Cup Seattle Soccer Tournament starting on June 4, but they are also participating in regular Gaelic...more

Special Irish Mass on St. Patrick's Day

VANCOUVER - On the evening of March 17, the Feast of St. Patrick, a special mass in the Irish language was offered at, St. Pius X Church in North Vancouver. The main...more

Roundup to St. Patrick's Day Events

VANCOUVER - Every year, a tremendous amount of time and energy goes into planning events for St. Patrick's celebrations and organizers of some of the bigger events...more

A Nervous Start to a Great Day

VANCOUVER - I woke up on March 13, the morning of the St. Patrick's Day Parade. My wife said, "You look nervous." She was right, I was. Here we were closing down Granville...more

Jonathan Rogers: the Welshman Who Helped Build Vancouver

VANCOUVER - The name Rogers is well-known to Vancouverites, being most often associated with the famous sugar company of the same name. But contrary to popular belief...more

Welsh Society Update: New Fundraising for Roof Repairs

VANCOUVER - Once again the Vancouver Welsh Society is faced with a large bill for repairs to the roof of the Cambrian Hall. The Society is currently awaiting a professional...more

Bigger, Better CelticFest 2005 Plans Already Underway

VANCOUVER - CelticFest 2004 was a great success on many levels. Granville Street came alive with CelticFest banners on the street light posts, posters and displays...more

Seattle Irish News

2004 Irish Week

With the sun shining brilliantly, the spirit was festive among marchers and spectators alike for Seattle's largest ever St. Patrick's Day Parade involving about 40 different...more

Skagit Valley Highland Games Returns for Tenth Year

MOUNT VERNON, WA - The Skagit Valley Highland Games and Scottish Faire returns for the tenth year to Mount Vernon, Washington, on July 10 and 11, with two full days...more

Montreal and Vancouver Irish Say Farewell to Dunne Brothers

VANCOUVER - Brothers Frank Dunne (73) and Paddy Dunne (66) were born in The Heath, Port Laoise, Ireland of a family of 10. Both men passed away recently within...more

AN RANACH DEORAI: Voice of the Celts in Powell River

By SHARON GREER

Early last spring, I received a telephone call from a friend who lives in the Powell River area. He wanted to know if I was interested in providing an arts piece on Celtic books...more

Irish Women's Network Plan Sixth Annual Anniversary Dinner

VANCOUVER - The Irish Women's Network will host its sixth anniversary dinner and the Irish Woman of the Year Award on April 17 at the Pacific Inn in White Rock...more

Irish Pipes and Drums Receives a Welcome Boost

VANCOUVER - On February 27, the B.C. Regiment Irish Pipes and Drums held an Irish and Scotch Whiskey tasting night at the B.C. Regiment Drill Hall on Beatty...more

Education is Main Focus of Phoenix Irish Cultural Centre

PHOENIX, Arizona - The Irish Cultural Center is owned by the City of Phoenix and is operated through public private partnership with the Irish Cultural and...more

Irish Club of White Rock Off to a Rousing Start

WHITE ROCK - The Irish Club of White Rock hosts its first official function since taking over the main floor of the Elks Hall in White Rock on February 14. The room was...more

St. Patrick's Day Parade: "Tremendous Support from Vancouver"

VANCOUVER - Everybody loves a parade, and Vancouver seems to be loving the idea of this first annual St. Patrick's day parade, which will be held on...more

Youth at the Scottish Hall

VANCOUVER - Some of the talented youth who will carry forth Scottish heritage in Vancouver displayed their talents at the February 7 event presented by the Vancouver...more

Scottish Cultural Centre: "Are We Ready to Call it a Day?"

VANCOUVER - On February 28 the Moray Nairn & Banff Association of British Columbia presented their annual "Clooty Dumpling" night. In years past, this was a big...more

Huge Contributions of Scots-Canadians Recognized on National Tartan Day

VANCOUVER - Canadians of Scottish descent have played a vibrant and influential role in the development of Canada. From the signing of the constitution to...more

Don't Miss a Celtic Ceilidh Hosted by Tartan Pride

VANCOUVER - Tartan Pride is hosting a Celtic celilidh on April 24 featuring the music of Blackthorn with performances by the Tartan Pride Highland Dancers and...more

Welsh Society Hosts St. David's Day Dinner

VANCOUVER - Over a hundred celebrants attended the Vancouver Welsh Society's annual St. David's Day Dinner at the Cambrian Hall on February 28...more

First Annual Celtic Film Fest Presented in Edmonton

EDMONTON - The Celtic Cultural Association of Alberta presented Edmonton's first Celtic Film Festival from March 5-7 at the Metro Cinema to kick off Edmonton's...more

SEATTLE IRISH NEWS - Irish Week 2004

March 13-14 - Irish Reels Film Festival

Seattle's Irish Reels is now in its seventh year and the March 13-14 screenings will be at the Seattle Center during the Irish Week Festival. For more detailed information...more