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Do you know any friends living in Continental Europe?

Are you (or any friends or clients) planning to travel to Europe, soon or in the future, on vacation, business or to live?

www.EuropeanIrish.com is the online central resource for Irish Music, Sport & Culture in Continental Europe.

The Online Central Resource for:

1. Irish Music, Sport & Cultural News in Europe

2. Irish Events in Europe

3. Irish Sport in Europe

4. Irish Music & Dancing in Europe

5. Irish Festivals in Europe

6. Irish Pubs in Europe

7. Irish Cultural Clubs & Societies in Europe

8. Advice for Irish Living in / Travelling to Europe

9. Irish Business & Property in Europe

10. St. Patrick’s Day in Europe

11. Online Irish Radio & TV

12. Returning to Ireland

1. It provides News from the Irish scene in Europe.

2. It has featured more 30,000 European Irish Events
– Sport, Music, Dancing, Festivals, Culture, Literature and Business
Such as Mary Black in Germany, The Dubliners in Holland, The Frames in Czech Republic,
Irish U19 Soccer team in Portugal, Irish badminton stars in Sweden, Irish Boxers in Lithuania
Set-dancing in France, a Ceili festival in Iceland, Lord of the Dance in Austria,
Irish Studies Conference in Monaco, Trade Shows with Irish Stands, Film festivals with Irish Films.

3. It is a resource for Irish Sport in Europe.
There are more than 30 GAA clubs in Continental Europe – in places like Switzerland, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, Sweden and France
There are also Irish soccer teams, such as Munich Irish Rovers, FC Irlande Belgium.
There are Irish Rugby teams, - JJ Murphys Sofia Bulgaria, Vienna Celtic Austria.
There are Darts Clubs based out of Irish Pubs, and there are Golf Societies based out of Irish Pubs and Irish Societies.

You’ll find Sport’s coverage for most Sport in Europe with Irish participants, particularly those with very little press coverage, such as Irish tennis, badminton, basketball, cycling, hockey, athletics stars (junior and senior).

4, 5. It is recognised by RTE as the Primary Resource for the Irish Music scene in Europe.
There are 450 European based Irish Music Bands – many have no Irish members, just a love for Irish Music - Folk and Trad; I have found a strong centre of Irish music in Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic. There are a number of Irish Bands in Israel, and it has an annual Irish Festival there every January.

There are 30 Irish dancing schools in Northern Europe, and more than 200 in the Continent.

And then there are Irish Top bands & Singers who tour Europe from U2 to The Corrs, The Fureys to The Celtic Tenors, The Dubliners to Bob Geldof.

There are 500 Festivals in Europe which feature Irish Music, Irish dancing or an Irish Band. Italy have an Irish /Celtic Festival almost every weekend. France has an August Celtic Festival with 650,000 visitiors, 4500 Singers, Dancers and Musicians, and more than 1000 concerts.

6. There are 2500 Irish Pubs in Europe.
Although some are Irish by name only, many others have Live Music, Irish Trad Sessions, some feature touring top Irish artists and many show Live Irish Sports Coverage.
The only resource showing where to watch the All-Ireland ( GAA ), Irish Soccer & Rugby matches in Europe is also here.

7. Greece Irish Society has a branch in Athens, another in Salonica. There is an Irish society in Serbia, Cyprus, Irish Clubs in Luxembourg, Rome, Moscow and in fact Irish Clubs, Societies and Associations are active in almost every country in Europe.

8. The website has all the European Irish Embassies and their functions, as well as the Irish Colleges, including contact details if you wish to get married in Rome.

For Irish arriving in or travelling to European Countries, - it carries advice on Living in the region, with links to any English language publications and websites for all the countries.

9. We’ve an Irish Business section, currently with the Enterprise Board offices around Europe, and Irish businesses and soon to launch the EuropeanIrish Online 24 hour 365 day a year Property Fair - if you’re an Irishman or Irishwoman looking for Property or investments in Europe, then there is a site for you ( www.europeanirish.com/property )

10. A section on Returning to Ireland from Europe

11. The Greatest Collection of St Patrick’s Parades, St. Patrick’s Festivals, St. Patrick’s Concerts, St. Patrick’s Sport, Music & Cultural Events ever compiled for Europe, and the largest compilation of events anywhere in the world, is at www.EuropeanIrish.com/stpatrick

12. For Irish based in Europe, there is a EuropeanIrish Radio & TV section, where visitors can tune-in live online to over 50 Irish Radio & TV stations.

What you see is a huge Irish world all across Europe
- one that most Irish people here & abroad don’t know exists.

So if you are travelling to Europe - on vacation, on business, or planning to move to live in Continental Europe, or you know Irish living in Europe, moving to Europe or friends planning to travel, then it would be great if you would spread the word to check out EuropeanIrish.com,
The Irish Heartbeat in Europe,
News, Information and Events from the Irish Scene in Continental Europe.

Hope this is of help to some of you, into the future, wherever paths may cross.

Regards,

Siasy Collins.
Editor,
www.EuropeanIrish.com

 An Irish singer has won the Maria Callas International Singing Competition which was held in Athens on St Patrick’s Day.
Soprano Celine Byrne from Naas was one of 57 singers in the competition.
She is the only Irish singer ever to have won the award.  http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0321/byrnec.html

The Black Donnelly`s are a 6 piece Irish band playing their own brand
of up-tempo folk/traditional music.

Available for dates and venues all across Europe.

The band in the past have worked with Ronnie Drew Of The Dubliners
fame, Terry Woods (The Pogues) and George Murphy to name but a few.

At the moment the band are working on a new album of Ewan McColl songs
with guests…
John Spillane, Paddy Casey, Liam Clancy, Keith Donald (Moving Hearts) , Christy Dignam
and George Murphy

The live show is high energy and has been very well received in Ireland
and around Europe.
Songs such as,
Go Move Shift
Finnegan`s Wake
Irish Rover.
Dirty Old Town.
John Henry
Rare Old Mountain Dew
Whisky in the Jar,,. Etc. are a big part of the show.

A wide range of instruments are used to create
The Black Donnelly`s
full and exciting sound including:
Bass,
Drums,
Mandolin,
Banjo,
Whistle,
Guitar and Fiddle

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Arriving in Brussels on Monday 19th March, the President’s engagements commenced with a call on His Majesty Albert II, King of the Belgians. President McAleese then travelled to Louvain to address the Louvain Institute for Ireland in Europe on the occasion of the college’s 400th anniversary.  While in Belgium, the President also visited the new Tourism Ireland offices in Brussels and attended a business breakfast event hosted by Enterprise Ireland.

President McAleese will travel to Milan on Tuesday 20th March where she will attend an Italian-Irish business dinner and visit Bobbio Abbey, founded by St Columbanus in the 7th century.

The President will arrive in Rome on Wednesday 21st March and will meet with the President of Italy, Giorgio Napoletano.

The following day (Thursday 22nd) President McAleese will visit the Pontifical Irish College and the Dominican Community in Rome.
The visit will culminate on Friday 23rd with a call on His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, a meeting with His Eminence Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State and an address to the EU Bishops Conference to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.

Engagements - schedule

Monday, 19th March 2007
6:50 a.m. (Dublin) Dublin Airport

President departs on official visits to Belgium & Italy

10:30 a.m. (Belgium) Palais Royal, Brussels

President meets with His Majesty King Albert II, King of the Belgians

11:30 a.m. (Belgium) Louvain

President visits the Louvain Institute for Ireland in Europe & launches the Louvain 400 celebrations

1:00 p.m. (Belgium) Louvain

President is guest of honour at lunch hosted by the Professor Marc Vervenne, Rector of the Catholic University of Leuven
3:00 p.m. (Belgium) Brussels

President visits new offices of Tourism Ireland
6:45 p.m. (Belgium) Brussels

President is guest of honour at Irish community reception
Tuesday, 20th March 2007
8:15 a.m. (Belgium) Brussels

President addresses Belgian-Irish business breakfast event hosted by Enterprise Ireland

8:15 p.m. (Italy) Milan

President addresses Italian-Irish business dinner hosted by Enterprise Ireland
Wednesday, 21st March 2007
10:45 a.m. (Italy) Bobbio

President visits Bobbio Abbey and is guest of honour at a civic reception hosted by Dr Roberto Pasquali, Mayor of Bobbio

5:00 p.m. (Italy) Quirinale, Rome

President meets with Mr Giorgio Napoletano, President of the Republic of Italy
Thursday, 22nd March 2007
10:00 a.m. (Italy) Foyer Unitas, Rome

President visits the Lay Centre for Christian unity & interreligious dialogue

11:00 a.m. (Italy) Rome

President visits the Pontifical Irish College

12:45 p.m. (Italy) Rome

President visits the Basilica San Clemente and is guest of honour at lunch hosted by the Irish Dominican community

7:00 p.m. (Italy) Rome

President is guest of honour at Irish community reception

Friday, 23rd March 2007
11:00 a.m. (Vatican City) The Vatican, Rome

President meets His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI

11:45 a.m. (Vatican City) The Vatican, Rome

President meets His Eminence Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State

1:30 p.m. (Italy) Rome

President hosts lunch in honour of His Eminence Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State

5:30 p.m. (Italy) Rome

President addresses the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community Congress ‘Values and perspectives for Europe’s future’

8:50 p.m. (Dublin) Dublin Airport

President returns from official visits to Belgium & Italy

On behalf of everyone at EuropeanIrish.com, we wish you all a happy and festive St. Patrick`s Day.

Siasy 

ST PATRICK’S EVENTS in EUROPE

The Greatest Collection of
St Patrick’s Parades, St. Patrick’s Festivals, St. Patrick’s Concerts, St. Patrick’s Sport, Music & Cultural Events
ever compiled for Europe,
is available only on www.EuropeanIrish.com/stpatrick

There are details of St. Patrick’s Parades, Festivals, Concerts, Masses, Irish Sporting Occasions & Parties in the following:
Austria
Italy
Liechtenstein
Malta
Monaco
Slovenia
Switzerland
Croatia
Czech Reopublic
Slovakia
Poland
Hungary
Denmark
Iceland
Finland
Norway
Sweden
France
Belarus
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Greece Athens, Thessaloniki (Salonica)
Greece Crete
Georgia
Israel
Romania
Turkey
Russia
Germany
Spain
Portugal
Luxembourg
Belgium
The Netherlands

In fact Europe has already enjoyed St. Patrick’s events this past weekend - events such as
a Parade in Munich Germany, Oíche na Gaeilge in Frankfurt Germany, Irish Festival started in France, Celtic festival in Luxemborug, Gaelic Football Tournament in France, Irish Dancing Workshops in Brest France & Amsterdam Holland, Irish Society Party in Copenhagen Denmark.

But this week, this coming weekend and next week, there are hundreds and thousands of Irish Events all across Europe.
available only on www.EuropeanIrish.com/stpatrick

Exclusive to Irish in Europe & to EuropeanIrish.com web-visitors

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Today - inform all your Irish Friends across the globe,
- Get your Order in early ,
www.livingshamrock.com will get your Shamrock to you on time for St.Patrick’s Day.

Here’s looking forward to wonderful St. Patrick’s Festivities in Europe.
http://www.europeanirish.com/stpatrick

Best Regards,

Siasy Collins,
Editor,
www.EuropeanIrish.com