Diane's Dateline Irish

July 20, 2008
PROGRAM # 1061

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Sunday, July 20

• The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant , 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works, 9:00 AM Ulster Football Final: Armagh vs. Fermanagh; 11:00 AM Leinster Football Final Dublin vs. Wexford. 412.381.4800.

• Echoes of Erin, WEDO 810AM at 1:00 PM. Guest Host Jim Caldwell. The Ireland Report from Enniskillen, County Fermanagh , with Davy Kettyles.

• The Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh is seeking Host Families for young adults, 18-26, from Ireland and Northern Ireland . Call 412.394.3900, Website: www.iiofpitt.org .

Now through August 16

• Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre presents The Synge Cycle – authored by John Millington Synge, beginning with ‘ Playboy of the Western World', then ‘Riders to the Sea', and Well of the Saints' , then ‘When the Moon Has Set', and ‘Deidre of the Sorrows', then ‘Tinker's Wedding' and ‘The Shadow of the Glen'. Directed by Andrew Paul . At the Henry Heymann Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, Oakland . Tickets 412.394.3353 or visit www.picttheatre.org .

Tuesday, July 22

• Continuing for 1 week, the Irish Centre will conduct Irish Language Classes . Contact Jim Graven for details kayaks201@verizon.net .

• Paddy's Pour House , 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, features Irish Night, Harp & Guinness Specials from 8:00 PM.

• Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle , 2329 Penn Ave. , in The Strip, Ceili Dancing, 7:00 PM.

Wednesday, July 23 – Saturday, July 26

• AOH National Convention in New Orleans .

Wednesday, July 23

• Paddy's Pour House , 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Potters Reel, 7:00 PM.

Thursday, July 24

• Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle 24 th St. & Penn Ave., 412.642.6622, features Danny Burns Defectors with his eclectic style of music at 8:30 PM.

Friday, July 25

• The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant , 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works, features No Entertainment tonight.

• Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle 24 th St. & Penn Ave., 412.642.6622, features Danny Burns Defectors with his eclectic style of music at 9:00 PM.

• Paddy's Pour House , 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Mike Gallagher , 9:00 PM.

Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27

• Football News – CYC National Championships will be held in Philadelphia . Details TBA.

Saturday, July 26

• Pittsburgh Irish Rowing Club will host the Annual St. Brendan's Cup Regatta at the All-States Marina in Glenfield (under the I-79 bridge over the Ohio River) starting at 12:00 Noon. Information Patrick J. Clark at Patrick.j.clark@att.net , visit website: www.geocities.com/nacarowing -- 412.761.3897 .

• The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant , 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works features Christopher Laughrey with Casey Deely at 8:30 PM.

• Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle 24 th St. & Penn Ave., 412.642.6622, features Terry Griffith at 9:00 PM.

• Paddy's Pour House , 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Sean McClorey, 9:00 PM.

Sunday, July 27

• Gaelic Football – Pittsburgh Celtics host St. Jarlath's at Founder's Field.

• Echoes of Erin, WEDO 810AM at 1:00 PM. The Ireland Report with Mairtin O'Muilleoir, Managing Director Belfast Media Group including The Irish Echo. www.belfastmediagroup.com . Interview with Michael Patrick MacDonald, Author, ‘All Souls' & ‘The Easter Rising' .

• The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant , 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works, Music Session at 4:00PM.

Monday, July 28

• Paddy's Pour House , 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features an Acoustic Jam, 7:00 PM.

Wednesday, July 30

• Paddy's Pour House , 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Potters Reel, 7:00 PM. The Miller Lite Girls from 7 PM to 9 PM, Giveaways.

Friday & Saturday, August 1 & 2

• Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle 24 th St. & Penn Ave., 412.642.6622, features Seamus Kennedy at 9:00 PM.

Sunday, August 3

• Echoes of Erin, WEDO 810AM at 1:00 PM; The Ireland Report with Patricia Sharkey, Editor, Donegal Newsletter – www.dun-na-ngall.com .

Friday, August 8

• 14 th Annual AOH Division 32 Golf Outing at Cherry Hills Golf Club in McDonald , PA. Information Denny Donnelly 412.276.9312.

Tuesday, August 12

• An Irish Gathering at The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant , 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works from 5:00 PM. Sponsored by and Benefits your Local AOH and LAOH Divisions. Music with Sean McClorey, Irish Auction, Door Prizes, Appetizers. Donation $10.00 – Joe Guiney @ 412.521.8411; Maureen O'Toole 412.913.4184; Steve Kurpiewski 412.734.9648; Rich O'Malley 412.401.3945; and Denny Donnelly 412.276.9312.

Sunday, August 17

• Allegheny County LAOH will sponsor its annual ‘Our Lady of Knock' Mass at St. Patrick's Church, 17 th Street in The Strip at 10:00 AM. Information Shirley Murphy 412.874.4321.

Sunday, August 24

• Irish American Unity Conference will sponsor a Mass at St. Patrick's Church in The Strip at Noon. Celebrant – Fr. Thomas O'Donnell. The Mass will commemorate the Hunger Strikers, the 10 th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Reconciliation.

Friday, September 5 through Sunday, September 7

• Pittsburgh Irish Festival at Riverplex at Sandcastle, West Homestead . Entertainment includes Gaelic Storm, Pogey, Glengarry Bhoys, Beoga, Screaming Orphans, Gadelle, Cahal Dunne, Dennis Doyle, Michael Murphy & the Shannon River Band, Matthew Craig & The Kerry Tipper Band, Red Hand Paddy, Hooley, Mike Gallagher, Burke-Conroy Irish Dancers, Pittsburgh Ceili Club, Pittsburgh Irish Reelers, Bell School of Irish Dance, Shovlin Academy of Irish Dance, Corned Beef & Curry, Terry Griffith, Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh, Mark Guiser, Alan Irvine, Patrick Regan plus more. Variety of admission prices. Information: 412.422.1113 or www.pghirishfest.org . Gaelic Mass on Sunday at 10:00 AM. Marketplace, children's activities, Gaelic sports, Blarney Bingo, Ceili Dancing plus more.

Friday, September 12

• AOH Division 4 sponsors ‘Hibernian Open' at The Pittsburgh National Golf Course; 1:30PM Shotgun Start – Scramble. Lunch before the start, Dinner after golf. Contact Patrick Regan, aoh.divfour@verizon.net . Benefits the AOH Division 4 Parochial School Tuition Assistance Fund.

Tuesday, September 16

• The HIGH KINGS in Concert at the Byham Theater, 8:00 PM. Tickets at www.ticketmaster.com .

Sunday, October 12

• Samhain, The Celtic New Year Celebration, a fundraiser for Echoes of Erin on WEDO 810AM at Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle, (Mullaney's Castle) 24 th St. & Penn Ave. in The Strip. Doors open at 4:00PM, Local Talent with Terry Griffith , Christopher Laughrey with Casey Deely & Duane Davis, and more , Costume Contest. Donation $15.00 at Door. Information Diane Byrnes 412-781-6368, Email diane.byrnes@verizon.net .

Saturday, October 18

• LAOH Division 11 will sponsor a ‘Celtic Halloween Fundraiser' at St. Mary of the Mount Sullivan Hall, 115 Bigham St. Mt. Washington, from 7:00 PM. Entertainment by DJ – T. Tickets $15.00, BYOB. Information Maureen O'Toole 412.913.4184 or Clara Schillinger 412.734.1147.

July 2009 – The AOH Pennsylvania State Convention will take place at the Radisson Hotel in Monroeville . Information: Denny Donnelly , 412-276-9312, Email: ddon633@comcast.net and Patti Flaus, Email: pyecat54@comcast.net .

LOCAL IRISH ENTERTAINERS WEBSITES

Check Performance Schedules, Etc.

Aran from Johnstown PA - http://www.people.iup.edu/rahkonen/Bands/Aran.htm

George Balderose - http://www.pittsburghpiper.com/

Carnival of Souls - http:// www.carnivalofsouls.com

Ceann - http://www.ceannmusic.com/

Cue Ball Music - http://www.cueballmusic.com/index.asp

Cahal Dunne - http://www.cahaldunne.com/

Tony Egan - http://www.tonyegan.info

Michael Gallagher - http://www.mike-gallagher.com/

Terry Griffith - http://www.pittsburghirish.org/griffith

Guaranteed Irish - http://www.guaranteedirish.info/