Mission Statement

To promote the education, both spiritual and intellectual, of the membership and the community through the media of lectures, instruction classes, guided study, arts and crafts groups, music, and drama, together with social and athletic endeavors appropriately supplementary of the afore stated educational programs, especially within the areas of the culture of the Gaelic people.

Irish language classes, Tin Whistle lessons, and Ceoltas Ceolteoiri Sessiuns take place weekly in the Bar.

The Pittsburgh Feis (Irish Dancing Competition) was established at the Centre in 1972. It has grown, over the years and is presently located at the Pittsburgh Sports Arena.

The West Virginia Feis was established in 2004. The Fifth Annual West Virginia Feis will take place at the Mountaineer Gaming Resort in Chester, West Virginia, onApril 5, 2008. Pre Registration is April 4th administered through the efeis.com web page. Competitions begin at 9am.

The Pittsburgh Winter Feis was established in 2006 at the Radisson in Greentree. The 2nd Annual Winter Feis will take place at the same venue on December 29/30,2007. The three feiseanna are sponsored by the Irish Centre and managed by Jim Graven and many hardworking volunteers from the local Irish Dance Schools of Bell and Shovlin.

In addition, Jim and his volunteers manage the Annual Celtic Fling Feis on the grounds of the Mt. Hope Estates (Parenaissancefaire.com) in Harrisburg, PA.