October approaches quickly every year, but here at HQ (in early September), we are looking forward to delivering all of our incredible events. Out of the blue, we were reminded -by local filmmaker John Ramsden- of the great work he did for us, collecting audience memories on why people love the Liverpool Irish Festival and […]
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Philosophy by Postcard is a project that marks the centenary of the birth of Iris Murdoch. It is an international public philosophy event to mark Iris Murdoch’s centenary. Irish postal services An Post have issued a commemorative stamp to honour the Dublin-born, Booker Prize winning writer and philosopher. They are working with UK-based philosophers -Dr […]
The Liverpool Irish Festival brings Liverpool and Ireland closer together using arts and culture. You can use this creative outlet to place your company advert. We print and place 14,000 newspapers in communities who are interested in Liverpool, Liverpool Irish and Irish people, business, history, tourism, and culture. Our newsaper is also broadcast online to […]
To mark her unveiling as the new Liverpool Irish Festival patron, Liverpool Irish Actor, Eithne Browne launches Quirky Cabaret: Celtic Crossings, a night of music, song and laughter. Celebrating her paternal Irish connection -with songs and stories inspired by Ireland- Quirky Cabaret will take place at Sefton Park Palm House on Sun 18 Aug at […]
Fly The Flag is a global project running 24-30 June 2019 to mark the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Why and how are we involved? Liverpool Irish Festival is flying the flag in the hope of celebrating universal human rights and positively connecting with Irish diaspora audiences, globally, […]
The Irish Government released a ground-breaking, world-leading Diaspora Policy (read it here) in 2015. In short, the Government laid out a strategy to involve Irish diaspora groups in the life of the island of Ireland. It aims to make welcome groups and individuals who have been -or felt- excluded. After three+ years of implementation, the […]
The River Festival returns this summer with a bounty of treasures for landlubbers and seafarers alike. Liverpool Irish Festival are proud to have been recommissioned by Culture Liverpool to produce events for this showcase. We have a raft of music on board La Malouine, a series of dance delights for the Martin Luther King Jnr […]
