Past Events

Migration Panel

Migration Panel

Focussing on the key theme of this year’s festival, this event welcomes an esteemed panel of experts discuss the cause, effect and lasting influence of Irish migration.

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Official launch of TG 4's ‘Gaeil UK’

Official launch of TG 4’s ‘Gaeil UK’

Seán Mac an tSíthigh travels from Glasgow to London to meet with many generations of the Irish community living in the UK.

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South Liverpool Heritage Walk

South Liverpool Heritage Walk

Walk though Liverpool’s historic Rodney and Hope Street areas, discovering colourful characters and long-lost histories.

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Family Day

Family Day

Celebrate the Liverpool Irish Festival – with family and friends – in a day incorporating music, talks and activities for everyone to enjoy, across the day.

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Samhain with Conleth McGeary

Samhain with Conleth McGeary

Samhain exists as a festival for the dead. Celebrate this Samhain with Conleth McGeary!

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To Have to Shoot Irishmen

To Have to Shoot Irishmen

Inspired by true events, To Have To Shoot Irishmen weaves movement and live folk song into a tale of militarism, corruption and the power of rebellion.

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Socks in the Frying Pan

Socks in the Frying Pan

Cheerful brilliance from this County Clare band as part of #LIF2018.

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Countess Markievicz...

Countess Markievicz…

First wave Irish feminism had one goal; get votes for women. The battle of complex political issues, nationalism and unionism are explored in this talk.

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Celtic Animation Film Festival

Celtic Animation Film Festival

The Celtic Animation Film Festival celebrates and encourages animators to share practice, tell stories and reflect on Celtic culture and concerns.

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To Have to Shoot Irishmen

To Have to Shoot Irishmen

Inspired by true events, To Have To Shoot Irishmen weaves movement and live folk song into a tale of militarism, corruption and the power of rebellion.

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A bridge of Tunes: Bernadette Nic Gabhann and Mikey Kenney

A bridge of Tunes: Bernadette Nic Gabhann and Mikey Kenney

Two traditional fiddlers come together to celebrate the musical links between Ireland, Liverpool and Lancashire and a history of shared tunes and dances.

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Kitty

Kitty

A play commemorating the significant influence Kitty played in Liverpool by helping to turn the tide on an epidemic spreading through the city; cholera.

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Responding to Robert Tressel: A Panel

Responding to Robert Tressel: A Panel

The panel will consider Robert Tressell’s work The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, lorded internationally as a seminal text for socialists.

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The Biggest Show in the Country

The Biggest Show in the Country

Inspired by daily radio phone-in The Nolan Show, The Biggest Show in The Country swaps guns, bombs and bullets for glitter, banter and ballads.

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Rat in the Skull

Rat in the Skull

Rat in the Skull is an interview between a Royal Ulster Constabulary inspector and a Catholic man in London detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

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