Category: Blog

  • 17 MUST-ATTEND AWARD-WINNING THEMED & CULTURAL FESTIVALS & EVENTS!

    17 MUST-ATTEND AWARD-WINNING THEMED & CULTURAL FESTIVALS & EVENTS!

    Family and friends are summoned to flock to Ontario streets There’s no better place to flock the streets this year than at an Ontario festival. Festivals & Events Ontario (FEO) is happy to highlight a subset of FEO’s award-winning festivals – each of these themed and cultural festival has something distinctive and unique to offer […]

  • Taoiseach Enda Kenny meets Toronto’s Irish Community

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny meets Toronto’s Irish Community

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny, the Prime Minister of Ireland congratulates Celtic Canada for ongoing and continued contributions promoting the Irish Culture coast to coast to coast at a meeting held in Toronto where Taoiseach Kenny addressed and met the Toronto Irish Community on Friday May 5th!          Taoiseach Kenny was delighted to receive a set […]

  • Taoiseach Enda Kenny meets Montreals’ Irish Rugby Club

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny meets Montreals’ Irish Rugby Club

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny shakes hands with Mark Gallagher of Montreal’s Irish Rugby Club. Gallagher later presented Kenny with a tie to honour the club’s 60th anniversary.   Desmond Devoy – NCR Correspondent Celtic Canada

  • New report details difficulties experienced by returning Irish emigrants

    New report details difficulties experienced by returning Irish emigrants

    ‘Red-tape’, employment, accommodation and emotional well-being are the main challenges associated to returning to Ireland according to a survey of recently returned Irish emigrants. Forming the basis of a new report by Crosscare Migrant Project, the responses provide real insight into the experiences of Irish emigrants who have made the move back to Ireland in […]

  • Marvellous Mammies…….

    Marvellous Mammies…….

    In the lead up to Mother’s day!   Nominate your marvellous mammie to win her choice of Celtic Maple Leaf Pendant or Earrings… Nominate your mammie now visit our FB page! Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mammies!!    

  • There and Back Again…Coming Home

    There and Back Again…Coming Home

    The Film Coming Home is a landmark documentary charting the journeys of five Irish emigrants spread across four continents as they pursue a common dream of returning to live out their remaining days in Ireland. The film explores each emigrant’s personal voyage, tracing their initial departure from Ireland stretching right back to the years of […]

  • Tourism Ireland’s Game of Thrones campaign wins gold at The Travel Marketing Awards in London

    Tourism Ireland’s Game of Thrones campaign wins gold at The Travel Marketing Awards in London

    Tourism Ireland’s Game of Thrones campaign has won another award – this time for ‘Best Use of Social Media’, at the annual Travel Marketing Awards, which took place recently in London. Beating off stiff competition from Thomson Holidays, Cruise.co.uk and Turismo de Canarias to claim the title, the award was presented to representatives of Tourism […]

  • Don’t Stop Me Now! BESTSELLER No1~Colleen Coleman chat’s with Celtic Canada

    Don’t Stop Me Now! BESTSELLER No1~Colleen Coleman chat’s with Celtic Canada

    Celtic Canada chats with Colleen Coleman BestSeller Don’t Stop Me Now! Officially a BESTSELLER! No. 1.. Colleen Coleman is an Irish-Canadian novelist. Celtic Canada chats with Colleen on the journey and bringing to life her first book Visit our Facebook Page and Enter to Win a personally signed copy!  @celticcanada1   Don’t Stop Me Now! […]

  • Martin McGuinness’ heart returns to the Bogside as journey ends.

    Martin McGuinness’ heart returns to the Bogside as journey ends.

    By Desmond Devoy “What’s done is done, what’s won is won.” The lines were uttered by Martin McGuinness in October 2011, as he cruised through the count centre in Dublin for the Irish presidential election. That he was there with his Sinn Fein friends was no surprise. That he was there on the ballot paper […]

  • NEW ONLINE IRISH PASSPORT RENEWAL SERVICE FOR ADULT APPLICANTS

    NEW ONLINE IRISH PASSPORT RENEWAL SERVICE FOR ADULT APPLICANTS

    Irish Citizens who are over 18, have held an Irish Passport and have not changed their name from their previous passport can now apply to renew their Passport online via the website of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This new service will be convenient, secure, and will offer faster and more predictable turnaround […]