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Ed needn’t bother with a video for his new song Galway Girl, just use this one.
8 Irish Dancers from The Hession School of Irish Dancing in Galway dance in the Heart of Galway, the Claddagh. Music: Shape of You- Ed Sheeran & A Lovely Madness- Beoga
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Celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday with these classic Canadian experiences!
Canada celebrates its 150th birthday this year, making it the perfect time to experience what it means to be Canadian. To mark the occasion, the accommodation experts at Hotels.com™ have compiled a list of seven quintessential Canadian experiences to try in the next 12 months that will take you from the crowded city to the natural […]
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IPOY – Toronto’s Irish Person of The Year 2017 Colm Wilkinson
Colm Wilkinson, will be honoured at a lunch on Sunday March 5th, 12 noon, at the Toronto downtown Hilton as Toronto 2017 Irish Person of the Year, Colm Wilkinson also known as C. T. Wilkinson, is an Irish-Canadian Tenor and Actor, best known for originating the role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (in the West […]
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Six Cities Join in National Celebration of Scottish Heritage!
Kilted skaters will take to the ice this winter to honour Scottish heritage, and celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday as well as the 202nd birthday of Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. The third annual Sir John A’s Great Canadian Kilt Skate will be held on: · January 14 at the Natrel Skating Rink, […]
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The Finest Celtic Event
March 10-12, 2017: America’s Oldest CELTIC City celebrates its heritage with arguably the finest Celtic event in the United States, featuring Celtic music, St. Patrick Day Parade, Highland Games, Celtic shopping & food, and much more. Today, over half the residents of St. Augustine proudly claim Irish, Scottish, Welsh or other Celtic ancestry. And every […]
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Aer Lingus Releases Visual Guides for Individuals Travelling with Autism
The guides, created in in partnership with the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support at Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, contain a series of visuals that walk the viewer through all the steps involved in preparing for and experiencing air travel, and are intended to ease anxieties surrounding flying for individuals with autism. It gives […]
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Happy Christmas from Irish Ambassador to Canada Mr. Jim Kelly
I am delighted to send greetings to all readers of Celtic Canada and to the Irish community across Canada. It is an honour and a privilege to represent Ireland and to serve the Irish people and their interests at home or abroad. This is even more the case when it comes to representing Ireland in […]
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Dance Like There Is No One Watching
It all began in 2004 when I met a fellow high school alumnus at an Early Years Child Care Centre where we were playing with our young sons. I said I was thinking of joining an adult Irish Dance class because I did Irish dancing for a few years when I was seven or eight […]
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Stephen’s Feast!!
Stephen Jeffers started his career off by beginning his studies at the Catering College in the North Coast of Ireland, Portrush. He spent 2 years there studying and as soon as he finished college, he landed the prestigious job of head chef at the world famous Parliament Buildings at Stormont in Belfast, where he cooked […]
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CGAA Year in Review
The 2016 GAA Congress took place in Tullow, Carlow from February 25th-28th and delegates were Paula Macfarlane, Sean Harte, Peter Byrne and Noel McGinnity. While at Congress the CGAA Delegation had a number of formal and informal meetings with various units, including: An Ard-Stiúrthóir; Ulster Council; New York GAA; USGAA; Croke Park Player Welfare Office; […]