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St. Patrick’s Day on Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada
On Fogo Island, an island off the island of Newfoundland, Canada, the Irish heritage runs four centuries deep. Fogo Island Inn’s neighbouring community of Tilting is where families with Irish surnames such as Foley, Dwyer, Burke, Greene and McGrath reside. There are no strangers on the island, only friends you’ve yet to meet. Family names, […]
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New Tourism Ireland film shows what makes Ireland unique!
Sheep rush hour, cable car commutes and private public beaches – some things visitors will only find on the island of Ireland! Tourism Ireland has unveiled a new film called “Only on the island of Ireland will you find …”, featuring eight things that make the island of Ireland unique, including deserted beaches and a […]
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Tourism Ireland sets its sights on another record year for tourism to the island of Ireland from North America – +9% increase in revenue from 1.7 million visitors in 2017
Tourism Ireland launches 2017 marketing plans in New York Tourism Ireland in the United States launched its marketing plans for 2017 yesterday (Tuesday, 31 January) – at an event in New York attended by leading tour operators, travel agents and journalists from the tri-State area. The organisation aims to surpass the record-breaking performance of 2016 […]
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Irish Documentaries Shine at Sundance Film Festival
Neasa Ní Chianáin and David Rane’s In Loco Parentis and Frankie Fenton’s It’s Not Yet Dark are currently taking the Sundance Film Festival by storm, with both documentaries receiving rave reviews from the international press. Supported by IFB, In Loco Parentis and It’s Not Yet Dark are screening in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the […]
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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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Irish Canadian Immigration Centre Celebrates 5 Years!!
It was 11.30pm December 21st 2011 when Eamonn O’Loghlin, the chair of the newly established Irish Canadian Immigration Centre, called to offer me the position of the centre’s first executive director. That phone call was a Christmas present I will never forget. We opened just two weeks later, with a formal opening following on St […]
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Happy New Year!!! Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh!!
“May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light. May good luck pursue you each morning and night.”
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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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Winter 2016
Welcome to the Winter issue of Celtic Canada Magazine, the home of all things Celtic in Canada. We are delighted that you have joined us.