2010 St. Patrick's Day Parade Winners
The following parade entries won awards in the following categories for 2010:
Best Musical: Hugh O’Connor Memorial Pipe Band
Best Commercial: Hotel Congress
Best Theme: McArdel Clan
Most Humerous: Mashed Potato Queens
See the winners’ pictures here.
Sunday, March 14, 2010 Read More →
Overview of Tucson's rich Celtic roots
Joan O’Dwyer and Whitney Morton have an article in the Tucson Sentinel (an online newspaper) on Tucson’s Irish roots, bringing it up to date to reveal the secret of who is behind the green shamrock which appears in the middle of the night at the intersection of Stone and Pennington. To read the article, click here.
Thursday, March 11, 2010 Read More →
2009 Parade Winners
Here are the 2009 parade winners:
Most Humerous: Tucson Police Department Monkey Bike (2nd place, Sabbar Shriners; 3rd place Tucson Roller Derby)
Best Theme: Mashed Potato Queens (2nd place, 501 Legion of Dune Sea Garrison; 3rd place, Irish Heritage Foundation)
Best Family: McArdle Clan (2nd place Bagnall Family; 3rd place Naughtons)
Best Float: Irish American Gaelic Society (2nd place, Society for Creative Anachronism; 3rd place Valley of the Moon)
Sunday, March 15, 2009 Read More →
Voices of Ireland Lecture Series starts 2/23
Beginning February 23rd, Robert J. McCue is presenting an eight week lecture series, Voices of Ireland: W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney, every Monday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Windmill Suites in St. Phillip’s Plaza, at River and Campbell.
Friday, February 13, 2009 Read More →
Irish Abroad
We have joined IrishAbroad.com, social networking for Irish people abroad and in Ireland. IrishAbroad.com is an online community with over 240,000 members worldwide. The site is for Irish expats, descendants and any person wishing to travel to Ireland, providing news and information, community and friendship. (I am not very social-networking saavy, but I believe it is a bit like Facebook and similar sites.) See our TIC group page at http://groups.irishabroad.com/group/tucsonirishcommunity/ and feel...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Read More →
Tucson Irish Heritage Foundation established
It has been a dream of many groups and individuals in Tucson to establish an Irish Heritage Center. Phoenix has its Irish Cultural Center, and Tucson is now one step closer to establishing its own center. A 501©(3) non-profit corporation, Tucson Irish Heritage Foundation, Inc., has been created and is grateful for any tax-deductible donations, which can be sent to the group at PO Box 41563, Tucson, AZ 85717-1563.
Friday, October 17, 2008 Read More →
New CCÉ branch in Arizona
The new Four Peaks Irish Arts is Arizona’s branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. Pronounced COAL-tis KYOL-tory AIR-in, CCÉ is the largest group in the world dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of Irish music, dance, language, song, and culture. Loosely translated, it means “gathering of Irish musicians.” It is especially interested in passing on these traditions to our youth.
Founded in Dublin in 1951, CCÉ now has more...
Thursday, June 5, 2008 Read More →
New Celtic Singing Group Forming--Open Auditions
Awen, a newly formed Celtic singing group, will be holding open auditions for Altos, Tenors and Basses. Awen is a small chamber ensemble of 14-16 dedicated voices performing a broad range of Celtic music, within a cappella and instrumental formats.
For more information, please email awensings@gmail.com or phone: 572-8693.Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Read More →
2008 St. Patrick's Day Parade Winners
It was a chilly and sometimes rainy day for the parade and festival, but the crowd had a good time. Here are the parade winners (see their pictures here):
Best of Parade: Seven Pipers Scottish Society Pipe & Drum Band, second place, Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance
Best Float: McArdle Clan, second place, St. Augustine High School
Most Humorous: Mashed Potato Queens, second place, Society of Perpetual Indulgence
Best Theme (St. Patrick...Sunday, March 16, 2008 Read More →
Arizona Dancers Shine at the Western U.S. Region Oireachtas
Tow dancers from Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance, Libby Decker for Girls Under 10 and Matthew Svoboda in Boys Under 10, won first place at the Western U.S. Region Oireachtas in Los Angeles last November. Nicholas Shore, also with Tir Conaill, placed second in Boys Under 15. They have qualified to dance at the the Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne 2008, the world championships in Irish Dancing, which will take place in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 23-30, 2008. Tucsonans with the Maguire Academy of Irish Dance, also did well at the Oireachtas. Kyren Lynch placed fourth in Boys Under 15, Riley Lopez placed sixth in Boys Under 10, Simon Williamson placed seventh in Boys Under 17, and Patrick Lopez placed seventh in Boys Under 12.
Saturday, March 8, 2008 Read More →
Young Ambasssador Program Seeks Student Applicants to Come to Belfast
The Saint Patrick Centre in County Down, Northern Ireland, is about to launch a new cultural program which invites young people in Arizona to come to Ireland, experience the cultures of the northern part of the island and build a life long association with the people there. The Centre, which is a major tourist attraction and reconciliation site located in “Saint Patrick’s Country” beside the patron saint’s grave has established a non profit support organisation called the Friends of Saint Patrick in America. Their aim is to build on the interest and links which already exists in Arizona and promote a greater understanding of the shared cultural heritage of Northern Ireland. Central to the focus of the Friends of Saint Patrick for 2008 is The Young Ambassador Program which seeks twelve prospective Young Ambassadors from throughout North America to travel to Belfast in July/August 2008 to explore various aspects of traditions particular to that part of the island of Ireland.
Thursday, February 7, 2008 Read More →
New Irish Store is Open
Tucson has a new Celtic oriented shop, located in downtown Tucson, offering items of Irish, Scottish, and Welsh origins. The grand opening was November 24th. The store is located at 222 E Congress St. It is across the street from the Ronstadt Bus Terminal, next to the Marble store.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 Read More →
Tucson Dancers Do Well at Old Pueblo Feis
193 dancers, representing 29 Irish dance schools, competed at the inaugural Old Pueblo Feis Irish dance competition held in Tucson on September 8th. Our local dancers did very well. Open Championship winners were: Anna Louise Martin, Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance, Under 13 Open Set Dance; Kyren Lynch, Maguire Academy of Irish Dance, Under 15 Open Championship and Under 15 Open Hard Shoe; and Christine Solinsky, Scoil Rince Ui...
Monday, September 10, 2007 Read More →
Tir Conaill Dancers on Tucson 12
The Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance will be featured this month on a segment of the program REC365 on Tucson 12 on Cox Cable (Comcast 75). The program will start Monday Sept. 10 and air daily at various times through October 8th. REC365 airs Thursdays & Saturdays @ 8pm. For a complete schedule of times and video on demand log on to www.tucson12.tv.
Friday, September 7, 2007 Read More →
We're back
Well, you may have wondered where the web site went. Our web host’s server was hacked, and we were just able to get back up. The technical webmaster (“OpalCat”) is taking steps to prevent this from happening again, especially since all of the many sites she hosts were down for several weeks.
Saturday, August 11, 2007 Read More →
Slow House Seisiun Changes
Starting in September, on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7 pm there will a Ceoiltais (Traditional Irish tune-seisiun) at a private home in the Wilmot/Grant area. For further information call 722-9485.
Saturday, August 11, 2007 Read More →
New Irish Dance Competition
Irish Stepdancers of Tucson and Tir Conaill Academy of Irish Dance will be holding their inaugural Irish stepdance competition, Old Pueblo Feis, September 8th at the Tucson Convention Center. This provides a nice fall bookend to the May feis, Feile Rince Tucson, put on by The Celtic Academy of Tucson and The Maguire Academy of Irish Dance. If you have never seen stepdance competitions, this is a great time...
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Read More →
Darren Maguire Obtains ADCRG
Darren Maguire, who retired as lead dancer of Riverdance to start The Maguire Academy of Irish Dance in Tucson last summer, has added another feather to his cap. In addition to having obtained his TCRG, the certification required to teach competitive Irish dance under the rules of the Dublin, Ireland-based An Coímísíun le Ríncí Gaelacha, he has now been awarded the ADCRG certification, which qualifies him to adjudicate at Irish dance competitions....
Friday, March 16, 2007 Read More →
Learn Irish Music
Come play in a “ceoiltais” (traditional Irish tune-learning night).
Monday, December 11, 2006 Read More →
English and Scottish Country Dancing on Thursday evenings
Seven Pipers & Tucson Friends of Traditional Music, together with other Tucsonans interested in folk dancing, have planned some live music social dances on Thursday evenings which will include English country dancing and Scottish country dancing to begin with and maybe some Irish ceili dancing later on.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Read More →
