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Bloomsday News Release
Bloomsday News Release ST PAUL, MN, June 16 is observed around the world as Bloomsday, a celebration of James Joyce and his epic Ulysses, a novel that has been called everything from masterfully moving to hilariously obscene. Hosted by Irish Network-Minnesota for the fourth year, St. Paul joins cities around the world from Australia, New Zealand, Croatia, Italy and throughout the U.S. in getting the Bloomsday party started. Whether you like the novel or not, whether you think it is the greatest book ever written or not, after 97 years Ulysses is still being read, enjoyed, discussed, reinterpreted and rediscovered,” said Patrick Coleman, Acquisition Librarian, Minnesota Historical Center, “a Homeric achievement!” The virtual…
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Celtic Junction Virtual Tour
Join Irish Network Minnesota in supporting Celtic Junction Arts Center (CJAC). The Celtic Junction was created in 2009 to celebrate and nurture thriving Celtic Arts in Minnesota by supporting local artists and facilitating the education of those arts to the local community. In the link below, CJAC Executive Director, Natalie O’Shea and Board of Directors President, Cormac Ó Sé bring you on a tour of the Arts Center and it’s programs. Enjoy the virtual tour of this wonderful facility along with an introduction to Celtic Junction Arts Center. Visit Celtic Junction’s support page to make a donation, volunteer or be a sponsor! Photo and content courtesy of Celtic Junction Arts…
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2020 Distinguished Irish Women
The Saint Paul St Patrick’s Association has many dignitaries, Mr Pat, Miss Shamrock and the distinguished Irish Woman of the year. The 2020 Distinguished Irish Woman is actually four remarkable local women, Jane, Brigid, Kate and Rita-the McDonald sisters who are mainstays in local activist circles. They have been working on behalf of peace and social justice for the past 50 years. For decades, they helped keep the weekly Wednesday night protests on the Lake Street Bridge going. Remarkably, despite being in their 80s and 90s, all four were in attendance opening night at the History Theatre play documenting their life: Sisters of Peace. Among 11 siblings born on a Minnesota…
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Visiting Professor
Tim Stone, Professor of Political Theory at Xavier University in Cincinnati Ohio, recently met with Jim Brooks and Mary McFarland from Irish Network MN at the Center for Irish Studies conference in Saint Paul. The Center for Irish Studies at the University of St. Thomas advances teaching and scholarship in Irish Studies between the university, Ireland and the Irish-American community.
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Portrait Exhibit
Portrait Exhibit by Photographer Tom Dunn April 27 – 29 The third annual installment of the Irish of Minnesota exhibition, which focuses on the faces and stories of notable Minnesotans with Irish heritage, will be featured during Irish Arts Week and the Saint Paul Art Crawl, running April 27-29. Photographer Tom Dunn will host the growing exhibit in his Northern Warehouse studio in Lowertown and will be highlighted as part of Irish Arts Week on Saturday, April 28th from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. In collaboration with Irish Fair Minnesota and the 3rd Annual Saint Paul Irish Arts Week.
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Looking Back on 2017
Irish Network Minnesota had a great 2017! Starting with a well-attended meet up for the St. Paul community’s highlight, Red Bull Crashed Ice Saint Paul, United States at the beginning of the year. Our annual charity effort, MARCH OUT Hunger led by Jamie Flynn, culminated in increased food and monetary donations made to the FINNEGANS Reverse Food Truck at the 2017 St. Paul, St. Patrick’s Day parade. We also introduced the first of many Irish Film Festivals when IN-MN partnered with the The Film Society of Minneapolis-St. Paul for the 2017 International Film Festival to offer charming Irish film, “ School Life”. The event included a post-film discussion led by,…
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Welcome to IN-MN
Irish Network-Minnesota is a business, social, and cultural network for friends of Ireland. Irrespective of whether you are Irish, Irish-American or non-Irish in Minnesota, discover and enjoy a Celtic spirit in the land of 10,000 lakes. IN-MN joins a growing national network in the United States of 20 plus chapters from New York to San Diego under the Irish Network USA umbrella. Being part of IN-USA encourages members to connect with their peers and to develop relationships throughout the US to foster success in their cultural, career and sports ventures. IN-MN connects its membership all over the United States and in Ireland. IN-MN fosters the creativity, industry, and success of…
