IN-MN wants to hear your story. We are looking for writers, storytellers, musicians, and anyone to participate in our new performance series sharing stories of immigration and Irish identity. If you want to share why your Irishness is important to you, we want to hear from you. You don’t have to have experience as a writer or performer – we will help you share your story with a welcoming audience. There is a informational meeting on February 23, from 1-2pm at the Merriam Park Library – 1831 Marshall Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55104 Performances will happen in a pub, cafe, library, or community space near you. The storytellers will tell…

Thank you friends and members for attending the Irish Network-MN 3rd Annual Bloomsday Festival and celebrating Ireland’s literary icon James Joyce and his most famous novel Ulysses! What special night of music, dance, readings, art, food, drinks, conversation and good friends. A very special thank you and much appreciation to our our amazing sponsors/partners, David and Amber at Summit Manor, Fitzgerald In Saint Paul, Friends of the St. Paul Library, The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America Division 4, Finnegans, March Out Hunger, Extended Exposures and Irish Gazette. What an honor it was to have as our Special guests Patrick Coleman, Acquisition librarian at the Minnesota Historical Center, the St.…

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.

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.