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Digbeth is Good goes on holiday

I was rather surprised a couple of weeks ago to be contacted by a PR lady from BMI Baby, who offered me a weekend press trip to Belfast in return for a couple of blog posts.  Her thinking seemed to … Continue reading

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Irish Heritage Group: An Bothar Fada (The Long Road)

Here’s Irish Heritage Group Chair Michael Walsh’s write-up of the May event: Monuments to Unsung Generations An extra dramatic act was provided by the Gods (in case we have any ancient Greeks amongst our readers) at the opening of the … Continue reading

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Fifty Years of the Galtymore

Tomorrow evening is Irish Heritage at The Irish Club.  The film Fifty Years of the Galtymore – An Bothar Fada (The Long Road) will be presented by Peter Mulligan at 7pm prompt for 7.15pm screening.  All are welcome, there’s no … Continue reading

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The O’Neills at the Irish Heritage Group

Here’s Mike Walsh, Chair of the Birmingham Irish Heritage Group talking about their April event.  The next event will be at 7pm on Wednesday 6th May at the Birmingham Irish Club. Chief O’Neill and Pat O’Neill A tenuous combination brought … Continue reading

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Birmingham Irish Heritage Group

Irish Heritage Forum March 2009 from Nicky Getgood on Vimeo. Here’s the presentration given at the last Birmingham Irish Heritage Group meeting – Deirdre O’Byrne talks about ‘The Disappearing Anglo-Irish In 20th-century fiction & autobiographies’.  These very enlightening meetings take … Continue reading

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