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The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · 1d

Irish Trad meets American bluegrass. 💚💙

Damien O’Kane & Ron Block Band: BANJOVIAL TOUR 2025
📍 Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith
🗓️ Sat 18 Oct | 🎟️ £20/£18 → irishculturalcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
One night of pure banjo magic. Don’t miss it! 🎶🔥
#Banjo #IrishMusic #Bluegrass #LiveMusic

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Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social · 7d

"Every old man I see
In October-coloured weather
Seems to say to me
'I was once your father.'"

Declan O'Connor performs Patrick Kavanagh's "Memory of My Father" in our latest film created with @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social.

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The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · 8d

✨Legendary musician John Spillane is coming to The Irish Cultural Centre!

Poet, songwriter & storyteller – his music is steeped in Irish tradition, shimmering with wit, magic & heart

🗓️Sat 11 Oct 2025, 8pm
irishculturalcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
🎶Don’t miss one of Ireland’s finest live!

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The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · 8d

Join The Irish Cultural Centre for the London premiere of Ocean Child, composed by Neil Martin & narrated by Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning Stephen Rea. Performed by the acclaimed West Ocean String Quartet + Louise & Michelle Mulcahy. 8–9 Nov 2025 irishculturalcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

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Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social · 28d

"I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother."

Obioma Ugoala performs Langston Hughes' poem "I, Too" in the second film in our new series with @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social.

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Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social · 21d

"Swans lightly pass
Oh the aching nature of September evenings
The colours of the daytime blend"

Peter Doolan performs his poem "Scrambling the Number Stations" in a new film created with @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social.

Peter Doolan reads "Scrambling the Number Stations"

I like to look at the birds

www.brinkerhoffpoetry.org

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Old Rivers Grow Wilder Every Day @slidingseat.bsky.social · 10d

With @rosemet.bsky.social at @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social

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The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · 8d

🎭 Magpie opens TONIGHT!

Two brothers. Divided by hate. Reunited by fate.
Set in Kilmainham Gaol, 1923, this gripping new play explores fractured loyalties, war, and the human cost of a divided Ireland.

🗓Oct 1–2, 7.30pm
📍Irish Cultural Centre
🎟£15/£13
irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/magpie/

MAGPIE - Irish Cultural Centre

Here at the Irish Cultural Centre, we invite you to check out MAGPIE. Book your tickets today!

irishculturalcentre.co.uk

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Methuen Drama @methuendrama.bsky.social · Sep 9

*Event alert*

'Not Beckett, The Plays' launches this Friday with live readings + discussion.

📆Fri 12 Sept 2025
🕢7.30pm
🎟️£10
📍The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social

Book your place today:
https://t.co/TZpyn4fuEB

Not Beckett UK Book Launch - Irish Cultural Centre

Here at the Irish Cultural Centre, we invite you to check out Not Beckett UK Book Launch. Book your tickets today!

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The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · 29d

📢 Didn’t catch our newsletter? Don’t miss this week's highlights from The Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith London👇

🎭 Fri – Exciting 'Not Beckett' launch
🎬 Sat – UK film preview - Gerry Adams: A Ballymurphy Man + Lisa Lambe
🎶 Sun – MNÁ live music

🎟️ Tickets: mailchi.mp/irishcultura...

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The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · Sep 9

Too many stories in Ireland have gone unheard. Many a lot like this one. Acclaimed Poet Damian Gorman and Master Uilleann Piper Leonard Barry give it voice through poetry and music – a stunning performance of courage, resilience & hope. 🗓️ Fri 19 Sep 2025 irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/b-o-y-...

B O Y - an unforgettable life in words and music: Followed by a Q&A - Irish Cultural Centre

Here at the Irish Cultural Centre, we invite you to check out B O Y - an unforgettable life in words and music: Followed by a Q&A. Book your tickets today!

irishculturalcentre.co.uk

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Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 4

"Airless, humid dark. Leaf-noise.
The stirrings of a garden before rain.
A hint of storm behind the risen moon."

Martina Evans reads Eavan Boland's poem "An Irish Childhood in England: 1951" in the first in our new series of poem films with @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social.

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The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are honoured to present the London premiere of Ocean Child, composed by Neil Martin & narrated by Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning Stephen Rea. Performed by the acclaimed West Ocean String Quartet with Louise & Michelle Mulcahy. 8–9 Nov 2025 irishculturalcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · Sep 3

🍂 This week at the Irish Cultural Centre: Eddi Reader & The Alan Kelly Gang SOLD OUT & tickets for Lisa Lambe, MNÁ, Ultan Conlon, Gerry Adams & Dr Strangely Strange are moving fast.

📩 Sign up for our newsletter & be first in line: mailchi.mp/irishcultura...

#IrishMusic #LondonEvents #WhatsOn

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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 2

Delighted to support "Who is us?" - a new exhibition exploring the future of humanity by Paul Doran and pupils of Paul's old school, St Josephs Belfast, hosted by our friends @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social
🗓️9 September - 9 October 2025
FREE to view: irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/who-is...

Who is us? By Paul Doran and St Josephs Belfast - Irish Cultural Centre

Here at the Irish Cultural Centre, we invite you to check out Who is us? By Paul Doran and St Josephs Belfast. Book your tickets today!

irishculturalcentre.co.uk

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The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨🎶 No surprise here… SOLD OUT! 🎶🚨

Eddi Reader & The Alan Kelly Gang at the Irish Cultural Centre is SOLD OUT. Thanks to those who snapped up tickets – it’s going to be an unforgettable night of live music at the ICC.

🎟️ Join the waiting list: irishculturalcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚨👉 Your last chance to get tickets for the amazing Catherine McGrath this week at The Irish Cultural Centre in London Hammersmith!

🔗 🎟 BOOK HERE: irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/cather...

Catherine McGrath - Irish Cultural Centre

Here at the Irish Cultural Centre, we invite you to check out Catherine McGrath. Book your tickets today!

irishculturalcentre.co.uk

The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · Aug 27

🎶✨ Autumn kicks off at the Irish Cultural Centre!

First event back: Catherine McGrath – Thu 4 Sept
Followed by Eddi Reader & The Alan Kelly Gang, Lisa Lambe, Altan, MNÁ & much more.
🎟 Tickets selling fast – book now:
mailchi.mp/irishcultura...

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The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · Aug 26

🔥Beckett like you’ve never seen him before

Join us at The Irish Cultural Centre on Fri 12 Sep at 8pm for the UK launch of Not Beckett: The Plays. 5 brilliant Irish writers bring Samuel Beckett’s ideas to life in live readings + discussion. 7.30pm
irishculturalcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

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The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · Aug 22

🤔How should history remember Gerry Adams?

Join us at The Irish Cultural Centre for the exclusive UK preview screening of Gerry Adams: A Ballymurphy Man – winner of Best International Documentary at Galway Film Fleadh 2025

🎬+ Q&A
🗓Sat 13 Sep | 2pm irishculturalcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · Aug 15

See John Spillane at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith, London!

🗓 Sat 11 Oct 2025 - LIMITED TICKETS: irishculturalcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/... #IrishMusic #JohnSpillane

The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · Aug 14

🚨LOW TICKET WARNING for Eddi Reader and The Alan Kelly Gang this September!

Get them here ➡ irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/eddi-r...

The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · Aug 13

🚨 September at ICC Hammersmith is selling out! Catherine McGrath (4 Sept), Eddi Reader (5–6 Sept), SINS OF IRELAND (18 Sept) & more! Book now before it’s too late!

Missed our newsletter (Mon 11 Aug)? Full line-up 👉 mailchi.mp/irishcultura... #IrishinLondon #IrishCulture

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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 1

Congratulations to @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social. We have enjoyed partnering with ICC for a variety of events and exhibitions in London over the years and are looking forward to plenty more in the years to come!

The Irish Cultural Centre @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · Jul 1

🎉 We’re celebrating 30 Years of the Irish Cultural Centre – the Home of Irish Arts & Culture in London (1995–2025)!

To mark the milestone, we’re unveiling our new anniversary logo + our most ambitious year of events yet.

💚 Join us! #ICC30 #IrishArtsLondon #IrishCulture

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The Shaw Society @shawsociety.bsky.social · Jul 16

@irishculturalcentr.bsky.social Chair Peter Power-Hynes accepting a bas relief of #BernardShaw by Lawrence Holofcener from Maureen Clark Darby on behalf of Lawrence’s wife Julia a #ShawSociety Trustee. The sculpture will honour one of Ireland’s literary greats at the heart of Irish culture in London

Shaw Society Chair Maureen Clark Darby presenting a bas relief of Bernard Shaw to Chair of the Irish Cultural Centre Peter Power-Hynes

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