Festival Focus September – the End of the Festival Season ’26 ~ Squeeze the last drop my friends!
Created in 1991, The Pittsburgh Irish Festival, Inc. has gained recognition as an important presenter of Celtic culture due, in large part, to our highly successful festival. This event has become one of the nation’s finest Irish American festivals, and certainly the most comprehensive exhibit of Irish music, lore, food, and dance in the region. Tickets/info at pghirishfest.org.
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Happy Labor Day
Labor Day, an annual celebration of workers and their achievements, originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal chapters. In the late 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks in order to eke out a basic living.
That Was the Week that Was
Last weekend, Belfast hosted the annual Sinn FĂ©in Ard Fheis (party conference). The sun was out, and the Waterfront Conference Centre was the perfect venue for our meeting.This was the largest Ard Fheis in several years. There was a huge sense
Coroner to deliver findings on fatal shootings involving British Army in Springhill and Westrock
The inquest concluded in April 2024, just hours before the former Government’s guillotine on conflict-related court cases as part of new legacy laws came into effect.
All Roads Lead to Belfast this Weekend
From Friday evening through Saturday, over 150 motions will be debated and voted on. If agreed, they will become party policy. In advance of the Ard Fheis, the motions will be discussed at a local level, with delegates provided with voting guidelines.
Livestream Sinn Féin’s Ard Fheis 2026
Watch the Livestream of Sinn Féin’s Ard Fheis 2026 Building Ireland's Future - Ag Tógáil Todhchaà na hÉireann - taking place in Belfast on Friday 24th 6pm-9pm and Saturday 25th April 10am-7pm.
Irish Unity Education Webinar with Rose Conway Walsh TD
Join us for a conversation with Rose Conway-Walsh, Sinn FĂ©in TD for Mayo and member of the Oireachtas Good Friday Agreement Committee.We will discuss...
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Labor Day, an annual celebration of workers and their achievements, originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal chapters. In the late 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks in order to eke out a basic living.
Created in 1991, The Pittsburgh Irish Festival, Inc. has gained recognition as an important presenter of Celtic culture due, in large part, to our highly successful festival. This event has become one of the nation’s finest Irish American festivals, and certainly the most comprehensive exhibit of Irish music, lore, food, and dance in the region. Tickets/info at pghirishfest.org.