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Lúnasa spends early March in Ohio, with stops at the beautifully restored Holland Theater in Bellefontaine, an hour northwest of Columbus, on March 6, followed by a show at the Shamrock Club March 11. New York City’s newest Irish Rock sensation The Narrowbacks return to the city following their debut performance at the 2025 Dublin Irish Festival. They play Saturday night, March 14, at Byrne’s Pub.

healthy debate and exploration of what our pre-Christian ancestors believed, rejecting the colonial characterizations offered by Norman and English invaders to justify their military conquests, is like that noble goal of Wolfe Tone and the United Irishman to create an independent Ireland which welcomes Catholic, Protestant, and Dissenter.

Irish Culture in Appalachia To kick off the New Year, the Columbus Irish column will take a trip southeast into Appalachia. For a few columns...

In Columbus, there are many ways to celebrate and enjoy Irish music, cultur

October is party time for central Ohio’s Irish American community (and our Ceili kicks off November)! Columbus’ Daughters of Erin chapter holds their 47th Anniversary party this month, while the city’s Comhaltas organization brings their yearly Ceili (with local trad musician members of the group providing the tunes) to the Shamrock Club on November 7. The Greater Columbus Irish Cultural Foundation will also use the Shamrock Club for their fundraising morning of Irish Road Bowling on Saturday, October 25.