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What’s the Craic? January 24 Shenanigans!

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What is The Craic

By John O’Brien, Jr.

Ohio

Brooklyn – Hooley Pub & Kitchen
10310 Cascade Crossing, Brooklyn thehooley.com

Cleveland
Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus direct flights Cleveland to Dublin (Sun., Mon., Wed., Fri.). aerlingus.com
5 Points Coffee & Tea
Always 10am to Noon. 3600 West Park Road. 44111 5pointscafe.com 

The Harp
4408 Detroit Road, 44113 the-harp.com

Flat Iron Café
3rd – Thor Platter Band, 10th – Donal O’Shaughnessy, 17th – Cats on Holiday, 24th – The Rock Port Band, 31st – Chad Hoffman. Free round trip shuttle service to all Cavs home games for our customers! (Closed Mondays) 1114 Center St. 44113 flatironcafe.com

Treehouse
1st – Matt Sevier; 8th – Rob Samay; 15th – Becky Boyd; 22nd – Ethan Timm; Karaoke every Sunday night at 8pm. 820 College Avenue, 44113 treehousecleveland.com

PJ McIntyre’s
10 – Crawley & Sofranko 17 – Mossy Moran 24 – Oxbow String 25 – Half Craic’d. Local 10 Union establishment. Home of the Celtic Supporter’s Club & the GAA. Book Parties & Events in our Bridgie Ned’s Irish Parlor Party Room. 17119 Lorain Road, 44111. pjmcintyres.com

Flannery’s Pub
31stNew Year’s Eve Champagne Toast @7pm (Midnight in Ireland) for the Yanks. NO Cover; NO Package; NO Reservations; No Rip Off; No Hassle – Just Craic! 323 East Prospect, 44115 flannerycle.com

Music Box CLE
22nd – Lee DeWyze, 23rd – Josh Ritter (trio), 26th – St. Brigid’s Day Irish Brunch, 2/2 – Stephen Kellogg. 1148 Main Avenue, 44113 Musicboxcle.com

Euclid
Bluestone Hibernians
2/1 – The 10th Annual Scholarship Raffle @IACES.

Fairview Park
Gunselman’s
Home of the Best Burger in NEO. Great Lunch menu every day . 21490 Lorain Road, 44126 gunselmans.com

Lakewood 
Plank Road Tavern
Happy Hour: M-F 4-7, Sat 12-6. Open Sessiún Every Thursday 7-10, ½ Off Wings, $1 off drinks. $3 Guinness and Jamieson. 16719 Detroit Avenue, 44107 plankroadtavern.com 

Medina / Montrose
Sully’s
3 & 4- CLOSED, 10- The Island Doctor, 11- Donal O’Shaughnessy, 17 – The Smug Saints, 18 – The New Barleycorn, 24 – Crawley and Sofranko, 25- The Music Men (Music Trivia), 31- The Other Brothers. 117 West Liberty, 44256 sullysmedina.com.

Mentor
Hooley Pub & Kitchen
7861 Reynolds Rd thehooley.com

North Olmsted
Cleveland Celtic Ensemble
17th – 7 pm. St. Brendan Parish. 4242 Brendan Lane, 44070. No tickets needed; freewill offering accepted

Olmsted Twp
West Side Irish American Club
5th -Marching Practice & Registrations begin; 16th -General Meeting 7P; 25th – Steak Shoot 7P, Helen 216-251-4075. Great live music & food in The Pub every Friday.
Cleveland St. Pat’s / St. Jarlath’s GAA
New players always welcome. Defer to team’s WhatsApp group chat or calendar on clevelandgaa.com for updates. Home Field: West Side Irish American Club 8559 Jennings Road 44138. wsia-club.org.

Painesville
The Celtic Nations Society of Northern Ohio (CNSONO) – Lake County’s Irish American Club, holds its General Mtg the 4th Monday of month, 7:00p.m. @Lost Nations Sports Park, 38630 Jet Center Pl, Willoughby, OH 44094 (440) 951 1531. Meetings are open to the public-you are invited to attend. *Please bring a small desert to share with everyone..

Rocky River
Gormley’s
HAPPY HOUR: Monday Thru Friday 2pm – 7pm! $2 off drafts / $2 off liquor / $1 off wine 19500 Center Ridge Rd, 44116 GormleysPub.com

Casey’s Irish Imports
19626 Center Ridge Road caseysirishimports.com

Strongsville
Hooley Pub & Kitchen
500 Southpark Center #GI10 (Southpark Mall Main Entrance), 44136 thehooley.com

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Columbus
Shamrock Club of Columbus

3rd – Movie Waking Ned Devine 7pm. Get your tickets to the 2025 Irish Family Reunion Raffle at the club.
COED Darts – 2nd & 4th Mondays, Men’s Darts – Wednesdays, Women’s Darts – 1st & 3rd Thursdays, Coed Corn Hole – 1st & 3rd Thursdays, Quiz Nights – 2nd Fridays.

COED Darts – 2nd & 4th Mondays, Men’s Darts – Wednesdays, Women’s Darts – 1st & 3rd Thursdays, Coed Corn Hole – 1st & 3rd Thursdays, Quiz Nights – 2nd Fridays. 90 W. Castle Road, Columbus 43207. theshamrockclubofcolumbus.com.
The Pipes and Drums welcome new members at any time. Practices are on Monday evenings at the Shamrock Club of Columbus at 60 West Castle Rd. Columbus, OH 43207. Don’t play but would like to meet w/ us. Lessons are free:  Tim Becker at 614-832-8816.

☘ The C.R.A.I.C. ☘
(Cleveland Reads About Ireland Club)
Discussion Dates

8thOld God’s Time, By Sebastian Barry; 2/12 The Story Collector, By Evie Woods; 3/12 – The Farmer’s Son, By John Connell
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of ea month @6:15 pm, Panera’s North Olmsted

Social Dance List
Sessiúns List

Sessiúns w Site Links:

  • Gormley’s Pub – 2nd Sunday of the month, 5 to 8. Mondays: Music lessons w/ Samantha McNamara, followed by 8pm session. All ages, 19500 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River, OH 44116
  • The Magic Tree Pub & Eatery – 3rd Sunday of the month, 5:30 to 7:30 7463 South Avenue, Boardman, Ohio 44512
  • Rialto Theater – Gordon Shaffer First Tuesday of the month Irish Session. 7 to 9PM 1000 Kenmore Blvd. Akron, 44314
  • Otie’s Tavern – Tuesdays 7-9. 5344 Center Street, Hilliard, OH 43206
  • Nora’s Public House – Scottish & Irish Sessiún 1st Wednesday of the month 7:30 4054 Erie StreetWilloughby, OH 44094
  • Sully’s Irish Pub – 2nd Wednesday of the month, 7-9
  • Logan’s Irish Pub – 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7:30 414 S. Main Street, Findlay, OH 45840
  • Akron AOH – Last Wednesday of the month. 7-9 w/ Celtic Rush
  • Plank Road – Thursdays 7 – 10. All ages and experience welcome 16719 Detroit Road, Lakewood, OH 44107
  • Spoon Market & Deli – every Thursday, 7-9 PM, all are welcome, 144 W Liberty St., Wooster, OH 44691
  • The Harp – 1stFriday of every month, 9pm 4408 Detroit, Cleveland 44113
  • The Lazy Chameleon – Sundays 6 to 8:30 PM 4028 Presidential Parkway
Out & About Ohio

Irish Language Classes

Speak Irish: Scél
    • Introductory to intermediate level, Tuesdays, 6:15 -8 p.m. P.J. McIntyre’s Irish Pub 17119 Lorain Road, Cleveland, OH 44111 [email protected].
      New 10-week session starts January 7th!
     
    • Introductory to intermediate level, Thursdays 7:00 p.m.,  
       
      745 Pleasant Ridge Avenue Bexley, OH 43209
Speak Irish: Speak Irish Cleveland

Indiana

Fiddler’s Hearth
No events sent to us. Mon: Open Irish Music Session 7ish; Tue: Open Old Timey Music Session 7ish;Wed:  Open Mic – 7:30pm – 9:30pm, sign-up 6:30pm. 127 North Main Street South Bend, IN. 44601. 574.232.2853 FiddlersHearth.com  

Pennsylvania

AOH Div 1

LAOH of Alleghany Co.
2/2 – Saint Brigid of Ireland Mass & Breakfast. Salvatore’s Event Center 10:00am. RSVP by January 21 directly to Shirley Sestric [email protected]

PICT Classic Theatre
 No Events sent to us. Season Subscriptions & Single tickets for all of our shows are now on sale: ONLINE: PICTTheatre.org;  412-561-6000 x207;  PO Box 8168, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. [email protected]

Gaelic Arts Society of Pittsburgh
[email protected].

PittsburghGAA
No Events sent to us. Contact PittsburghGAA for more info: [email protected]pittsburghgaa.com

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John O'Brien, Jr.

*John is a Founder and the Publisher and Editor of Irish, entrepreneur, archivist, spokesman, emcee, Spoken Word presenter, and author of five books, so far.

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