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We’ve teamed up with our patron,
@edsheeran
, to fly you & a friend from anywhere to his show in Cyprus on 7th September! 🎉
Flights, hotel and meet & greet included.
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Our shop is officially open! Come along to get all your favourite Irish products 😍
Product requests welcome ☘️
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No Irish fundraiser is complete without a raffle.
Incredible generosity from our friend,
@NiallOfficial
👏🏻
You can donate now at to be in with a chance to win this once-in-a-lifetime trip.
Tonight at 8pm BST I’m joining
@radioleary
and an amazing line-up of artists for the
@LDNIrishCentre
's Charity Night In. Each donation of £10 to enters you in a raffle to come meet me in London. Get on it ! Tune in on
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A London Vigil to Remember Ashling Murphy
Saturday 15th 4pm.
Outside the London Irish Centre.
#ashlingmurphy
#shewasgoingforarun
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We’re delighted to announce the London Irish Charity Night In on Thurs, 11 June.
We will be joined by Irish celebs, including Niall Horan and Dermot O’Leary, for an online fundraiser and global Irish singalong from 8pm.
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We've raised £65k but we need to raise more for the
@LDNIrishCentre
community! Go to to donate or bid on very special prizes from
@NiallOfficial
,
@edsheeran
and more!
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Join us tonight to pay tribute to a true Irish legend, Sinéad O'Connor.
@anniemacmanus
will be holding a gathering at the London Irish Centre in honour of Sinéad and her impact on the Irish community and beyond.
Admission is free, sign up below.
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Thank you to all those who entered our raffle to meet
@NiallOfficial
.
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Our lucky winner will be contacted on Friday.
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We've raised £110k! Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has donated tonight you are BRILLIANT!
#LondonIrishNightIn
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We are delighted to announce our winner of the
@NiallOfficial
Meet and Greet raffle. ⠀
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Claire Tighe is the lucky winner. She has been contacted and is delighted. ⠀
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Thank you to all those who entered and donated to the London Irish Charity Night In.
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Thrilled to announce that our development plans have been unanimously approved by Camden Council tonight!
This is a milestone night for hundreds of people who have been involved in the project.
Full statement tomorrow.
Go raibh míle maith agaibh!
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A big Happy St.Patrick’s Day from the London Irish Centre! ☘️☘️
@IrelandEmbGB
@irishinbritain
@StPatsDayLDN
@theirishpost
@theirishworld
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Statement from the London Irish Centre charity and Sliced Events:
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A London Irish icon has left us.
Our thoughts are with Shane MacGowan's loved ones, with fond memories of special moments at the LIC.
Join us tomorrow at 7:30pm to honour Shane's music.
This is a free ticketed event - sign up below.
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Today we serve over 200 Bacon & Cabbage dinners to our older Irish Community ☘️
#StPatricksTeaDance
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The Pogues at the London Irish Centre, March 1984.
RIP Shane MacGowan 💚
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
We are so excited to welcome
@NiallOfficial
to the Centre for a very special event on 23rd March!
Get your tickets now:
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Thank you to all those who played a part in making the London Irish Charity Night In a massive success.⠀
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We have raised £110,000 so far.
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You have until midnight on Sunday to bid on our incredible auction prizes and once-in-a-lifetime raffle to meet
@NiallOfficial
.
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The COVID-19 pandemic poses a huge risk to the elderly and vulnerable.
The Irish in Britain are the oldest ethnic group & most likely to live alone.
Please support our work on
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We were delighted to offer a warm Irish welcome to
@UKLabour
Party leader
@Keir_Starmer
today.
Pictured with our CEO
@ellenryanlic
and team.
In recent months we have distributed 5,000 hot meals and 2,000 food parcels.
Thank you
@Keir_Starmer
for highlighting our work.
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BREAKING NEWS!!
@McCambridge1945
brown bread was exclusive to Selfridges, until today! 😏
We are very excited to stock freshly made McCambridge bread at our Siopa in Camden Square! ☘️
Come get it 👉🏻 9.30-4.30 Mon to Fri
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Have you entered yet? 👀
Win the chance to meet
@NiallOfficial
backstage on 25th Feb! Flights, accommodation, concert tickets and signed gifts included!
All proceeds go to our services. 💚
Closes on Sunday at 23:59.
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Legend
@NiallOfficial
! Thank you for all the support 💚
Come meet me in Dublin ! 🇮🇪 I’ve teamed up with
@LDNIrishCentre
to fly you and a friend from anywhere in the world to my show on Feb 25. It’s £5 to enter and all money raised goes directly to the charity. Open until 11:59pm on Feb 18 . Enter at
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Today is LIC’s anniversary! 🎈
Our doors first opened 67 years ago, on 27 September 1955.
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Last chance to enter! Win the chance to meet
@NiallOfficial
backstage in Dublin on Feb 25 ☘️
Competition closes in less than 2 hours!
All proceeds go to our services 💚
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And don't forget that if you donate £10 you automatically enter a raffle to meet
@NiallOfficial
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Thank you to everyone who joined us today to remember
#AshlingMurphy
.
“We shouldn’t be here. And Ashling should”. Moving and well attended vigil for
#AshlingMurphy
@LDNIrishCentre
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Niall Horan to perform ‘once in a lifetime’ London gig at intimate Irish venue via
@theirishpost
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Join
@siobhni
at the London Irish Centre tomorrow for a screening of her new RTE documentary, Finding Brigid!
Siobhán unravels the real Brigid, and asks why, in an increasingly secular and diverse Ireland, Brigid's popularity is on the rise.
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✨COMPETITION TIME!✨
Are you a
@NiallOfficial
superfan??
We've got a pair of tickets to giveaway for his SOLD OUT gig TONIGHT in the O2 Academy Brixton!
Just RT and tag who you'd bring along to enter!
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The London Irish Centre, the heart of Irish London, proudly joins the
#GlobalGreening
initiative! ☘️
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*POSTPONED*
For the health and safety of all, the Niall Horan and Dermot O’Leary event on March 23rd will be postponed.
New date coming next week.
All tickets valid with refunds available.
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We're opening an Irish Community Café next week.
Tell us what absolutely MUST be on the menu!
🍴 ❤️ 🇮🇪
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Rest in peace, Alice.
You will be dearly missed by all your friends at the London Irish Centre 💚
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So our stats show we’ve had a very busy launch month at our new Siopa!
We’ve got a list of our top 10 selling items and it’s verrrrry interesting indeed! 👀
Can you guess what our No.1 selling item is? 😏
We bet no one will get it right!
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A special day at the LIC, as we gather for the handover of the Ultan Cowley Archive, which tells the stories of the Irish men who built Britain.
Many of that generation of emigrants spent their first nights here - it's fitting to welcome their stories back through our doors.
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This Saturday Apr 27th we are bringing a group of 29 clients on an all expenses paid trip to Ballybunion Co.Kerry!
The trip is organised by the Kerry Emigrant Support Group with the aim of providing a holiday for those who otherwise would be unable to return home.
(1/2)
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Our incredible auction and
@NiallOfficial
raffle are still live.
They will close at midnight on Sunday.
We have prizes from
@edsheeran
,
@angelascanlon
,
@ItsGillen
and more.
Check out for full details.
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Tonight, we remember the people who were killed or injured at Bloody Sunday.
14 dead and 15 injured at a civil rights march in the Derry daylight.
50 years on, we think of the victims and the families, and hope for peace for all.
#bloodysunday50
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Want some Friday Feel Good community spirit?
Our brilliant patron, Dermot O'Leary, joined our team in delivering food parcels to older, much-loved members of the Irish community today.
Thank you,
@radioleary
!
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Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! ☘️
Whether you’re at the LIC for a day full of activities, visiting the St Patrick’s Day festival concert in Trafalgar Square (which we’re delighted to be programme partner for!) or at home, we hope you have a lovely day 💚
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What a special and emotional evening in honour of Sinéad O’Connor 💚
Thank you to
@anniemacmanus
and everyone who sang, shared and joined us in paying tribute to a true Irish legend.
@thewhitmore
@LisaCanny
@Lisadwan
@WeeMissBea
@rmacmanusmusic
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Every week, we deliver hundreds of hot meals to vulnerable, isolated people across London.⠀
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Here are some of our much-loved regulars.
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And finally,
@edsheeran
also received today’s Freedom Award! With proud Irish heritage, Ed signifies the future of a multigenerational Irish culture in London.
Thank you, Ed, for your endless support for London Irish Centre! 🇮🇪
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HUGELY EXCITING NEWS!
@radioleary
will be joined by
@edsheeran
on 19th June for a very special performance at the London Irish Centre.
To be in with a chance to
#win
one of 5 pairs of tickets donate to our appeal at:
#StPatricksDay
#StPatsDayLDN
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Here are The Pogues at the LIC in 1984.
The legendary JFK portait behind them, which features on their debut album, was commissioned by the the Clare Association, and still hangs in the LIC.
Our JFK Hall was opened in 1965.
@poguesofficial
shot a video in that very hall too.
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We are absolutely delighted that our patron Dermot O'Leary has been awarded the Presidential Distinguished Service Awards.
We are also very pleased to see our late friend Alice Kennedy on the list.
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We’re delighted to announce the launch of a new podcast which celebrates the huge contribution of Irish nurses in building the NHS!
The podcast series, Irish Nurses in the NHS, launches this Wednesday 5th July, to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS.
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You can join in on our Facebook and YouTube channels.
Full details on
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📣 TONIGHT
Join us at 8pm on our Facebook or YouTube page.
We have an amazing line up of Irish stars coming together to support the work of the London Irish Centre ⬇️
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Huge response to this so we’ll put everyone out of their misery!
The top selling item in our Irish Shop since we opened was drumroll 🥁
...the Dairy Milk Tiffin!
Take from that what you will... 👀
as you were x
So our stats show we’ve had a very busy launch month at our new Siopa!
We’ve got a list of our top 10 selling items and it’s verrrrry interesting indeed! 👀
Can you guess what our No.1 selling item is? 😏
We bet no one will get it right!
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The
#LondonIrishNightIn
has begun! Tune in for the next 2.5 hours with
@radioleary
for chats and performances from Irish celebs, all to support
@LDNIrishCentre
& our community. Watch on FB or Youtube
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EXCITING NEWS!!
We've just completed the draw for our Ed Sheeran St.Patrick's Appeal!
Please keep an eye on your emails to see if you're one of one the 5 lucky winners!
Thank you to everyone who donated to our fundraising appeal!
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Our Creative Director
@GaryDunne
is a figurehead for Irish culture and creativity in London.
After moving from Dublin to London, he started volunteer work at London Irish Centre in 2006. We’re thrilled to see him receive a Freedom Award today.
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With your help, we’re keeping older Irish in London safe and connected. ⠀
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Anne, who is one of our regulars, got a special birthday delivery on Friday.
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The St Patrick’s Day Festival is on tomorrow!
See you in Trafalgar Square 😍☘️
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We hope you enjoyed yesterday's St. Patrick's Festival concert as much as we did.
Big gratitude from our very tired, very happy culture team!
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On Christmas Day, we’re opening for 30 people who would be alone, to provide dinner, gifts, music, jumpers and connection. 🎄
We have a few spaces left, if you or someone you know is alone, call us on 020 7916 2222 to book. First come, first served. 💚
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Today at 4-5pm outside the front of the London Irish Centre.
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We are continuing to get hot, nutritious meals out to the most vulnerable three times a week. ⠀
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Here we have some of the drivers who have been have been dropping off these meals over the last couple of months.⠀
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Thanks to Emily Eats and Camden Council for their support.
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'The aim is to make the London Irish Centre a “flagship Irish cultural centre”, alongside the Irish Arts Center in New York and the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris'
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LONDON VIGIL
In memory of Aidan Moffitt & Michael Snee
Saturday 16 April 5pm
London Irish Centre
#solidarity
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Happy 66th birthday to our Camden Centre 💚
Thank you to all those who have supported us over the years.
We can’t wait to see what the next decades hold.
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Today marks the official launch of the Irish Nurses in the NHS podcast!
This podcast brings to life the untold stories of those who came to train and nurse in the UK.
Episodes 1-3 now available. Click below to listen!
@londonmetuni
@burdetttrust
@livuni
@inmo_irl
@dfatirl
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After months of telephone befriending, Mary & Ian finally got to meet in person.
For Mary,
#BefriendingIs
"to meet someone different. I’m grateful that young people would go to the trouble and give their time. The LIC are great for doing it. It’s absolutely amazing."
💚
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Last night we raised £250,000 for the
#LondonIrishCentre
- an incredible result, and the start of ambitious fundraising plans to revitalise the venue. Thank you to our generous funders, supporters, friends, patrons and donors who made this happen.
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A London GAA team, made of Irish immigrants and London-born Irish players, has won 3 from 3 and lead their division.
Fair play,
@LondainGAA
#AllianzLeagues
Division 4
FULL-TIME
3 WINS FROM THREE!!!
COME ONNNN!
@LeitrimGAA
: 0-09 (9)
@LondainGAA
: 2-05 (11)
#LondainAb
ú🟢⚪️
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NEWS - St. Patrick's Day programme!
Save the date. Spread the word. See you here!
#LondonTogether
#StPatsDayLDN
#CreativeCommunity
#StPatricksDay
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JUST ANNOUNCED!
Acclaimed Podcast host and author Blindboy Boatclub will join us at the London Irish Centre for his exclusive London show this Autumn!
Special guests on the night to be announced!
In association with
@AMAMusicAgency
Tickets £25 -
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Huge centenary celebrations at LIC today as only of our oldest clients celebrates her 100th birthday! 🎉
Happy birthday Mary Talbot from all of us here at the London Irish Centre charity!
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We are shocked and sad to hear the news about Thomas O'Halloran. Our deepest condolences to Thomas' loved ones and those who knew him in the West London Irish community.
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Did you see our special guest on our food parcel delivery run last week?
Our lovely patron, Dermot O'Leary came along for the day to catch up some of our regulars.
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Hello Irish in London!
How are you all managing through these challenging times?
We hope you're keeping safe and well.
Reply with a gif to tell us how you're doing.
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Thank you to our wonderful host.
Always a huge supporter of the work of the London Irish Centre.
Wow. Thanks so much to everyone involved. Wonderful on line effort for
@LDNIrishCentre
110k raised on the night, and the raffle still going to meet
@NiallOfficial
Big love. X
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Have you entered yet?
Our competition closes at 23:59 this SUNDAY! ⏰
You could be in with a chance of meeting
@NiallOfficial
backstage at his Dublin show on Feb 25. Enter now - all proceeds go to our charity’s services. 💚
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Raffle entries close at midnight tonight.
Donate now at to be in with a chance of winning a trip to a London to meet
@NiallOfficial
.
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Our London Irish Library has cataloged our 7,000th book!
We have 7,000 books for you to delve into Irish arts, culture, history, politics, and much more!
Why not pop in for a visit at our home in Camden Square:
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All of the best wishes of the London Irish Centre team to our great friend and proud Laois woman, Alice Kennedy.
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The London Irish Centre would like to offer our condolences to Queen Elizabeth and her family on the death of Prince Phillip.
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London - home to the biggest Irish population outside of Ireland!
How will YOU celebrate
#StPatricksDay
today?
#StPatsLDN
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Monday’s call for mint crisp! ☘️
Pop into our Camden home for tea, coffee and all your favourite Irish snacks ☕️
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And that's a wrap! A HUGE thank you to
@radioleary
& everyone who joined
#LondonIrishNightIn
and thank you for watching & donating. There's still time to donate & bid - our auction remains open until Sunday at midnight.
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Every year, ourselves & Kerry Emigrant Support take a group of long-term Irish emigrants home.
For many, it's their first time in years.
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'A Toast to Terry' - our place, Wed evening - 7pm. Simply gathering to raise a glass:
#irishinlondon
#terrywogan
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A huge thank you to our friend
@EmmaDabiri
for this lovely video 💚
If you’d like to support our services this Christmas, please click the link below.
Go raibh míle maith agat!
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The light is on at the London Irish Centre - Happy St Patrick’s Day to all our clients, audiences, artists, volunteers, neighbours and friends ☘️💚
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Our St. Patrick's Day Special starts at 4pm with a mix of Irish culture, featuring storytelling, film, music, language and fun.
Our show will go fully live from 7pm where our host,
@angelascanlon
, will be joined by a stellar line-up of Irish talent.
Here's how you can watch it.
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LIC staff Ashley and Robert were delighted to meet
@siobhni
(aka Sister Michael) from Derry Girls who actually used to volunteer at the London Irish Centre!
Siobhan said she’s been a long term supporter of the London Irish Centre and has many fond memories of it!
#DerryGirls
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