Manchester Irish Festival

Manchester Irish Festival Europe's biggest Irish Festival, 200 Events, 80 venues in March Festival Highlights include:

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Manchester will celebrate the city's annual Irish Festival in March this year with an action packed two weeks of Irish Art, Comedy, Dance, Music, Sport and Theatre. Sunday 6 March 2022 to Sunday 20 March
The festival which is now established as one of the biggest Irish Festivals in Europe. Two week Irish Festival at St Kent’s Irish Club, the venue celebrates its 50th anniversary with a host of Irish Music, Song and Dance events taking place on every day of the festival see www.stkents.com

2. The Levenshulme Pub Company and it’s four venues in South Manchester will be staging two weeks of free events. This includes the launch of the St Patricks week at the Farmers Arms in Burnage with an outside broadcast by Joe Casserley and Clare Flynn’s new multimedia show ‘OnEire’ on Sunday 13 March. Doors open at 2pm, The Lord Mayor and leader of Manchester City Council will officially launch the event. Irish Entertainment will include the Keegan Academy of Irish Dance, the Fianna Padraig Pipe Band, Irish Singer - Queen Grace and Fiddle player Colleen Langan plus a host of traditional musicians performing with Angela usher.

3. The award winning Fianna Phadraig Pipe band are coming up to their 75th anniversary and will be taking the festival on tour. Watch out for their visits to different locations throughout the city on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 March. On St Patricks Day itself on Thursday 17 March they will be touring Levenshulme, Burnage and Fallowfield.

4. O’Sheas will be staging a two week festival in their outdoor venue in the city centre

5. The newly re-opened Irish World Heritage Centre in Cheetham Hill are planning to run a parade from the Centre to the MEN Arena and back to the Centre on Sunday 13 March at 12 noon along with a week of events at the centre.

6. Return to County Levenshulme, the popular Irish village in South Manchester which is home to one of the UKs biggest Irish Communities is hosting a series of free Irish Music, Sport and Fun events to celebrate the festival. With 15 pubs and bars located along the A6 the area will be turned green to welcome home visitors back to the area known as affectionately as Irelands 33rd County.

11/09/2026

📢 The wait is nearly over and we are delighted to say that The On Eire team Clare, Catherine, Liam and Joe will be joining the UK’s number one station for Irish and Country music Heartland Radio Manchester 📢

This will give On Eire the opportunity to reach a wider audience along with the ability to play a greater range of Irish ☘️ and country 🤠 music 🎶 and make your listening choices far easier weather you’re at home, work or in the car you can take us with you.

📻 Heartland Radio Manchester is available on your smart speaker, D.A.B or the Heartland App.

Our first show back after the summer break will be on

🗓️ Sunday 20th September
⏰ 3pm – 5pm for the first few weeks the show will be pre recorded but our page will be live.

📔 Catherine Johnson will be bringing you our legendary What’s On, sponsored by Mulligan’s Of Manchester.

💚 Clare & Joe will keep you going with all the usual chat and the good news is there will be far more music, so we really hope you join the On Eire team Sunday 20th of September only on Heartland Radio.

Take care from the On Eire team

Joe, Clare, Liam & Catherine 🪉

Well Done Fr Luke St. Bernard’s Catholic Church 💚❤️
10/09/2026

Well Done Fr Luke St. Bernard’s Catholic Church 💚❤️

Great to be part of something very special! 🎬✨ Burnage is well and truly on the map! 🙌

If you get the chance, go and see the film, there are a few choice words along the way… But don’t worry, Fr L gets the final word! 🤣

Good Luck to Michael McGoldrick Music and the on their tour of 🇨🇭
10/09/2026

Good Luck to Michael McGoldrick Music and the on their tour of 🇨🇭

LAOISE KELLY (IE) „TG4 Musician Of The Year 2020” THE McGOLDRICK FAMILY (IE) „Musician Of The Year” BBC Folk Awards CASSIE & MAGGIE MacDONALD (CAN) „Best Album” Canadian Folk Music Awards supported by Culture Ireland

10/09/2026
08/09/2026

Coming up this Saturday, Michael McGoldrick & Tim Edey grace the stage at The Met, Bury and there’s not long left to book! 🌿

Former BBC Folk Awards Musician of the Year, master flautist and piper Michael McGoldrick Music meets accomplished guitarist and accordion player Tim Edey in this must-see celebration of Celtic folk music.

Bringing together breathtaking virtuosity and pure musical magic, this special reunion of longtime friends is not to be missed. Tickets available at the link in the comments 🔗

Some photos from the sessions The Gateway to Manchester TradFest
07/09/2026

Some photos from the sessions The Gateway to Manchester TradFest

07/09/2026

Packed out at The Nelson for The Gateway to Manchester TradFest

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