Tyneside Irish Cultural Society

16/03/2025

Glad to see The Tyneside Irish Centre has made the cut ;)

20/02/2025

19/02/2025

Go and have a listen to this month's episode of "Bright Side of the Road" !

BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD - EPISODE 6 - Series 5. FEB 2025

"The Irish Cultural Centre was rocking as we recorded this month's edition of . We were honoured to be joined by director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In The Name of The Father) to talk about his film, The Field, with Emmett Cruddas of the Kiln Cinema and our own Se Merry Doyle; singer Ainsley Hammill chats about her new album and the enduring power of Fable; actress/playwright Joanna Foster on her surrealist heroine, Leonora Carrington; Sean O'Neill discusses Brian Friel's new book with Rosalind Scanlon; Dorothy Allen previews her discussion with Joseph O'Connor plus great music from the acts playing at ICC in the next month. The show is produced by Se Merry Doyle, who co-hosts with Ros Scanlon and Piers Thompson."

The Irish Cultural Centre was rocking as we recorded this month's edition of . We were honoured to be joined by director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In The Name of The Father) to talk about his film, The Field, with Emmett Cruddas of the Kiln Cinema and our own Se Merry Doyle; si...

06/02/2025

03/02/2025

Tickets are available for "Behold ye Ramblers", returning to the Irish Centre (Tyneside Irish Centre, Tyneside Irish Cultural Society) on the 25th of February!
Get tickets here on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1215184392229
or
Phone 0191 261 0384

30/01/2025

Have you listened to this month's episode of the "Bright side of the road" radio show? Here is the. link to this months BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD - Episode 6 January 2025
This special New Year episode is packed with incredible guests and live music!
🎶 Multi-Grammy award winner Tim O'Brien, who has toured the globe for 50 years with his unique blend of American folk, bluegrass, blues, and country, joins us alongside his wife, mandolinist and singer Jan Fabricius. They discuss their incredible career and joning them in the studio is Irish trad legend Seamie O’Dowd (Dervish). Tim, Jan and Seamie perform live on the show!
🎭 Actor, Pádraig O'Loingsigh discusses his starring role in the sold-out stage musical Moonlight – The Phil Lynott Enigma, coming soon to Dublin’s Vicar Street Theatre
📚 Irish writer & Vogue journalist Polly Devlin share fascinating stories from her memoir Writing Home. A former feature's editor for Vogue during the swinging ’60s, Polly has interviewed legendary stars such as John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan!
📚 Brian O'Connor translator of "Wave", a new book of Irish language poetry by 17th-century poet Aogán Ó Rathaille, is also on the show, in anticipation of his book launch at the ICC on 24 Jan, when he will be interviewed Ireland’s eminent professor Declan Kiberd.
📚 ICC literary expert Anne Flaherty shares insights on the best Irish books and writers to look out for in 2025.
🎵 Expect live music in the studio and tracks from Tim O’Brien, Mary Coughlan and Madonna, Phil Lynott.