ST PATRICKS WEEKEND FESTIVAL
This is the biggest St Pat’s weekend the North East has seen for years.

ST PATS EVE FRIDAY 16th

The Irish Centre has a special welcome for our many visitors with a new duo -  Danny Carthy and Joe Giltrap (both natives of Co. Kildare) plus excellent group, Brewed Slowly playing upstairs.  Joe is well-known to readers of the Irish Post from his lively weekly column and Danny was half of the famous Fiddlers Green. Tickets are £5 and include a free drink sponsored by GUINNESS.
Also on Friday the 16th there is a St.Patrick’s Dinner and “shindig” at St. James’s Park.  Tickets are £20 from NUFC banquets on 0191 2018525. Included is a three - course meal, welcome drink, ceili, Irish dancers and disco. The raffle will be for the benefit of the Tyneside Irish Cultural Society with many great prizes.

ST. PATRICKS DAY

10.30am St. Patrick’s Day Mass at St Michaels, Westmorland Road. Celebrated by the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle the Right Reverend Kevin Dunn
NB Shamrock is available but a charge of £1 per sprig now applies
11.am – 2pm  GUINNESS Shamrock Stage at Greys Monument. Non-stop  show with the Rapparees from Belfast, Danny and Joe, Irish dancers ...
12noon Irish Centre opens....Strictly members only!
1pm  Ceili in the Concert Room with the Tony Corcoran Band.
Five Strung Out in the Lounge
8pm Rapparees in Concert Room
Danny Carthy and Joe Giltrap in the Lounge
Music All Day. Bars close at midnight. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE.

In the Toon
 See the GUINNESS leaflet for details of free Irish traditional entertainment at many bars in Newcastle and the North East as well as at Newcastle Races. There’s also a map. So watch out for the big hats and listen out for the music and come and join in the party.
Newcastle Theatre Royal is hosting Conor McPherson’s new hit play – “The Seafarer”. Buy a ticket and you can also get a free drink from us!!
THE DAY AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE; Sunday March 18.  ALAN KELLY and friends are in the Irish Centre (1pm-4pm) but don’t forget, it’s Mothers Day. Emergency flowers and chocolates available from all-night garages throughout Tyneside!
When you get your breath back, come back to the Irish Centre for The Final Fling. From 8.15 -9.15pm CRAICING QUIZ with a chance to win a holiday weekend for two in Galway including flights from Newcastle on the new AER ARRAN route. 9.30- 11pm Music with Tony Corcoran and festival guests.