May 2007
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- Downloading ComhaltasLive Programmes
- 30 Bealtaine 2007
We’ve had some requests lately to support downloading our daily ComhaltasLive videos. While the video files themselves are quite large and not practical for downloading, I’ve set up the audio for each programme or segment to be downloaded or played directly, which should better support visitors with dial-up internet access.
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- RIP: Pat Sweeney
- 22 Bealtaine 2007
We regret to announce the death of Pat Sweeney, Manchester, former President of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. Pat gave a lifetime of service to the promotion of Irish culture and to Ireland.
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- Report on West London 50th Anniversary
- 21 Bealtaine 2007
West London branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann (CCE), including especially the family of the late Joan Burke, would like to thank our fellow branches and everyone else who helped make the 50th anniversary celebration of our branch a success over the weekend of 27-29th April.
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- Looking for a Designer/Illustrator
- 14 Bealtaine 2007
If any of you Irish music lovers feel moved to contribute some original artwork that you think would work well for t-shirts, mugs, wall clocks — anything, really — I’d love to put your design on some stuff, with appropriate credit given.
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- Munster Plearacha Finals
- 11 Bealtaine 2007
The Munster Finals of Plearacha na nOg were held on Sunday, April 29th in Cappamore, Co. Limerick
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- NASC Winners 2007
- 11 Bealtaine 2007
Comhaltas runs an annual prize drawing called NASC, benefitting the local branches. The winners were announced this last weekend at the annual Congress weekend here in Monkstown, Co. Dublin, and here are the results.
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- Shameless Commerce
- 11 Bealtaine 2007
OK, so merchandising is hardly the core mission of Comhaltas, but I’ve made a couple of Comhaltas-branded things available in the Comhaltas Shop area of our website. Right now, you can buy a Comhaltas golf shirt, mousepad, or bumper sticker.
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- Packie Duignan week-end, Drumshanbo, by Deirdre Parnell P.R.O. Drumshanbo CCE
- 10 Bealtaine 2007
Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim would be best known in musical circles as the home of the Joe Mooney Summer School but it has added another string to its bow in the last few years. The first official Packie Duignan Week-end took place in January 2007 and was a huge success due in the main to the great respect musicians throughout the country have for the man himself.