SEPTEMBER EVENTS

SECOND ANNUAL IRISH OUTREACH OPEN GOLF FUNDRAISER

SEPTEMBER 3OTH

CLICK HERE TO PLAY OR SPONSOR OUR EVENT!

Only a few more weeks until our SECOND Annual Irish Outreach Open on Saturday, September 30th, 2023

at Cottonwood Golf Club in El Cajon.

Whether you are interested in playing as an individual or foursome, we have spots left but don't delay!

We are also asking if any businesses in our community would like to donate a prize for our raffle or auction, please get in touch!

THE FRIENDLY SONS OF ST. PATRICK ANNUAL IRISH WAKE AND HALFWAY TO ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION: SEPTEMBER 16TH

The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick will mourn those who’ve passed into the evening, and celebrate their athletic brethren with feats of our own.

Irish musical entertainment by

Hot Whiskey!

* Sing A Longs * Eulogies * Irish Stories *

* Discount prices on drinks *

And a special memorial for a beloved Friendly Son

$15 Single

$25 Couple

This is a fundraiser to support the

Irish You A Merry Christmas

event coming up in December!

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TICKETS

SENIOR LUNCH

SEPTEMBER 21ST

Our next Senior Luncheon will take place on Thursday, September 21st at Hooleys in Grossmont Center.

We have spaces left so if you are interested in joining, please call 619-291-1630 or email us!.

Hope to see you there!

MOVING TO IRELAND WEBINAR SERIES: STARTING IN SEPTEMBER!

A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF THE COALITION OF IRISH IMMIGRATION CENTERS

In response to a large volume of individuals asking our fellow centers questions about the logistics to moving to Ireland, as a citizen or not, we are part of an online webinar series that will cover "Moving to Ireland". This will be presented as a collaborative effort between the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers which is made of the following community organizations: Irish Community Services, Aisling Irish Community & Cultural Center, The Irish Outreach Center, Irish Immigration Pastoral Center and Irish Heritage Club Seattle.

Webinars will take place monthly on the following topics:

September: Financial Considerations
October: Where to Start - Research & Planning
November: Health Care
December: Building a Social Network
January: Education Access
February: Immigration Factors
March: Stories of People Who Made the Move
April: Packing Up - Moving Logistics
May: Retiring to Ireland
June: Cross-Atlantic Time Split

Please send us an email at help@irishoutreachcenter.org to register your interest and we will share more details regarding schedule as it becomes available.

COMMUNITY NEWS

NEWS FROM THE IRISH

LOS ANGELES CONSULATE

Irish citizens travelling or living overseas are encouraged to register their contact details with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The information will allow us to contact you, and provide assistance, if necessary in an emergency.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

IRELAND.IE WEBSITE LAUNCHED

Ireland.ie is managed and curated by the Department of Foreign Affairs on behalf of the Government of Ireland. It can help anyone interested in doing the following in Ireland:

visit, invest, trade, study or live!

EXPLORE IRELAND.IE HERE

GREENLIGHT

NEWSLETTER

GreenLight is a bi-monthly Ireland / US culture bulletin shared by the Consulate General of Ireland, New York and Culture Ireland on the latest cultural news, up-and-coming Irish artists, and virtual events from around the US.

CLICK HERE TO READ & SUBSCRIBE

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!

As we enter the latter half of the year, we are looking to update our volunteer database. If you are interested in volunteering or have volunteered in the past, please click on the link below to help us update our records with your contact information, interests and availability. Thank you so much to our wonderful volunteers - we could not do it without you!!

UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

GOLF TOURNAMENT: SEPTEMBER 30TH

IRISH CULTURAL SPORT & PICNIC: MID-OCTOBER

IRISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS: DECEMBER

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OR UPDATE OUR VOLUNTEER DATABASE

ROSE OF TRALEE 2023:

NEW YORK ROSE CROWNED

The 2023 International Rose of Tralee is New York Rose Róisín Wiley!

The Fighting Irish packed up and headed to Ireland to open the 2023 season against rival Navy as part of the Aer Lingus College Football Series in Dublin. The University of Notre Dame, the Naval Academy and Irish American Events Limited partnered to take an American Football game to Aviva Stadium in Dublin, pumping over 100 million Euro into the Irish economy!

Notre Dame ended up beating the Navy 42-3.

PITTSBURGH STEALERS CONNECT WITH THE GAA TO GROW FAN BASE

IN IRELAND

The NFL has only played one game ever in Ireland, and one of the teams involved in that game, the Pittsburgh Steelers, is hoping that the league will soon be making a return to the country.