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Information Resource Center
There are many experienced organizations serving the interests
of the Irish community in the tri-state area and beyond. Below is a list of
organizations and other resources that provide information and services targeted
towards the Irish community...(if you would like to add or correct a listing,
please click here)
New
York-based Irish Community Organizations
Other Agencies Providing Services to
the NY Irish Community
New York Irish Media
Arts, Entertainment & Sports
Irish County Associations
(NY-area)
Trade, Professional
& Networking Organizations
Other Irish Centers (USA)
Irish Online Resources
Calendar of Irish Events in the New
York Tri-state Area
Irish
Community Organizations
The following
organizations provide social services to the Irish
community in the New York tri-state area, and beyond:
Irish Lobby for
Immigration Reform:
Phone: 1-212-684-3366 ext 17; Email:
info@irishlobbyusa.org
Web:
www.irishlobbyusa.org
Services Provided: Grass-roots organization lobbying
US congress for comprehensive immigration reform. Please
visit their website to learn about what YOU can do to
help undocumented Irish immigrants obtain a path to
legalization in the US.
Aisling Irish
Center:
990 McLean
Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10704; Phone: (914) 237-5121
Web:
http://aislingcenter.org; Email:
info@AislingCenter.org
Services Provided: Support groups
(Mother & Toddler, Alcoholics Anonymous), counseling
(immigration & professional) & social services, computer
services (ICDL classes, internet cafe), classes & seminars (art,
yoga, health & wellness, personal finance, etc.), children's
classes (Irish language, dance, music), employment &
accommodation referrals.
Emerald Isle
Immigration Center:
Queens Office: 59-26
Woodside Ave., Woodside, NY 11377; Phone:
(718) 478-5502
Bronx Office: 280 East
236th Street,
Woodlawn, NY 10470; Phone: (718) 324-3039
Web:
www.eiic.org/; Email:
siobhand@eiic.org
Services Provided: Immigration
(information, referrals to immigration lawyers), citizenship
(assistance with applications), employment (job listings,
placement, resume & job-search advice), computer training
(beginner & intermediate, seniors), college information
(seminars, guides), health awareness counseling, J1 student
guide.
Project Irish Outreach:
1011 First Avenue, 17th
Floor, New York, NY 10022; Phone: (212) 419-3726
Coordinator: Patricia
O’Callaghan
Web:
www.usairish.org/Project IrOutreach.htm
Services Provided:
A full range of advice and support to the Irish community.
Social worker, Sr. Christine Hennessy (based at the Aisling
Irish Center, Yonkers, NY) - Phone: (914) 237-5121
Irish Apostolate,
Archdiocese of New York:
Coordinator: Patricia
O’Callaghan. Chaplain: (beginning in September), Fr. Gerry
Burns, St. Barnabas Rectory, 409 E. 241 Street, Bronx, NY 10470;
Phone: (718) 324-1478
Services Provided: A full range of pastoral services will
be offered by Fr. Burns.
Irish Apostolate,
Archdiocese of Brooklyn:
Coordinator: The Rt.
Reverend Monsignor James Kelly - St. Brigid’s Rectory, Linden
Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237; Phone: (718) 821-1690
Services Provided:
Monsignor Kelly is also a Civil Immigration Lawyer and offers a
full range of immigration and legal, as well as pastoral,
services.
Irish Voice "Green Card"
Column:
Edited by
Debbie McGoldrick, column provides advice on immigration issues
for legal and illegal immigrants alike.
Web:
www.irishabroad.com/news/irishinamerica/greencard;
Email:
greencard@irishvoice.com
Tara Circle:
Alder Manor, 1061 North
Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701; Phone: (914) 423-4292
Web:
www.taracircle.org; Email:
bgal2@bestweb.net
Services Provided:
Not for profit organization, dedicated to establishing a
cultural center to bring together all those interested in
preserving, protecting and promoting Irish Heritage and Culture
for present and future generations through education, athletics
and cultural events
American Irish Association of Westchester:
PO
Box 1182, Yonkers, NY 10702; Web:
http://www.americanirish.net; Email:
info@americanirish.net
Non-profit
organization started in 1974 to promote Irish Culture and to
keep Irish Heritage alive. Annual scholarships are given to
members families and our Annual Heritage Day Festival is held
every July in Hartsdale, NY.
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Other
Agencies Providing Services to the
NY Irish Community
The following agencies
provide information, support and social services to the
wider New York community:
Catholic Charities
(Archdiocese of New York):
www.catholiccharitiesny.org
Offers a full range of
social, medical, immigration and pastoral services to the
Archdiocese of New York (Manhattan, Bronx, Westchester, Putnam,
Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Rockland & Sullivan counties).
Catholic Charities
(Archdiocese of Brooklyn):
www.ccbq.org
Offers a full range of
social, medical, immigration and pastoral services to the
Archdiocese of Brooklyn (Brooklyn & Queens). Also have a
Migration and Refugee Department, offering a full range of
immigration advice and legal services.
US
Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS):
http://uscis.gov
Formerly known as the
INS, responsible for the administration of immigration and
naturalization adjudication functions and establishing
immigration services policies and priorities.
New American Opportunity
Campaign (NAOC):
http://cirnow.org
A campaign for comprehensive immigration reform powered by
strategic, coordinated activities by immigrant advocacy,
grassroots, religious and labor organizations across the United
States and on Capitol Hill.
Visiting
Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY):
www.vnsny.org
With over 9,500 highly
skilled care providers, VNSNY is the largest not-for-profit home
health care agency in the nation.
New York
State Department of Health:
www.health.state.ny.us
Information on
healthcare resources in New York State.
New
York State Office of Mental Health:
www.omh.state.ny.us
Operates psychiatric
centers across the state, and also regulates, certifies and
oversees more than 2,500 programs including various inpatient
and outpatient programs, emergency, community support,
residential, and family care programs.
New York
State Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS):
www.oasas.state.ny.us
Provides
accessible, cost-effective quality services for the treatment
and prevention of alcohol and substance abuse to individuals,
families and communities in New York State.
Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA):
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
A fellowship of men and
women who share their experience, strength and hope with each
other that they may solve their common problem and help others
to recover from alcoholism.
American
Cancer Society (ACS):
www.cancer.org
A nationwide, community-
based voluntary health organization. Headquartered in Atlanta,
Georgia, the ACS has state divisions and more than 3,400 local
offices.
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New York
Irish Media
The following media
organizations provide news and information to the Irish
community in the New York area:
The Irish
Echo Newspaper:
14 East 47th Street, New
York, NY 10017; Phone: (212) 686-1266
Web:
www.irishecho.com; Email:
sfinlay@irishecho.com
The Irish Voice
Newspaper:
875 Avenue of the
Americas, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10001; Phone: (212) 684 3366
Web:
www.irishvoice.com; Email:
ronan@irishvoice.com
Irish America
Magazine:
www.irishabroad.com/irishworld/irishamericamag
Bi-monthly publication
from the Irish Voice.
The Irish
Emigrant (NY):
www.emigrant.ie/ny
Focuses on community
news, institutions, events and sports that shape the views and
opinions of New York's Irish community.
Out of Ireland TV:
www.outofirelandtv.com
A weekly news, culture
and entertainment TV program presenting the best of modern
Ireland in a magazine format aired on PBS; produced and hosted
by Dublin-born journalist Patricia O'Reilly.
Irish Connections Magazine:
www.irishconnectionsmag.com
A magazine for the Irish worldwide, featuring articles on
items of general interest to the Irish Diaspora.
The Adrian Flanelly Show:
www.irishradio.com/afshows.html
Weekly radio broadcasts
to the New York Irish community.
WFUV Radio (Celtic
Sounds), Fordham
Univ.:
www.wfuv.org/wfuv/celtic.html
Public radio station
featuring Irish programming, including "Míle Fáilte" (Irish
language & culture), "A Thousand Welcomes" (traditional & contemporary
Irish music), "The Thistle and Shamrock" (traditional Irish &
Scottish music), etc.
IRELAND
CALLS Radio Show:
Irish music, interviews and local events up-dates and NEWS from
Ireland. Hosted by Tommy Smyth and Treasa Goodwin Smyth. Sat 6pm
on 1460am or on your computer.
Web:
http://wvox.com;
Email:
irelandcalls@yahoo.com; Phone: 718-651-7336
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Arts, Entertainment & Sports
The following voluntary and commercial organizations promote the artistic,
entertainment and sporting heritage of Ireland in the
New York area:
Aisling
Arts:
www.aislingarts.com
Founded in January of 2001, Aisling Arts Inc. is run by
Wendy Remington and Bryn Manion who maintain a working
partnership writing, acting, directing and teaching under the
auspices of many wonderful fellow artists.
The Irish Arts Center:
www.irishartscenter.org
The leading
non-profit organization in New York bringing together all
aspects of Irish culture - film, theatre, music, dance,
language, history, literature and visual arts - under one roof,
making them accessible to people of all backgrounds and all
ages.
Irish
Repertory Theatre:
www.irishrep.org
Brings works
by Irish and Irish American masters and contemporary playwrights
to American audiences, and encourages the development of
new works focusing on the Irish and Irish American experience,
as well as a range of other cultures.
The Craic
Fest:
www.thecraicfest.com
Designs and produces the International Irish Film Fleadh (IIFF)
film festival that annually provides four days of Irish
cinematic culture to the New York City and tri-state region.
Also hosts the annual Craic Music Series, featuring contemporary
Irish and Irish-American music artists.
Niall
O'Leary School of Irish Dance: Phone: (212) 726-1602;
Web: http://www.nialloleary.com
A former
All-Ireland and World Champion, Niall founded the Niall O’Leary
School of Irish Dance in Dublin in 1995 and in New York in 1996.
The School is currently the largest in New York City.
Úll Mór CCÉ — The Manhattan branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí
Éireann
Web:
www.geocities.com/ullmorcce/; Email:
ullmorcce@yahoo.com
Úll
Mór CCÉ is the “Big Apple” (Manhattan) Branch of Comhaltas
Ceoltóirí Éireann (pronounced coal-tis kyol-tory air-in),
an international organization dedicated to the preservation and
enjoyment of Irish music, song, dance, language, and culture.
Loosely translated, it means “gathering of Irish musicians.”
NYU
Glucksman Irish House:
www.nyu.edu/pages/irelandhouse
Features
events such as theatre readings, book launches, musical
recitals, and speaking engagements on Irish literature and
history.
CUNY Institute for Irish American Studies: Phone:
(718) 960-6722; Email: cunyias@lehman.cuny.edu;
Web:
www.lehman.edu/lehman/irishamericanstudies
A
research institute of the City University of New York located on
the Bronx campus of Lehman College. Features public lectures and
online courses targeted towards the Irish-American community.
Fordham University Institute of
Irish Studies: Phone: 718-817-4634;
Email:
farrelly@fordham.edu;
Web:
www.fordham.edu/irish
Facilitates public speaking events covering a range of topics of
interest to the Irish and Irish-American community, including
the impacts of the "Celtic Tiger" and the Northern Ireland peace
process on Irish society.
MurphGuide
Traditional Irish Music Sessions:
www.murphguide.com/tradsessions.htm
Traditional
Irish music session listing for the best traditional Irish music
in NYC, compiled and updated by Niall O'Leary.
MurphGuide
Directory of Irish Bars in NYC:
www.murphguide.com/irish.htm
Comprehensive
listing of Irish bars in the tri-state area, compiled by Sean
Murphy - "connecting the fun to the fun people".
Jimmy's
Best New York Irish Pub Guide:
www.irishpubguide.com
Comprehensive
listing of Irish pubs and events in Manhattan, compiled by Jimmy
Higgins. Also produces print-version of Irish Pub Guide.
New York
Ireland Website:
www.nyireland.com
General
information on Irish entertainment resources (bars, music, art,
sports, etc.) in New York.
New York Gaelic Athletic
Association (NY GAA):
www.ny-gaa.org
Information on fixtures, results, and contact information for
participating hurling and football clubs in the NY GAA
organization.
Setanta Sports USA Homepage:
www.setanta.com/usa
News and broadcast
information on live sporting events from Ireland and the UK.
New York Glasgow Celtic
Supporters Club:
www.nyceltic.com
The largest Celtic
supporters club in the tri-state area - information on upcoming
broadcasts and related events.
The New York Shamrocks:
www.shamrockfc.com
Formed over 42 years ago. Presently have a men's soccer (no
ladies/kids yet) first team and an over 30'ies team. Anybody
interested in getting involved should call Seán Keogh @
917-682-6701. Home field is MC Clancy HS in Woodside---74th
Street off Northern Blvd.
The Links
at Unionvale: Phone: (845) 223-1000;
Web:
www.thelinksatunionvale.com
The
Links at Union Vale lies a little less than one hour north of
New York City in southern Dutchess County. This remarkable links
style golf course is reminiscent of the famous links courses of
Ireland and Scotland. Opened to the public in 2000 it was rated
the Best New Public Course of the Year by Suburban Golf
Magazine.
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Irish County Associations
The following Irish county
associations provide social and support services to their
respective members in the New York area:
United Irish Counties
Association:
www.uicany.org
Umbrella organization for affiliated Irish
County associations in the New York area. Also sponsors a
scholarship fund for relatives of active members. Affiliated
county associations include...
Antrim:
Anthony Creaney, President
Armagh:
Kathleen Mattessich, President
Carlow:
Madeline
Conlon, President
Cavan:
Brendan Smith(?), President; Phone: (718)
894-4814
Clare:
Catherine T. Hogan, President
Cork:
Patrick Hurley, President; Phone: (718) 891-0388
Dalcassian: Brian Honan, President
Derry:
Ann Marie Lagan, President,. Phone: (973) 839-6247
Donegal: Michael Spratt, President
Down:
John O'Hare, President
Dublin: Doreen O'Brien, President; Phone: (516) 264-1017
Fermanagh: Nollaig Cleary, President.
Galway: Dennis P. Casey, President
Kerry:
Thomas P. Hanrahan, President
Kildare: Marian Rehill, President
Kilkenny: Richard Dunne, President
Laois:
Michael Dunphy, President
Leitrim: Noeleen Bohan McGovern, President; Phone: (914)
793-7592
Limerick: Michael J. Wells, President
Longford: Michael Prunty, President; Phone: (212)
996-7855
Louth:
Peggy Cudden, President
Mayo:
Teresa Gilmartin, President; Phone: (845) 735-9452
Web:
www.mayosocietyofny.org
Meath:
Robert McCormack, President
Monaghan: AnneMarie McQuaid, President
Offaly:
Patrick Hogan, President
Roscommon: Thomas P. Giblin, President
Sligo:
Patrick McGettrick, President; Phone: (718) 518-9891
Tipperary: Michael Ryan, President
Tyrone: Ann Griffin, President
Waterford: Liam Duggan, President
Westmeath: Thomas Sheils, President
Wexford: Breda Cahill, President
Wicklow: Edward P. Kenny, President
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Trade, Professional & Networking Organizations
The following voluntary organizations help promote the
professional and business interests of their respective
members in the New York Irish Community:
The Irish Business
Organization of NY (IBO):
www.ibo-ny.com
A non-profit,
non-denominational organization which seeks to promote, foster
and advance the business interests of Irish and Irish American
business people in the tri-state area and beyond.
Grand Council of
United Emerald Societies:
www.geocities.com/capitolhill/senate/1589
A diverse community of Emerald Societies from various City,
State, and Federal agencies as well as private and public
utility companies or industrial organizations throughout the
tri-state area and beyond. Member organizations are from law
enforcement, civil service, non-uniformed and administrative
titles.
Ancient Order of
Hibernians New York State:
www.nyaoh.com
The Ancient
Order of Hibernians in America is a Catholic, Irish-American
Fraternal Organization founded in New York City in 1836.
The New
York Shields Pipes and Drums:
www.angelfire.com/ny2/newyorkshields
The Emerald Society Pipes and Drums were formed in June, 1985 by
16 members of the Emerald Society and former members of the
Irish Warpipe Band.
The Brehon
Law Society of Nassau County:
www.brehonlaw.org
Modeled on
the Brehon Law Society in the City of New York which was founded
in 1978. The organization takes its name from the body of
ancient Celtic law that defined and governed legal relationships
on the island of Ireland.
United
Brotherhood of Carpenters (Local 157):
www.local157.com
The most
comprehensive and up-to-date United Brotherhood of Carpenter (UBC)
news site on the World Wide Web.
The Emerald Society:
www.emeraldguild.org
An
association of Irish and Irish-American Building Managers and
Superintendents brought together by our common heritage and our
employment in the property management field.
American Chamber of
Commerce in Ireland:
www.amcham.ie
Promotes a business
environment that is attractive to all companies engaged in trade
and commerce between the US and Ireland, by representing their
business interests at Government level and in the media, and by
providing a forum through which ideas and information can be
shared.
Irish
Chamber of Commerce in the US:
www.iccusa.org
A
non-profit membership organization promoting the business
interests of its members and the development of economic,
commercial, financial and educational relationships between the
United States and Ireland.
The
American Ireland Fund (New York):
www.irlfunds.org/aif/new_york/
New York
chapter of the largest worldwide network of people of Irish
ancestry and friends of Ireland dedicated to raising funds to
support programs of peace and reconciliation, arts and culture,
education and community development.
Irish-American Partnership:
www.irishap.org
Fundraising
organizing
supporting educational opportunities, job creation, and
cross-community projects in Ireland, both North and South, and
the advancement of trustful business relations between the
entire island and the United States, all in an effort to support
peace and prosperity, North and South.
Trinity
College Alumni Chapter of NY:
www.eagna.com/tcdny
Includes news
on upcoming events and message board for alumni.
University
of Limerick Alumni Association of NY:
www.ul.ie/~alumni/ulaa_new_york_home.htm
Information
on upcoming events and contact information for club President.
UCD Alumni
Chapter of NY:
www.ucd.ie/alumni/html/association/overseas/nyc.htm
Contact
information for President of alumni chapter.
Queens
University Association of USA:
www.qub.ac.uk/home/Alumni/Associations/#QUAAUS
Brief
information on NY chapter, including contact information for
President.
DCU Alumni
Branch of NY:
www.dcu.ie/alumni/branches.shtml#usa
Contact
information for committee members.
DIT Alumni
Branch of NY:
http://graduatenetwork.dit.ie/branches.mjsp?id=8
Information
on upcoming events and contact information for President.
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Other Irish Centers in the US
The following is a list of Irish community centers across the
USA - if we don't have your city listed, please let
us know by clicking here:
Austin
(TX):
Boston (MA):
Buffalo (NY):
Chicago (IL):
Denver (CO):
Detroit (MI):
Florida:
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Irish
Cultural Center, 650 E. Sample Road, Pompano Beach, FL
33064; Phone: (954) 946-1093; Web:
www.irishflorida.org
Long Island (NY):
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Irish
American Society of Nassau, Suffolk & Queen, 297 Willis
Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501; Phone: (516) 746-9392; Web:
www.irishamericansoc.com
New Jersey:
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Irish
American Cultural Institute, 1 Lackawanna Place,
Morristown, NJ 07960;
Phone: (973) 605-1991; Web:
www.iaci-usa.org
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Irish
American Association of Northwest New Jersey, 352
Richard Mine Road, Rockaway Twp., NJ 07885;
Phone: (973) 366-5980; Web:
www.iaanj.com
New Orleans (LA):
Philadelphia (PA):
Phoenix (AZ):
Pittsburgh (PA):
Portland (ME):
San Francisco
(CA):
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The
Irish Immigration Pastoral Center, 5340 Geary Blvd.,
Suite 206 (at 18th Ave.), San Francisco, CA 94121; Phone:
(415)
752-6006;
Web:
www.sfiipc.org; Email:
iipc@pacbell.net
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United Irish
Cultural Center of San Francisco, 2700 45th Avenue (at
Sloat Boulevard), San Francisco, CA 94116; Phone: (415)
661-2495; Web:
www.irishcentersf.org; Email:
info@irishcentersf.org
Seattle (WA):
Southern
California:
Washington (DC):
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Irish
Online Resources
The following
online resources provide information and services to the
Irish immigrant community in New York and elsewhere:
The Embassy of
Ireland in Washington DC: www.irelandemb.org
Also includes
information on Irish Consulates in the United States.
Irish Consulate
General, New York:
www.irelandemb.org/ny.html
Ireland House, 345 Park
Avenue, 17th Floor, New York NY 10154-0037
Vice Consul for
Emigrants: David Healy; Phone: (212) 319-2552
Official
Irish Government Website:
www.irlgov.ie
Comprehensive portal to
find government organizations or information by providing links,
indices of recent publications and a search engine that searches
all government sites. There is also general information about
Ireland.
The Northern Ireland
Executive:
www.nics.gov.uk
Responsible for the
governance of Northern Ireland under the terms of the Good
Friday Agreement.
Irish Government
Department of Foreign Affairs:
http://foreignaffairs.gov.ie
Including information on
Embassies and Consulates Abroad. Services provided include visa
applications, Irish citizenship/passports and other consular
services.
Emigrant Advice (Ireland):
www.emigrantadvice.ie
Information, advice and referral agency
based in Dublin, responding to the needs of intending and
returning emigrants.
Ireland.ie:
www.ireland.ie
The official guide and a
comprehensive presentation about visiting Ireland, with
accommodation, activities, events, contacts, maps and route
planning.
"Ask Ireland" Portal:
www.ask-ireland.com
The Irish Government’s
international directory for people interested in visiting,
working, locating a business in, or sourcing from Ireland.
Comhairle:
www.comhairle.ie
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