Hello Friends,

 

Attached is Dateline Irish for Sunday, April 21st, there are many updates and new additions.

 

The Ireland Report comes to us from Dublin with Davy Kettyles.  Davy and his wife Karan are just back from a 3-week trip to Australia where his son lives.  I hope there is some time for Davy to share a bit about his trip.  The Ireland Report is sponsored by AOH M. Charles Owen Rice Division 1 in the South Hills with Denny Flanigan as president. 

 

I am working on the Topic for The Top of the Hour Moment, and it very well may be on some feature of The Rising.  This segment is sponsored by AOH Sean MacBride Division 32 in Carnegie with Eric Haenni as president.

 

Our sponsor for Dateline Irish is LAOH Division 11 in Oakland with Mary Rodgers Schubert as president.

 

The official date for the Rising is Monday, April 24, 1916, so this year is the 108th Anniversary.  Most of today's music will reflect the Easte Rising.  I have a marvelous LP entitled "The Irish Uprising / 1916-1922 from CBS and narrated by Charles Kuralt.  Over the years I have aired this a few times.  On Sunday, I will air a portion of this LP.  Many people in this Irish History are recorded on this LP.  I find it a fascinating recording, I hope you do as well.

 

Earth Day is being celebrated on Saturday and there are so many activities you and the kids and grandkids can participate in.  The Highland Park Zoo will have some activities, Kennywood Park is opens at 11AM, the Shadyside Arts Festival on Walnut Street is happening plus many other things.  Check out the website at ArtFestival.com.

 

Do you enjoy poetry?  On Thursday, April 25 there is a Poetry Reading in Commemoration of the Irish National Poetry Day happening in Ireland.  At the Cathedral of Learning, Irish Room 127, a Reading will take place from 2 to 4 PM.  Information: 412.624.6000.

 

Next weekend friends from Pittsburgh will be honored at the "Heroes of Irish Awards".  This includes Maureen Strotmeyer, President of the Pittsburgh Ceili Club, Nan Pischke, Membership Chairperson of the Pittsburgh Ceili Club, and Johnny Young with the Pittsburgh GAA.  They will be going to Buffalo NY for the presentations.  These Awardees are ordinary folks, doing extraordinary work to build stronger communities.  Congratulations to Maureen, Nan, and Johnny!  We might be a bit lost without all the work these three people do - for all of us.

 

Then next Saturday, April 27th, AOH Division 1 in the South Hills will host their fundraiser "Night of Irish Music and More" at the Castle Shannon Fire Hall on Sleepy Hollow Road.  Doors open at 5PM, Bar opens at 6PM, Music begins at 6 PM.  Tickets at Door are $35.  Reservations call Rich O'Malley 412.401.3945.

 

There are several other activities coming up and you can read about them on Dateline Irish.

 

All the best to you,

Diane