Sunday 30th August 2020 would have seen the 25th Annual Crawley Irish Festival at The Hawth Theatre in Crawley but due to the Covid 19 Pandemic all was cancelled. Gerry Byrne broadcast a ‘Crawley Special’ on his Irish Radio on the same day focusing on the festival with best wishes and shout outs to all our patrons and supporters. Patrick
» Read moreWe regret to announce that this year’s Crawley Irish Festival scheduled to take place at the Hawth Theatre has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We’ve been monitoring this unprecedented situation carefully and were hopeful that by the end of August all would be okay to deliver the 25th Annual event but it has now become clear this
» Read moreOn the run up to the Irish in Britain AGM in Manchester on Saturday 26th October Conrad Bryan writes on his experiences with the organisation as its first African Irish board member, explaining why he is standing down as trustee and going to the UN. Over the past three years it has been a real honour to serve the
» Read moreOur 24th Annual Crawley Irish Festival basked in glorious sunshine at The Hawth this year. Martin Logan and Annette Logan of ‘Irish In The UK’ visited to record a great day of ‘craic agus ceol’ for their TV show going out a week later on Sky TV and can be viewed here…. You’ll all agree it had everything for everybody
» Read moreThe Crawley Irish Festival, the only Irish Summer Festival in the South East of Britain, returns on Sunday 25th August 2019 showcasing some great Irish entertainment, music, sport and dance and much more. Attracting over 6,000 people, it’s recognised as a high profile Irish Festival here in the UK. featuring a number of arts workshops, Irish Dancing Demonstrations, four
» Read moreRenewing your Irish passport couldn’t be made any easier now that the Online Passport Renewal Service has been launched. In addition to the current adult renewal service, the expanded service will now permit: the online renewal of a child’s passport; passport cards for children (can only be purchased in a bundle together with a passport book); change of name
» Read moreThe Irish Ambassador to the UK Adrian O Neill addresses and clarifies the Common Travel Area between GB and Ireland. No matter what happens in the Brexit negotiations, Irish citizens in the UK and British citizens in Ireland will continue to have access to their CTA rights. This has been affirmed by both Governments. Recent weeks have seen an increasing
» Read moreThere was so much to the 23rd Crawley Irish Festival at The Hawth this year it took one and a half programmes of Irish in the UK to show it all. Annette Logan and her team have now re-edited it into one programme for you to view here. You’ll all agree it had everything for everybody of all ages. A
» Read moreThis year’s Crawley Irish Festival on Sunday 26th August has got the X Factor. This year in its 23rd year Crawley Irish Festival organisers can boast a festival with all the ingredients of X Factor John McNicholl on tour from Derry and no stranger to the Irish Festival Circuit headlines a fabulous line up of musical talent
» Read moreKeep Sunday 26 August free in your diary for Crawley’s biggest Irish Festival ever. Visit us from 12 noon at The Hawth Theatre Grounds, Crawley, West Sussex, just a short while from Gatwick Airport.
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