Don’t miss their unique cross-over hit show with their own brand of humour, features the world’s most beautiful songs from Elvis (Love Me Tender), Sinatra (My Way), Simon & Garfunkel (Bridge Over Troubled Water), Leonard Cohen (Halleluia), Pavarotti (Nessun Dorma), and all the classic favourites.

An evening of quality entertainment for all – GUARANTEED!

Booking on 0207916 7272.

Tickets £25.  8pm.

- We’re delighted to announce a last minute addition to our autumn music programme. Straight from huge success at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, we bring you ‘The Three Tenors’ on Sep. 18th. Book tickets on 02079167272.

- Music-wise, also have The Return Camden Town Festival in October (www.returntocamden.org), and John Spillane, Martin Hayes, and The Dublin City Ramblers before the end of the year: http://goo.gl/YdCe.

- Our Irish classes, including a brand new B1 level start next week. Don’t miss your last chance to register at http://goo.gl/K9B6.

- Between April and June 2010 our welfare team worked with 802 individual clients. We re-housed 33 clients during this period. Would you like to join our team? See our Advice Worker vacancy at http://goo.gl/Vw4F.

- Dublin’s ‘Underground Cinema’ will present a showcase of new Irish short films on Sep 22.

- The ‘Wednesday Social’ is back this Wed at 1pm, with live music, raffles and bingo for the elderly Irish. Spread the word. These people deserve a good midweek party!

- ‘Irish Universities’ present a Thames Boat Cruise for Irish graduates this Thursday Sep 9th, with a barbeque and live music. Tickets cost £35 (including food), and the cruise departs from Temple Pier at 7pm. Mail alumni@ulster.ac.uk for more.

- Our recent gigs and shows have received great reviews. Please see http://yfrog.com/n7ibubj and http://yfrog.com/ngdf9xj .

- We’ve teamed up with www.organics.ie to bring you weekly podcasts of the best new Irish music. Episode 1 is available at http://goo.gl/JOYG, and features music from Damien Rice, Glen Hansard and Julie Feeney. Enjoy.

In other news:

- Feedback to our ‘Irish Artist of The Month’ has been great: http://goo.gl/A0Ek
- Irish trad legends Altan are at The Gallery in Hendon this Sunday Sep 12th.
- Our friends at www.colaiste-na-ngael.com are at Oxford this weekend.
- www.londonirishtheatre.com are doing great work at The Courtyard Theatre.

All for now,

The London Irish Centre

The London Irish Centre has been a ‘home away for home’ for the city’s Irish community for over fifty years. Established in the 1950s to meet the welfare needs of the huge wave of Irish emigrants arriving in the UK, the Centre continues to provide a wide range of quality services.

Our work covers three key areas – community welfare, culture, and conferencing and banqueting.

Community welfare involves looking after the needs and interests of the Irish community in London, of which a large number are elderly, and in many cases isolated. Our drop in advice service, outreach workers, and friendly Day Centre Lunch Club provide support, social opportunities, and a friendly face to our elderly clients.

Our doors are also open to recent arrivals from Ireland. We can offer help and support in getting started in the big city.

The London Irish Centre is also home to the ‘Irish Healthy Living Project’, which works to maintain independence and improve the quality of life amongst the elderly, through an eclectic mix of top quality classes, groups and activities.

Let’s not forget our large troop of volunteers that provide invaluable support to our work across the board..

The second aspect of our work involves the promotion of contemporary and traditional Irish culture. We deliver a diverse programme of music, dance, film, comedy and more, showcasing the very best of Irish creativity and tradition. This programme includes the Return to Camden Town Festival, the UK’s largest Irish music festival.

Alongside these events we run a strong education programme, which offers the opportunity to learn to play Irish music, learn a jig or reel, or even study towards the European Qualification in The Irish Language.

Finally, our great facilities are available for hire. We have spaces that can facilitate everything from small meetings up to 300-capacity concerts or conferences, all at reasonable rates, with the assurance of a top quality experience. Click here for more info.

WE CAN HELP WITH:

Welfare benefits: Pensions – JSA – Income support – DLA – Attendance allowance – Tax credits – Housing benefit – Council tax benefit – Budgeting loans – Community care grants – Incapacity benefit – Overpayments – Appeals – Employment support allowance

Housing: Council – Sheltered housing – Housing associations – Hostels – Refuges – Private rented – Retuning to Ireland

Other: Irish passports and Birth certificates – NINO allocations – Registering with a doctor – Counselling referral – Alcohol and drug problems – Missing persons – Furniture projects – Grants from charities – Debt

… and many other issues.

OPENING HOURS
Monday 9.30am – 12.30pm/2.00pm – 4.00pm
Tuesday 9.30am – 12.30pm/2.00pm – 4.00pm
Wednesday 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Thursday 9.30am – 12.30pm/2.00pm – 4.00pm
Friday 9.30am – 12.30pm

Please don’t hesitate to drop in if you need help. We’re more than happy to assist.

You do not need an appointment to come and see one of our advice staff. You will be greeted at reception, and as soon as one of the team members bcomes available, you will be seen.

Venue hire facilities are available at The London Irish Centre to suit all types of events. A conference venue hire for up to 300 people. Private party venue for small or large numbers of guests. A wedding venue in London, accommodating up to 300 sit down guests. We are also a licenced venue for your wedding ceremony. Or you may require a medium sized training conference room for a 100 seated guests. Examination rooms, meeting rooms, awards ceremonies, banqueting events, dinner dances, social events – we welcome them all.

If you wish to request availability of one of our four suites or rooms available for venue hire, please view our Venue Hire London Enquiry page, phone (020) 7916 7272 or email venuehire@londonirishcentre.org.

The mission of the Centre’s Centre Community Welfare Service is to respond to the unmet needs among the Irish people for culturally sensitive welfare services, particularly those of advice, support, healthy living and training.

Welfare Advice Drop-in Service

The Welfare Advice Service is a drop-in service which provides free, independent and confidential advice on Housing and Welfare Benefits.

The service currently holds the Community Legal Service’s Quality Mark for General Help with Casework in: Housing and Benefits. This is an award that ensures good standards of advice are being achieved and maintained.

Elders Outreach

We operate Outreach services for older Irish people in North London, with dedicated case-workers for Kilburn, Camden and Islington.

Through focused, proactive case-work we aim to achieve the key dignities of life for older Irish people in London:

• Adequate housing
• Adequate income
• Access to healthcare
• Access to social opportunities

Day Centre

In November 2008 the London Irish Centre completed a refurbishment of the Day Centre. The Day Centre is a three room modern facility which hosts a range of top quality classes, groups and activities.

The aim of these sessions is to improve the quality of life amongst the Irish community through social, educational and healthy living focused activities.

Activities include:

* Lunch Club- It is open three days a week. Each day a nutritious home-cooked meal is served at a cost of £3.00 to members. Volunteers and workers are present to ensure a vibrant atmosphere is maintained and users get the chance to discuss issues which are relevant and important to them.
* Get Together Club- Offers the opportunity to socialise in and alcohol-free environment every Sunday and Wednesday
* IT classes / IT with literacy – Beginners IT skills, with/out literacy element
* Art Classes- Stimulating art sessions in a relaxed and comfortable environment.
* Singing Class – Engaging opportunity to have fun finding your voice.
* Cooking Classes – Learn the basics together with nutrition; or try something more exotic.
* Whist, bingo, quizzes – To keep the grey matter ticking, all ages.
* Poetry workshop, Irish Classes, History groups etc
* Health Information sessions, focus groups, and much more!

For more information on the services above please go the link on the drop down menu above

Want to learn Irish music or dance?

Want to brush up on, or begin studies in Gaeilge at the U.K.’s largest Irish language Dept.?

What about  gigs, exhibitions, and film screenings ?

Will you join us at the U.K’s largest Irish music and dance festival this year: www.returntocamden.org?

The London Irish Centre has it covered. Click here to sign up to receive our e-newsletter.

Venue hire facilities are available at The London Irish Centre to suit all types of events. A conference venue hire for up to 300 people. Private party venue for small or large numbers of guests. A wedding venue in London, accommodating up to 300 sit down guests. We are also a licenced venue for your wedding ceremony. Or you may require a medium sized training conference room for a 100 seated guests. Examination rooms, meeting rooms, awards ceremonies, banqueting events, dinner dances, social events – we welcome them all.

If you wish to request availability of one of our four suites or rooms available for venue hire, please view our Venue Hire London Enquiry page, phone (020) 7916 7272 or email venuehire@londonirishcentre.org.

The London Irish Centre in Camden has five different sized venue spaces for hire with modern conference facilities, multimedia audio and visual display systems to match, which enables us to accommodate almost any event and match your requirements.

These are just some of the events that our experienced staff and our excellent venue hire facilities are able to facilitate;

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Our various sized rooms, suites and facilities enable us to match your venue hire requirements.

Our largest space for hire is the McNamara Suite, it holds up to 300 seated guests – this suite is often hired for large wedding receptions, conferences, banqueting events and dances. There is a licenced bar available also in this suite. Venue hire for the McNamara Suite for conferences includes use of the Multimedia Audio Visual System and a PA system.

The venue hire of the Presidential Suite, which can accommodate up to 100 seated guests, is suitable for a medium sized conference, wedding reception, dancing, training and presentations. The suite is often also hired for use as an examination room. Again, the hire includes use of the Multimedia Audio Visual System for conference hire.

Our Conference Room hire is suitable for smaller groups of up to 30 seated guests. This often suits as an office meeting venue, training course room or presentation space. The venue hire also has the Multimedia Audio Visual System available to facilitate the purpose of your specific event.

For the perfect meeting room venue in London our Library Room is best place to ‘book’ or hire. This brightly designed venue can accommodate meetings, training courses, receptions or private parties.

Hiring a Venue in London – Things For Consideration

London venues bring with them many issues that need to be considered before deciding on which venue to hire.

• Size of the venue.
  

A major concern is the size of the venue – does it have a large enough capacity to accommodate your conference numbers or all your wedding guests. We have banqueting suites and rooms for both large and small numbers, so you can select which suite or room suits your venue requirements – our maximum capacity being 300 seated guests in the McNamara Suite.

• Transport – the location of the venue.
  

London is a very busy city, with a lot of good transport links. Our venue is close to both the overground train, Camden Road Station and on the underground, Camden Town tube station on the Northern Line is 5-10 minutes walk. If you need to bring your car, there is restricted parking available on the streets around the venue. London Borough of Camden’s parking restrictions currently allow free parking at the weekends and after 6.30pm.

• Venue Facilities – Multimedia Audio Visual Systems

As with current technologies, most presentations, conferences and meetings require the use of either visual or audio systems to enhance the message of presenter or speaker. All suites and room hires in the London Irish Centre include use of our modern Multimedia Audio Visual Systems. We also have microphones, PA’s, DVD Players and WiFi available.

To arrange venue hire of one of our suites, meeting rooms or conference rooms, please contact us to confirm availability. One of our experienced staff will be able to assist you with any further information required or to arrange a viewing of venue.

For further information and photos of each specific suite, meeting rooms or conference rooms, view the individual pages for each.

The McNamara Suite – up to 300 capacity
The Presidential Suite – up to 100 capacity
The Conference Room – up to 30 capacity
The Library Room – up to 35 capacity
The Foyer – for reception drinks of up to 100 capacity standing