This Halloween, why not skip trick-or-treating, and bring your little ghouls to our Little Monsters Halloween Ball instead! Join us from 5.30pm on Halloween for ghoulish games, fun and treats!
Tickets cost £2 per child & parents are free. (Parents must stay too).

Please call into the IWHC to book your spot(s). Give us a call on 0161 697 4105 or drop in for more information. Why not share the event on Facebook to let others know about it.

If you’ve been waiting for the return of Irish Dancing at the Irish Centre Manchester, we have great news! From September 26th, 2022, it’s back!

Justine Ward-Mallinson will be teaching dancers of all ages and abilities. Students will learn dances, including the reel, the jig, the slip jig, and the hornpipe.

What Day is Irish Dancing at the Irish Centre Manchester?

On Mondays, beginners are welcome from 6pm – 7pm.
From 7pm to 8.30pm, it’s time more experienced dancers to practice.

On Tuesdays, the beginners class runs from 6pm – 7pm.
From 7pm to 9.30pm, it’s an open dancers session.

How to Book

Please contact Justine Ward-Mallinson for more information, and to book. You can reach her on 07984128725 or email her at justinewm@icloud.com

There’s plenty of free parking at the Irish World Heritage Centre, and we are located right next door to Queens Road Metrolink Station.

Earlier this year, we launched a weekly Car Boot Sale at the IWHC. Every Sunday, the Irish World Heritage Centre gates (and cafe) open from 7.30am, to allow sellers to get set up.  Buyers are welcome to shop from 8am until 1pm.

Please give the IWHC a call on 0161 697 4105 to book your pitch in advance. It’s £10 per vehicle. If there’s space on the day, drive – ons will be permitted, but we are expecting to fill up fast! Please note, it’s an additional £5 per trailer, on the day.

More Information on the Weekly Car Boot Sale at the IWHC

You can find full details about our weekly car boot sale here. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for regular news updates from the IWHC, and any on-the-day updates about the car boot sale at the IWHC.

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Thinking of all the Molloy family Seamus was a true gentlemen and will be sadly missed by all his friends here at the Irish World Heritage Centre

Irish Community Care (ICC) are running advice sessions at the Irish World Heritage Centre in Cheetham Hill every Wednesday between 12.00 & 15.00.

They can look to offer support on a wide range of issues, including benefits, housing & passport applications. ICC can offer help filling in either paper or digital forms at the Heritage Centre, however if your query is more in depth we may have to take your details & arrange a follow up appointment.

Appointments usually should be made by calling their Levenshulme office on 0161 256 2717, you can also email to request an appointment to p.rodgers@irishcommunitycare.com. They hold some appointment slots back for emergency drop ins, however it is advisable to request an appointment to ensure that you are seen by an Advice & Information worker.

Minister Ciaran Cannon will be visiting us on Thursday 4th July at 6pm, to hear your views on the Embassy of Ireland’s new ‘Global Ireland diaspora policy’ & to discuss the Common Travel Area.

For more information and to register click here: New Diaspora Policy for Ireland

The IWHC Annual General Meeting 2019 will take place on Friday 5th July. At 7.30pm, in Munster Hall, Irish World Heritage Centre

Agenda of the IWHC Annual General Meeting 2019

The business of the Annual General Meeting of the IWHC Manchester shall be as follows:

1. To present and if accepted, adopt the accounts and balance sheet for the financial year ended 31st January 2019. Such accounts having first been audited by the Centre’s auditors.

2. The election of Committee members. (There are 6 vacancies to be filled). Also Officers (President, Chair, Treasurer and Secretary) need to be elected. Nomination forms can be obtained from the Secretary or Manager.

Closing date for nominations is Friday 28th June 2018.

3. To consider any motions of which at least seven days’ notice has been given to the Secretary in writing. On receipt of such notice the Secretary shall add it to the Agenda which shall be posted on the notice board.

Please note that no membership applications will be processed on the day of the Annual General Meeting.

Submitting a Motion

If there’s a topic you wish to discuss at the Annual General Meeting, please submit it in writing. It must be given to the current secretary by Friday 28th June, 2019. You can hand it in, in person or also via email.

Attendance

Finally, the IWHC Annual General Meeting is open to attendees. So do feel free to attend if you’re keen to help support the Irish World Heritage Centre.

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney T.D., has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Common Travel (CTA) on behalf of the Government of Ireland, with the UK Government.

The Tánaiste and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster David Lidington MP signed the MOU in London before a meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.

Speaking in London, the Tánaiste said:

“Today marks an important moment for the long-standing Common Travel Area arrangement between our two countries.

“The CTA has provided rights and privileges to Irish and British citizens for nearly a century. However, it has not before been formalised in this way.

Many of us have personal experience of the CTA in our daily lives. This MOU demonstrates and confirms the commitment of both Governments to maintaining the CTA in all circumstances. It provides clarity and assurance for citizens of both countries that the way in which British and Irish citizens can live and work freely across these islands will not change.

The Tánaiste also had a message for British citizens living in, or with close personal ties to Ireland:

“The CTA is a practical demonstration of the enduring strength of the British-Irish relationship and of our people to people ties. I want to assure British citizens living in Ireland that they are welcome and truly valued here, as is their contribution to Ireland and Irish life. British citizens will continue to be able to travel freely, live, study, and work in Ireland into the future. I welcome the similar commitment and welcome of the UK Government for Irish citizens in Britain.

“Today Minister Lidington and I will also chair the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference. The CTA arrangements also underpin the Good Friday Agreement in all its parts, as well as the cross-border freedoms central to the lives and livelihoods of the people of Northern Ireland and the border region.”

Through the CTA arrangements, Ireland and the UK cooperate closely on immigration matters. Irish and British citizens are not required to take any action to protect their status and associated rights under the CTA.

Speaking in London where he is also attending the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Charles Flanagan T.D. said that:

“The Common Travel Area, where citizens of Britain and Ireland have enjoyed free movement in each other’s countries since 1922, is highly valued on all sides. The formalisation of arrangements today, a process which started in my Department, demonstrates our ongoing commitment to working together to foster greater reconciliation, shared understanding and partnership”.

Further details of the Memorandum of Understanding and Common Travel Area will be available here.

Note for Editors

· The Common Travel Area (CTA) is a reciprocal arrangement between Ireland and the UK, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. It allows British and Irish citizens to travel freely between the UK and Ireland and reside in either jurisdiction. It also facilitates the enjoyment of associated rights and privileges for Irish citizens in the UK and British citizens in Ireland including the right to reside, to work, to study and to access social security benefits and health services, and to vote in local and national parliamentary elections.

· The CTA pre-dates our membership of European Union and will continue after the UK leaves the EU. The CTA is underpinned by deep-rooted, historical ties, and maintaining it has been and continues to be a firm commitment of both the Irish and UK Governments. The CTA has also been recognised in the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and there is agreement in the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement that the UK and Ireland may continue to make arrangements to maintain the CTA while fully respecting the rights of natural persons conferred by Union law. Ireland will continue to meet all obligations under EU law in any circumstance.

· The new Memorandum of Understanding is the culmination of over two years work and codifies the shared principles and common understanding between Ireland and the UK of what the CTA entails and covers. This reaffirms the existing CTA arrangements between Ireland the UK and recognises the shared commitment of both to protect the associated reciprocal rights and privileges. The CTA is of vital importance to both Irish and British citizens. It is an enabler of the cross-border freedoms central to the lives and livelihoods of the people of Northern Ireland and the border region. The CTA is also of great benefit to Irish and British citizens, who will continue to enjoy associated rights and freedom of movement to each other’s countries no matter the outcome of Brexit, and is a key example of continued positive British-Irish engagement and cooperation.

· Cooperation between Ireland and the UK on immigration matters relating to the Common Travel Area is conducted through long-stranding structures which will continue.

· Ireland and the United Kingdom have agreed that all existing arrangements regarding Social Security entitlements will be maintained in Ireland and the UK. This means that Irish citizens living in Ireland maintain the right to benefit from Social Insurance contributions made when working in the UK and to access Social Insurance payments if living in the UK and vice versa. Existing reciprocal arrangements for other payments, such as child benefit, and pensions will also be maintained.

· All citizens, no matter their age, have access to all levels of education and training in either jurisdiction. This includes the EU level of fees and SUSI grants for UK citizens attending Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), along with SUSI grants for Irish students attending UK HEIS.

· Both the Irish and British Governments are committed to maintaining the current healthcare arrangements under the CTA. Under the CTA, Irish citizens and British citizens who live in, work in, or visit the other state have the right to access healthcare there. This encompasses North South cooperation arrangements which will continue on the island of Ireland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqH1Tu6IRjo&ab_channel=IrishForeignMinistry