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Exhibition tour a great success - new date announced

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Thousands of visitors attended the month-long tour of the heritage exhibition ‘Look Back to Look Forward: 50 years of the Irish in Britain’ and new date is confirmed.


The selection of Irish phrases was a popular exhibit
The selection of Irish phrases was a popular exhibit
Richy O'Gorman and Taurayne McKen with the 'More blacks, more dogs, more Irish' T shirt they created
Richy O'Gorman and Taurayne McKen with the 'More blacks, more dogs, more Irish' T shirt they created


Second and third generation Irish: Sean Cloherty 's family
Second and third generation Irish: Sean Cloherty 's family
The map at the start of the tour
The map at the start of the tour



A ticket for a Pogues gig is among the exhibits
A ticket for a Pogues gig is among the exhibits


Volunteers from the Birmingham Irish Association visit
Volunteers from the Birmingham Irish Association visit
The heritage team: Rosa Gilbert, Susan Cahill, Róisín Jones withDierdre Fraser.
The heritage team: Rosa Gilbert, Susan Cahill, Róisín Jones withDierdre Fraser.
Becky Moriarty's illustration of the old Liverpool Irish Centre
Becky Moriarty's illustration of the old Liverpool Irish Centre
Opening in London
Opening in London
Opening in Liverpool
Opening in Liverpool
Opening in Leeds
Opening in Leeds
Opening in Birmingham
Opening in Birmingham
Memories of the Brian Boru Club
Memories of the Brian Boru Club
Karen McHugh, CEO Safe Home Ireland
Karen McHugh, CEO Safe Home Ireland
Breege McDaid, Director Irish Community Care
Breege McDaid, Director Irish Community Care
Thanks to our volunteer oral historian and exhibition helper, Eileen
Thanks to our volunteer oral historian and exhibition helper, Eileen
Caroline, Donna and Bez Keane, who won their legal case for the right to have an Irish inscription on their mother's grave with volunteer Eileen Doyle (in red)
Caroline, Donna and Bez Keane, who won their legal case for the right to have an Irish inscription on their mother's grave with volunteer Eileen Doyle (in red)