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2024
The Nationalist - July 2024
Though Maurice has been based in Ireland in recent years, he spent most of his life in San Francisco. Last year, when he was back visiting his family and friends state-side, it was suggested that Maurice should bring art work by some of the artists that exhibit in his Carlow gallery.
The Irish Start - May 2024
Beloved Irish activist Fr Peter Yorke remembered in new painting in San Francisco
Fr Peter Yorke was a staunch supporter of the labor movement and Irish independence
A new painting of Fr Peter Yorke, the beloved Irish Republican and labour activist, has been created by a San Francisco artist.
Fr Yorke, who was from Co Galway, served the Archdiocese of San Francisco throughout his entire career, having moved to the US after finishing his studies in Maynooth in 1886.
Keepers of the Steps
2024
The Irish Start - March 2024
The Keepers of the Steps launched a new exhibition with the San Francisco Historical Society on Thursday, marking a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the two cultural organizations. The Keepers of the Steps are a group of Irish and Irish American dancers…
Irish Echo - March 2024
San Francisco: At the opening of the Irish Dance exhibition ‘Keepers of the Steps’, curated by the United Irish Cultural Center, in the Historical Society Museum on Friday…
Irish Echo - March 2024
The famed “Keepers of the Steps” Irish Dance Archive program at the United irish Cultural Center in San Francisco is partnering with the city’s storied Historical Society to mounting an exhibition at the Society’s downtown museum, with the opening tomorrow (29 Feb)…
The Irish Herald - February 2024
The United Irish Cultural Center’s Keepers of the Steps program opened their latest exhibition to great acclaim and fanfare aptly on Leap Day and on the eve of Irish American Heritage Month—February 29, 2024. The exhibit entitled, Irish Dance—Celebrating the Roots, Rhythms, and Rituals of the San Francisco Irish is a special…
2023
Irish Star - November 2023
I was blown away by the breadth of the Irish Traditional Music Archive in Dublin…
Irish CENTRAL—US; MAY 2023
How Irish dance is being preserved by a cultural group in SF…
Irish Star - June 2023
Keepers of the Steps: The San Francisco group trying to preserve the history of Irish dance in the US…
Irish Echo - April 2023
Irish Echo - April 2023
2022
Outside Lands Podcast Episode 445 - January 2022
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Irish Echo—US; May 2024
San Francisco hears Irish Unity Case from Belfast attorney, Baptist Minister
Several hundred people packed into the United Irish Cultural Center of San Francisco last night for a public meeting on Irish Unity hosted by the city’s Knights of the Red Branch and The Irish Herald newspaper.
The United Irish Societies 2024 St Patrick’s Parade Edition—US; Feb 2024
At The United Irish Cultural Center In San Francisco
By Liam Reidy, President, UICC
The United irish Cultural Center in San Francisco stands as a beacon of heritage, community, and learning, offering a rich assortment of programs and events aimed at preserving…
Irish Echo—US; Feb 2024
Irish Finance Minister Pledges Support for $75m San Francisco Irish Center Rebuild Plan
Bold plans for a new $75m Irish Center on the West Coast were given a boost by Irish Finance Minister Michael McGrath during his visit last week to San Francisco.
Irish Star—US; Dec 2023
San Francisco Irish center to undergo massive $74m redevelopment
The United Irish Cultural Center of San Francisco has been granted planning for a new state-of-the-art building…