St Patrick’s Day Festival Coatbridge
2010
TICKETS
Click on the “We Got Tickets link “on this page to book tickets for the three events taking place on the 11th, 12th and 18th March. A limited number of tickets for these events will be available at the Festival shop.
Tickets for all other events will be available at the Festival shop or by contacting the website at:
contact@stpatricksdayfestivalcoatbridge.org
Or call 07742 008926
Friday February 26th 2010
Irish Quiz
Venue: St Patrick’s Church Hall, Mayo Suite, St John St, Coatbridge, ML5 3HB. 7.30pm.
Tickets £4
Enjoy an evening of fun and light hearted Irish entertainment. Why not enter a Team and test your knowledge of Irish culture, music, and history. The winning team take home the Festival Quiz Trophy. 7.30pm .Tickets £4
Thursday March 11th 2010
The Battle of the Bands.
Venue: Essence at Coatbridge Point, 146-66 Main Street, Coatbridge, ML5 3BJ
Doors Open 7pm. Competition Commences 7.30pm
Tickets £4 We Got Tickets
Young Bands out there. We want to hear from you.
A great opportunity for local bands to showcase their talents. A great chance to see the best young talent that Lanarkshire and beyond has to offer as local musicians compete for the ‘ Battle of the Bands’ title 2010. Styles include folk, rock and indie. There will be two categories, contemporary and traditional, and a there will be a prize for the winning band from each category. One of the judges will be Jinky Gilmour, formerly of The Silencers. Now a recognised artist in his own right, 2010 promises to be a big year for him. Must be 14 years or over to attend. There will be an entry fee of £4 per band. Bands will be required to sell tickets to their followers, with a minimum of 10 as a condition of entry for each band. The amount of tickets sold will dictate the running order, with the band who sells the most having the choice of spots. Doors open 7pm. Competition commences 7.30pm. Tickets £4
Friday March 12th 2010
JJ Gilmour.
Venue: Essence at Coatbridge Point,, 146-66 Main Street , Coatbridge, ML5 3BJ
Doors Open 7.30pm.
Tickets £10. Price includes free entry into the nightclub after the gig (21 and over only)
A great opportunity to see acclaimed local singer songwriter JJ “Jinky” Gilmour perform on his home turf as part of this years St Patrick’s festival in Coatbridge. Jinky will be accompanied by Graeme Duffin and Phil Kane formerly of Wet Wet Wet and The Silencers respectively. Special Guest appearance from singer songwriter Maeve O’Boyle.
Tickets £10. Price includes free entry into the nightclub after the gig for age 21 and over only.
Saturday March 13th 2010
Gaelic Football Challenge Match and Youth Tournament.
Venue: Espieside Gaelic Ground, Coatbridge
11.30am
Local Gaelic side Sands MacSwineys will take on tough opponents in what is sure to be a hard and physically fought sporting event. Match starts 11.30am. Admission Free.
Enjoy the youth Gaelic Challenge match with the young sporting talent as several local Primary Schools battle it out for the Festival Youth Challenge Trophy.
Saturday March 13th 2010
Annual Youth Football Tournament.
Venue: Espieside Park, Coatbridge
An opportunity for our young people to take part in a soccer tournament as part of the 2010 St Patrick’s Festival. All participants will receive a medal in recognition of their efforts and a highly competitive and enjoyable event is guaranteed, not only for the young competitors but also for the spectators. Admission Free.
Saturday March 13th 2010
Annual Festival Dinner Dance, The Tudor Hotel, Airdrie, ML6 0BA
7.30pm
Tickets £30
Enjoy an evening of high quality food, drink and entertainment at the Annual Dinner Dance that traditionally launches the start of a week long list of events. Come along and be our guest, amongst whom will also be a number of dignitaries. Tickets £30
Sunday March 14th 2010
Annual Festival Lecture
Venue: St Patrick’s Church Hall, Mayo Suite, St John St, Coatbridge, ML5 3HB
Commences 7.30pm. Tickets £2 A thought provoking lecture by writer and activist, Eamonn McCann, one of the original organisers of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA), and who personally witnessed the historically defining events that occurred in Derry in 1969 and 1972. Tickets £2
Monday March 15th 2010
Coatbridge and Ireland Exhibition.
Venue: Summerlee Heritage Park, Heritage Way, ML5 1QD
Opening of exhibition featuring old pictures of Coatbridge outlining it’s growth as an industrial town and it’s links with Ireland with talk by local Historian Hugh O’ Neill at 7.30pm.. Admission Free. The photographic exhibition will run until 31 st March 2010
Tuesday March 16th 2010
British Premier of 'Italia 90 Re-visited with Jack Charlton
Venue: St Patrick’s Church Hall, Mayo Suite, St John St, Coatbridge, ML5 3HB. Commences 7.30pm. Admission Free
First showing in Britain of a documentary by Decent Suit Productions. Join Jack Charlton on a nostalgic trip down memory lane when he journeys back to Rome to re-live that never to be forgotten moment when the Republic of Ireland football squad, including Celtic's Packy Bonner, Chris Morris and Mick McCarthy, reached the quarter finals of the World Cup.
Wednesday March 17th 2010
Quigley’s Point
Venue: St Bartholomew’s Church Hall, 1 Trent St, Towhead, Coatbridge, ML5 2NT
7.30pm
Tickets £7
Celebrate on St. Patrick’s Day with Coatbridge St. Patrick’s Festival favourites ‘Quigley’s Point’, who will provide an excellent evenings entertainment of Irish traditional music and song. 7.30pm. Tickets £7
Thursday March 18th 2010
Annual Play: Praxis Theatre Lab Presents - Red Countess Green Crow Countess Markievicz and Sean O’Casey By Sam Dowling.
Venue : St Augustine ’s Primary School, Henderson St, Coatbridge, ML5 1BL (Next to the Time Capsule) 7.30pm.
Tickets £5. Concessions £3 We Got Tickets
RED COUNTESS GREEN CROW takes us close up to Ireland’s literary and political resurgence in the first quarter of the 20th century. It explores the friendship and rivalry between playwright Sean O’Casey and the revolutionary Countess Constance Markievicz played out amidst momentous national and international events: the rebirth of the Irish language, theatre and literature, the Dublin lock-out of 1913, the Great War of 1914-18, the growth of Sinn Féin and demise of the Parliamentary Party, the Easter Rising in 1916 and the too hasty execution of its leaders, and the final national acceptance of parliamentary democracy in a 26-county Irish Free State, leaving the troubled Northern Ireland for another generation to sort out.
The play details Sean O’Casey clawing his way out of poverty in the slum tenements to fame and relative fortune on the strength of his great trilogy of plays. Countess Markievicz, heading in an opposite direction, turns her back on the vast family estates in County Sligo to embrace the cause of Dublin’s poor.
The people of Ireland are now in a time of economic downturn and low confidence in the government, and in Northern Ireland, paramilitary groups have not been silenced by the Good Friday Agreement. The play pits Countess Markievicz’s uncompromising belief in the use of physical force for a united Irish republic against Sean O’Casey’s conviction that poverty needs to be tackled before anything else, in a debate that still resonates today. Tickets £5/£3
Friday March 19th 2010
Irish Cocktail Competition/evening.
Venue: Essence, at Coatbridge Point, 146-66 Main Street, Coatbridge, ML5 3BJ
A evening of fun where local barpersons have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and pit their wits against other barmen/women in the pursuit of creating the best tasting and most unique St Patricks Day Irish cocktail. The lucky judges will be randomly chosen from the audience. It could be you. So do come along.
Saturday March 20th 2010
Family Street Festival
Venue: Coatbridge Town Centre, Main St, CoatbridgeSt Patrick’s Day Festival Coatbridge
2010
TICKETS
Click on the “we got tickets link “on this page to book tickets for the three events taking place on the 11 th, 12 th and 18 th March. A limited number of tickets for these events will be available at the Festival shop.
Tickets for all other events will be available at the Festival shop or by contacting the website at:
contact@stpatricksdayfestivalcoatbridge.org
Or call 07742 008926
Friday February 26th 2010
Irish Quiz
Venue: St Patrick’s Church Hall, Mayo Suite, St John St, Coatbridge, ML5 3HB. 7.30pm.
Tickets £4
Enjoy an evening of fun and light hearted Irish entertainment. Why not enter a Team and test your knowledge of Irish culture, music, and history. The winning team take home the Festival Quiz Trophy. 7.30pm .Tickets £4
Thursday March 11th 2010
The Battle of the Bands.
Venue: Essence at Coatbridge Point,, 146-66 Main Street, Coatbridge, ML5 3BJ.
Doors Open 7pm. Competition Commences 7.30pm
Tickets £4 We Got Tickets
Young Bands out there. We want to hear from you.
A great opportunity for local bands to showcase their talents. A great chance to see the best young talent that Lanarkshire and beyond has to offer as local musicians compete for the ‘ Battle of the Bands’ title 2010. Styles include folk, rock and indie. There will be two categories, contemporary and traditional, and a there will be a prize for the winning band from each category. One of the judges will be Jinky Gilmour, formerly of The Silencers. Now a recognised artist in his own right, 2010 promises to be a big year for him. Must be 14 years or over to attend. There will be an entry fee of £4 per band. Bands will be required to sell tickets to their followers, with a minimum of 10 as a condition of entry for each band. The amount of tickets sold will dictate the running order, with the band who sells the most having the choice of spots. Doors open 7pm. Competition commences 7.30pm. Tickets £4
Friday March 12th 2010
JJ Gilmour.
Venue: Essence at Coatbridge Point,, 146-66 Main Street , Coatbridge, ML5 3BJ
Doors Open 7.30pm.
Tickets £10. Price includes free entry into the nightclub after the gig (21 and over only)
A great opportunity to see acclaimed local singer songwriter JJ “Jinky” Gilmour perform on his home turf as part of this years St Patrick’s festival in Coatbridge. Jinky will be accompanied by Graeme Duffin and Phil Kane formerly of Wet Wet Wet and The Silencers respectively. Special Guest appearance from singer songwriter Maeve O’Boyle.
Tickets £10. Price includes free entry into the nightclub after the gig for age 21 and over only.
Saturday March 13th 2010
Gaelic Football Challenge Match and Youth Tournament.
Venue: Espieside Gaelic Ground, Coatbridge
11.30am
Local Gaelic side Sands MacSwineys will take on tough opponents in what is sure to be a hard and physically fought sporting event. Match starts 11.30am. Admission Free.
Enjoy the youth Gaelic Challenge match with the young sporting talent as several local Primary Schools battle it out for the Festival Youth Challenge Trophy.
Saturday March 13th 2010
Annual Youth Football Tournament.
Venue: Espieside Park, Coatbridge
An opportunity for our young people to take part in a soccer tournament as part of the 2010 St Patrick’s Festival. All participants will receive a medal in recognition of their efforts and a highly competitive and enjoyable event is guaranteed, not only for the young competitors but also for the spectators. Admission Free.
Saturday March 13th 2010
Annual Festival Dinner Dance, The Tudor Hotel, Airdrie, ML6 0BA
7.30pm
Tickets £30
Enjoy an evening of high quality food, drink and entertainment at the Annual Dinner Dance that traditionally launches the start of a week long list of events. Come along and be our guest, amongst whom will also be a number of dignitaries. Tickets £30
Sunday March 14th 2010
Annual Festival Lecture
Venue: St Patrick’s Church Hall, Mayo Suite, St John St, Coatbridge, ML5 3HB
Commences 7.30pm. Tickets £2 A thought provoking lecture by writer and activist, Eamonn McCann, one of the original organisers of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA), and who personally witnessed the historically defining events that occurred in Derry in 1969 and 1972. Tickets £2
Monday March 15th 2010
Coatbridge and Ireland Exhibition.
Venue: Summerlee Heritage Park, Heritage Way, ML5 1QD
Opening of exhibition featuring old pictures of Coatbridge outlining it’s growth as an industrial town and it’s links with Ireland with talk by local Historian Hugh O’ Neill at 7.30pm.. Admission Free. The photographic exhibition will run until 31 st March 2010
Tuesday March 16th 2010
British Premier of 'Italia 90 Re-visited with Jack Charlton
Venue: St Patrick’s Church Hall, Mayo Suite, St John St, Coatbridge, ML5 3HB. Commences 7.30pm. Admission Free
First showing in Britain of a documentary by Decent Suit Productions. Join Jack Charlton on a nostalgic trip down memory lane when he journeys back to Rome to re-live that never to be forgotten moment when the Republic of Ireland football squad, including Celtic's Packy Bonner, Chris Morris and Mick McCarthy, reached the quarter finals of the World Cup.
Wednesday March 17th 2010
Quigley’s Point
Venue: St Bartholomew’s Church Hall, 1 Trent St, Towhead, Coatbridge, ML5 2NT
7.30pm
Tickets £7
Celebrate on St. Patrick’s Day with Coatbridge St. Patrick’s Festival favourites ‘Quigley’s Point’, who will provide an excellent evenings entertainment of Irish traditional music and song. 7.30pm. Tickets £7
Thursday March 18th 2010
Annual Play: Praxis Theatre Lab Presents - Red Countess Green Crow Countess Markievicz and Sean O’Casey By Sam Dowling.
Venue : St Augustine ’s Primary School, Henderson St, Coatbridge, ML5 1BL (Next to the Time Capsule) 7.30pm.
Tickets £5. Concessions £3 We Got Tickets
RED COUNTESS GREEN CROW takes us close up to Ireland’s literary and political resurgence in the first quarter of the 20th century. It explores the friendship and rivalry between playwright Sean O’Casey and the revolutionary Countess Constance Markievicz played out amidst momentous national and international events: the rebirth of the Irish language, theatre and literature, the Dublin lock-out of 1913, the Great War of 1914-18, the growth of Sinn Féin and demise of the Parliamentary Party, the Easter Rising in 1916 and the too hasty execution of its leaders, and the final national acceptance of parliamentary democracy in a 26-county Irish Free State, leaving the troubled Northern Ireland for another generation to sort out.
The play details Sean O’Casey clawing his way out of poverty in the slum tenements to fame and relative fortune on the strength of his great trilogy of plays. Countess Markievicz, heading in an opposite direction, turns her back on the vast family estates in County Sligo to embrace the cause of Dublin’s poor.
The people of Ireland are now in a time of economic downturn and low confidence in the government, and in Northern Ireland, paramilitary groups have not been silenced by the Good Friday Agreement. The play pits Countess Markievicz’s uncompromising belief in the use of physical force for a united Irish republic against Sean O’Casey’s conviction that poverty needs to be tackled before anything else, in a debate that still resonates today. Tickets £5/£3
Friday March 19th 2010
Irish Cocktail Competition/evening.
Venue: Essence, at Coatbridge Point, 146-66 Main Street, Coatbridge, ML5 3BJ
A evening of fun where local barpersons have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and pit their wits against other barmen/women in the pursuit of creating the best tasting and most unique St Patricks Day Irish cocktail. The lucky judges will be randomly chosen from the audience. It could be you. So do come along.
Saturday March 20th 2010
Family Street Festival
Venue: Coatbridge Town Centre, Main St, Coatbridge
11am – 4pm
The climax to our week long Festival events as thousands of people flock to Coatbridge Town Centre for a day of celebrations which has something for all the family, including live bands, Irish Dancers, Contemporary Dance, Comhaltas Music, Children’s Entertainment, a Balloon Launch, Kiddie Rides and Face Painting.
The Town is decked out with the flags, banners, music and sounds of Ireland, with an astonishing variety of quality entertainment delivered from two large stages in Coatbridge Main Street. Join us for this unique celebration of our Irish history, heritage and culture at the largest St Patrick’s Day street party anywhere in Scotland. The stages will open at 11am, with the opening ceremony commencing at 12 noon.
11am – 4pm
The climax to our week long Festival events as thousands of people flock to Coatbridge Town Centre for a day of celebrations which has something for all the family, including live bands, Irish Dancers, Contemporary Dance, Comhaltas Music, Children’s Entertainment, a Balloon Launch, Kiddie Rides and Face Painting.
The Town is decked out with the flags, banners, music and sounds of Ireland, with an astonishing variety of quality entertainment delivered from two large stages in Coatbridge Main Street. Join us for this unique celebration of our Irish history, heritage and culture at the largest St Patrick’s Day street party anywhere in Scotland. The stages will open at 11am, with the opening ceremony commencing at 12 noon.