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News In : Manchester welcomes Taoiseach  MANCHESTER’S
Irish community were out in strength when Taoiseach Bertie Ahern visited
the bustling city prior to their upcoming St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Mr Ahern thanked the many groups from the city’s vibrant Irish community
who joined the hearty reception at the Irish World Heritage Centre for
their hard work in putting together an exciting programme for the impending
national day and the week of events that will surround it.
He also commended their devotion to the Irish World Heritage Centre and
its bright future envisioned in their plans for a new centre including
an Irish Diaspora museum.
Centre chairman Michael Forde said: “We are delighted to welcome
the Taoiseach back to the centre and we really appreciate his ongoing
support for the new development.”
Free theatre
THEATRE treats are in store this month as an Irish production company
kicks-off its spring season across London.
Croft Productions brings the emotional tale The Little English Girl to
the boards at the London Irish Centre in Camden on Monday, March 10, with
a rehearsed reading of the Belfast-based story.
The free event will show off the critically-acclaimed talent of Belfast’s
own Laurence McDonald who is a member of the centre’s Playwrights
Group and brings highly-charged themes of family conflict and hidden resentment
to the forefront in this piece.
The season continues with Tom O’Brien’s black comedy, Money
From America, showing at the Broadway Studio Theatre in Catford from March
11-20.
For more information contact John Dunne at Croft Productions on 020
72260524 or see www.croftproductions.com
Cheques banned
MARKS & SPENCER has become the latest retailer in Ireland to ban cheques
— forcing customers to pay by cash or card instead.
M&S will not accept personal cheques at its 20 Irish stores from March
1 saying the handwritten payment orders represent fewer than 2 per cent
of all transactions today.
Last year retail giants Argos, Penneys and Boots stopped accepting cheques
in Ireland alongside many independent retailers. |
