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This year we are super lucky to have 2 Grand Marshalls 🙂

Brendan and Cecille

Brendan Monaghan is from Banbridge in Northern Ireland and has worked as a folk musician since the early 1990s. He is a multi-instrumentalist specialised in uilleann pipes (Irish bagpipes) and whistles. He has toured extensively all over the world, notably with the famous show Celtic Thunder, and with musician and songwriter Phil Coulter. Since 2020, Brendan has established himself in Oslo, where he is currently performing and teaching Irish music. Cecilie Stensrud started out with modern Irish dance in 2008 and has since then developed her passion for Irish music and more traditional dance styles. She is currently the only one in Norway to teach Irish ‘sean-nĂłs’ or ‘old-style’ dance, which she does at the dance school “Sound – Irish Dance Factory”. Cecilie also plays the fiddle and sings as well as conducting the MnĂĄ Irish Choir. Together, Brendan and Cecilie have founded FĂ©ile Oslo Summer School of Irish Music and Dance, as well as An Iorua – Irish Cultural Centre.

Grand Marshal 2023

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We are very honored to have David Toms as our Grand Marshal at this years St Patrick’s Day parade. David is originally from Waterford, Ireland but has lived in Norway since 2016. Since moving to Norway he has been an active member of the Irish community both personally and in his professional role as Community Support Officer at the Embassy. He is an acclaimed writer, having written several books of poetry including 2019’s Northly and most recently his memoir of life with a congenital heart defect Pacemaker which the Irish Times described as an “important book”. He lives in Dokka with his wife Miriam and their dog Madra.

Welcome to the St Patrick’s Day Family Dinner 2023

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Date: Saturday 18.03.2023
From: 14.00 To: 17.00
Entertainment and Buffet Meal and dessert
NOK 379,- per Adult
NOK 189,- for children under 12 years Childen “saft” included
Other drinks are not included

Please register by Friday 3rd of March by sending a payment to 6012.06.32054 (Norwegian Irish Society). We cannot take Vipps payments unfortunately.

Confirm you booking and details by sending an email to sales@irishsociety.no. Please state the number in your party, any food restrictions, and if you wished to be seated with another party. Also include the nationality of all guests (this data is gathered generally and not connected to your personal details). Let us know if there is anything else we can help with such as organising high chairs or access to lifts. 

Mass for St Patrick – Friday 18 March 2022

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For the first time since 2019, a special Mass for the Feast of St Patrick will be celebrated in St Olav’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Akersveien 1, 0177 Oslo, on Friday 18 March at 1800 hrs. The Mná na hÉireann Choir will sing at the Mass, which will be concelebrated by, among others, the Bishop of Oslo, Msgr Bernt Eidsvig and the two Irish priests in the Oslo Diocese, Fr Rory Mulligan and Fr Joseph Mulvin. The Irish Ambassador HE Keith McBean will also participate.

Everyone is welcome – of all denominations or none! Come for that Irish community feeling, the music, the wonderful singing by the Mná na hEireann choir, and to express our hopes for a better future for the world.

Light refreshments – coffee, tea, home-made cakes and chat – will be served afterwards in St Sunniva Skole, across the road from St Olav’s.

Nora Nordan, Veronica Harrington, Annmarie McDermott More info: Nora Nordan – nora-nor@online.no or send a PM