East & Central Europe Newsletter: January 12th, 2009

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary ,Israel, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine

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to Irish Resources, Events and News - in Continental Europe

Croatia
Belfast Food with live concert in the end of January in Osijek.

Belfast Food are giving live concert on January 30th in Osijek. The event is to take place in Mini Teatr ( Mini Theater). To get more information about the tickets contact the Theater.
The three young men who gathered the today’s BELFAST FOOD started their work in 1992.
Mostly influenced by “THE CHIEFTAINS” and “THE DUBLINERS”, they also played the instrumental music of legendary folk groups The Bothy Band, Planxty, and De Dannan. This music is traditional dance music dating from the eighteenth century and is played fast and furious.
Presently, the band is producing live CD and DVD album recorded during St. Patrick’s Day celebration in 2007.

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Poland
Shannon has already planned concerts in March!

Shannon- the Celtic Shannon band- one of the most known Irish and Celtic music bands in Poland has already planned concert during St. Patrick's celebrations.
The band has announced 6 concerts in this period.
Shannon band was born in early 1994. They have so far recorded five albums, one soundtrack and also composed some music for an Irish dance show.
Shannon perform in about a hundred concerts every year mainly in Europe. Shannon have also taken part in celebrations of the Interceltique Festival du Lorient in Britany (France) as well as often performing in Denmark and Germany. Shannon on occasion have also played with other famous musicians, one of them being Polish jazz violinist - Michal Urbaniak.
Thanks to a mix of traditional sounds and modern composition,they offer a great sound.

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Czech Republic, Poland and other countries
Irish basketball players that play in the Leagues across Europe.

Irish basketball players are with clubs in Cyprus, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Germany, Greece, italy, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Switzerland and Sweden.
Wherever you are in Europe - there is a good chance that an Irish basketball player is playing with a club in the country you are in.
As well as playing in top flight basketball Nationally in these countries, Brian Bracey's AEL in Cyprus are also in the Euro Challenge, against other European clubs, Levon Kendall is with Greece Euroleague team Marousi.
In Italy the Serie A club Banca Terrcas with Jesse Young also plays in the EuroCup as well as SerieA this year. Patrick Burke is in Poland with Euroleague team Assec.Prokom, which is also heading the local Polish PLK league. Jim Moran's Gran Canaria are playing in Europe this year in the Euro Cup.

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All Europe
Irish Music and Cultural events for 2010 come flooding in

These weeks will be taken with filling our 2010 Calendar of Cultural Events and Music concerts and Festivals for the year. Do you know of Irish Festivals, Cultural events, Music events nearby this year?
Are in in an Irish Club or Society in Europe, then contact us with your events and details.
Just keep in touch this year, and we will make sure that you never miss an event

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Update - so far, 100s of Irish Soccer teams playing in Europe, International Badminton Events with Irish Stars, Athletics events with top class Irish competing to break new Irish records and feature in the top 3 in races. Irish Hockey matches, Bobsleigh events, and the European PGA Golf tour, the Senior tour and the Amateur Golf events all across the Continent have been added. - and there's more... all with Irish Sports teams and individuals taking part nearby across Europe. Here for recently added Irish Sport Events in Europe

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Next week's events:

Select your Country (and date) to find what Irish events are Coming up. Among others:

• Croatia - High Jump Indoor Meeting Slobodna Dalmacija (6.1. Indoor Meetings with National Permit) Split
• Czech Republic - Lord of the Dance 3 shows in Czech Republic - 4-6 Feb 2010, in Ostrava, Karlovy Vary, and Prague
• Czech Republic - Athletics: Grand Prix Olymp Prague
• Hungary - Soccer: Republic of Ireland U17 Team V Hungary , Friendly at Home 9th feb and 11th Feb
• Israel -  Soccer: Irish U16 Team V Israel, Friendly
• Poland  - Badminton - Polish International Junior Championships Kedzierzyn-Kozle
• Romania - Athletics: Indoor Grand Prix Bucharest
• Russia - Athletics: Russian Winter - IAAF Indoor Meeting, Moscow
• Serbia - European Athletics : White Cross Cross Country, Belgrade
• Slovakia - Lord of the Dance 3 shows in Slovakia - Zilina and Bratislava on 8-9 Feb 2010
• Turkey - Badminton: Turkiye Junior International

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