by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Dec 7, 2016 | Archive
Montreal’s Irish community is launching a campaign to establish the Gus O’Gorman Irish Language Scholarship to honour the central role Gus played in promoting Irish culture in Montreal for almost fifty years, and especially to acknowledge his passion in promoting the...
by Judith Schurman | Nov 8, 2016 | Archive
Champion and staunch supporter of Irish language and culture, Dr. Gus O’Gorman immediately came on board when David and I asked him about reviving the Bloomsday Festival here in Montreal in 2012. He and his friends had celebrated it for several years in Hurley’s Pub...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Oct 18, 2016 | Archive
Dans le but de commémorer le centenaire de l’insurrection de Pâques 1916, l’Université de Montréal accueillera le public le jeudi 20 octobre à partir de 17h dans le locale C-2081 pour la diffusion d’un documentaire 1916 :The Irish Rebellion suivie de cocktails, et le...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Oct 17, 2016 | Archive
The monument known as “the Black Rock,” adjacent to an abandoned parking lot near the Victoria Bridge, inadequately serves to mark the graves of 6,000 Irish immigrants who lost their lives in The Great Famine (1846-47). In his introduction at the opening...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Jun 19, 2016 | Archive
A few highlights from the just completed 5th Bloomsday Festival courtesy of the WestmountMag and Byron Toben. Thanks to all the performers and participants! Bloomsday Montréal: Two Highlights From 5-Day Fest...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Jun 16, 2016 | Archive, Festival News
A special thanks to Sabrina Marandola for covering this year’s event on CBC News Montreal with a clip and interview of Roy Surette and Colleen Curran by Jeanette Kelly. Check out the article and video here.
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