Irish Cultural Society of the Pacific Northwest

02/20/2026

The ICSPNW is delighted to collaborate with Nancy Conescu in sponsoring her Chapel Sessions Concert Series. While this up coming concert on Saturday isn’t in the wooden chapel at Waverly UCC, it’s still in her lovely historic abode in Irvington. So excited to support traditional Irish music and make it accessible to audiences here in the Portland area.

When: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm
Where: House of Doolescu (NE PDX)
Suggested donation: $20.00

PayPal Link: http://www.houseofdoolescu.com/fun/ColmNiamh.html

Contact: [email protected]

12/16/2025

Nuachtlitir an Gheimhridh | Winter Newsletter 2025 -

11/13/2025

Still time to join us for an incredible weekend of Irish language learning and celebration in beautiful Portland OR!

For those of you who haven't attended before, Féile Portland is a weekend-long celebration of the Irish language featuring three levels of Irish language instruction, cultural workshops, social outings, and community building, sponsored by the Irish Cultural Society of the Pacific Northwest (ICSPNW...

11/04/2025

Irish language weekend coming up! Follow the link for more info on Féile Portland 2025, SNNW 2026 dates, and more! -

Beannachtaí na Samhna oraibh go léir! The failing light at dusk on Halloween marks the start winter as well as the new year in the Irish tradition. It’s a time to recall our friends and family on the other side of the veil and to draw in our community to consider what light we can conjure in thi...

10/29/2025

ICSPNW is proud to sponsor Féile Portland, a weekend celebration of Irish language and culture, November 14-16th 2025. Follow the link below for more information and to register.

Tá súil agam go bhfuil sibh ag fanacht tirime agus teolaí théis na báistí a bhí againn ag an deireadh seachtaine. Despite the rain, many folks from the GNW community came out to Samhain Celtic New Year Festival in Salem on Saturday. We braved the driving rain and blustery sunshowers, and had ...

10/07/2025

Hey PNWers! Need more reasons to get excited about fall? How about Andy Irvine in concert on Friday, October 24th, 2025. Doors at 7:30, concert at 8:00. Co-sponsored by MÓD and Chapel Sessions Concert Series, this intimate concert WILL sell out so buy your tickets NOW at www.cceoregon.org.

09/20/2025

ICSPNW is at the Bellingham Celtic Festival showcasing some of the projects of the Cumann Curaí na gCumar, Gaeilge Northwest, Sean-nós Northwest and Féile Portland. We’re particularly proud of the currach project and the excitement and enthusiasm it has created here!

Cumann Curaína gCumar | Currach Community of the Confluences is showcasing the currach and coracle made by hand by Tigard’s Steve Carrigg and acquired through support by the Irish Cultural Society of the Pacific Northwest. CCC is fundraising to pay for this amazing craft and the expert labor required to build it. Follow the link to support this project. Go raibh míle maith agaibh a chairde!

https://gofund.me/b432b392

09/02/2025

Tugaigí aire don tír, a chairde. A series of Lummi Nation-led ceremonies celebrating the balance of life begin this week. Follow the link to find locations near you throughout the Pacific Northwest.

https://se-si-le.org/campaigns/xaalh-and-the-way-of-the-masks

Join Se'Si'Le, the House of Tears Carvers, and NGO partners for an event to celebrate the sacred balance (xaalh) in all our relations.Now more than ever it's time to center the voices, knowledge, and perspectives of Native Nations and Indigenous communities leading the movement to protect our natura...

07/08/2025

Now that the dust has settled from Sean-nós Northwest 2025, the Irish Cultural Society of the Pacific Northwest is setting its sights on a few new projects including assisting Cumann Curaí na gCumar - Currach Community of the Confluences with their Portland Currach Project. Funds generated by this year’s festival will be directed to cover some of the materials and labor needed for the building of their currach. They’re half way to their fundraising goals and have a great GoFundMe campaign set up with pictures and updates about their journey. Consider donating and sharing their campaign with your networks (https://gofund.me/b432b392). If you’re in the Portland area, mark your calendar for their official launch on Saturday, August 2nd - tunes, rowing, and a cook out along the Willamette! Go nearta Dia a gcuid oibre!

04/19/2025

Delighted to be sponsoring Sean-nós Northwest and excited to see how the Portland community shapes this unique festival. Check out guest fiddler Danny Diamond!

Sean-nós Northwest is only 12 DAYS AWAY! Are you ready for a fun-filled weekend featuring a public concert, all-sets céilí, weekend workshops, evening social events, and more?!

We’re delighted to have fiddle maestro Danny Diamond with us at this year’s festival. Danny comes from a musical family from Derry and Belfast but with deep affinity with the Donegal fiddle tradition. He has spent the greater part of his life learning, researching, collaborating, and performing music with a wide variety of musicians, singers, and dancers from the Irish tradition and beyond and has worked extensively at the Irish Traditional Music Archives in Dublin. Danny will be offering workshops on the Donegal fiddle tradition, fiddle technique and repertoire, and will present ‘The Long Road to the Glenties,’ a film restoration project focusing on famed Donegal fiddle legend Johnny Doherty.

For more information and register, visit: www.seannos.org/snnw Bigí linn a chairde!