Our Local Community
The All-Ireland Cultural Society strives to cultivate Irish culture in Oregon, which includes supporting and encouraging our local Irish businesses, groups, and events. Below find links to all things Irish in our area! Know another local Irish site? Contact us to let us know so we can add it to the list!
Upcoming Local Events
We share tons of local events on our Facebook page, and we try to include reminders about upcoming local events in our monthly newsletter, too. Click here to see our most recent newsletters.
Annual Local Irish Events
- AICS St. Patrick’s Day Celebration in Portland on 3/17
- The Shamrock Cruise (always held the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day)
- N/NE Portland St. Patrick’s Day Parade (usually a Sunday around 3/17)
- The Shamrock Run (usually a Sunday around 3/17)
Local Scheduled Music
Local Irish Bars & Restaurants
- Celtic Axe Throwers
- The Dullahan Pub
- Highland Stillhouse
- Kells
- McMenamins
- Nana’s Irish Pub in Newport
- Paddy’s
- T.C. O’Leary’s
- Whelan’s
Local Irish Sessions
Local Monthly Ceili Events
- Ceili of the Valley 2nd Friday Ceili: 2nd Friday of the month, featuring live Irish music! Salem, Oregon. More info at ceiliofthevalley.org.
- 1st Friday Ceili Mor in Tualatin: First Friday of the month October through May, featuring live Irish music! Winona Grange, 8340 SW Seneca St, Tualatin. More info at irishpdx.com.
- 3rd Friday Ceili contact MÓD Branch CCE Oregon
Local Irish Set/Ceili Dancing Classes
- Our local CCE MOD Branch facilitates multiple set dancing options throughout the year. Check out their website
- Frolicking Meese Ceili Class in Eugene, more info at https://frolickingmeese.weebly.com.
- Salem Ceili of the Valley Weekly Ceili Classes. VFW Hall in Salem. Info at ceiliofthevalley.org.
- Thursday Winds of Donegal Ceili Classes in Tualatin. Winona Grange, 8340 SW Seneca St., Tualatin. More info at irishpdx.com.
Local Sean-nós Dancing Classes
- Sean-nós Dancing Taught by Maldon Meehan: Classes are available on Zoom and will cover a variety of themes such as: dancing to the tune; triplets; signature moves; improvisation and the body. Beginner and more advanced classes are available. For more information and/or registration, please visit maldonmeehan.com.
Local Irish Step Dancing Classes
- An Daire Academy of Irish Dance
- Murray School of Irish Dance
- Oregon Irish Dance Academy
- Yeates Academy of Irish Dance
Local & Virtual Irish Language
- Philo-Celtic Society (free Irish language classes by Zoom for beginner to advanced)
- Duolingo (free online learning tool)
Local Irish Realtors
Local Hurling
Local Genealogy Resources
- Don Anderson: dndanderson@comcast.net
- Genealogical Forum of Oregon
Local Irish Musicians and Groups
- The Ballybogs
- Biddy on the Bench
- Brian Ó hAirt
- Brigid’s Crossing
- Cary Novotny
- Castletown
- Celtic Light Orchestra
- Celtic Music Hour
- Chris Sepic: Wood and Silver Music
- Elizabeth Nicholson
- Faroe Rum
- Geraldine Murray
- Joseph Linahon
- Katie Jane Band
- Kells Pipes and Drum Band
- Ken Larson
- The Lads: Mondays at T.C. O’Leary’s Pub
- Na Rósaí
- New Shilling
- Night of Song by CCE Oregon at T.C. O’Leary’s Pub
- Peter Yeates
- Portland Fire Fighters Pipes and Drums
- Preston Wilde & Conor O’Bryan: Sundays at T.C. O’Leary’s Pub
- Sam Vogt – Vogt’s Whistlery on Instagram
- S&A Irish Entertainment
- Sean Daly & The Shams
- St. James’s Gate
- Tualatin Valley Firefighters Pipes & Drums
Irish Cruises
- Portland Shamrock Cruise: https://shamrockcruise.com
- Joanie Madden Cruise: For those of you who’d like to venture a little further from home, international Irish musician Joanie Madden runs a cruise. For more information email info@joaniemaddencruise.com.
- Andy Cooney’s Cruise: This cruise has been very popular with some of our AICS members! Click here to learn more.
Local Cultural Organizations
- CCE Oregon
- Ceili of the Valley
- Celtic Heritage Alliance
- Irish Network Portland
- Portland Hibernian Society
- Welsh Society of Oregon
Our Official Political Connections to Ireland
Micheál Smith, Consulate General of Ireland
100 Pine Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
415-392-4214 or SanFranConGen@dfa.ie
Website: Click here.
John F. Keane was Honorary Consul of Ireland, located in Washington, and retired in April 2024. Bernard J. Hensey is the new Honorary Consul since June 2024. Contact and press release.