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Newsletter for the Irish
Community in Leeds
June 2020
WE ARE MANY GROUPS, BUT ONE COMMUNITY::
THE LEEDS IRISH COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Firstly, I hope this newsletter finds you and your family
well. They say communities are like tea bags – you never
know how strong they are until you put them in hot
water. Well, our community, like so many across the
world, has been tested in these last few months, but it is
also not surprising to me that we have demonstrated how
strong we are. In the ways we’ve come together, how
people have found innovative ways to show they care, and
in how we’ve all worked hard to make sure no one feels
forgotten.
In mid-March, when it became clear quite how serious the
pandemic was looking, a number of people from the
different community organisations across the city started
talking about what might be needed for those members
of the Irish community who would find themselves
vulnerable to isolation, food and medication shortages
and a deterioration of their health. This included us at
Leeds Irish Health and Homes, the Irish Centre, the
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Hugh O’Neills GAA club –
who all had members who said that they’d be willing
to help – and we knew that others would want to help too. After a couple of weeks, we then realised that what
many people were missing was just a little taste of
We know that our community is full of strong people, home. So all the groups donated £100 each and we
many of whom have been through plenty of tough times. developed what became known as the “Craic Packs” –
As a community, we’re so proud of the ways that we offer small bags of happiness with some favourite Irish
help to others, but maybe we’re not the best at asking for goodies (Barry’s tea, Kimberley biscuits or soda bread)
help when we need it, or even taking help when but also some drawings and letters from primary school
it’s offered! We worried that our friends and relations children and a “How are you” postcard with the number
would be ones saying they were 'grand’ when they on to remind people to reach out any time.
might be worried about how they’d come through, or
be feeling a bit lost because they weren’t working, Volunteers have now delivered Craic Packs to over 200
missing having friends and family visiting or not getting people and it’s something we’d love to continue if we
the bits of help that mean they’re usually able to look can. We know it will be many months before anything
out for themselves just fine. is back to “normal” so we want to make sure The Craic
continues whatever happens! If you would like to
As a group we organised ourselves very quickly. We set up donate to help make this happen, we’d love to hear
a dedicated phone line straight away that anyone from you. Or if you’d like to nominate someone to
who needed a “helping hand or listening ear” can call. And receive a Craic Pack get in touch. See the back page
that will remain open throughout the pandemic, so for details on how to do this.
please do call if you ever think there’s something you
might need a hand with. We have organised 2 drop-offs over the last month and
reached in excess of 200 people. The response has been
We made a video calling for people to come forward amazing from both the recipients and the volunteers.
to register as volunteers and shared that on social media LIHH have also worked with local schools where we
and the response was fantastic. Over 100 people have started a pen pal exchange and delivered rainbow
registered to be volunteers. pictures made by the children to be distributed.
Volunteers have signed up to do phone calls to The legacy of COVID-19 will be felt long after this year,
anyone who just wants to chat, to deliver shopping or but the knowledge that our community has mobilised
medication to anyone who can’t get out, as well as to support each other will also be a legacy we can all be
arranging door step visits to people who want them. very proud of.
Ant Halon, CEO at Leeds Irish Health and Homes
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June 2020
A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIR, RACHAEL LOFTUS
The Irish phrase that we live in the shelter of one another I said on that day and I repeat here, that our emigrant
“Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na doine” has never songs of loss, of longing for home are particularly
had more meaning than in 2020. At the start of the poignant right now “the hard times have come again
year we could never have imagined how quickly all our once more”, but that those songs, also point to our hope
lives would change. The things we took for granted – a for better times for the “bright, brand new day”. I’m sure
quick trip to the shops, calling in to see friends - were the next time we can safely gather, we will more
all suddenly transformed. And the things we took as than make up for our time apart – and I suspect the
sacred – being able to gather and pay our respects to music, the dancing and the sight of familiar faces, will
loved ones who died, even the hugs from grandchildren help us all to heal and to hope.
- were take from us, without pity.
In times of crisis, to retain hope, I was always told to
For many of us, it was when the St Patrick’s Day “look for the helpers”. Even in a war zone where things
celebrations were cancelled all across Ireland – that was are bleak, there also is someone tending to the injured,
our first sense of the enormity of the situation. It was sad protecting the children or sharing their food. During this
news when our own Leeds St Patrick’s Day parade was pandemic, our Thursday thanks to those “helpers” on
cancelled. But I am in no doubt at all, that that decision the front line of helping have meant a great deal to my
saved many lives, and I applaud the parade committee for colleagues working in the NHS, the Council, working in
taking the decision, despite both the hard work and the supermarkets, making deliveries or volunteering.
hard cash that had already gone into making it happen. Through my work I am in a privileged position to see so
much of the hard work that has gone into helping keep
The same fate of course also befell our Leeds Irish Health people safe – and it’s not all glamorous! Hospital
and Homes St. Patrick’s Day party. But, with huge thanks receptionists are also parents with kids at home trying
to Radio Leeds, we were able to at least bring some of the to work on dodgy internet connections, data scientists
joy, music and poetry to our community and our wider are also people queueing to get into the supermarkets
Leeds community by having a “virtual” celebration over hoping they can get back in time for their next
the airwaves. download, food supply analysts working out what 2
metres distancing means in every warehouse in the
country looks like are also people desperate for the tip
to reopen.
My own special thanks are also extended to the staff
and volunteers of Leeds Irish Health and Homes. Under
extraordinary circumstances, they have maintained
essential services, developed new ways of keeping our
community in contact – and they have all done so whilst
their own lives have been less easy. They have shown
grace under pressure and have never once wavered
from our core values of care, culture and community.
When all of this is over, we may never know the personal
sacrifices that so many people have made and the toll it
has taken on them, but we thank them all for their
shelter.
Rachael Loftus, Chair at Leeds Irish Health and Homes
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A WORD FROM VOLUNTEER MANAGER SARAH MCBRIDE
The contribution that the volunteers make is invaluable. I
have been a volunteer manager for many years now. It’s
lovely to be involved in the Irish community and
especially reaching out to those who may need just to
know that there is someone there. I am full of admiration
for all of the people who have selflessly given up their
time to volunteer in order to help others. We have met a
lovely bunch of people. The volunteers' efforts have made
a huge impact on the Irish community. We have had 56
volunteers deliver Craic Packs over the last couple
of months. We delivered to 110 people on the first drop
off and 113 on the second. We have reached so many
people and have received such wonderful feedback.
The packs have hopefully connected people back home.
Some of the volunteers have been offering telephone
support and also offering to shop for those most
vulnerable due to being in isolation. Volunteers have also
completed doorstep visits and another volunteered to
take care of an allotment for an owner in isolation. If it
wasn’t for the volunteer the allotment wouldn’t have
been looked after. One watches YouTube football with
his match and another arranged afternoon tea to be
delivered over the weekend to a lady who is 92, just to lift
her spirits. It really doesn’t get much better than that.
Thanks again to everyone whose contributions have
made this a huge success, and without the amazing
volunteers we couldn’t deliver what we do.
Quotes from Volunteers & People in Our
Special thanks to Sean McGibney who has given so much
Community
of his time to support us and the Irish associations with
our social media, newsletter as well as delivering our "My volunteer calls me three times a week, and
Craic Packs. she’s lovely. Really lifts my spirits. It’s nice to talk to
someone."
Sarah McBride, Volunteer Manager at Leeds Irish
"I woke this morning and felt sad I was all on my
Health and Homes own, and thought nobody cares and it’s just
another day. Then you have made me so happy,
when I saw the lady with a pack of shopping for me,
I just couldn’t believe it. You’re one in a million."
"It’s nice to be able to support someone who you
wouldn’t normally interact with in these tough
times, and it’s gone more from volunteering to a
friendship."
"It’s good to feel that you are making a small
contribution in this time of Covid."
"I really enjoyed meeting the lady I was matched
with who I had being offering telephone support to,
it’s so nice to meet them in person."
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June 2020
INTERGENERATIONAL
COVID-19 AWARENESS WORK DURING COVID-19:
CARA LETTERS
While COVID-19 continues to impact all of us we need to Cara Letters, Trad Music & Irish Dancing
be clear about how to keep ourselves and others safe.
It's a very
up-to-date with government guidance and also to find
LIHH Community Connector Siobhan approached local
ways of coping with a different way of life. Some
basic rules at the time of writing are: schools in Leeds with a pen pal initiative, ‘Cara Letters’.
Cara Letters are letters that can be kept, read and replied
• Continue to keep a distance of at least two-metres
from anybody if you are out and about. to by LIHH members, in their own time in isolation. Each
• Wash your hands thoroughly for twenty seconds or letter features a message of positivity .
use hand sanitizer before going out in the
community and when returning home. Our service users have loved receiving letters and the
• Isolate at home for seven days from the beginning fact they can take the time to respond. Some haven’t
of symptoms of suspected COVID-19. done so for years, so it has been lovely to start up
The best way to keep up-to-date with the latest advice is something again that they once did. It would be
to look on the government website or through the news
wonderful if we could get more schools involved. If you
on TV and radio. If you have a Support Worker you can
would like to get in contact to learn more about this,
contact them to have a chat about what the latest
please ring the office or email Siobhan at
guidance means.
siobhan.gaffey@lihh.org.
Guidance if You are Shielding
During the pandemic, we have been sharing clips of
Have you received a letter from the NHS that advised you some wonderfully talented young musicians from Leeds
to take extra precautions against COVID-19? It is Comhaltas and Irish dancers from Watson McCleave and
important to know that these letters have only been sent Helen Rowland Academies on our social media channels.
to people who have got health conditions. That The videos have been greatly received and
means you would be likely to have serious
have amassed over 50,000 views!
complications if you caught the coronavirus. The
letters talk about people who are “extremely medically
We would like to thank all of the organisations who have
vulnerable” which can be a bit confusing. This just
come together to support these activities, which have
means that you would have a serious version of
COVID-19 if you caught it – not that you are currently brought smiles to many faces - across Leeds and far
unwell or unhealthy. This letter gives you the advice beyond!
that you need to stay indoors as much as you can, with
any trips out of your home to be outdoors only and
maintaining strict social distance with anyone you
come into contact with. Even within your own home, you
should avoid close contact with people who are regularly
going outside or into crowded places.
If you have received this letter, there is important
information inside it that tells you how to register with
the national programme. Registering is very useful as this
confirms that you have received and understood the
letter, it also means that you can get food delivered to
your door and most importantly, you will be sent
important updates when things change. This advice is in
place until the end of June 2020, and there will be
updated advice shortly about what the situation will be
after June.
If you think you might have received a letter like this,
you’d like to discuss what it means to you, or if you’d like
a hand to register – please don’t hesitate to call Leeds
Irish Health and Homes and we can help. Call us on 0113
262 5614.
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June 2020
A MESSAGE FROM LEEDS IRISH ORGANISATIONS
Hugh O’Neills GFC Liam Thompson, Chairman of Leeds Irish Centre's
Committee
Hugh O’Neills GFC is a men’s and ladies' Gaelic Football
club based in Leeds, comprised mostly of members who Despite the difficult times the Irish Community as always
emigrated from Ireland. The Club was established in 1948 has continued to do what it does best with looking after
and is the longest running and most successful Gaelic each other. If it’s a call or being someone just to talk to we
Football team in Yorkshire. are all always there. Although our doors are shut in what
should be the lead up to our 50th year celebrations we
With our on-field activities temporarily paused, many of have not stopped. We have assisted with helping the
our players have been volunteering to help those in our teams distribute the goodies which have brought smiles
community who may be in need during these times. to faces via the teams of volunteers. We continue to
We'd like to thank our Club members who are front-line support Simon on The Streets where we provide
workers as well as the wider NHS for their incredible sandwiches now twice a week to help those who still have
commitment and professionalism during this challenging no roof over their heads. It is something which we have
period. Go raibh mile maith agat. done for years and will continue to do.
If you or someone you know needs a hand or want to chat When this is all over and it will be sometime in the future
about Ireland or Gaelic Games, please call the Leeds Irish we will welcome everyone back and thank God for the
Community number on 07904 246 531. good works everyone is doing and the safe return to our
home on the hill above Leeds.
St. Benedicts Harps GAA (Leeds)
The club was formed in 1983 initially as an under-age
team, providing Gaelic Football for players between the
ages of 10 and 18 in Leeds. The club won numerous
League & Championships at under-age within Yorkshire
as well as Challenge tournaments & Feile representation
in Ireland through the 1990’s & into the 21st Century. The
club entered into Senior & Junior competitions in 2001,
having attracted an influx of players arriving to the city
from Ireland, the club experienced its first key adult
success in 2003, winning the Yorkshire/Lancashire
Pennine League in the infancy of the competition.
Email at secretary.stbenedictharps.yorkshire@gaa.ie, or on
07854 686 693.
John F Kennedy GAA
Irish Ladies' Golf Society in Leeds
Our Gaelic football club was formed in 1965 and is
currently the only club in Leeds offering both youth and “If the men can be out playing golf for most of the day,
adult football. We pride ourselves on our family club ethos. why can’t we?" Thenceforth, the ladies' society was born.
Whilst our training and matches have been put on hold The ladies started meeting in various houses and as
due to the pandemic we have had many of our members numbers grew organised meetings at the Irish Centre,
assisting with the Leeds Irish Communities group. Leeds were introduced and formal records commenced in
1975.
We have also been running a weekly football card
through our parents WhatsApp group. The proceeds have We still survive today with some of the original 1975
been donated to the workplaces of our members who members and thrive and enjoy playing and being in the
have been working on the frontline throughout this time company of a wider circle of friends. We are affiliated to
to show our thanks for all they do. the Irish Centre where we hold our monthly meetings in
normal times.
We hope everyone is keeping safe and well through all
this. It has been great to have been able to work alongside the
other Irish associations to support the whole community
Contacts: secretary.jfkennedys.yorkshire@gaa.ie, and we are eager to help where we can. The society would
chairperson.jfkennedys.yorkshire@gaa.ie like to wish everyone health and happiness always during
this time.
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June 2020
A MESSAGE FROM LEEDS IRISH ORGANISATIONS
Irish Arts Foundation Presents ‘The Leeds Irish
Music Programme’
Irish Arts Foundation is delighted to announce a new
fortnightly Irish radio show starting on Tuesday 2nd June
which will run initially for eight weeks.
It will be presented by local Irish traditional musicians
Owen Spafford - the current 15-18 All Britain fiddle
champion - assisted by Des Hurley, Director of Irish
Arts Foundation and engineered by Elliott Moon from
Chapel FM.
‘’Whilst in these unprecedented times we have been
focusing on our online presence and sharing some of
the best Irish traditional music and arts digital content,
we are mindful that many older or now more isolated
members of our Leeds Irish community do not have
access to the internet and might be more familiar Leeds Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann
tuning in and listening to a fortnightly radio show’’,
said Christy Herron, Irish Arts Foundation We are a branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann, an
Development Officer. organisation which is dedicated to the promotion of
Irish, music, song and dance. The Leeds branch was
Now on the FM airwaves at 94.6FM! Tune in fortnightly to formed in October 1969 and we celebrated our
East Leeds FM, ‘The Leeds Irish Music Programme’ momentous 50th anniversary in October 2019.
Tuesday evening 6.30-7.30pm.
With our lessons and sessions being on temporary hold
Be sure to tune in to the next show! at the moment we have been asking the junior
musicians to send in films of them playing their
favourite tunes. These have then been played on social
media and to elderly or vulnerable people who are
isolating. This has been greatly received and also
helped encourage the kids to practise!
Our chairman Seán Gavaghan was one of the
instigators in the forming of The Leeds Irish
Communities group who have been offering help and
a friendly ear to the more vulnerable in the Leeds Irish
Community. Many of our members have been involved
in calling people and delivering the Craic Packs.
We hope everyone is staying safe and look forward to
entertaining again as soon as we can.
2020 Leeds St Patrick’s Day Parade
The Leeds St Patrick Day Parade, always held on the
Sunday before the 17th March, is now an annual
calendar event in the city supported by the Irish
community and well received by the citizens of Leeds.
This year on Friday, 1st March the Parade was
completely ready to go for the following Sunday; nice
weather was forecast and it was eagerly awaited, but
at midday because of the virus the committee decided
in the public interest to cancel the whole event. We
were left with huge cancellation fees but are
determined to be back next year.
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VIRTUAL ACTIVITY TIMETABLE - COVID-19
MONDAY THURSDAY
• Beat the Monday morning blues with the • Zooming Lovely! Virtual coffee morning with
fabulous dancers at Watson McCleave Academy Siobhan & Elise. Zoom invite, 11am-12pm. Call:
of Irish Dancing - LIHH Facebook Page. 07395793915.
• Readings of Poetry by Ian Duhig and Ray French • Beginner's IT. 1.30 – 2.30pm. Zoom invite. Call:
- LIHH Facebook Page. 07918078150.
• Mindfulness, stress & relaxation techniques • John’s Soda Bread Bake-Off! 4-5pm - LIHH
Telephone support, anytime 9am - 5pm. Call: Facebook Page.
07883388332. FRIDAY
TUESDAY • Counselling Support. Telephone support,
• Live workout with Charles O'Donnell, 11am anytime 9am - 5pm. Call: 07918078150.
-11.40am. Including its Kettle Boil Challenge! - • Irish Music Session, 3-4pm - LIHH Facebook
LIHH Facebook Page. Page.
• Sing-along with Teresa and Carol, 1.30-2.30pm.
Due to start mid-June. - LIHH Facebook Page.
WEDNESDAY
• Mindfulness, stress & relaxation techniques
Telephone support, anytime 9am - 5pm. Call:
07883388332.
• Emma's Art Blog, 2-2.40pm. Zoom invite. Call:
07788724634.
• John 's "Doorstep" Comedy Corner, 3-3.20pm
- LIHH Facebook Page.
"LEEDS IRISH IN LOCKDOWN" - CREATIVE WRITING OPPORTUNITY
Fado Fado is a Leeds Irish Health and Homes initiative. It began with a small group of writers following the
successful publication of The Trojan Donkey, the first LIHH Poetry anthology edited by Ian Duhig and Teresa
O’Driscoll. Now is your chance to take part in our next venture!
We live in extraordinary times and we want you, the Irish Community in its broadest sense to capture what living
in the time of COVID -19 has meant to you.
The writing can take the form of poetry, short story, reflective piece on a day in lockdown; in fact whatever you
are moved to write about. It can be factual, fantasy, witty, thoughtful, first person, second or third!
If you feel inclined to write please do – help is available with editing and making the most of a piece of writing.
It’s worth bearing in mind that most of the contributors for The Trojan Donkey had never been published
previously and most were new writers.
We are also pleased to announce that the Geraldine Ryan Memorial Prize will be available again. There is £100
worth of prizes to be won. You never know, we might even collect enough material to have a second publication
of work from the Leeds Irish community!
Submission deadline is Monday 21st September 2020. Announcements will be made in December 2020. Teresa
can be contacted by email at teresa.odriscoll@lihh.org or leave a message on 0113 262 5614 and someone will get
back to you.
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June 2020
A SPECIAL MENTION
In Memory of Two Much-loved Members of the
Leeds Irish Community
With great sadness we bring you the news of the recent
passing away of James Cribbin. James was a valued
member of our Monday Lunch Club with his wife Patricia.
He was a great Gaelic football supporter and he was a
proud supporter of Mayo. James enjoyed The Craic with
his friends and colleagues. He will be greatly missed.
It is with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of
Michael Scanlon after a short illness on Wednesday 29th
April 2020. Michael was a regular member of Leeds Irish
Health and Homes’ Memory Group. Together with his
wife Mary he would attend our weekly Monday and
Friday Lunch Clubs and our events which he enjoyed
very much. Michael enjoyed the music and The Craic and
had a smile for all of us. He will be fondly remembered by
all his friends at LIHH and in the wider Irish community.
May James and Michael Rest in Peace.
Bereavement
No one likes to think of death and dying, but we Irish do it
really well. We have long standing traditions involving
attending funerals, taking part in wakes, visiting the
bereaved family’s home to offer condolences and to
bring food. We spend hours telling stories about the
deceased and reminiscing about better times. Over and
over again! We can’t get enough of the stories of their
life, warts and all.
Michael Scanlon
Word normally spreads fast across the community when
someone is ill and when they die. Normally the If we know of someone who has passed away, we can still
community mobilises to support the bereaved family by make that effort to phone, text or write to the bereaved
physically being there at the receival of the body in the family to offer condolences.
church or at the funeral itself or at the wake or indeed all
three. We can still talk to those with whom we still have contact
and share stories of those who have passed.
It’s part of what holds the community and family
together at a difficult time. But we are not living in a If you would like someone to ring you to listen to your
normal time. This cruel pandemic has driven us as a stories of someone who has passed, or how the lockdown
community to be a lot more socially isolated than we find is affecting you, please ring 0113 262 5614 and
comfortable. It has also meant we are losing loved ones someone from Leeds Irish Health and Homes will ring
more frequently than normal. And most cruel of all, our you back.
normal ways of celebrating a life and marking a death
have been taken away from us. Deirdre Quill, Team Leader Irish Community Support
Service
Hopefully things will ease up in coming months. But
meanwhile we must be careful not to bottle it all up.
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June 2020
POETRY CORNER GARDENING CORNER
EATING IN IRELAND IN THE SIXTIES This wonderful garden is the product of LIHH tenant
Andrew who lives at Davitt House. He's been very
Pasta had not been invented. proactive with his gardening and is seeing the fruits of
his labour. He has transformed the garden into a place
where the other tenants will enjoy the summer sun!
Curry was a surname.
A takeaway was a mathematical problem
A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower.
Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time.
All crisps were plain, the only choice we had was
whether to add salt or not.
A Chinese chippy was a foreign carpenter.
Rice was a milk pudding and never ever part of our
dinner.
A Big Mac was something we wore when it was raining.
Brown bread was something only poor people ate.
Oil was for lubricating; fat was for cooking.
Get in Touch
Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.
Nobody heard of yoghurt. Just a little note from Leeds Irish Health and
Homes to say ‘Hello’ and that we are
Indian restaurants were only found in India. thinking about you!
Kebab was not even a word, never mind a food.
We have a number of volunteers also ready
Surprisingly, muesli was readily available, it was called
to lend an ear or a hand to the friends of our
cattle feed. charity at this time.
Pineapples came in chunks, in a tin, we had only seen Stay safe and if you need anything please
pictures of real ones. call.
Water came out of a tap, if someone had suggested
bottling it and charging more than petrol for it, we Telephone
would have become the laughingstock. 0113 262 5614
-- Cormac Email
info@lihh.org
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Community in Leeds
June 2020
Registered under the Cooperative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 Registered number 28320RDuring this difficult time, Leeds Irish Health and Homes is committed to providing vital services to the Irish community. We know that the uncertainty, isolation and disruption to daily life means you might need some extra support. We know that your circumstances and mental health needs may have also changed as a result of COVID-19. To help you feel safe and connected, we have an Irish mental health support worker dedicated to delivering 1 to 1 support to people of Irish heritage with common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. If you feel your mental health has been affected by COVID-19 and would like a listening ear please do not hesitate to contact us on 0113 262 5614 or info@lihh.org. Registered under the Cooperative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 Registered number 28320R
THE LEEDS IRISH COMMUNITY
Under the banner, ‘We are many groups, but we
are One Community’ the initiative brought
together Leeds Irish Centre, Leeds Irish Health
and Homes, Leeds Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann,
Hugh O’Neill’s Leeds GAA, JFK GAA, Leeds St
Benedict’s Harps GAA, The Irish Arts
Foundation, Leeds Irish Golf Society, Helen
Rowland Academy of Irish Dancing, Watson
McCleave Academy of Irish Dancing, The Leeds St
Patrick’s Day Parade, The Joyce-O'Donnell School
of Irish Dancing, Leeds Mayo Association, and
Leeds Irish Ladies' Golf Society as well as
interested individuals.
If you or your group would like to get involved,
we’d be really happy to have your support. Call
07904 246 531 or email info@lihh.org.
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