An Update from the Irish Business Organization and Our Mover and Shaker Niall O'Leary, President of this Outstanding Organization
From our Mover and Shaker, Niall O'Leary:
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Hope to see you at the Irish Business Organization Evening Networking Event this coming Wednesday March 10 at the Irish Arts Center, it promises to be a great night,
Also if you are available on March 17 there is only one place to be: In the Parade on 5th Avenue with the IBO!
If you have just joined or renewed: Great to have you in the IBO, let's network and do business!
If you are not a current member, please go to www.ibo-ny.com and check out the 'join or renew' section!
Full details on all IBO events and member announcements as follows:
1. St. Patrick's Day Parade and After-Party You are invited to march up 5th Avenue on March 17 with the IBO: join us in the biggest St. Patrick's Day Parade in the world! Also we are having an after-party!
Other upcoming IBO events:
2. IBO Evening Networking Event
Wednesday March 10, 6.30pm
Wednesday March 10, 6.30pm
3. IBO Business Networking Breakfast
Tuesday March 23 8am
Tuesday March 23 8am
4. IBO Golf Outing Thursday May 6, 12 noon start!
5. IBO membership details: please join or renew online at www.ibo-ny.com now if you have not done so already! You must have paid your 2010 dues by March to be a member in good standing!
Three great concerts in March,
sponsored by the IBO:
sponsored by the IBO:
6. "Irish Boys Vs. Irish Girls: A Night of Music with BARLEYJUICE and SEARSON" Thursday March 11th, 8:30 PM
7. JOE HURLEY'S 11TH ANNUAL ALL-STAR IRISH ROCK REVUE "THE GREAT IRISH SONGBOOK" w/ Joe Hurley & The Gents & A CAST of 1000s Saturday March 13th 6.30pm
8. Sensational Irish Tenor David O'Leary in 'A St. Patrick's Celebration Concert', Monday March 15, 8pm
Member announcements:
9. The Big Apple feis, Friday-Sunday March 12, 13 & 14, Hilton Hotel NYC presented by new IBO member Unateresa Gormley
10. IBO President Niall O'Leary appears with IBO member Darrah Carr in Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops Orchestra, Friday March 12, 8pm
RSVP to all IBO events at a_ibo@yahoo.com
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March Event Details:
1. St. Patrick's Day Parade and After-Party You are invited to march up 5th Avenue on March 17 with the IBO: join us in the biggest St. Patrick's Day Parade in the world! Also we are having an after-party! From Sheila Lynott, who is chairing the IBO parade committee this year: Next year is the 250 anniversary of the St Patrick's Day parade and the parade committee are already pulling out the stops for it.
This year the IBO intends to win and award and be rewarded by being bumped to the front of the parade. Wouldn't it be fab and terrific publicity if we were up front next year. So we need to pull out all the stops this year in order for this to happen. We are getting coaching advice by 2 of the judges of the parade committee who are on our side in moving us up and it is truly invaluable.. We need to ensure a large (minimum 30 members) uniformed unit so this year we are requesting everyone to dress in black/dark Business Attire with everyone wearing a green carnation (given to you on the day). No yellow raincoats please!
PLACE AND TIME OF FORMATION Wednesday March 17, 2010 at the place and time designated below: Name of Organization; Irish Business Organization (I.B.O.) Time of Assembly; 2:40 pm Place of assembly: WEST 48th STREET On West 48th Street, between 5th Ave. & 6th Ave., Between street door numbers: No 40 & 6th Ave,
After-Party from 6pm-9pmVenue : Our Lady of Good Council at 90th St between 2nd & 3rd Aves. Cost: ONLY $25 per person ( through the IBO only: must be bought in advance!) Includes: 3-Hour Open bar - Live band – the best of food including bacon & cabbage, shepherd's pie, a chicken dish, salad & soda bread tea/coffee/soda as well as kids meals e.g. chicken fingers etc. Now if anyone can get a better deal than this on St Patrick's Day then I want to hear about it! Please forward on to anyone you think suitable – it's an open invitation Please email slynott@centurybusiness.
2. IBO Evening Networking Event
Wednesday March 10, 6.30 pm
Location: Irish Arts Center, 553 W. 51st Street, (10-11 Aves.) with a focus on the arts: speakers will include Prof. Mick Moloney, also featuring live entertainment from three acts to put you in the mood for St. Patrick's Day : all-female Celtic-rockers Searson, Joe Hurley and friends, and Irish tenor, David O'Leary. All three are featured in upcoming concerts, see below! rsvp to: a_ibo@yahoo.com
3. IBO Business Networking Breakfast TuesdayMarch 23 8am. There were over 25 attendees at the February IBO Business Networking Breakfast, thank you to all!
Wednesday March 10, 6.30 pm
Location: Irish Arts Center, 553 W. 51st Street, (10-11 Aves.) with a focus on the arts: speakers will include Prof. Mick Moloney, also featuring live entertainment from three acts to put you in the mood for St. Patrick's Day : all-female Celtic-rockers Searson, Joe Hurley and friends, and Irish tenor, David O'Leary. All three are featured in upcoming concerts, see below! rsvp to: a_ibo@yahoo.com
3. IBO Business Networking Breakfast TuesdayMarch 23 8am. There were over 25 attendees at the February IBO Business Networking Breakfast, thank you to all!
Don't miss the March breakfast, where we hope to have an extra special guest! a_ibo@yahoo.com orniall
Please join us at 8:00 am on 3/23 (until 9.30am) All members and friends welcome to attend! Cost: $20 IBO current members / $25 non-members You can join or renew at the Breakfast or in renew online BY CLICKING HERE, You do not need to be a member to attend!
New Networking Breakfast Venue for 2010:Fitzpatrick Manhattan Hotel 687 Lexington Ave. (between 56th & 57th Streets) Full Irish Breakfast: or any healthier option from the menu! Informal networking first, then everyone talks for a minute about themselves, the featured speaker goes last, questions, business card exchange!
4. IBO Golf Outing: Thursday May 6, 12 noon start! Van Cortlandt Golf Course, Bx Followed by Dinner and Prize Giving in the Manhattan Club at Rosie O'Grady's, 52nd and 7th Ave., NYC More info in a few weeks!
5. IBO Membership: Please join or renew online now if you have not done so already! You must have paid your 2010 dues by March to be a member in good standing!
Member benefits include:
Receive special members-only discounts (See list below).
Meet and network with people from businesses and social environments similar to yours.
Grow your business through new contacts and resources.
Learn from the experience of others in your field.
Enhance your Career - or find a new one !
Find new customers, suppliers, and markets.
Make new friends with similar interests and lifestyles to yours.
Give back to the community by contributing your knowledge and resources.
Promote your business or services within the greater Irish & Irish-American community.
Overall, the IBO can help to expand your professional and personal horizons. Because of its active membership, the IBO has grown to become an extremely effective business networking organization.
Grow your business through new contacts and resources.
Learn from the experience of others in your field.
Enhance your Career - or find a new one !
Find new customers, suppliers, and markets.
Make new friends with similar interests and lifestyles to yours.
Give back to the community by contributing your knowledge and resources.
Promote your business or services within the greater Irish & Irish-American community.
Overall, the IBO can help to expand your professional and personal horizons. Because of its active membership, the IBO has grown to become an extremely effective business networking organization.
6. "Irish Boys Vs. Irish Girls: A Night of Music with
BARLEYJUICE and SEARSON"
At Connolly's Klub 45, Thursday March 11th, 8:30 PM, $10 at the door
Presented by IBO member Anita Daly
SPONSORED BY THE IRISH BUSINESSS ORGANIZATION OF NEW YORK
January 29th New York City : BARLEYJUICE-- Kyf Brewer, Keith Swanson, Billy Dominick, Jimmy Carbomb, Eric Worthington and Gregor Schroeder – excite their fans with their unrepentant testosterone filled Celtic Rock. SEARSON – Sisters Erin, Heather, Colleen and drummer Mary Gellner – Femme Fatales of the Celtic Music Scene who burn the floor with their fiddle playing and footstomping.NOW -- both bands come together to battle it out as 'Irish Boys Vs Irish Girls' at Connolly's Klub 45 on March 11th, 8:30 PM
BARLEYJUICE have been described as "Infectious…fun…delightful." The band has released many cds, the latest being 'Bonnie Prince Barley', an album of songs steeped in originals that sound like traditionals and have you happily ride the wave until the very last note has faded. Shay Clarke of radio WDCB says that Barleyjuice plays, "Toe tapping, hand clapping, whiskey drinking, crowd pleasing, high stepping music that makes the blood flow a little faster." The band is a favorite on the Festival scene.
The musical experience SEARSON, features the talents of sisters, Colleen on fiddle, Erin on piano and Heather on bass to create a showcase full of their talents. Says The Irish Amercian News,"Searson astounds their audiences with unguarded sincerity in their vocals, raw fiddling and ferocious step dancing.." They have expanded the musical culture from where they grew up in Ottowa Valley,Canada, to a create contemporary sound based on their heritage, the musical traditions of the first groups of immigrants to arrive there, the English, the Scottish and the Irish. Says another music critic, "Their high energy is contagious."
The Irish Business Organization of New York (IBO) is a premier business networking group dedicated to the furtherance of Irish and Irish American Entrepreneurs and Professionals. The IBO is proud to sponsor of this fun evening of music. To find out more about the organization and to join go to www.ibo-ny.com
So DON'T MISS "Irish Boys Vs Irish Girls: An Night of Music with Barleyjuice and Searson" at Connolly's Klub 45, 3rd floor 121 W. 45th St., MARCH 11th, 8:30PM, 212- 597 - 5126
$10 at the door
www.barleyjuice.com www.
www.myspace.com/searson
7. JOE HURLEY'S 11TH ANNUAL ALL-STAR IRISH ROCK REVUE "THE GREAT IRISH SONGBOOK"
w/ Joe Hurley & The Gents & A CAST of 1000s
Saturday March 13th, Highline Ballroom
431 W 16th St (between 9th & 10th)
212.414.5994
Doors Open 6:00 pm
Show 6:30pm-11:00 pm
Tix $20
VIP Reserved seating $30
THIS IS AN ALL-AGES EVENT!
New York, NY: Joe Hurley's 11th Annual All-Star Irish Rock Revue will be held this year, for one-night-only, at NYC's stunning HIGHLINE BALLROOM, on Saturday, March 13th!
"Joe Hurley's Irish-Rock-A-Palooza receives rave reviews every year as the biggest St Pat's Party in town-Hurley himself is revered for his soulful Shane MacGowan-esque baritone" NEW YORK MAGAZINE
Here's what to expect: A PADDY ROCK & ROLL CIRCUS! Every year during the St Patrick's season, NYC singer/songwriter Joe Hurley salutes his Irish heritage with a blazing extravaganza of performers and songs that celebrate Ireland's musical gifts to the world - The All-Star Irish Rock Revue.
Gathering friends from NYC punk-rock legends to Broadway stars, from best-selling novelists to star comedians -- from Rock & Roll Hall-Of-Famers to downtown luminaries -- from visiting Irish entertainers to up and coming local singers, the performers all dive into Hurley's vision of'The Great Irish Songbook', backed by The Revue's sublime All-Star band, led by MD Jon Spurney (Passing Strange MD), Mark Bosch-Guitar (Ian Hunter), Tony Shanahan-Bass (Patti Smith),Steve Goulding-Drums (Mekons, Elvis Costello), Kenny Margolis-accordion (Cracker),Megan Weeder-violin and downtown's own Tish & Snooky-backing vocals.
Now entering it's second decade as a beloved NYC institution, Hurley's All-Star Irish Rock Revue is "the biggest and best St. Pat's Musical event in New York" Irish Echo
The guest singers rip through the classics of Thin Lizzy, U2, Van Morrison, The Undertones, Sinead O'Connor, SLF, The Pogues, Declan MacManus, Boomtown Rats, John Lydon, Morrisey, The Dubliners, The Divine Comedy,The Chieftains, traditional gems and much more. From The punk of the Undertones "Teenage Kicks" to the soul of Van Morrison's "Domino"; from the pure rock bliss of Thin Lizzy's 'The Boys are Back In Town" and U2's "I Will Follow" to the poetry of the Pogues' "Sally MacLennan" -- the songs of the Irish are sung by an incredibly electric and extraordinary group of performers.
Hosted by Joe Hurley and Ed Rogers, the IRR kicks off at 7:00 pm sharp. DJ GAZ of EAST VILLAGE RADIO spins Irish artists between sets. And, UK comic legend Stephen Frost is flying in to perform and help out with hosting duties.
Early confirmed performers include Country star Laura Cantrell, Indie-Rock icon Steve Wynn, Steve Conte (NY Dolls, Crazy Truth), Ivan Julian (Voidoids/Matthew Sweet/Clash), Ellen Foley ("Stop Right there" of 'Paradise by The Dashboard Light'), Willie Nile, UK comic Stephen Frost, Tony-Winner Michael Cerveris, SNL's Christine Ohlman, soul-legend Tami Lynn (Exile on Main St/ Dr John) Downtown chanteuses Marni Rice, Mary Lee Kortes, Lisa Burns, Tricia Scotti & Lianne Smith, Ed Rogers, Sheryl Marshall (Dusty Gals/Buster Poindexter), Broadway and film star Antonique Smith, Dave Kincaid (The Brandos), Tony Shanahan (Patti Smith), James Mastro (Ian Hunter/Patti Smith), producer Don Fleming (Sonic Youth, Teenage Fanclub), Alice & Alex (ex Modrocket), 2009 National Book Award Winner Colum McCann, 2010 Oscar Nominee Sam Bisbee, Seth Adam, Faith Hahn and many more TBA shortly. There will also be some very special guests announced week of show! Previous 'surprise performers' have included Ronnie Spector, Fountains of Wayne and STEW.THIS IS AN ALL-AGES SHOW! Bring the kids!
Tributes will be paid to three magnificent Irish and Irish-American artists that we've recently lost: FRANK McCOURT, LIAM CLANCY and JIM CARROLL.
PLEASE NOTE: This year's IRR will end at 11:00 pm, so come early, have dinner, and enjoy the show! There will be an official after-party for all ticket-holders TBA at venue.
"Anything can happen, and usually does, at The IRISH ROCK REVUE" NEW YORK POST
Joe Hurley, per tradition, kicks off the proceedings at 6:30pm. Called 'One of NY's most entertaining frontmen -- his distinctive vocals can be as raucous as all get-out and as sorrowful as a baritone can be....Hurley is the best singer of vowels in rock" by the Village Voice, Hurley has released many critically acclaimed CDs and is featured on the SONY release "Whiskey in the Jar:Essential Irish Drinking Songs" with his ballad "Amsterdam Mistress", alongside classics from the Pogues, the Dubliners and the Clancys. His band of Gents includes James Mastro (Ian Hunter), Tony Shanahan, Kenny Margolis, Denny Mcdermott (Rosanne Cash, David Johansen) Megan Weeder and Jon Spurney. Hurley and Irish Novelist Colum McCann recently released a CD-EP "The House That Horse Built" inspired by McCann's 2009 National Book Award Winning Novel "Let the Great World Spin." The CD features Paddy Moloney of THE CHIEFTAINS -- Hurley and McCann are currently working on a full length CD of songs for the novel.
Hurley, a London-bred, Irish-Blooded New Yorker, has sung with a host of great folks including THE CHIEFTAINS, Judy Collins, Sam Shepard, Nellie Mckay, Laura Cantrell, Shane MacGowan, Marianne Faithfull, The Waco Bros, Andrea Marcovicci and Maude Maggart. The leader of two NYC groups, Rogue's March, and Joe Hurley & The Gents,Hurley has been produced on recordings by Tony Visconti, PJ Harvey, Jimmy Harry, James Mastro & Don Fleming, among others. The Irish Rock Revue thanks it's friends and sponsors. Gibson, Wildroverclothing, Irish Echo, Murphguide.com, Irish Business Organization, Manic Panic, and the Irish Network-NYC. "There's no shortage of people and places to avoid around St Patrick's Day, but Joe Hurley's All-Star Irish Rock Revue is not an event to be missed! The Annual concert sees host band Joe Hurley and Rogue's March share a stage with members of the New York Dolls, The Dictators and The Patti Smith Band. They'll all cover songs of Irish musicians such as U2, Thin Lizzy, and Van Morrison." NEW YORK POST - Weekend HOT PICKS in ENTERTAINMENT
For performer updates, please go towww.roguesmarch.com,www.
Enjoy melodies of Irish airs old and new performed by the new up and coming Irish tenor David O'Leary,
from County Wexford, Ireland. David will be joined by West End star of the hit musical 'Chicago' Morgan Crowley, guest violinist Jane Hunt and members of the Westchester Emerald Society Pipe Band.
129 West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023
Box Office: (212) 501 3330
Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 12pm-7pm & Fri 12pm-4pm
www.merkinconcerthall.org
Get your tickets online now at the website below.
Tickets: $50 or $35
Here is the link; http://kaufman-center.
Also, here is his new website;www.davidolearytenor.
9. Saturday, March 13 & Sunday, March 14
Big Apple Feis
presented by new IBO member Unateresa Gormley
Kick off the festivities Friday night with a song competition
Friday, March 12
"Irish Idol" singing contest
Registration deadline is March 3.
Saturday, March 13 & Sunday, March 14
Two days of dance competitions.
at: The Hilton
1335 Sixth Ave.
New York, NY
More information at: www.bigapplefeis.com
10. IBO President Niall O'Leary appears with IBO member Darrah Carr in Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops Orchestra
CELTIC MUSIC: A ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATIONJust in time for St. Patrick’s Day, it’s a grand Celtic evening, featuring some of the biggest stars of Irish music.
Friday, March 12 at 8 PMCarnegie Hall presentsThe New York PopsSteven Reineke, Music Director and ConductorMéav, Guest ArtistRonan Tynan, Guest ArtistLiz Knowles, ViolinKieran O’Hare, Uilleann Pipes and Tin WhistleDarrah Carr Dance
NYPD Drums and Pipes of the Emerald Society
For a sneak preview click on both:
"March 12 Concert Preview" and "Spotlight on Darrah Carr Dance"
Groups save 10%! For more information about group tickets (20 or more), e-mail groups@carnegiehall.org
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The new IBO Executive Committee for 2010 is:
- President Niall O'Leary nialloleary@ireland.com
- 1st Vice-President Sheila Lynott
- 2nd Vice-President Gregory McIntyre
- Secretary Robert Gibbons
- Treasurer Louise Cody
We look forward to seeing you and hope we can count on your support for a great year for the IBO!
Network - Communicate - Reciprocate
For More Information About the IBO and any of our events, Please Contact:
The Irish Business Organization of New York, Inc. FDR Station,
P.O. Box 6425
New York, NY 10150-1901
P.O. Box 6425
New York, NY 10150-1901
