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Amairgin the Gael Committee:

Chairman
David Murphy
02920 755 208

Secretary
Noreen Johnstone
01633 276 349

Treasurer
Mavis Woodward
01633 671 791

Vice Chair
Willie Cowan
01291 425 880

PRO
Martin Palmer-Smith
02920 619 678

Traditional Irish music and dance in Newport

Welcome to the website of Amairgin the Gael, the only Welsh branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. We run classes in traditional Irish music, dance and language in Newport, Gwent.

Teaching has stopped for summer, resuming on Tuesday 7th Sep at Glan Usk School. The next First Friday session is at the Irish Club on Sept 3rd.

Good luck to Louis Brown at the all-Ireland in August!

Don't forget these events:
Bath Irish Music Summer School (Aug 9 -14)
South Wales Uilleann Pipers tionól and celtic night concert (Sep 4th)

Coming up:

full calendar

Fri 6 Aug 
Irish club 
No First Friday session/ceili 

Sun 15 Aug 
Cavan town 
Scoil Éigse 

Fri 20 Aug 
Cavan town 
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 

Fri 3 Sep 
Irish club 
First Friday ceili and session 

Sat 4 Sep 
Tylorstown 
SWUP tionól & Celtic Night concert 

Tue 7 Sep 
Glan Usk School 
Teaching resumes after Summer break 

Tue 14 Sep 
Glan Usk School 
Jane Ridout teaching (tbc) 

Sat 18 Sep 
Caldicot 3 pm 
Session (private function open to ATG members and friends) 

Fri 1 Oct 
Irish club 
First Friday ceili and session 

Thu 21 Oct 
Youghal 
(Provisional) Trip to Youghal 

Tue 26 Oct 
Glan Usk School 
No teaching (half term) 

Fri 5 Nov 
Irish club 
First Friday ceili and session 

Tue 9 Nov 
Glan Usk School 
Jane Ridout teaching (tbc) 

Fri 3 Dec 
Irish club 
First Friday ceili and session 

Tue 14 Dec 
Glan Usk School 
Last teaching before Christmas