Out & About

One of my heroes died last week, yes, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees who also lost his brother Maurice in 2003.

The group are among the biggest-selling of all time with hits spanning five decades, including Stayin' Alive, How Deep Is Your Love, Massachusetts and Night Fever.

His Irish born wife Dwina Murphy is from County Tyrone and she tried everything to keep him alive but he passed away with liver cancer... May he rest in peace!

Here are a couple of events that are coming up that might interest you: The Frances Pope Memorial Foundation Annual Golf Classic is being held at the Leewood Golf Club in Eastchester,New York on Monday June 18th.

That's just after Father's Day weekend so this might be a nice gift.

For more information please call Mary O'Dowd at (212) 772-8616 or Mary Neary on (718) 520-9015. All donations are tax deductible as allowable by law yipeeee!

The New York Irish Center has its 7th Annual Fundraiser - A Night of Irish Comedy with Brendan Grace and Pat Shortt on Thursday June 14th at 7pm.

This will be held at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street).

To purchase show tickets visit symphonyspace.org or for more information call (718) 482-0909 or go online www.nyirish.org.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) and Gingold Theatrical Group are currently running Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw a production directed and adapted by David Staller through June 17th.

For more information, call (212) 727-2737 or visit www.irishrep.com.

This is definitely not to be missed, so go and get your ticket now to see one of the best playwrights work on stage right here in New York.

The Ireland-U.S.Council will be presenting the 2012 Student Work Experience Scholarship Awards on Thursday, June 14th from 12 noon at the Metropolitan Club (One East 60th Street at Fifth Avenue).

Tickets are $125 per person and you can book on line www.irelanduscouncil.com

On Wednesday June 6th, book your calendars for the Celtic Cruise for Charity which will benefit for Emerald Isle Immigration Center.

This cruise, is in its 21st Year - with 20 years of Cruise for Kids headed by Dermott Kelly and run by the Ancient Order of Hibernan's NYC Division 7 for the charity Project Children founded by NYC Bomb Squad Detective Dennis Mulcahy and his brother Pat (NYPD retired) who brought Catholic and Protestants children from Northern Ireland and put them in summer camp as bunk mates to help break the cycle of sectarian violence by building everlasting friendships.

Dennis was nominated for the Noble Peace Prize twice for Project Children, which, is now currently fully funded after a Herculean effort over 20 years

"We had a great run with Project Children and now we are in our 21st year and will now be doing the Celtic Cruise for charity supporting the Emerald Isle Immigration Center," said Dermott.

John Tully and Sean Claffey, who are currently co- chairing the Celtic Cruise for Charity said, "we have put together a large and effective Board to organize and meet the challenges that fac us and are planning a great event for a Great Charity that needs our help right now."

The EIIC is in great need of your support the doors are closing on immigration coming to the U.S. and with the financial situation in Ireland we need to keep them open now.

This country was built by immigrants, many of them Irish so now is not the time to stop the possibility of Irish immigration.

The Emerald Isle Immigration Center (EIIC) is a not-for-profit organization that provides essential services to the immigration community of New York.

EIIC was born out of the Irish Immigration movement founded in 1988.

The center helps immigrants to contribute and prosper in U. S. society.

For tickets, sponsorship or donations visit www.celticcharity.com.

With the proceeds from the cruise, the EIIC hopes to serve more women like Molly, a cancer patient and Irish immigrant.

Molly worked with an EIIC social worker to identify all options available to her. Perhaps most importantly, the EIIC community ensured that Molly, a widow, did not have to fight cancer alone.

Immigrants like Molly frequently face difficult life moments alone, but the EIIC can bring solace, support, and real resources to vanquish despair.

Since the EIIC was established in 1988 the staff of has provided life-changing and at times life-saving services to immigrant women, men and families from around the globe.

The Center's immigration services help families navigate the immigration process, increasing the likelihood they remain intact.

Emerald Isle's seniors services connect those on the margins of our community, engaging potentially isolated seniors through programs like Meals-on-Wheels, Irish language groups and computer classes.

The EIIC's staff assist new and established immigrants as they search for and find work in New York.

The Center truly helps New York's immigrants to contribute to and prosper in U.S. society.

For more information you can also contact Sean Claffey at (917) 741-2514 (Celtic Charity, Inc.), Siobhan Dennehy (or Eoin Delap), on (718) 478-5502, (Emerald Isle Immigration Center).

For more information on the Emerald Isle Immigration Center, go to www.eiic.com.

Well I am sure that everybody is getting ready for the Euro Championship that will be shown on ESPN direct from Poland and the Ukraine. All the games are live from June 8th so lets see Ireland make it this time! They will, I just know it...

See you all next week...