Three charities, one shared Irish heritage ☘️ Connecting communities, celebrating culture and improving lives across the North of England #RootedInCare 💚

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Members of the Renewing Roots programme share their creative expressions & explore healing after harm, supported by @FreaCommunity + Listen to excerpts of testimonies from a pilot oral history programme Part of the Liverpool Irish Festival Sat 1 Nov 2-5pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-have-a…
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Comhghairdeas libh go léir! Congratulations everyone! A great achievement for a wonderful cause 👏 👏👏 @FreaCommunity @iccmanchester @DrAnnPotter @IrlNorthEngland #PeakTheReek
⛰️ They did it! Our WIH #PeakTheReek adventurers conquered Croagh Patrick 💪☘️ 🎙️ Hear Dorothy Lynch on @radiomidwest at 10:35am 👉 midwestradio.ie/listen-live/ 💚Donate now to support our charity partnership: justgiving.com/campaign/peak… 👏 Congrats team! 🎉
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Next week, our chair, @DrAnnPotter, joins 26 Women of Irish Heritage to tackle Croagh Patrick in Mayo! Money raised will support vulnerable members of our Irish community. Please donate if you can! justgiving.com/campaign/peak…
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Such a pleasure to get to know the (first) Irish Consul General for the North of England @IrlNorthEngland Her posting complete, Sarah will be much missed by @IrishCommCare @iccmanchester @FreaCommunity @DrAnnPotter A warm welcome to her successor, Cillian O'Kelly.
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Enjoyable afternoon celebrating Nollaig na mBan at the Richmond Tea Rooms, raising money for @FreaCommunity This is the 3rd year we hosted along with the Women of Irish Heritage Network. Many thanks to Dr. Caroline Magennis for her inspiring remarks on women in Irish literature☘️
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The @leedsirish, @FreaCommunity & @LivIrishFest teams always bring such positive energy to any room. Really enjoyed our catch-up @AntHanlon & looking forward to continuing our conversation on how organisations can work together 🤝
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Thank you to **everyone** who's helped us get Winter Wellbeing meals off the ground, especially volunteers John (pictured) and Alex - we couldn't do it without you! Want to find out more about getting a hot meal or nominating someone? Get in touch. [email protected] | 0113 262 5614
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Today's the day! #GeneralElection ❎Make your voice heard! ❎ Don't forget you'll need photo ID to cast your vote! ❎Irish citizens living in Britain ARE eligible to vote
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Thank you, Dorothy, for organising the Women of Irish Heritage (WIH) networking event on Thursday. Great to meet so many women making such an impact across the NW @FreaCommunity @IrlNorthEngland @GMLO_UK @iccmanchester
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Zibiah & Rosa from Irish in Britain were at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield yesterday with Patrick & Natalie from Fréa's Renewing Roots project @FreaCommunity offering workshops to @SHSCFT Talking Therapists at their Cultural Awareness Away Day + some Irish treats!💚☘️
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Ladies and gents at the Friday Lunch Club, you didn’t disappoint! 💚☘️👏🏽 Wishing everyone a very happy St Patrick’s Day ahead of the celebrations this weekend.
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How wonderful to see Merseyside families celebrating the #FreaBigIrishBreakfast across the world 🌎 This lovely family are based in Dubai but connecting w/ home via breakfast ☘️ Keen to get involved? Check out the poster 🤳🥐☕️ @FreaCommunity #StPatricksDay2024
You can take part in #FreaBigIrishBreakfast wherever you are in the world - in fact, it’s a great way to bring far-flung families together over Zoom or in spirit 🌎 Thank you to this lovely family for taking part in Dubai! 💚 @IrishCommCare @iccmanchester @leedsirish
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Tell me it’s St Patrick’s Week without telling me it’s St Patrick’s Week 👀☘️😂 Busy getting our ‘Taste of Home’ packs ready for Community Members 😋 Busy week ahead joining lots of #FréaBigIrishBreakfast events ☕️ @FreaCommunity @leedsirish @iccmanchester @IrlCGManchester
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After nearly of week of writing in Irish, we can certainly agree with this one, though it's unclear if we ever managed clever English!
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Roll up, roll up for Fréa’s Big Irish Breakfast! 📣 Take part 11-17 March, celebrate your heritage and support some of our most vulnerable community members 💚 We’re dusting off the soda bread recipe as we speak 😆 More here 👇🏽 #FreaBigIrishBreakfast
Love St Patrick’s Day? 🇮🇪 Love a good breakfast? 🍽️ Then you’re going to 💚 this: announcing Fréa’s Big Irish Breakfast! We’re asking you to do three things: take a photo, enjoy your breakfast & donate to Fréa to support our life-changing work 🙏 tinyurl.com/55jpj5tt (1/2)
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What's your ideal Big Irish breakfast?
Love St Patrick’s Day? 🇮🇪 Love a good breakfast? 🍽️ Then you’re going to 💚 this: announcing Fréa’s Big Irish Breakfast! We’re asking you to do three things: take a photo, enjoy your breakfast & donate to Fréa to support our life-changing work 🙏 tinyurl.com/55jpj5tt (1/2)
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We are SO EXCITED to be part of Fréa Big Irish Breakfast ☺️ Join people all across the 🌎 celebrating #stpatricksday2024 by having a #FréaBigIrishBreakfast 🍳 Enjoy a yummy 🍳 Take a 📸 Post it online #FréaBigIrishBreakfast Donate 💚 #StrongerTogether @FreaCommunity
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A new initiative from the @FreaCommunity, do follow @Renewing_Roots, they offer free, confidential support to former residents of Ireland's Mother & Baby County Homes now living in the North of England.
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Thank you to Consul General @IrlNorthEngland For hosting Nollaig ma mBan (Women's Christmas) traditionally the day women in Ireland got a 'day off' having catered for everyone over Christmas. Afternoon Tea, great company & fundraising for @iccmanchester @IrishCommCare @leedsirish
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The Irish Heart of Manchester A new radio documentary celebrating the diaspora in Britain looks at Manchester's Irish community, it visited Levenshulme, often known as ‘Little Mayo’ due to its deep connections to the county💚☘️ 👉 3pm today @RTERadio1 irishpost.com/news/mancheste…?
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