Octogenarian Pat Benson has been building communities since the 1970s. Born in 1934, Pat Benson joined the Irish army and won his first prestigious Irish boxing title before moving to…
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Here at Páirc Festival, we love celebrating the strong link between Birmingham and Ireland, and last year we spoke to photojournalist Brendan Farrell to tell us all about his experiences….
Carole and Tricia Scanlon have recently celebrated 50 Years of Scanlon’s School of Irish Dance. The Scanlon sisters have produced countless World Champions over the years. Born in Birmingham to…
The Irish emigrated to Britain at an unprecedented level during the Second World War and made Birmingham their new home. Throughout the twentieth century, poverty in rural areas forced Irish…
We are pleased to announce Páirc Festival will host a 35 minute talk with Prof. Carl Chinn MBE! The talk ‘Irish History in Birmingham & Was There a Peaky Blinder…