DANCING WITH THE GAC STARS XII Announcing the 2025 GAC Stars and their charities: Our 12th annual fundraiser dance spectacular will be held on Saturday, September 27 at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 5 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm & Saturday, September 6 from 4:00 to 6:00 … Continue reading Dancing With The GAC Stars

Clan na Gael Presents THE FACE ON THE BARROOM FLOOR,  by Tim Kelly A Melodrama full of laughs and engaging characters including a charming young singer, a dastardly villain, a lovestruck painter – among many other zany characters racing in one door and out another all inviting you to laugh out loud and boo the … Continue reading Auditions for Clan na Gael’s Fall Production

The GAC offers 2 $3000 scholarships or 3 $2000 scholarships to area high school seniors. You or a family member must be a member of the GAC. Scholarship applications are now online. Please have your application along with 5 copies (6 copies in all) at the GAC mailbox by Friday, May 3rd at 5pm. Later … Continue reading It’s Scholarship Time

Free Workshop Sunday, June 22, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm Award-winning, certified educator Elaine McLaughlin Halliday Cornell University BS; Fordham Fellow, Grad School of Ed MS; 25+ years fostering students’ bests Who’s eligible? GAC members’ rising HS Seniors applying to college. Enrollment limited to 30 Gaelic American Club families’ HS rising Seniors. Pre-register with Gaelic American … Continue reading FREE College Essay Workshop

The annual dinner, presented by the Saint Patrick’s Scholarship Fund Committee since 1965, provides a $6,000. scholarship for each of four years to a full-time university student regardless of race, creed, color, religion or natural origin. The next dinner will take place on Monday, March 10, 2025 at Stratford’s Four Seasons Restaurant at 6:pm (cocktails … Continue reading 61ST Annual St. Patrick’s Scholarship Dinner

THE ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS’ 75TH ANNUAL MASS in Honor of Saint Patrick & Communion Breakfast Sunday, March 2, 2025 Mass will be celebrated at the Cathedral of Saint Augustine at 10:am by His Excellency, The Most Reverend Frank Caggiano, Bishop of Bridgeport with breakfast immediately following at the Gaelic American Club. Limited seating available. … Continue reading AOH 75th Annual Communion Breakfast

2025 ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE GRAND MARSHAL’S GALA Join us for the Grand Marshal’s Gala on Saturday, January 18th, 2025, 6-11pm as we honor Mark T. Ryan, D.M.D. This elegant evening will feature dinner, an open bar, and dancing to live music by the McLean Avenue Band. The event will be held at Vazzano’s Four … Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day Grand Marshal’s Ball

St Patrick’s GAA Club Annual Dinner Dance Saturday December 6th at the GAC Cocktail hour begins at 6:30pm and music will be provided by the McLean Avenue Band. The club will honor John Feeney as the ‘Gael of the Year’. Dylan Carroll has been selected as the ‘2025 Player of the Year’ for our senior … Continue reading St. Patrick’s Gaelic Football & Hurling Club Annual Dinner Dance

Hanging of the Jerseys Sunday November 9th 4-7pm oin in the revelry and fun of this fine tradition celebrating All-Ireland Hurling Champs Tipperary, All-Ireland Football Champs Kerry and St. Patrick’s Hurling & Football Club. Music by Camac and plenty of food & craic for all so come early to get your seats.  Mícheál Hallissey 646-866-3357.Mícheál … Continue reading Hanging of the Jerseys

Trad for Trócaire  Sunday November 9th 2-4pm Fairfield Prep’s Irish Club will host its annual Irish music-and-entertainment fundraiser for Trócaire.  Trócaire, which means compassion in Gaelic, is Ireland’s largest international charitable-aid organization.  The event, which will include Irish music from ‘Ceol Agus Craic’, dance and poetry readings, will take place at Fairfield’s Gaelic American Club … Continue reading Trad for Trócaire

Sunday November 3 from 2-5pm in the Carolan Room     A welcoming afternoon designed specifically for parents and young children to meet and  discuss their thoughts, opinions and suggestions on how to make the club more enjoyable for all members … young and old.  There’ll be children’s activities so they’ll have a good time … Continue reading Family Meet & Greet

Saturday December 6th 9-3pm Saturday December 6th 9-3pm The Fair features Irish vendors and unique crafters’ so there’s something special for everyone! Come and get your holiday photos taken with Santa by the GAC’s Stone Hearth.  Enjoy a special Lunch served by The Lenihan School of Dance (who will certainly do a step or two). … Continue reading Celtic Christmas Fair

Saturday, October 12, 3:00 pm ~ Shannon Heaton The Art of Irish Music: Trad Tunes and the Stories Behind Them This is a free event — Register Here Boston-based Shannon Heaton sings and plays tunes on the Irish flute. For this special presentation, she’ll share some of her favorites and give an insider tour of … Continue reading Shannon Heaton

Nominations are now being excepted for GAC’s Executive Committee. Here’s your opportunity to get involved and really understand what goes into making our club special. Please contact anyone on the nominating committee if you have an interest in running for office. All positions are open for election: president, VP, treasurer, financial secretary, recording secretary, sergeant … Continue reading Executive Committee Nominations

Saturday, October 11,  3:30-5:00 pm | Free Workshops With Cillian Vallely and Alan Murray | Sponsored by the Gerry Herman Memorial Fund — Register Here Cillian Vallely will lead a workshop for melody players interested in exploring tasteful variations in their tunes. Focus will be on tune learning and maintaining drive while introducing subtle variations … Continue reading Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society Concerts