Coverage of Irish Week 2009

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City to Welcome Dublin Lord Mayor and Sister City Delegation

The City of San Jose will welcome the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland, San Jose’s Sister City, Councilor Emer Costello and a delegation of city officials, and business representatives.

Each year, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland visits San Jose with a civic delegation to celebrate the important 24-year civic bond that San Jose and share through a formal sister city relationship.

The public is invited to attend the March 4 Welcome Breakfast, March 5 "The Secret of Kells" movie premiere, and March 6 Spirit of Ireland Dinner sponsored by the San Jose Dublin Sister City Committee, and also the March 4 City of San Jose Flag Raising and Welcome Ceremony.

The Spirit of Ireland Awards dinner will honor Bob Hennessey, Founder and Executive Director of the San Jose Conservation Corps.

Information about these events follows:

Dublin Sister City Welcome Breakfast
Featuring Lord Mayor Emer Costello and Delegation
Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Silicon Valley Capital Club

Registration and Informal Reception – 7:30 A.M.
Breakfast – 8:00 A.M.
Tickets - $30

• Click to Buy Ticket Online . . .

NOTE: Tickets for breakfast and dinner may also be purchased by mailing a check to the PO Box listed on our website.

City Hall Flag Raising Ceremony
Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. at City Hall Plaza
Santa Clara Street

Mayor Chuck Reed and San Jose City Councilmembers
St. John Vianney School Students

The Secret of Kells Movie Premiere
Friday, March 5, 2010 (check back later for time, location, and individual details)

Adventure, action and danger await 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells.

Brendan is hard at work with his uncle, Abbott Cellach and the other monks, helping to strengthen the abbey walls as protection against the Viking raids. But a new life of adventure begins with the arrival of Brother Aidan, a celebrated master illuminator who initiates Brendan into the art of illumination, awakening his hidden, but extraordinary talents.

In order to finish the magnificent book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him for the first time ever, beyond the abbeys walls into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. It is here that he meets the fairy Aisling, a mysterious young white wolf/girl, who will become his closest friend and helper.

BUT with the terrifying Viking Hordes closing in, will Brendan succeed in his quest to illuminate the darkness and prove that enlightenment is the best fortification against barbarians? All will be revealed on March 6th, when the illuminated animation of THE SECRET OF KELLS (from the award-winning Director Tomm Moore and the acclaimed producers of SKUNK FU) shines its light in Irish cinemas nationwide.

View the official trailer
View the official website

Tickets to The Secret of Kells are also available as part of the discounted Irish Week 2010 Three-Event-Pack (Thursday's breakfast, Friday's film premiere, and Saturday's Spirit of Ireland Dinner)

2010 San Jose Dublin Sister City Committee
Spirit of Ireland Dinner
Honoring Bob Hennessey, Founder and Executive Director of the San Jose Conservation Corps
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at The Hayes Mansion

No host reception - 6:30 p.m.
Seating for Dinner – 7:30 p.m.
Black Tie
Tickets - $150 per person

• Click to Buy Ticket Online . . .

Irish Social Club St. Patrick's Day Dinner Dance

The event will be held at Sneha Restaurant in Sunnyvale.  It will start at 6:30.  The price is $48 per person and this price is all inclusive of food, beer, wine, Irish coffees, a live band, and Irish dancing.

Dinner – 6:30 P.M.
Tickets - $48

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