A great night was had by all at Aisling’s annual comedy get together. There were some old and new faces as usual and it sold out, also as usual. We have used some very diverse and wonderful venues down the years starting off in the Irish Centre in Camden Town and have since performed in… Read More
Wishing all friends of Aisling a very happy Christmas and New Year. Next year is our 20th and we wil be celebratring throughout the year So keep an eye on our Website www.aisling.org.uk Facebook etc. From, Alex McDonnell and everyone at Aisling
Long time supporter of Aisling, Deirde O’Callaghan, who supplied many of the photographs on this website, has a new project – THE DRUM THING – which is a fascinating look at the world of some of world’s greatest drummers – great candid photographs as well as insightful interviews. More info on Kickstarter
For one Kairos man, this was his first trip home in sobriety. “It was a momentous visit for him,” says John Glynn, the Aisling outreach worker who led the trip. “It had been many years since he had visited Ireland sober. We enabled him to travel by train to see his mum in the north-west… Read More
Aisling will be 20 next year and for most of that time we have been working with the Workers Beer Co. (WBC) through the summer at music festivals around the country raising money for the charity. How it works is: WBC has contracts for many of the biggest festivals in the country and other events… Read More
Hello there My name is Jennifer Byrne and I am a folk singer/songwriter fromWexford,Ireland. I just wanted to make contact to share some personal news with you at Aisling. I have been interested and moved by the stories on your website for a very long time now. As a student in North London, I met many… Read More
See http://www.irishpost.co.uk/index.php/component/content/article/5-stories/396-limited-edition-irish-prints-on-sale-in-aid-of-aisling-charity-appeal Celebrated illustrator David Rooney has donated a limited edition print to the Aisling charity mini-bus fundraising campaign. The resident Irish Post artist has donated this striking but poignant piece, pictured above, from the recent Ardal O’Hanlon guest editor edition to help raise the £28,000 needed for the charity’s Return to Ireland project. There… Read More
Peter Doyle, long time Aisling client and volunteer is pictured here wearing the famous showbiz jacket worn by Fr. Dick Byrne in the Song for Europe episode of Fr. Ted. The jacket was successfully bidded for on Ebay by a Ted fan from Cork and the sum made up to £1,000 by Jimmy Mulville co-founder… Read More
Hat Trick Productions who are the producers of the Father Ted television series have very generously donated to us a rare and wonderful piece of memorabilia from the award winning show. This is your opportunity to own a piece of tv history. The Aisling Project is delighted to be able to offer at auction the… Read More
Alex McDonnell comments on the new film featuring the homeless Irishmen in what was once Europe’s largest hostel, Arlington House, in London’s trendy Camden Town. The Men of Arlington (BBC Northern Ireland) Dir: Enda Hughes Men Of Arlington had its first screening in a very appropriate venue on 27 January, the Big House itself, although… Read More
