Spring Volunteer Orientation

Maine Irish Heritage Center 34 Gray St, Portland

Thursday, May 8th 9am-11am Whether you’re a seasoned volunteer or brand new to the MIHC family, this is a great chance to connect, learn, and get inspired. Our wonderful staff, along with several of our amazing veteran volunteers, will be introducing ourselves and making ourselves available to answer any questions you may have. We’ll also...

Maine Irish Reads “Trespasses” by Louise Kennedy

Maine Irish Heritage Center 34 Gray St, Portland

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy is a haunting, intimate portrait of ordinary lives upended by political violence. Set in 1975 near Belfast, the novel follows Cushla Lavery, a young Catholic woman living a quiet life split between her family’s pub and her job as a schoolteacher. But in a town riven by sectarian hatred, nothing stays...