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SUMMARY:: Liverpool Irish Festival: Festival preview and launch feat. Enda 
 McCabe
DESCRIPTION:The Festival begins here.\n\nJoin us at Liverpool Irish Centre
  — the spiritual home of the Irish community in the city — to toast t
 he start of Liverpool Irish Festival 2026. This is an evening for old fr
 iends and new faces\, for community and conversation\, and for raising a g
 lass to everything the Festival stands for. Book ahead to claim your free 
 arrival drink.\n\nLiverpool Irish Centre (formerly ‘St Michael’s’)\n
 6 Boundary Lane\nLiverpool\nL6 5JG\n\nThis year’s launch is centred on t
 he theme I Am Here and there are few better embodiments of that spirit t
 han our guest musician\, Enda McCabe. A Dubliner by birth — who spent 24
  years in England before returning to Ireland — Enda is back on the road
  after receiving a kidney transplant in October 2021\, following almost se
 ven years on dialysis. His return to performing is\, in itself\, a stateme
 nt of presence\; of life claimed back\, of music that refused to be silenc
 ed. (Links: Dreamers\, Folk Folkinoxford)\n\nHis show combines songs\, m
 usic and stories — most based on personal experience — delivered with 
 warmth and craft that have won him audiences across Ireland\, Britain\, Eu
 rope and the United States. On the night\, Enda will weave music with refl
 ections on his transplant journey: a story of resilience\, compassion and 
 the gift of being here at all.\n\nGuests will also hear from Festival orga
 nisers\, sponsors and partners. This event is supported and hosted by the
  Consulate of Ireland who will be present and to whom we offer our thank
 s.
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