Maine Irish Heritage Center

Maine Irish Heritage Center The hub of all things Irish in Maine, where connections to Maine's Irish culture can flourish. The MIHC is housed in one of the historic gems of Portland.

This is first place where many of our early immigrant settlers visited not only for their religion but to connect with family and friends and begin their new lives here in Portland. The MIHC is a non-profit organization which works to preserve and protect this magnificent facility. The MIHC is available to rent for private events. We house a museum which contains many John Ford pieces of memorabil

ia. We have an active genealogy group an ongoing DNA project connecting Maine with Ireland called the Maine Gaeltacht Project which is growing like crazy! The MIHC hosts many cultural events throughout the year. We would welcome your membership and appreciate your support of our facility and our programs.

Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 ARTIST FEATURE!Meet Paul Haley!Paul Haley performed in a number of American Irish Repertory En...
06/06/2026

Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 ARTIST FEATURE!

Meet Paul Haley!

Paul Haley performed in a number of American Irish Repertory Ensemble productions in Portland, including The Cripple of Inishmaan, Pl***oy of the Western World, Juno and the Paycock, Da, The Grand O’Neal, A Couple of Blaguards, Lonesome West and The Seafarer, and in the ongoing odyssey of staged reading performances of Ulysses for Beginners. He appeared most recently as John of Gaunt in Richard II/Fenix Theatre’s Play In A Day, and as the Narrator in Patricia Mulholland’s Solitude of Space — Emily Dickinson: The Woman, The Poet. Other roles this season were in the Mad Horse Theatre production of The Minutes, and It Shoulda Been You with Good Theater. He played Roy Cohn in the Dramatic Rep Company/Portland Stage 2024 coproduction of Angels in America, Parts 1 & 2.

Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 ARTIST FEATURE!Meet Mark Rubin!Mark joined Mad Horse in 2013 and was the company's Artistic Di...
06/06/2026

Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 ARTIST FEATURE!

Meet Mark Rubin!

Mark joined Mad Horse in 2013 and was the company's Artistic Director from 2018-2024. Past Mad Horse shows include Tumacho, Quills, The Effect, The Language Archive, One Flea Spare, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, The Totalitarians, Lysistrata, Trevor, Alligator Road, Vigils, Titus Andronicus, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, andNovember. Mark has also worked at Good Theater (Lucky Stiff, Act One, Clybourne Park, August:Osage County, Light up the Sky, Rabbit Hole, Shakespeare in Hollywood, and Enchanted April), Fenix Theatre Company (Much Ado About Nothing), Bare Bard (Taming of the Shrew), Lorem Ipsum (Love and Information) and AIRE theater (Lonesome West, Juno and the Paycock, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Dancing at Loughnasa, and Tinker’s Wedding). He previously worked in the Washington, DC area at Arena Stage, Round House Theater, Project Y, Cherry Red Productions, and Olney Stage.

Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 ARTIST FEATURE!Meet Paul!Paul Haley performed in a number of American Irish Repertory Ensemble...
06/06/2026

Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 ARTIST FEATURE!

Meet Paul!

Paul Haley performed in a number of American Irish Repertory Ensemble productions in Portland, including The Cripple of Inishmaan, Pl***oy of the Western World, Juno and the Paycock, Da, The Grand O’Neal, A Couple of Blaguards, Lonesome West and The Seafarer, and in the ongoing odyssey of staged reading performances of Ulysses for Beginners. He appeared most recently as John of Gaunt in Richard II/Fenix Theatre’s Play In A Day, and as the Narrator in Patricia Mulholland’s Solitude of Space — Emily Dickinson: The Woman, The Poet. Other roles this season were in the Mad Horse Theatre production of The Minutes, and It Shoulda Been You with Good Theater. He played Roy Cohn in the Dramatic Rep Company/Portland Stage 2024 coproduction of Angels in America, Parts 1 & 2.

Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT!Meet Janice Gardner:Janice has been a Mad Horse Theatre Company member since ...
06/05/2026

Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT!

Meet Janice Gardner:

Janice has been a Mad Horse Theatre Company member since 2010 and was the Executive Director from 2020-2024. Her roles include Betty 1 in Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties, Maura in Dying to Know, Rachel in Appropriate, Jane in The Tomb of King Tot, Pickles in Life Sucks, Phyllida Spotte-Hume/Countess Glamorgan in The Explorers Club, Fabiana Aziza Cunningham in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Detective Morris in The Nether, Francine in Totalitarians, Lysistrata in Lysistrata, Brooke in Other Desert Cities, Pattie in Kimberly Akimbo, the Widow in Vigils, Celimene in The School for Lies, Theresa in Circle Mirror Transformation, Becky Shaw in Becky Shaw, Dr. Emma Brookner in The Normal Heart, and Hermia Gottlieb in Dead Man's Cell Phone. She has appeared in several other area theater company productions, including Good Theater's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Death by Design, Bedroom Farce, August: Osage County, & Light Up the Sky, AIRE's Outside Mullingar, Eclipsed and Dancing at Lughnasa, and Dramatic Repertory Company's Swimming in the Shallows. She has lent her voice to several regional commercials and radio dramas, including FinalRune’s The Cleansed and Forest Rose Productions’ A Journey with Strange Bedfellows. She works as the Audience Services & Outreach Coordinator for the USM Department of Theatre.

Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 ARTIST FEATURE!Meet Ethan Rhoad!Ethan Rhoad (he/him) graduated from the University of Maine in...
06/05/2026

Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 ARTIST FEATURE!

Meet Ethan Rhoad!

Ethan Rhoad (he/him) graduated from the University of Maine in 2022. Ethan has since worked with Acadia Repertory Theater in Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap as Detective Trotter, Good Theater Company in One Man, Two Guvnors as Alfie and with Portland Theater Festival in Dry Land as Victor. He is also known for his work in the films If I Could Ride Again as Dylan, Dragonfly Boy as Graham, Feddie as Freddie, and The Tracks as Jack Callaway. To see more of what Ethan’s up to check out his IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9265750/

Come work with us! Applications close today!The Maine Irish Heritage Center is hiring an Events and Operations Coordin...
06/05/2026

Come work with us! Applications close today!

The Maine Irish Heritage Center is hiring an Events and Operations Coordinator!
https://jobs.nonprofitmaine.org/job/events-operations-coordinator-portland-maine-5278

The MIHC Events & Operations Coordinator will be a self-starting, motivated, and well-organized individual who will succeed in a fast-paced dynamic environment and is committed to the mission of the Center.

The position oversees all programming, private rentals, and day-to-day operations of the Maine Irish Heritage Center. This role ensures the building, events, volunteers, and administrative systems function smoothly and professionally, supporting both earned revenue and mission-driven programming.

Does this sound like the job for you, or someone you know?

Applications are open until 6/5!
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and qualified candidates may be invited for an interview prior to the submission deadline.

Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 ARTIST FEATURE!Meet Tara McCannelTara is a native Mainer who currently lives in Westbrook with...
06/04/2026

Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 ARTIST FEATURE!

Meet Tara McCannel

Tara is a native Mainer who currently lives in Westbrook with her family. She earned her BA in Theatre from USM and most recently completed her Master of Library and Information Science through SJSU. She’s also proud to be an alum of Ulysses for Beginners and is excited for the reunion.

Past performances with AIRE include The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Pl***oy of the Western World, and Brendan. By day, Tara manages operations at L.L.Bean Fulfillment; by night, she can usually be found reading whatever she can get her hands on (except Ulysses). Cheers!

We can't wait for Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 - our Bloomsday collaboration with AIRE (American Irish Repertory Ensemble)!...
06/04/2026

We can't wait for Ulysses for Beginners 2.0 - our Bloomsday collaboration with AIRE (American Irish Repertory Ensemble)! Have you got your tickets yet?

Take a sneak peek at the artists behind the magic, starting with the fabulous Tony Reilly!

As the Artistic Director of AIRE he has directed and acted in many of their productions, including The Seafarer, The Lonesome West, Faith Healer, A Couple of Blaguards and Outside Mullingar. You Can’t Take It With You, Desperate Measures, A Funny Thing Happened..., Frost/Nixon, Moonlight and Magnolias, and An Inspector Calls He has been the artistic director of AIRE since it was conceived in 1997. At Mad Horse, he was seen in The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Titus Andronicus and Grey Gardens . And at Portland Stage he was seen in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Much Ado.. and Bart Sher’s Romeo and Juliet. In New York, Tony studied at the Juilliard School; he was a member of the American Globe Theater and worked with The Irish Repertory in Grandchild of Kings (directed by Hal Prince) and The Hasty Heart.

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