Northside Irish Culture & Arts, Inc.

About Us

Northside Irish Culture & Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization originally founded 1) to preserve and promote Irish Culture & Arts, as well as the Language, History, Traditions, and Sports of Ireland in the Northern Metro-Atlanta area, and to build, maintain and grow the local Irish community, and 2) to support a cause that is closely associated with the history of Ireland and its people – hunger. To that end, we fundraise to put on The Northside Saint Patrick’s Festival at no charge as a community event, and to contribute a portion of any excess funds to local and national groups dedicated to this cause. As examples, through the generosity of our Sponsors and Donors our 2025 event fundraising allowed us to make donations to Solidarity Sandy Springs, the Community Assistance Center (CAC), the food pantry at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, and AOH Charities’ Hibernian Hunger program.

Why is the fight against hunger so important to the Irish? “An Gorta Mor,” translated as “The Great Hunger,” also known as “The Great Famine,” was a tragic period in Irish history which saw the population of the Island decrease by 20-25% through death and emigration. Only as recent as 2022 has the population of the Republic of Ireland returned to the level prior to this terrible time.