Central Europe
While Approx. 5,000 Irish live in Central Europe - although this figure is growing annually, it is a stronghold for Irish Music & Dancing in Europe, especially in Hungary, Poland and Czech Republic, with more than 150,000 regular visitors to Celtic Music, Irish Music, Irish Dancing, and Irish Culture websites based there, a region with more than 100 Irish music bands, Irish Dancing Schools and Irish/Celtic Festivals. The Slovak Irish have a dedicated Newspaper published regularly. There are more than 60 Irish Pubs in the Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Czech Republic, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, one with an Irish Golf society, one with a Rugby Club, others with dart and soccer clubs. The first ever GAA club was inaugurated in the region earlier this year. Irish Charity groups also have centres and communities based here, as outlined above.
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