New Wild Geese Site Debuts Saturday

An online kick-off to the St. Patrick's Day season, the re-imagined Irish history and heritage website The Wild Geese goes live Saturday, March 9 at 9am as TheNewWildGeese.com with a seven-hour digital launch party, featuring contests, prizes, online panels and an open invitation to connect, chat and collaborate with others around the world who cherish the epic history of the Irish ... worldwide.

All the events of the day and benefits of the site are open to all who sign-up, for free, as Wild Geese members.

Once members, they can set-up their own personal pages, begin blogging on their Irish topics of interest, create groups around their Irish passions, share videos, photos, and music, or join existing groups that match their interests.

On 'Launch Day,' members will participate in live panel discussions and Q&A with subject-matter experts and devotees, covering the wide breadth of The Wild Geese's content, with six sessions, focused on travel, cooking, genealogy, the legacies of Ireland's Cillini and Magadelene Laundry abuses, and the Irish who fought in America's Civil War. The venues will include the site's Main Chat Room and Google Hangout. (panel schedule follows)

Festivities hosted on the redesigned site will include a members-only prize drawing of Irish-themed film posters, jewelry, CDs and books every hour and contests for members that will be judged by members.

Saturday's launch is the culmination of more than 15 years of dedication to preserving, exploring and discussing the great themes of Irish history and heritage, in Ireland and among the world's 70 million of Irish descent.

The (New) Wild Geese re-emerges on Saturday with its rich historical and narrative content showcased on a sharp, contemporary-looking, easy-to-navigate site and with compelling new community and social-sharing capabilities that encourage members to research, write and broadcast articles and multimedia and post events focused on their own Irish interests to a passionate worldwide community.