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Salon warms up for Christmas
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Salon warms up for Christmas
Some of the Salon faithful at the Thalia Studio. PHOTOS BY CAT DWYER By Karen Daly The early December IAW&A Salon at the Thalia Studio on Dec. 4 op...
Labour’s unlikely leader
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Labour’s unlikely leader
John Bew won the Orwell Prize in 2017 for his biography of Clement Attlee. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Clement Attlee took his seat on ...
O’Connor is one of tradition’s finest
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O’Connor is one of tradition’s finest
“Last Night’s Joy” is Gerry O’Connor's second solo album. By Daniel Neely How’s the season treating you so far? Are you like many, running around f...
Mincemeat: The Best of Christmas
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Mincemeat: The Best of Christmas
KUVONA | DREAMSTIME Ireland Hopping | By Margaret M. Johnson Mincemeat, a mixture of chopped dried fruits, spices, and spirits, is one of Ireland’s...
Catching a tiger with a tale
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Catching a tiger with a tale
O’Rawe’s tale is based on a real life bank heist By Richard O’Rawe “So, Ricky, what did you do with the money?” This was the opening shot from BBC ...
Kids inspiring my Bronx and Brooklyn tale
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Kids inspiring my Bronx and Brooklyn tale
In the classroom with some of the middle school students By Denise Deegan I have just touched down in Dublin after two weeks in New York City, rese...
Katie Taylor for NY, Dec. 15
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Katie Taylor for NY, Dec. 15
Katie Taylor is heading for Madison Square Garden. RollingNews.ie photo. By Jay Mwamba Irish starlet Katie Taylor is back in New York City on Decem...
McGuire’s latest not to be missed
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McGuire’s latest not to be missed
The cover of the new Manus McGuire album Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely We’re in the swing of Christmas season, folks, which means that it’s t...
Taking Fenianism seriously
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Taking Fenianism seriously
Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott “Fenianism’s role in Irish history is controversial and contested. Its penchant for splits, conspiracies, f...
Science denial is always bad news
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Science denial is always bad news
Max Boot is a conservative thinker who has changed his mind about climate change. “REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER”/VIA YOUTUBE Between the Lines / By Pe...
The comic from somewhere else
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The comic from somewhere else
Maeve Higgins, the author of "Maeve in America." PHOTO BY JEANNIE O’BRIEN Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott A few years ago during an Artists...
Don’t Pack Up The Cranberries Yet
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Don’t Pack Up The Cranberries Yet
NORTHERN IRELAND TOURIST BOARD Ireland Hopping | Margaret M. Johnson Thanksgiving 2018 might be in our rearview mirror, but cranberries, always syn...

 

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