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It's 'Pennsylvinea'
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It's 'Pennsylvinea'
Christine O’Donnell Carroll of Crossing Vineyards and Winery is being honored in the Irish Echo Business 50 in Philadelphia on tonight. By Peter Mc...
Veils between worlds thin on Bealtaine
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Veils between worlds thin on Bealtaine
Some dancers from the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance displayed their confidence and style. PHOTO: DAN BROWN By Carmel McMahon The pagan festiv...
Search for a soul among ancient ruins
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Search for a soul among ancient ruins
Anthony Murphy. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Anthony Murphy has been in the newspaper industry his entire working career, as editor, cop...
Origin earns its party night
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Origin earns its party night
Quinn Bernegger. By Orla O’Sullivan Showcasing European talent is Origin Theatre Company’s specialty, but it was a New York native who transfixed a...
Fantastic music on Gormley CD
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Fantastic music on Gormley CD
Daithí Gormley's talent revealed itself early. By Daniel Neely Daithí Gormley is one of the great button accordion players in the music today, and ...
‘Irish Open’ set for New Jersey course
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‘Irish Open’ set for New Jersey course
2017 Irish Open winner Aiden Carragher By Irish Echo Staff The “Irish Open” Golf Championship will take place again this year at the Stockton Seavi...
EPIC launches campaign to collect emigrant stories
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EPIC launches campaign to collect emigrant stories
The EPIC museum relies heavily on interactive displays By Irish Echo Staff EPIC, the Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin, is seeking stories from peo...
Love it or hate it, it’s time again for Rhubarb
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Love it or hate it, it’s time again for Rhubarb
It’s Rhubarb season once more. Photo by Margaret Johnson IRELAND HOPPING/By Margaret M. Johnson Some folks actually look forward to rhubarb season,...
Origin gala to honor Kenneys, Burke
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Origin gala to honor Kenneys, Burke
Brigid and Ed Kenney By Irish Echo Staff Origin Theatre Company will conclude its 15th season of producing the American premieres of plays by emerg...
Delorentos stands out from the pack
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Delorentos stands out from the pack
Delorentos By Colleen Taylor The number of indie electro bands forming in Ireland these days makes it hard to distinguish one from the other, but D...
‘The Fenians are coming!’
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‘The Fenians are coming!’
The following is an excerpt from the opening chapter of “Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68: the British Navy's show of force at the time of Confe...
O’Reilly has the Cannes-do spirit
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O’Reilly has the Cannes-do spirit
Eggs and Soldiers” was shown at 45 festivals and broadcast on RTÉ in Ireland. By Peter McDermott It began with Jinty. Imelda O’Reilly got her writi...

 

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