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Virtuosic performance,  pitch perfect writing
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Virtuosic performance, pitch perfect writing
Mikel Murfi. PHOTO BY VITALIY PILTSER By Brendan Costello "I Hear You and Rejoice" at the Irish Arts Center, through Oct. 21 (in rotating repertory...
O’Sullivan makes good on promise
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O’Sullivan makes good on promise
Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Jerry O’Sullivan, the acclaimed uilleann piper from Yonkers, is known for his work with Green Fields of America...
Revenge flick is gripping drama
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Revenge flick is gripping drama
James Frecheville as Feeney. PHOTOS COURTESY OF IFC Film Review / By Michael Gray The people of Ireland can be justly proud of the achievements of ...
One man, many characters, lots to love
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One man, many characters, lots to love
Mikel Murfi stars in “I Hear You and Rejoice” and “The Man in the Woman’s Shoes” at the Irish Arts Center. PHOTO BY PAT REDMOND By Orla O’Sullivan ...
In Tommo Peaceful’s footsteps
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In Tommo Peaceful’s footsteps
Dubliner Shane O’Regan, who has had glowing reviews for his New York debut, learned some relevant family information when in Belgium doing research...
Smash hit set for Chicago premiere
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Smash hit set for Chicago premiere
Mark O'Connor. By Mike Houlihan Film buffs claim D.W. Griffith made the first gangster movie in 1912, “The Musketeers of Pig Alley,” starring Lilia...
Film is testament to redemption
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Film is testament to redemption
Anna Maxwell Martin, left, stars as Wendy Parry and Vicky McClure is Susan McHugh in “Mother’s Day.” By Mike Houlihan “Out of terrible circumstance...
Going to bat for immigrants
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Going to bat for immigrants
From left, Sean Downes, Mae O’Driscoll, Consul General Ciarán Madden and Nick Malito were pictured at last evening’s Annie Moore Annual Awards cere...
Unique take on a famous ancestor
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Unique take on a famous ancestor
O’Donovan Rossa as a Fenian prisoner. By Geoffrey Cobb When director Williams Cole handed me a copy of “Rebel Rossa,” his documentary about the lif...
Courtney celebrates rebels' struggle
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Courtney celebrates rebels' struggle
The nuance in Courtney’s delivery that makes "Freedom's Pioneers" interesting. By Daniel Neely The dream of a united and peaceful Ireland is a subj...
Greenpoint walking tour
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Greenpoint walking tour
The house on Russell Street where Thomas and Kathleen Clarke lived. Although most people think of Greenpoint in north Brooklyn as a Polish area, it...
In Autumn, It’s All  About Apples!
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In Autumn, It’s All About Apples!
IRELAND HOPPING | By Margaret M. Johnson Part II Apples are one of the most popular and important fruits in both Ireland and America. With over 2,5...

 

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