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Chicago’s Movie Hooley unveils 2018 program
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Chicago’s Movie Hooley unveils 2018 program
John Connors at the IFTA Awards 2018 in Dublin in February. SAM BOAL/ROLLINGNEWS.IE Barbara Scharres, program director of The Gene Siskel Film Cent...
There is a lot to talk about
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There is a lot to talk about
The cover of the most recent issue of America magazine. Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott New leftwing star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was absol...
Queens College celebrates Irish artists
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Queens College celebrates Irish artists
“Brigid” by Julia Jenkins. By Eileen Colleran Sprague The opening reception on Aug. 4 for “Dúchas: The Drive Within,” a unique Irish art exhibit in...
Celebrating Goat Cheese!
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Celebrating Goat Cheese!
St. Tola goat. PHOTOS BY MARGARET M. JOHNSON Ireland Hopping / By Margaret M. Johnson Did you know August is National Goat Cheese Month? Frankly, I...
‘Peaceful’ premiere for New York
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‘Peaceful’ premiere for New York
Shane O’Regan as Private Tommo Peaceful pictured in May on the grounds of Collins Barracks, Dublin, during a national tour of “Private Peaceful.” L...
All roads lead to Gavinstock
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All roads lead to Gavinstock
The Catskills will be reverberating to the best of Irish sounds this weekend By Irish Echo Staff East Durham, New York, in the northern Catskills, ...
‘Objects to be held,  read, and shared’
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‘Objects to be held, read, and shared’
Conor Purcell is the author of “The Magazine Blueprint: The Ultimate Guide to Indie Publishing.” Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott In the 200...
In vino veritas at the Churchill
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In vino veritas at the Churchill
Aida Leventaki, left, and Finty Kelly star in Eris Khouzam's “Booze.” By Orla O’Sullivan “Booze” is far too good of a play to have been written by ...
Kerr tells story of iconic DC fest
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Kerr tells story of iconic DC fest
By Daniel Neely John Kerr is a Virginia-based flute player and a dancer well known to the Washington DC scene (and beyond) who has just published “...
Fantastic album from accomplished James
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Fantastic album from accomplished James
By Daniel Neely In the player this week is “Firewood,” the new album by fiddle player Jake James and it’s absolutely fantastic. James has put toget...
‘Haven’ embraces Americana
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‘Haven’ embraces Americana
We Banjo 3. PHOTO BY DAVID NORTON By Colleen Taylor Nowadays, if you want to hear good bluegrass, you’ll have to look east across the Atlantic, as ...
Tailtiu remembered at Lughnasa
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Tailtiu remembered at Lughnasa
Sr. Joann Sambs, executive director of the Dwelling Place of New York. PHOTOS BY DAN BROWN By Carmel McMahon Nollaig Na mBan NYC is a group of arti...

 

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