Culture
‘Map’ is electro tour de force
"A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland" and Roger Doyle's "Heresy" will be released in New York this evening at the Irish Arts Center. Music Notes / By C...
February 20, 2018
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Researching a WWI soldier
Panel from Loos Memorial showing names of John Kirwan (lower right) and John Kipling (upper left). CENTENARYNEWS.COM By Patricia Phelan In a recent...
February 16, 2018
by Patricia Phelan
Culture
Madden plans 2nd cruise in 2018
Joanie Madden is headed for Alaska in the summertime. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely I was loving the posts on my Facebook feed last week from...
February 15, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
A novel ‘as intimate as a poem’
Molly McCloskey: “I’ve always loved aftermath stories." PHOTO BY LEONE BRANDER Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Recently praising a work fro...
February 14, 2018
by Peter McDermott
Culture
IAC shows love to next generation
Gráinne and John Duddy. By Orla O’Sullivan It was a great surprise—if not as great as the phone call from Robert De Niro—when John Duddy heard that...
February 13, 2018
by Orla O'Sullivan
Culture
Inspired by two beloved Brigids
Carmel McMahon. By Carmel McMahon I had the good fortune of meeting Maura Mulligan at the Women’s March on Manhattan in January. We were among the ...
February 12, 2018
by Carmel McMahon
Culture
Fasting and Feasting on Feb. 14
MARGARET M. JOHNSON Ireland Hopping / By Margaret M. Johnson I usually don’t have too much trouble deciding on a topic for “Ireland Hopping,” but w...
February 09, 2018
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
Lunasa launches tour in Boston
Lunasa warmed up in the Burren before their concert across the street at the Sommerville Theatre last week. By Colleen Taylor Lunasa warmed up in t...
February 08, 2018
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Gilbert, Moloney at Fallen Angel gala
From left, Aedin Moloney, Melissa Gilbert and Geraldine Aron. By Orla O’Sullivan I’d imagine it’s sometimes hard for Melissa Gilbert to separate he...
February 07, 2018
by Orla O'Sullivan
Culture
'Foreign Fields' is a deeply visionary album
The bond between the musicians is evident when This is How We Fly play. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Late last October, I headed down to Nat...
February 06, 2018
by Daniel Neely
Culture
‘Downton' chauffeur Leech stars in ‘Bellevue'
Dubliner Allen Leech said he is intrigued by the new eight-part series “Bellevue,” partly because of Eddie, the complicated character he plays. COU...
February 05, 2018
by Karen Butler