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Last call for a great bartender
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Last call for a great bartender
George Kornienko. By Pat Fenton I’m thinking of George Kornienko a/k/a “George the Bartender” tonight. The bar was called Rocky Sullivan’s. It was ...
Richardson on CD mission for Mercy
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Richardson on CD mission for Mercy
Haley Richardson. By Daniel Neely I recently dug into “Trad Teens: Music for Mercy,” a fundraising CD produced by the great Haley Richardson. For t...
Craic was mighty during CIAW
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Craic was mighty during CIAW
The final concert during the Catskills Irish Arts Week. By Daniel Neely It had been several years since I’d been up to the Catskills Irish Arts Wee...
Great things ahead for fun, innovative group
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Great things ahead for fun, innovative group
TooFools are a Dublin duo with lots of backup. By Colleen Taylor I’ve been all folked up on the column recently, so I thought I’d mix it up this we...
Altar boy days
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Altar boy days
Tom Phelan on a recent visit to his native Mountmellick, Co. Laois. PHOTO BY PATRICIA PHELAN By Tom Phelan Learning the responses for the Latin Mas...
‘Powerful, graceful and honest’
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‘Powerful, graceful and honest’
Sally Rooney’s “Conversations with Friends” is published in the U.S. this week. PHOTO BY JONNY L. DAVIES Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott “J...
McDonnell relishes WWII miniseries role
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McDonnell relishes WWII miniseries role
Captain Ronald Dreyfuss (Aaron Staton), Rose Coyne (Hattie Morahan) and Michael Coyne (Owen McDonnell) in the miniseries "My Mother and Other Stran...
Luxury Ireland in Laois
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Luxury Ireland in Laois
Ballyfin from the air. ANDREA JONES | GARDENEXPOSURES.CO.UK By Margaret Noonan While there seems to be a castle, crumbling ruin, or tower house aro...
‘Emerald City’ for Windy City
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‘Emerald City’ for Windy City
Colin Brokerick speaking during a panel discussion after the New York premiere screening of "Emerald City." Colin Broderick’s “Emerald City” will g...
New solo direction is great news
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New solo direction is great news
Lisa Loughrey says her writing for her solo work reflects a "bit more of my own musical personality and influences” than that for the Mariannes. By...
Lughnasa – the Big Apple version
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Lughnasa – the Big Apple version
Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo. PHOTO BY ROLLING NEWS . IE By Maura Mulligan On Sunday, July 30, when crowds climb their way to the summit of Croagh Patr...
Stellar night of drama, surprises
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Stellar night of drama, surprises
Salon presenters included, from left, Leilani McInerney, Aiofe Williamson, Jenifer Margaret Kelly, Rosina Fernhoff, Gordon Gilbert, John Kearns, Sh...

 

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