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Lisa McInerney. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott “Lisa McInerney’s first novel takes off like a house on fire a...

By Daniel Neely In the player this week is “From Camden To Tulla,” the new release from Peter Quinn, Karen Ryan, and Andrew McNamara. “From Camden ...

Lamb is the meat of choice in Ireland's national dish, the Irish stew. Ireland Hopping | Margaret M. Johnson Sunday marks one of the most celebrate...

Bukowski’s, Maspeth, has its grand opening this weekend. By Peter McDermott Many writers liked their drink, we know. It was the ruination for some ...

The Coronas, whose latest CD is “Trust the Wire,” will play at Rough Trade in New York City on Friday, Nov. 10. By Colleen Taylor In Ireland, every...

About her play “Charolais,” television actor Noni Stapleton says: “Think ‘Father Ted’ meets John B. Keane, directed by Tarantino.” PHOTO BY DEBORAH...

Liam O'Connor. By Daniel Neely Last month at the Fleadh in Ennis, Paul Brock asked me if I’d yet heard Liam O’Connor’s CD “The Loom.” I confessed I...

Father Patrick Moloney enters the Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building in Rochester during the 1994 trial. PHOTO BY BURR LEWIS, COURTESTY OF THE DEM...

From left to right, Brendan Bell, flute [facing away]; Nathan Gourley, fiddle; Sean McComiskey, accordion; Daniel Neely, banjo; Cillian Vallely, ui...

A scene from “School Life.” PHOTO COURTESY OF MAGNOLIA PICTURES By Michael Gray The very notion of a boarding school for pre-teen boys and girls se...

Tupelo, a Dublin act that has performed on the Irish-American fest circuit, has downsized and upgraded. By Colleen Taylor What happens when a band ...

Moone High Cross Inn, in Moone, Co. Kildare, at autumn-time. MARGARET M. JOHNSON Ireland Hopping | Margaret M. Johnson The calendar still indicates...