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Stories of redemption, grace
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Stories of redemption, grace
Colum McCann in Woodside after Sunday’s 2016 St. Pat’s For All Parade, of which he was co-grand marshal with Loretta Brennan Glucksman. Page Turner...
Theatre women stage uprising
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Theatre women stage uprising
Some of the attendees at the Fordham University symposium to help launch Waking The Feminists in New York on Feb. 28. By Orla O’Sullivan The femini...
Home away from home below tracks
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Home away from home below tracks
Nav, who is originally from Tipperary, Mandy, a native Iowan, and Ryan enjoy a family Saturday afternoon in the Shannon Pot. PHOTOS: PETER MCDERMOT...
‘Os’ crosses over to ‘third stream’
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‘Os’ crosses over to ‘third stream’
Slow Moving Clouds. By Daniel Neely Slow Moving Clouds is an excellent, fascinating new group that draws on and re-imagines traditional Irish, Nord...
Music fans get the ‘jolk’
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Music fans get the ‘jolk’
Mongoose on stage. By Colleen Taylor This week, I’ve been enjoying the “jolks” of a mongoose—and that’s a sentence only partly punned. The young Du...
Another night of great story-telling
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Another night of great story-telling
Pat Fenton on Park Avenue. The Irish-American Writers & Artists Salon will reconvene tonight, Thursday, at the Symphony Space's Thalia Bar, 2537 Br...
City of Savage Dreamers
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City of Savage Dreamers
Nelson’s Pillar, seen here in 1927, was opened on Oct. 21, 1809. Its inner stone staircase to the viewing tower was popular with visitors to Dublin...
‘Beautiful and unexpected’
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‘Beautiful and unexpected’
Sara Baume PHOTO BY THOMAS LANGDON Page Turner/ Edited by Peter McDermott Ireland’s newest literary stars have warmly welcomed Sara Baume to their ...
Trad with song-writing flair
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Trad with song-writing flair
Kern's debut is "The False Deceiver." By Daniel Neely From County Louth, Kern is a traditional group with a polished, contemporary touch. The group...
Daithí brings fiddle into future
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Daithí brings fiddle into future
Daithí Ó Dronaí is known simply as Daithí in Ireland. By Colleen Taylor Lately it feels nigh impossible to stay in rhythm with the rapid pace of th...
Stylish local in East Midtown
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Stylish local in East Midtown
Jim Kenney is co-owner of the Harp Raw Bar & Grill. PHOTO BY PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott In an era when the beer garden and the roof-top bar...
Fact and fiction in family history
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Fact and fiction in family history
Photo of Union troops taken by A.J. Russell, near Fredericksburg, Va., prior to battle in May 1863. By Patricia Phelan When Irish Americans find ou...

 



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