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'Wales' a Christmas delight
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'Wales' a Christmas delight
By Joseph Hurley [caption id="attachment_22214" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="From left: Martin Vidnovic, Victoria Mallory, Simon Jones,...
So good, it's scary
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So good, it's scary
By Joe Hurley "Haunted" by Edna O'Brien • Theater A, 59E59 Theaters • Through Jan. 2, 2011 Edna O'Brien wrote her first novel in 1960, a full half-...
When Falls, Shankill were on same side
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When Falls, Shankill were on same side
Books / By Peter McDermott In a note on terminology before he begins his "Belfast Boys: How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in ...
O'Hare wasted in drab play
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O'Hare wasted in drab play
By Joseph Hurley “Elling” From Novels By Ingvar Ambjornsen • With Denis O’Hare (pictured on the left above) and Brendan Fraser, directed by Doug Hu...
The best concert I barely saw
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The best concert I barely saw
By Earle Hitchner As emcee and frequent backstage manager, I missed most of the concert tribute to Joe Derrane inside Stage One of the Fairfield Th...
Brooklyn-based artist readies for Enniskillen exhibit
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Brooklyn-based artist readies for Enniskillen exhibit
By Peter McDermott Don't expect ever to buy an art masterpiece on the streets of New York. That's advice from Tom Bevan, a Belfast-born sculptor wh...
Where credit is 'Due'
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Where credit is 'Due'
By Karen Butler [caption id="attachment_21927" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Zach Galifianakis, left, and Robert Downey star in the buddy ...
Craic-ing up
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Craic-ing up
By Karen Butler The Irish Arts Center will be transformed into the hottest comedy club in New York City for one night this month, thanks to Terence...
Seventh heaven from Joe Derrane
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Seventh heaven from Joe Derrane
By Earle Hitchner The greatest comeback in the history of Irish traditional music took place on May 29, 1994, at the 18th annual Washington, D.C., ...
 MacDonogh explores prez's Irish, frontier roots
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MacDonogh explores prez's Irish, frontier roots
By Peter McDermott The Year with No Summer, 1816, was particularly severe on those who'd made a new life in the Virginia Military District. There w...
Begley and O Raghallaigh follow their hearts
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Begley and O Raghallaigh follow their hearts
By Earle Hitchner Over the past month I’ve written three “Ceol” columns about albums involving either fiddler Caoimhin O Raghallaigh (“Comb Your Ha...
Fictional crime-fighters cast powerful spelll
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Fictional crime-fighters cast powerful spelll
BOOKS / By Peter McDermott The two-part column on about Irish noir fiction a few months ago generated plenty of feedback, confirming that people do...

 

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