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Guerrilla days on Dingle
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Guerrilla days on Dingle
Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott They celebrated in the streets of Tralee when the Truce came into effect 100 years ago on this Sunday. Not ...
Byrne begins East Coast CD tour
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Byrne begins East Coast CD tour
Texas-based, County Carlow singer-songwriter Pat Byrne's album "Into the Light" has just been released. He is currently on a tour of East Coast cit...
Adventure-filled life reimagined
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Adventure-filled life reimagined
"Chief O'Neill: A Novel," is the first book by Ronan O'Driscoll, a Kerry native currently living in Nova Scotia. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neel...
When loved ones disappear and/or die
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When loved ones disappear and/or die
Anne O’Riordan in “Ghosting,” a performance on screen presented by the Irish Rep. By Peter McDermott Ghosting is the “practice of ending a personal...
Darkness mixed with hope, kindness
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Darkness mixed with hope, kindness
Clare Dunne in "Herself." [Photo Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video] By Karen Butler Writer and actress Clare Dunne says she wants her family drama, “H...
Long Island City’s Irish boss
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Long Island City’s Irish boss
Patrick J. Gleason. By Geoffrey Cobb Long Island City is a commercial and residential neighborhood in Queens known for its expanding skyline on the...
Eating in Ireland: Those Were the Days
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Eating in Ireland: Those Were the Days
Dublin Coddle. [Photo: Tommy Moloney's Irish Food] Ireland Hopping | By Margaret M. Johnson If you’re reading this, chances are you love Ireland. C...
'Ghosting' at the Rep
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'Ghosting' at the Rep
Anne O'Riordan, pictured, is starring in "Ghosting: A Performance on Screen," presented by the Irish Repertory Theatre through Sunday, July 4. It's...
Lynch’s ‘Fire’ has fabulous trad taste
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Lynch’s ‘Fire’ has fabulous trad taste
Ian Lynch makes interesting connections where you wouldn’t expect them. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely First off, a massive congratulations to...
Quinn was ‘quintessential priest’
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Quinn was ‘quintessential priest’
The Rev. Bernard Quinn faced opposition from the Ku Klux Klan on Long Island. By Geoffrey Cobb In 1983, African-American priest Fr. Paul Jervis was...
Rooftop Oyster Fest
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Rooftop Oyster Fest
Terence Mulligan being interviewed at the last Rooftop Oyster Fest in June 2019. “New York City is back baby and what better way to kick off summer...
The case for the arts
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The case for the arts
Maria Deasy is president of the Irish American Writers & Artists. By Peter McDermott The new mayor of New York will need to possess an “X factor.” ...

 

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