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The joy of census sleuthing
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The joy of census sleuthing
There are 159 James Joyces in the 1901 Census for Ireland. This is the transcribed information (the original handwritten form is also available to ...
Music’s crisis moment acknowledged
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Music’s crisis moment acknowledged
Television’s Dáithí Ó Sé and Doireann Ní Ghlacáin host the “Fleadh 2020” series. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Congratulations to the Irish E...
Powerful Poetry, Moments of Uplift
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Powerful Poetry, Moments of Uplift
Frances Scanlon. Salon Diary / By Karen Daly Friends new and old joined IAW&A’s online August Salon hosted by Gordon Gilbert, Jr., and bringing poe...
The enablers help fuel the hate
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The enablers help fuel the hate
"Anti-Semitism" is the latest book from Deborah Lipstadt, who came to public prominence when a celebrated libel case went to court in London 20 yea...
Getting to know McCaul
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Getting to know McCaul
Artist Padraig McCaul on Achill Island. The Doorway Gallery in Dublin is hosting weekly online exhibitions called “Getting to Know.” “We feel that ...
World is celebrating Bird at 100
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World is celebrating Bird at 100
Charlie Parker at the Three Deuces in New York in August 1947. By Frances Scanlon "You can tell the history of jazz in four words: Louis Armstrong....
TIDC continues to engage audience
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TIDC continues to engage audience
The renowned dance photographer Lois Greenfield took this picture, and the two below, of Trinity Irish Dance Company just before lockdown began. By...
A love letter to New York City
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A love letter to New York City
"Long Night's End" is James Rodgers's debut novel. Page Turner / By Peter McDermott “One brilliant aspect of [James] Rodgers’s storytelling in this...
Hot or Cold, Tomatoes Are It!
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Hot or Cold, Tomatoes Are It!
A basket of tomatoes. Recipes | By Margaret M. Johnson It’s safe to say, I never met a tomato I didn’t like — red, yellow, green, plum, beef stake,...
Lankum stunning in Abbey broadcast
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Lankum stunning in Abbey broadcast
Lankum pictured before a performance on New York's Lower East Side last October. PHOTO BY PETER MCDERMOTT By Daniel Neely On Saturday night, Lankum...
Audience treated to  brilliant monologues
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Audience treated to brilliant monologues
Delores Nolan. By Karen Daly The women of Nollaig na mBan NY held our Lughnasa celebration for the Dwelling Place of New York virtually this year. ...
Bringing it all back home
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Bringing it all back home
“Radio is the future for the theatre.” That’s according to playwright Derek Murphy. These days drama has few enough options, but the Dubliner belie...

 

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