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14 powerful and expressive tracks
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14 powerful and expressive tracks
By Daniel Neely Formed in 1983, Buttons and Bows is one of the great groups playing traditional Irish music today. Made up of Séamus McGuire (fiddl...
Back to where it all started
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Back to where it all started
[caption id="attachment_80009" align="aligncenter" width="300"] AOH National President Brendan Moore (left), Rev. Raymond Nobiletto, New York Past ...
‘Borders’ puts down a marker
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‘Borders’ puts down a marker
[caption id="attachment_79992" align="alignnone" width="300"] The work of John Blek (leaning forward) and the Rats probes the dark and the light.[/...
Molly's life spans an ocean and a century
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Molly's life spans an ocean and a century
[caption id="attachment_79999" align="aligncenter" width="270"] Molly O'Hara at 103 years young.[/caption] By Áine Ní Shionnaigh County Cavan proud...
Freed nanny back in Ireland
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Freed nanny back in Ireland
By Irish Echo Staff Free Irish nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy is back in Ireland after departing Boston Tuesday night. Brady McCarthy, accompanied by...
Hilary Beirne’s parade peace appeal
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Hilary Beirne’s parade peace appeal
[caption id="attachment_79984" align="aligncenter" width="300"] New York St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee Executive Secretary Hilary Beirne (cent...
2015 1st Irish Fest launched in Apple
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2015 1st Irish Fest launched in Apple
[caption id="attachment_79978" align="alignnone" width="300"] Jack O’Connell, who will play Jimmy the Bartender in “Stoopdreamer,” was at the launc...
Fenton goes back to the old neighborhood
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Fenton goes back to the old neighborhood
[caption id="attachment_79955" align="alignnone" width="300"] Pat Fenton's play "Stoopdreamer" opens Friday night for 21 performances at the Cell T...
Irish nanny murder charge dropped
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Irish nanny murder charge dropped
[caption id="attachment_79963" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Aisling Brady McCarthy. PHOTO CREDIT WBZ TV[/caption] By Jim Smith BOSTON --- In a ...
Not such a long way from Clare to here
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Not such a long way from Clare to here
[caption id="attachment_79936" align="alignnone" width="300"] A refreshing and decidedly un-gimmicky album celebrating community and musical bonds....
Na Fianna bringing bold hybrid to U.S.
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Na Fianna bringing bold hybrid to U.S.
[caption id="attachment_79922" align="alignnone" width="300"] Columnist Colleen Taylor with the members of Na Fianna recently.[/caption] By Colleen...
Marching from Mid-Tyrone to Midtown
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Marching from Mid-Tyrone to Midtown
[caption id="attachment_79926" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Páistí Ná Fingréine Loughmacrory Accordion Band [/caption] By Evan Short A Coun...

 

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