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Boston's Connolly was Olympic Games pioneer, author Boston's Connolly was Olympic Games pioneer, author
In 1896, with the revival of the Olympic Games, James Brendan Connolly, the son of immigrants from the Aran islands, became the first Olympic champ...
Mercy fundraiser for Nov. 21 Mercy fundraiser for Nov. 21
A bunch of items for your consideration this week. First up is the Mick Moloney Memorial Concert, taking place at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, at the...
Boston scribe in Belfast, Dublin to tell Rest of the Story
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Boston scribe in Belfast, Dublin to tell Rest of the Story
Boston author and activist Michael Patrick MacDonald returned to Belfast last week for the latest chapter in his 'The Rest of the Story' initiative...
East Side celebration East Side celebration
This residence in Manhattan’s Midtown East is all in for today’s Halloween celebration. [Photo by Peter McDermott]
'The Ball': A story for Halloween 'The Ball': A story for Halloween
The ref walked over to the dugout. “Will you do the line?” he asked the man beside Johnny and Rick. “Go on, you will,” he continued, throwing the f...
A clear, focused, resonant voice A clear, focused, resonant voice
In the media yoke this week I’ve got “The Old Wood Road,” the solo debut by singer Evelyn O’Connell. Named for her County Kerry home townland of Kn...
The Ghosts of Trotsky and Mrs. Ryan The Ghosts of Trotsky and Mrs. Ryan
This summer I spent some time doing research for a history of Woodside, Queens that was just published in Volume 38 of New York Irish History, the ...
AITA at AIHS AITA at AIHS
The 2025 Annual Conference of the American Irish Teachers Association will take place on this Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Americ...
Inviting the dead to supper Inviting the dead to supper
You may know of the connection between Halloween and Samhain (pronounced "SOW-en"), the 2,000-year-old Irish festival marking the end of the Fall h...
Pacifist tried to kill Il Duce Pacifist tried to kill Il Duce
It seems like the entire American nation is focused on the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk and whether it signals a return to the political vi...
Sugar & Spice, Everything Nice! Sugar & Spice, Everything Nice!
Some of the world’s most popular spices – nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, cardamon, and cloves among them – are often associated with comfort foods, fe...
Novelist Feeney for SHU talk Novelist Feeney for SHU talk
Elaine Feeney will read from and discuss her third novel “Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way” on next Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 3:30 p.m., at Loris Forum, Mart...



 



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