Opinion
KIRWAN: A Salute to the 'Other' Behan
“There’s only room for one genius in this family!” Brendan Behan is reputed to have remarked to Dominic, his younger brother. While Dominic Behan m...
October 31, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
KIRWAN: What Kind of America?
Odd as it may seem, this presidential election is being fought between the normal and the weird, the logical and the fantastical, and the old and n...
October 17, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
KIRWAN: The Other Ireland in the Catskills
I grew up on the banks of the Slaney River, right where it flows into Wexford Harbor on its way to the Irish Sea. There was water everywhere, lappi...
October 03, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
KIRWAN: Going About Writing a Song
Caption with Paul: Caption with WB: Caption with Cash jpg: I’m often asked, “How do you write a song?” If you were to ask how to write a play or a ...
September 19, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
KIRWAN: Inflation Looms Big For November Vote
Inflation is likely to be the main issue in the November elections. Not current inflation, now nearing the Fed’s desired two percent, but rather th...
August 22, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
KIRWAN: Don't Fall Asleep Reading This Column
Having trouble sleeping? Welcome to the crew! According to the National Health Institute up to 70 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep disor...
August 08, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
KIRWAN: The Very Best of the Best
It’s a difficult time for musicians. And yet, the world is teeming with music. The problem is – so few are getting paid for their efforts. Suffice ...
July 25, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
KIRWAN: Time Catches Up With Us All
The jig is up, Joe. I don’t mean to be disrespectful, Mr. President, for the most part you’ve done a great job but time catches up with all of us a...
July 17, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
KIRWAN: America's Soul is Out There...Somewhere
The great Chesterton remarked that “travel broadens the mind, but you must have the mind.” To which Mark Twain added, “travel is fatal to prejudice...
June 27, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
KIRWAN: A To Do List For Bloomsday
Who is this guy, James Joyce, and why does everyone go nuts about him around the middle of June every year? Well, this most enigmatic of Irishmen h...
June 13, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
KIRWAN: Voices For Their Time - And Ours Too
On a recent Celtic Crush/SiriusXM show, I featured songs about James Connolly and Joe Hill, along with "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie. A...
May 30, 2024
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
KIRWAN: Been There 'Dune' That
Have you gone to see the movie, "Dune – Part 2" yet? I’ve seen both, though I regret to say I remember nothing about Part 1. That’s not to say I di...
May 16, 2024
by Larry Kirwan