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From the panto to Hollywood
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From the panto to Hollywood
Sarah-Kate Fenelon. By Peter McDermott During the summer, the Irish Echo asked County Wicklow native Sarah-Kate Fenelon to write about her life in ...
The air in Clare
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The air in Clare
When they relocated to the West Clare house her grandfather had been born in, Chris Williams and her novelist husband Niall Williams’s new friend M...
Ready, Set, Cook: Part II
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Ready, Set, Cook: Part II
Fruitcake with icing ANNAPUSTYNNIKOVA| | DREAMSTIME.COM Holiday Countdown | By Margaret M. Johnson No other culinary tradition seems to divide the ...
Giving life experience its due
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Giving life experience its due
Anne Griffin’s debut novel is “When All Is Said.” PHOTO BY JOHN BOYNE By Peter McDermott Louise Aronson, geriatrician and professor of medicine at ...
From Brahmin to bohemian
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From Brahmin to bohemian
Peter Johnson said his narrative is concerned in part with "'burying' what Henry James called 'ghosts of a dead society.'" Page Turner / Edited by ...
‘Flute & Fiddle' is beautiful stuff
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‘Flute & Fiddle' is beautiful stuff
Caoimhín Ó Fearghail, left, and Paddy Tutty. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely This week I’ve been listening to “Flute & Fiddle,” an absolutely l...
Multiple talents warm up November
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Multiple talents warm up November
Hannah Reimann delivered beautiful renditions of two Joanie Mitchell classics, “River” and “Blue.” PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BOOTH Salon Diary / By Kar...
Mayo row a salutary lesson
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Mayo row a salutary lesson
Con O'Callaghan scores Dublin's second goal of the game during the All Ireland semifinal against Mayo in August. INPHO/RYAN BYRNE By P.J. Cunningha...
‘Straight Out of Ireland’ exhibit
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‘Straight Out of Ireland’ exhibit
Tracy Sweeney. The Irish Immigration Center of Philadelphia will host the inaugural “Straight Out of Ireland” exhibit from this Friday through Sund...
Ready, Set, Cook: Part I
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Ready, Set, Cook: Part I
WADE MURPHY Holiday Countdown | By Margaret M. Johnson For the next few weeks, I’ll be crisscrossing the pond — on paper only — offering recipes fo...
Clare's Queallys have clear stylistic vision
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Clare's Queallys have clear stylistic vision
Aoibheann and Pamela Queally. By Daniel Neely Earlier this year, sisters Aoibheann and Pamela Queally, from Kilmaley, Co. Clare, released “Beyond t...
Crannua is the musical version of a commune
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Crannua is the musical version of a commune
Five of the Crannua Collective’s 10 members. Each track on their first album is a collaboration, involving the songwriting efforts of at least two ...

 



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