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LISTEN: Visiting Belfast in '26 - check out Irish Stew's Titanic City podcasts first
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LISTEN: Visiting Belfast in '26 - check out Irish Stew's Titanic City podcasts first
Award-winning podcasters John Lee and Martin Nutty have released the first of their exclusive interviews with the movers and shakers who have made ...
Threads in the tapestry of my ancestors' lives Threads in the tapestry of my ancestors' lives
Many of us know little, if anything, about our ancestors. Often, we don’t even know their names. My own ignorance about my ancestors mirrored that ...
Parade grew with city's Irish Parade grew with city's Irish
The New York Saint Patrick’s Day parade has a long, fascinating history. Boston claims the oldest celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day dating from 172...
Mullane's fabulous 'Evoke' is in traditional music's avant garde Mullane's fabulous 'Evoke' is in traditional music's avant garde
In the media yoke this week is Damien Mullane’s new album “Evoke.” An album of exceptional musicianship and extraordinary vision, it’s certainly ro...
Texas Irish Writers Plan Dublin-Belfast Summer Workshop
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Texas Irish Writers Plan Dublin-Belfast Summer Workshop
From August 10-17, 2025, novelist S. Kirk Walsh (of the national bestseller The Elephant of Belfast) and award-winning poet and Fulbright recipient...
Oats are January 'Grain of the Month' Oats are January 'Grain of the Month'
Considering the freezing temperatures and snowy conditions that seem to be everywhere this month — literally, from Kansas City to Killarney — it’s ...
Superb pure-drop played with class by Gavin and Gannon Superb pure-drop played with class by Gavin and Gannon
Folks, for the past 17 years Knoxville, Tenn., has played host to an outstanding annual event called the “Tune Junkie Weekend” and as fate would ha...
Salon expresses sadness for L.A. Salon expresses sadness for L.A.
It seems to me that every salon takes on a different vibe or personality, that is unique of that one evening, and not to be repeated, inimitable. I...
On truth, Trump, Biden and BS On truth, Trump, Biden and BS
By the time this article appears, Donald Trump will have been sworn in again as President of the United States. The freezing temperatures will have...
King's non-violence made radical demand for inclusion King's non-violence made radical demand for inclusion
Martin Luther King Jr. was transformed from a private citizen into a public figure one afternoon in early December 1955. He told his wife Coretta w...
First names, nicknames up for forum discussion First names, nicknames up for forum discussion
The Irish Family History Forum will hold its January meeting on this Saturday morning, with topic under discussion being “Old Irish First Names and...
Cullinan's playing is sublime Cullinan's playing is sublime
Well, folks, here we are — it’s only the middle of January and I have an absolute gem in the media yoke that I’m excited to tell you about. “Here I...



 



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