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Haunting the house of history
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Haunting the house of history
Cynthia Neale at the launch at McSorley’s Bar in the East Village, Manhattan, of “The Irish Milliner,” her latest novel about 19th century Irish im...
Bernthal took off-set vow of silence
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Bernthal took off-set vow of silence
From left, Hugh O'Conor, Jon Bernthal, Tom Holland and Stanley Weber in "Pilgrimage,” a drama directed by Brendan Muldowney, which is set in Irelan...
Ó Duinnchinn’s solo is a cracker
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Ó Duinnchinn’s solo is a cracker
Tiarnan Ó Duinnchinn. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely In the player this week is uilleann piper Tiarnan Ó Duinnchinn’s new album “Reggish Paddy...
The Irish Rocky comes to town
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The Irish Rocky comes to town
Sean Mannion By Irish Echo Staff In October 1984, a packed Madison Square Garden played host to Irish boxer Sean Mannion, fighting for the WBA Worl...
McDonagh’s meter is running at Irish Rep
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McDonagh’s meter is running at Irish Rep
John McDonagh is on route to a series of Irish Rep. performances No less than the world premiere of “Off The Meter, On The Record: Driving New York...
Lar never had much luck
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Lar never had much luck
Tom Phelan’s critically acclaimed novels include "The Canal Bridge," "Nailer" and most recently “Lies the Mushroom Pickers Told.” Below is the late...
Story of Cyril, Ireland over 70 years
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Story of Cyril, Ireland over 70 years
John Boyne. PHOTO BY RICH GILLIGAN Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott “The Heart’s Invisible Furies” proves that its author “is not just one o...
Collins gets music’s nuance, complexity
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Collins gets music’s nuance, complexity
Michael O’Chonfhlaola is the middle-period Joe Heaney in “Song of Granite,” an impressive, beautiful film, which tells the sean-nós singer’s story ...
Salmon Cakes for Supper
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Salmon Cakes for Supper
MANYAKOTIC | DREAMSTIME.COM Ireland Hopping | By Margaret M. Johnson Salmon Cakes for Supper I’ve just returned from a 10-day visit to Scotland whe...
Compelling story of men at work
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Compelling story of men at work
Colin Broderick’s “Emerald City” gets its Chicago premiere tomorrow night. By Mike Houlihan Colin Broderick’s film “Emerald City” sneaks up on you....
Jesuits minister on the margins
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Jesuits minister on the margins
The Rev. Joseph Mulligan S.J. in Nicaragua in 2010. PHOTO BY PETER MCDERMOTT Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott Paul Johnson’s move across the ...
Mayo-set ‘Wet Grass' set for NYC premiere
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Mayo-set ‘Wet Grass' set for NYC premiere
Actors Paul Nugent and Anna Nugent, composer Markéta Irglová and screenwriter Seamus Scanlon were pictured at this year's Dublin launch of Irish Sc...

 



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