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Yet another ‘great night!’ at Thalia Café
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Yet another ‘great night!’ at Thalia Café
By Charles Hale One of the outgrowths and benefits of the Irish American Writers & Artists’ salons has been the increasing number of collaborations...
Doolan’s new passion is Galway venue
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Doolan’s new passion is Galway venue
At the opening night of the Irish Film New York last month, Lelia Doolan was a hard woman to catch. But, eventually she had some time to sit with t...
Rian’ showcases Ó Maonlaí’s musical passion
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Rian’ showcases Ó Maonlaí’s musical passion
This past summer Irish rocker Joe Hurley, curated OurLand, a dynamic outdoor celebration of Irish heritage at Lincoln center. Now it’s Liam Ó Maonl...
TradConnect is resource for fans, musicians
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TradConnect is resource for fans, musicians
Last week, I spoke with Tony Lawless, a fiddle and guitar player from Dublin who runs Tradconnect.com, a very impressive (and free!) website whose ...
Leitrim’s Hyland strikes a chord in NYC
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Leitrim’s Hyland strikes a chord in NYC
Niamh Hyland may not always have been sure what path her life would take, but she knew that it would involve music. Tall, with short-cut auburn hai...
Clifford is very busy after long hiatus
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Clifford is very busy after long hiatus
Patrick Clifford’s story is one that is familiar to many Irish-American music makers. From childhood accordion lessons in the Bronx with legendary ...
Quinn puts 21st century spin on Gregson
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Quinn puts 21st century spin on Gregson
For Irish-American actor Aidan Quinn, who most recently starred in the cancelled NYPD drama “Prime Suspect,” the prospect of playing a New York pol...
Doc profiles petite hipster with bullhorn
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Doc profiles petite hipster with bullhorn
Not even the last of the good weather could deter New York’s Irish film fans from heading indoors at NYU Cantor Center last Friday night to watch t...
Wee Craic: funny weird and funny ha-ha
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Wee Craic: funny weird and funny ha-ha
By Orla O’Sullivan The Wee Craic festival wasn’t short on craic, just a smaller showcase for short films out of Ireland than the main Craic fest, h...
Irish Film NY is back for 2nd year
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Irish Film NY is back for 2nd year
Silver Screen / By Michael Gray Irish Film New York, in its second year on the NY cultural calendar, presents a diverse selection of new movies fro...
Dubliner’s story  told backwards
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Dubliner’s story told backwards
Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Christine Dwyer Hickey believes she reads more short stories than anybody in Ireland. It’s a quite a claim ...
McCarthy essays published
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McCarthy essays published
“There is increasing interest in the achievements of constitutional nationalists who never espoused violence, and of liberals from the unionist tra...

 

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