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Still there, after all these years
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Still there, after all these years
The author goes down memory lane at Weldon House. By Pat Fenton For 33 years, my father Andrew Fenton worked for Con Ed down on Hudson Avenue in th...
DJ Gallagher is national star
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DJ Gallagher is national star
Former “Ceol na Gael” host Kerri Gallagher, placed 3rd, and Shannon Rowbury was 2nd in the 1,500 meters at the USATF Championships and went on to r...
Bath is farmer’s war room
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Bath is farmer’s war room
Peter Maloney and Rufus Collins in a scene from “The Quare Land.” PHOTO: CAROL ROSEGG By Orla O’Sullivan A man walks into a bath… Well, not quite, ...
McManus is on winning streak
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McManus is on winning streak
Playwright John McManus, front, with the cast of "The Quare Land," Rufus Collins, left, and Peter Maloney. PHOTO MICHAEL GOTTLIEB By Orla O'Sulliva...
Debut will reward multiple listens
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Debut will reward multiple listens
Bríd Harper By Daniel Neely From Castlefinn, Co. Donegal (although now living near Dungannon, Co. Tyrone), Bríd Harper is one of the finest fiddler...
At home around seaside campfire
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At home around seaside campfire
Bangor’s Rend Collective have brought their sense of Irishness to the world’s biggest venues, MSG included. By Colleen Taylor Religious celebration...
Mary Deady to sing at Beechman Theatre
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Mary Deady to sing at Beechman Theatre
The cast of “Python”: (back row) David O'Hara, Paul Nugent, Laurence Lowry; (front) Mark Byrne, Conor McManus. By Irish Echo Staff Singer Mary Dead...
Dr. Jordan drawn to  ‘personality,’ ‘spark’
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Dr. Jordan drawn to ‘personality,’ ‘spark’
Dr. Julie Jordan is the founder and artistic director of New York Concerti Sinfonietti. PHOTO: PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott pmcdermott@irishe...
Celebrating the first four years
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Celebrating the first four years
[caption id="attachment_80470" align="alignnone" width="182"] Deputy Consul General Anna McGillicuddy congratulated the Irish American Writers & Ar...
Thriller opens rebranded fest
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Thriller opens rebranded fest
The festival formerly known as Irish Film New York has been rebranded this year as Irish Screen America. This new organization will make in impact ...
Album gives keen insight into Coens
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Album gives keen insight into Coens
By Daniel Neely In his liner notes to the 1979 solo album “Father Charlie,” Mick Moloney wrote “There are many fine traditional Irish musicians in ...
Cahill, Cole impress on stage, in studio
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Cahill, Cole impress on stage, in studio
[caption id="attachment_80227" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cavan’s Aine Cahill projects a vocal range and savvy well beyond her 20 years.[/capti...

 



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