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O’Leary reveals secret of success
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O’Leary reveals secret of success
Niall O’Leary, on right of picture, celebrated five years of Irish Cultural Night last week. By Sean Devlin letters@irishecho.com As the clock slow...
Crowther’s fame is well-earned at 18
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Crowther’s fame is well-earned at 18
Niamh Crowther is influenced by her parents’ 1960s and ‘70s classic rock collection. By Colleen Taylor letters@irishecho.com When Niamh Crowther’s ...
'Jimmy's Hall' cast put through its paces
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'Jimmy's Hall' cast put through its paces
Barry Ward and Simone Kirby in a scene from “Jimmy’s Hall.” By Frances Scanlon letters@irishecho.com If you go to “Jimmy’s Hall,” which opens in th...
Crowley’s passion is evident in book
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Crowley’s passion is evident in book
Jimmy Crowley began writing the "Songs of Cork" column in Evening Echo in 2002. By Daniel Neely letters@irishecho.com I imagine there isn’t a music...
Literary day marked by ‘invigorating’ night
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Literary day marked by ‘invigorating’ night
Salon Diary / By Karen Daly Conor McCourt and Laure Sullivan. The IAW&A Salon at the Cell Theatre occurred on that revered date in the Irish cultur...
Feeling like you’re there
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Feeling like you’re there
Tim V. Smyth and Carol Anne McGowan, aka Hidden Highways, will be touring Ireland throughout the summer. By Colleen Taylor letters@irishecho.com Fo...
Doyle debut is ‘darkly exhilarating’
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Doyle debut is ‘darkly exhilarating’
Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Rob Doyle. PHOTO BY AL HIGGINS Rob Doyle, who holds a first-class honors degree in philosophy and an MPhil ...
Corofin grapples with sudden death
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Corofin grapples with sudden death
Deborah Kruel Rupy plays Mary in "The Caretaker of Corofin." By Peter McDermott pmcdermott@irishecho.com It was late on New Year’s Eve, 1986, in Co...
CD joins ranks of session classics
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CD joins ranks of session classics
By Daniel Neely There’s a pub in Camden Town, London, called the Good Mixer where the Britpop scene has gone to drink, fight and carry on for the b...
‘It’s nice to be first’: Enright
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‘It’s nice to be first’: Enright
The multiple-awarding winning novelist Anne Enright was named in January to the new official position of laureate for Irish fiction. PHOTO: HUGH CH...
Irish, U.S. fests showcase talent
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Irish, U.S. fests showcase talent
Michigan’s the Moxie Strings will be on stage at the Great American Irish Festival in Frankfort, N.Y., in July. By Colleen Taylor letters@irishecho...
Man who said no to ‘never’
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Man who said no to ‘never’
Ed Lucas with his son Christopher Lucas Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Said the 14-year Yankees star and current Dodgers manager Don Matti...

 



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