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Theater towns forge alliance
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Theater towns forge alliance
Aitkin, Minn., and Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, discovered something in common and so have become “sister cities.” The link is being forged around the ...
Molloy’s ‘Smarty Girl’ delves into family’s past
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Molloy’s ‘Smarty Girl’ delves into family’s past
[caption id="attachment_70681" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Honor Molloy."][/caption] “I got flung out of Ireland,” said Honor Molloy. ...
Early promise fulfilled with Gurney, Foley CDs
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Early promise fulfilled with Gurney, Foley CDs
[caption id="attachment_70678" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Dylan Foley."][/caption] For close to two decades, Msgr. Charlie Coen – one...
Furey carried around ‘Colours’ songs for years
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Furey carried around ‘Colours’ songs for years
[caption id="attachment_70675" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Finbar Furey."][/caption] Finbar Furey was in Spain last week, where he pic...
Lambe is enjoying Celtic Woman success
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Lambe is enjoying Celtic Woman success
Lisa Lambe, Máiréad Nesbitt, Susan McFadden and Chloë Agnew of Celtic Woman visited the 86th Floor Observatory at the Empire State Building on thei...
Martin-Cotten’s crucial  to ‘Misbegotten’ success
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Martin-Cotten’s crucial to ‘Misbegotten’ success
[caption id="attachment_70549" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Kim Martin-Cotten (Josie Hogan) and Dan Daily (Phil Hogan) in the “A Moon Fo...
Barrett confessional is vivid, poignant, gritty
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Barrett confessional is vivid, poignant, gritty
The Irish American Writers & Artists’ successful Salon series returned to the Cell Theatre on Tuesday night of last week. One of the evening’s high...
burke solo is enough to energize audiences
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burke solo is enough to energize audiences
[caption id="attachment_70544" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Kevin Burke."][/caption] Let’s look at performance. Last week, I talked abou...
Dropkick Murphys’ ‘Style’ goes deluxe
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Dropkick Murphys’ ‘Style’ goes deluxe
[caption id="attachment_70540" align="alignright" width="195" caption="Dropkick Murphys."][/caption] A wise man once said: "Making records is like ...
Fairley’s Stark fights her corner in ‘Thrones’
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Fairley’s Stark fights her corner in ‘Thrones’
[caption id="attachment_70506" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="In HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” Lady Catelyn Stark, played by Michelle Fairley,...
Clancys keep family tradition alive in NY
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Clancys keep family tradition alive in NY
[caption id="attachment_70397" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The Clancy Tradition."][/caption] A few weeks ago I wrote about a venue I w...
Durcan’s text has wit, charm in abundance
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Durcan’s text has wit, charm in abundance
[caption id="attachment_70393" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Dermot Crowley in Paul Durcan’s “Give Me Your Hand.”"][/caption] “Give Me Y...

 

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