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They met “40 something” years ago, Rigoerto Torres told me, speaking of himself and his partner in art John Ahearn, while we chatted one recent aft...

Starting this week with a quick note to say that I just learned Mick Mulvey (who is originally from London but who now lives in Carrick-on-Shannon)...

Duke University, 1984. The night was a milestone in the life and career of actor Jared Harris, star of “The Crown, “Mad Men,” “Chernobyl,” “The Ter...

“My father was a civil servant and he had worked for the British civil service until 1920 when the change of government meant he decided he didn’t ...

Safe journey to the great singer Donie Carroll, who has just gone to Bangkok, Thailand, to carry on work with the Mercy Centre. Carroll has been an...

The Irish Repertory Theatre have announced extensions for the first two productions of their 2023 season. Currently in performances on the Francis ...

Saint Valentine has a close connection to Ireland, specifically Whitefriars Church, the Carmelite priory in Dublin, which is said to hold the saint...

L. Harris is dead, alone and unseen in a New York City apartment with no next of kin and no mourners. In the Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ense...

On the chessboard the rules go that when a checkmate is made, the players cease their play, not for want to try, but in seeing the endgame lose the...

Folks, I’ll start this week with the announcement that Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann will hold its North America Province Convention at the Bethesda ...

Gordon Gilbert, poet, playwright and frequent host of the salons, launched the first of 2023 at the Ellington restaurant, corner of 105th & Broadwa...

John Connors will approach his role as MC of the Craic Concert in the spirit of the festival it launches on Friday, Feb. 24. “I’ll improvise and ha...