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Christmas with Grandpa Charlie Christmas with Grandpa Charlie
This is a slightly adapted extract from “Untangling the Shadows: Searching for the Voices of My New York Irish Ancestors,” a memoir by Charles R. H...
The house on Bowne Street The house on Bowne Street
The Bowne House is “a beautiful little home.” So said Mayor Fiorella La Guardia in one of his famous broadcasts on WNYC. He said he’d been in old h...
Women elevating piping tradition Women elevating piping tradition
Shane MacGowan’s recent passing was a huge blow to Irish music. An electric performer and one of the all time legends, MacGowan not only took liber...
Poor Mouth to stage panto Poor Mouth to stage panto
It’s that time of year again! That is when the Poor Mouth Theatre Company presents a holiday panto in the Bronx. The company’s 10th annual pantomim...
Debut album is a crowd-pleaser Debut album is a crowd-pleaser
In the media player this week is “Sailors on the Rock,” the debut album from John Nolan, John Reynolds, and Bruce Foley, three musicians who would ...
Glenveagh inspires debut novel Glenveagh inspires debut novel
Find a story you really, really want to write. That’s the view of Anne Madden, as we can see from her answers below, and it helps to explain how sh...
Shane MacGowan was the poet laureate of the hyphenated people Shane MacGowan was the poet laureate of the hyphenated people
The recent riots in Dublin, sparked by the stabbing of three children and a care assistant by a naturalized Irish citizen from Algeria, raised the ...
Fruitcake is for Lovers! Part 2 Fruitcake is for Lovers! Part 2
Love it or hate it, fruitcake is one of Christmastime’s most iconic foods. I make no apologies for being one who loves it, and over the years I’ve ...
Salon samples cultures of Queens Salon samples cultures of Queens
Prolific writer Mary Lannon brought two of her cherished creative communities together for an Irish-American Writers & Artists Queens Writers Salon...
New York Irish Center presents immersive Christmas event New York Irish Center presents immersive Christmas event
The New York Irish Center presents its annual holiday concert, “New York Croons for Christmas,” on Friday, Dec. 8 at 7pm. The event -- a fundraiser...
Fruitcake is for Lovers! Part 1 Fruitcake is for Lovers! Part 1
Love it or hate it, fruitcake is one of Christmastime’s most iconic foods. I make no apologies for being one who loves it, and over the years I’ve ...
McGuire's latest links East, West McGuire's latest links East, West
Is there anything Manus McGuire does that isn’t interesting? From bands like Buttons and Bows, Moving Cloud, Brock McGuire Band and Full Tilt, to s...

 

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