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Grieving mum goes to extremes
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Grieving mum goes to extremes
Jonas Armstrong welcomed the opportunity to film in his native Ireland. PHOTO COURTESY OF ACORN TV By Karen Butler "Robin Hood," “Ripper Street” an...
Celebrating Strawberries in June
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Celebrating Strawberries in June
Strawberry Shortcakes. Recipes | By Margaret M. Johnson June 14 is designated as “National Strawberry Shortcake Day,” but let’s face it: those dele...
The women who made ‘Ulysses’
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The women who made ‘Ulysses’
James Joyce, Sylvia Beach and Adrienne Monnier at the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris. By Peter McDermott Intrigue, betrayal, suspense a...
Insight provided into Mulvihill’s style
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Insight provided into Mulvihill’s style
Brendan Mulvihill. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely Folks, the sessions are slowly on their way back! I was chatting recently with the great Don...
Murphy’s Ice Cream on Road Again
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Murphy’s Ice Cream on Road Again
Bray, Co. Wicklow Ireland Hopping | By Margaret M. Johnson Fans of the Dingle-based, award-winning Irish ice cream can now get their Murphy’s “fix”...
Newsletter wins award
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Newsletter wins award
Jim Regan, editor of the Newsletter of the Irish Family History Forum. The Irish Family History Forum has been honored again by the National Geneal...
‘Small electric shocks of discovery’
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‘Small electric shocks of discovery’
Ethel Rohan. [Photo by Justin Yee] Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott In the second last story in Ethel Rohan’s wonderful collection, “In the ...
Deane was inspiring, spellbinding
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Deane was inspiring, spellbinding
Prof. Seamus Deane. By Kevin Holohan In a somewhat melodramatic introductory lecture, reminiscent of the law school TV drama “The Paper Chase,” som...
Yeats album will delight trad fans
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Yeats album will delight trad fans
W. B. Yeats in 1933. [Pirie MacDonald/Library of Congress] By Daniel Neely In the media player this week is a very interesting album that I teased ...
Ireland On My Mind
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Ireland On My Mind
Kinsale, Co. Cork. Recipes | By Margaret M. Johnson With travel to Ireland (hopefully) resuming in the coming weeks, the thought of another visit h...
Stars can relate to ‘Finding You’ roles
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Stars can relate to ‘Finding You’ roles
Rose Reid and Patrick Bergin in a scene from “Finding You.” [Photos by Anthony Courtney/Courtesy of Roadside Attractions] By Karen Butler Rose Reid...
Murphy is ready for Rockaway
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Murphy is ready for Rockaway
Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Stefan Murphy has turned to making art over the past year. By Peter McDermott In an interview a few years ago, Stef...



 



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