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Fia Celebrates Weaving Tradition
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Fia Celebrates Weaving Tradition
Fia Clothing is taking the high ground and wants you to do so, too. The luxurious new apparel brand is built upon Ireland’s renown as a nation of w...
McEvoy’s dedication to CCÉ unmatched
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McEvoy’s dedication to CCÉ unmatched
Modern Day Mummers. By Daniel Neely On last Wednesday, Nov. 25, Bill McEvoy, the founder of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in North America, passed aw...
‘Overdosed’ screened
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‘Overdosed’ screened
A still from ‘Overdosed.’ County Waterford-born filmmaker Mary Sue Connolly presented her 75-minute documentary “Overdosed” at Microscope Gallery, ...
Clarke remembered 40 years on
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Clarke remembered 40 years on
Sr. Maura Clarke with visiting members of her family in Nicaragua. She was killed in El Salvador 40 years ago this week. By Geoffrey Cobb On Dec. 2...
Extending boundaries of Irish writing
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Extending boundaries of Irish writing
John Connolly. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Novelist John Connolly goes back to the Clinton years and to Clinton country for his latest,...
O’Shea glad to act in ‘joyous’ movie
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O’Shea glad to act in ‘joyous’ movie
Fionn O’Shea says sometimes “it’s the scenes that have the most comedy that are the hardest to film.” By Karen Butler Fionn O’Shea knew as soon as ...
Making gorgeous music in Boston
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Making gorgeous music in Boston
“Ship In The Clouds” is an excellent debut from a quartet of players who are fabulous individually and even mightier together. By Daniel Neely In t...
Dateline Dallas
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Dateline Dallas
This Erie Daily Times from Nov. 22, 1963, has a report with a quote suggesting that President John F. Kennedy was dead on arrival at Parkland Hospi...
Cranberries Star on November Table
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Cranberries Star on November Table
Apple Cranberry Crumble. Recipes / By Margaret M. Johnson Growing up in Massachusetts, home to Ocean Spray, the largest cranberry cooperative in th...
Flawed characters at the crossroads
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Flawed characters at the crossroads
Daniel T. Brown loves to hear the question “Are these true stories?” By Irish Echo Staff “There’s drama, comedy, and all of the colors in between.”...
Raelach’s efforts stand tall in trad
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Raelach’s efforts stand tall in trad
Jack Talty and Maurice Gunning. Traditional Music / By Daniel Neely It used to be that you could go to a shop and buy music in person. You’d spend ...
Celebrating Samhain on Zoom
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Celebrating Samhain on Zoom
Diane Charleton as Rosie Hackett. By Maura Mulligan In a welcome respite from pandemic fears and election hype, friends in Ireland and the UK accep...



 



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