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Irish centers are on cultural frontline
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Irish centers are on cultural frontline
Natalie Nugent O’Shea, Executive Director of Celtic Junction Arts Center, St. Paul, Minn., and husband Cormac Ó Sé, president of Celtic Junction Ar...
Scholars who take crime seriously
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Scholars who take crime seriously
By Peter McDermott In 2017, an emeritus professor of English at the University of Notre Dame while praising an Irish novelist, a protégé of his, in...
How Dublin’s mayor conquered U.S.
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How Dublin’s mayor conquered U.S.
President John F. Kennedy met with Robert Briscoe, Lord Mayor of Dublin, and Ambassador to the United States from Ireland Thomas J. Kiernan, on Ova...
Album made at beloved, welcoming place
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Album made at beloved, welcoming place
The outstanding album also comes with a set of great liner notes. By Daniel Neely This week it’s a real pleasure to write about “Boston And Maine, ...
Never too late to do right thing: Logue
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Never too late to do right thing: Logue
Donal Logue and Kate Walsh in a “Sometime Other Than Now.” COURTESY OF GRAVITAS VENTURES By Karen Butler Donal Logue says he was eager to star in “...
Baking for St. Patrick’s Celebrations
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Baking for St. Patrick’s Celebrations
Coole Swan White Chocolate Cheesecake. Recipes / By Margaret M. Johnson It’s hard to believe that it’s been 26 years since my Cooking with Irish Sp...
Zero might bring you some luck
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Zero might bring you some luck
A note worth zero, yet so much more By Irish Echo Staff Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Euro Note Souvenir announced the release of a limited-e...
A Greek name, Irish lineages
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A Greek name, Irish lineages
New Yorker Mary Ann Flynn (1899-22) was the daughter of County Leitrim immigrants, daughter-in-law to Patrick Keane and grandmother of James Psaki....
Supergroups aid SPD buzz
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Supergroups aid SPD buzz
Danú. By Daniel Neely A strong showing at St. Patrick’s Day is a sign of good things to come and suggests a glimmer of light at the end of this lon...
Dark past with redemptive moments
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Dark past with redemptive moments
Consul General Ciarán Madden. By Peter McDermott Consul General Ciarán Madden began to notice something about the events he attended and spoke at w...
In March, It’s Great to be Irish!
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In March, It’s Great to be Irish!
Crocuses have appeared. Recipes | By Margaret M. Johnson In some parts of Ireland, daffodils and crocuses have already appeared, a sure sign that s...
FB book clubs combine for virtual event
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FB book clubs combine for virtual event
By Irish Echo Staff Eight Facebook book clubs, with an aggregate membership of 50,000, are planning a virtual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on this Sund...





 



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