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News Roundup June 25, 2022

By Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter, June 25, 2022

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Irish Cafe Staff Helps Rescue Woman Hostage On Sunday, June 19 around 5 am, the Chipper Truck Cafe in the Woodlawn area of the Bronx, received a normal Grubhub delivery order with unusual instructions. It was not uncommon for the traditional Irish eatery, co-owned by Leitrim woman Alice O’Brien Bermejo and her husband Valentino, to receive a late-night order– they run one of … [Read more...] about News Roundup June 25, 2022

2022 Spring Lake Irish Festival

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Saturday, June 18, 2022 12:00 - 5:00 pm This year the Irish Festival features many family-friendly events perfect for a Spring-time stroll through downtown Spring Lake. Expect live music, dancing, food, kid's activities, and shopping at all of our Chamber festivals. Spring Lake is known as the Jersey Shore’s Irish Riviera! Head to the Shore and enjoy Spring Lake's Irish … [Read more...] about 2022 Spring Lake Irish Festival

One Hundred Years of James Joyce’s Ulysses
Exhibit at the Morgan Library

IA Newsletter, June 18, 2022

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June 2 through October 2, 2022 The Morgan Library presents One Hundred Years of James Joyce's Ulysses from June 3 through October 2, 2022. Set on one day, 16 June 1904, James Joyce’s Ulysses follows the young poet Stephen Dedalus and the unlikely hero Leopold Bloom as they journey through Dublin. The groundbreaking novel links the epic to the ordinary, connecting characters … [Read more...] about One Hundred Years of James Joyce’s Ulysses
Exhibit at the Morgan Library

James Cagney: From Street-fighter to Bewigged Vaudevillian to Reluctant Film Screen Legend

By Ray Cavanaugh

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The life of actor James Cagney provides an interesting case study in defying expectations. Aside from finding success meteorically beyond his impoverished background, he was a battle-tested fighter who not only liked painting and poetry but did not hesitate to dance around in a skirt and wig. Upon later becoming a superstar, he seemed to shun the attention which stardom brings. … [Read more...] about James Cagney: From Street-fighter to Bewigged Vaudevillian to Reluctant Film Screen Legend

Method & Madness: Distiller Eva O’Doherty Discusses Irish Whiskey

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter April 2, 2022

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Irish America's Róisín Chapman talks to Distiller Eva O’Doherty, who works at a micro-distillery in Midleton, Co. Cork, where she oversees pot (whiskey) and gin distillation. The Meath native also manages fermentation, distillation, and maturation at the location. Eva, 24, began to notice the rising popularity of fermented drinks such as kombucha while studying food innovation … [Read more...] about Method & Madness: Distiller Eva O’Doherty Discusses Irish Whiskey