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Des Bishop’s Mia Mamma Hits New York

By Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter January 8, 2022

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If “home” is a special but complicated word for most Irish people, this is doubly true for Des Bishop. Born in New York, Bishop went off to Ireland at the tender of age of 14. But what began as a kind of lark to make sure Bishop stayed focused on school turned into a calling as a popular comedian, performer, and TV personality. For years, Bishop has been doing the thankless … [Read more...] about Des Bishop’s Mia Mamma Hits New York

Bloody Sunday: Scenes from the Saville Inquiry

IA Newsletter January 22, 2022

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1st IRISH 2022 PRESENTS 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF BLOODY SUNDAY WITH IRISH ARTS CENTER 50 YEARS TO THE DAY ON SUNDAY Sunday, January 30, 2022 at 7:00pm EST Origin Theatre Company and the Irish Arts Center are jointly presenting a star-studded commemorative reading of Richard Norton-Taylor’s “Bloody Sunday: Scenes from the Saville Enquiry” to … [Read more...] about Bloody Sunday: Scenes from the Saville Inquiry

Mondays in May

IA Newsletter January 1, 2022

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Origin Theatre Company is reviving its popular new-play reading series, “Mondays in May,” with staged readings of new shows read every Monday in a month packed with Mondays – five in all!  All readings will take place in the Financial District on Monday evenings at 7:30 at Beckett's Bar and Grill, 81 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004. Readings are free and reservations are … [Read more...] about Mondays in May

Origin 1st Irish Presents Des Bishop’s “Mia Mamma”

IA Newsletter January 1, 2022

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Five nights in four different venues across New York City.  Kicking off the festival starting January 6, Ireland’s mega-popular comedian and media figure (and Flushing native) Des Bishop brings us his new comedy show about the loss of his much-adored mom. This is the US premiere engagement of “Mia Mamma” which was beginning a national tour in Ireland in early 2020 before … [Read more...] about Origin 1st Irish Presents Des Bishop’s “Mia Mamma”

“Gift of Wisdom” from Waterford Crystal for Ball Drop

Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter January 1, 2022

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 The “Gift of Wisdom” was the message last night, as the ball dropped in Times Square, and we said goodbye to 2021. Waterford Crystal, who have designed the famous ball since the turn of the millennium, has been carrying out a “Greatest Gifts” series since 2014. Each ball has represented a different gift, with last year’s celebrating the “Gift of Happiness”. Every year, … [Read more...] about “Gift of Wisdom” from Waterford Crystal for Ball Drop