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The Fleadh Comes to Belfast
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast wrapped up as a massive triumph, drawing an estimated…
Tom Deignan Interviews Stephan Talty
Tom Deignan (left) talks to Stephan Talty (right) about The American School of Spies: His…
Embassy of Ireland Celebrates Irish America 250
America 250 is much more than a commemoration of a historic milestone. It is an…
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Those We Lost July 2022
Sean Kelly (1940 – 2022) What can you say about someone who’s read Finnegan’s Wake—twice—then fearlessly went on to teach that impenetrable tome? A serious Joycean, Sean Kelly was also […]
News Roundup July 16, 2022
Sparks Fly in Northern Ireland Photo: Getty Images Under heightened police presence and tight security, Northern Ireland’s Orange Order members marched through Belfast City for Tuesday’s Twelfth of July celebrations. […]
Remembering Dennis Cahill, Irish Traditional Musician Great
Gifted Irish-American guitarist Dennis Cahill passed away June 20 at age 68 after a long illness. Tributes have poured in from his fans, his fellow musicians, and from Irish President […]
News Roundup July 2, 2022
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Landslide Win in State Primary Elections On Tuesday, June 28, New York Governor Kathy Hochul reeled in 65 percent of the votes in the state’s […]
From Five Points Riots and Romance to Alphabet City Punk Rockers
Larry Kirwan is All the Rage The East Village of the 1980s will be the setting for the next play from Larry Kirwan, a co-writer and conceiver of “Paradise Square,” […]
How Abortion Became Legal in Ireland
As the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending the right to abortion upheld for decades, Niall O’Dowd looks at how abortion became legal in Ireland in this extract […]