Irish America
Irish America
Liz Ireland profiles Ireland's classical composer Patrick Cassidy. Mention Irish classical music to the average American academic, and you will probably be greeted with the arch query: "Is there any such thing?" There is now. Enter Patrick Cassidy, the Co. Mayo native whose debut oratorio The Children of Lir, released in the U.S. on Celtic Heartbeat Records, not only … [Read more...] about Classically Irish
Brian Friel himself cast Catherine Byrne as Chrissy in Dancing at Lughnasa after watching an Abbey Theatre dress rehearsal of his Aristocrats in which Byrne played clare. She talked of that moment during a pause in rehearsal for Molly Sweeney in which she plays the title role. "He didn't know me," Catherine Byrne recalls, "and when I heard he was coming I thought, what's he … [Read more...] about A Touch of Friel
THE Irish Scots are a very distinctive part of the Irish in Britain community. When Archbishop Thomas Joseph Winning was made Cardinal in 1994, a tartan army accompanied this son of an Irish miner, working in Lanarkshire, to the Vatican. The Archbishop's enthusiastic band of supporters rocked up in Rome to see him collect his red hat. They were festooned with shamrocks, wore … [Read more...] about Glasgow goes green for St Patrick’s Day
IRELAND moves to 15th happiest country in the world in the rankings published by the World Happiness Report. The position marks an increase on last year's 17th place in the World Happiness Report. Finland took the top spot for the eighth year running, while the United States dropped to 24th, its lowest position since the report was first published in 2012. The United … [Read more...] about Why Irish Eyes Are Smiling
EARLIER this month Jess Barry, known as "The Celtic Banshee", fought Linzi Buczynskyj for the Commonwealth Silver Featherweight Title at the Premier Suite in Cannock. The fight took place at the Excelsior Sporting Club's St Patrick's Dinner Show. Victory for Jess Barry in Cannock (Pics: Chris Egan) Barry won the fight and retained her English Title. The event also included a … [Read more...] about Barry ‘the Celtic Banshee’ triumphs in Cannock
