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By Paddy McCarthy I had a night to remember last Wednesday when I went to see a play at The Irish Repertory Theatre with my arts editor Brad Balfour. The show we went to see was Autumn Royal by Kevin...
Kenneth Branagh To Be Honored With An Oscar Wilde Award
Belfast-born Kenneth Branagh, one of the world’s most acclaimed filmmakers and actors, will be honored at the US-Ireland Alliance’s Oscar Wilde Awards on March 24, 2022, at Bad Robot, the Santa Monica production company of ...
Lisa Hannigan – The Story Of This Celebrated Irish Musician, Singer And Composer
Here is someone that you might have heard of before and that is Lisa Hannigan but if not you will be hearing a lot from her in the near future. This singer from Ireland has been performing in Europe and...
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By Paddy McCarthy Last Wednesday I went to a private screening of the movie Belfast at the Dolby Theatre on 55th Street. I can only say that it was just brilliant from start to finish. Despite the film being largely...
Better Days Are Here With Dermot Kelly
Here is a singer that I just came across and I must tell you that he has a lot of talent and you will be hearing from him a lot more I am very positive. His name is Dermot Kennedy an...
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By Paddy McCarthy Hot off the press here’s the biggest gossip that I just got from the Chairman himself, Hilary Bierne: we have a New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade again! He said “we are happy to be hosting...
Mick Moloney – Legendary Irish Musician And Advocate
Here is a man that I have admired for a very long time and I’ve never given him the credit that he deserves as a musician, and that is the one and only Mick Maloney from Limerick. He has also...
John Carpenter and Sandy King – Halloween Offers Legendary Director and Wife/Partner Opportunities
Sandy King Q&A by Brad Balfour Horror films fascinate some people, while they repel others. A classic slasher series such as Halloween prompts extreme passions either way. Creating a supernatural menace that’s both relentless and hair-raising but see...
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By Paddy McCarthy The idea of expanding the Irish Arts Center began in 2007 and now they have fulfilled their dream and all Irish and Irish Americans who love the theatre as part of their culture will be very happy....
John Killeen’s Memoir ‘One For Sorrow, Two For Joy’ Hits The Right Notes
John Killeen wrote very successfully for The Irish Times in the 1980s, beginning with his ground-breaking series ‘Historic Irish Houses’ which brought a spotlight to bear on the contribution of the so-called Anglo-Irish to Irish life, largely ignored up to...