Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I start my Out&About with a very sad note on a great gentleman, Timothy Murray who passed away after a tragic accident on the quays of New York City. The Sandy Hook ship pilot died following a...
A Weekend to Remember and To Reflect Upon Its History and Its Discontents
Essay by Brad Balfour When I was working as the Cincinnati Post’s pop/rock critic, I covered an Elvis Presley concert in 1976. Little did I know that would be his last tour. I reviewed him during that tour and caught...
Ronan Tynan – The Golden Voice Of Ireland
What can I say about this man? Only that he is a genius and what he brings to the table is only fabulous so here we go. Ronan Tynan is an Irish tenor singer and former Paralympic athlete. He was a member of The...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I have got a lot of praise for my comments last week about pubs and restaurants and it was all positive would you believe. Look outside of the stories of customers enjoying pubs and restaurants, and you’ll...
In Celebrating Journalist Pete Hamill and Creem Magazine’s Crew, A New Sense of Community Is To Be Found
Essay by Brad Balfour When I was a mere whippersnapper of a teen, I started writing — thinking it was a good way to bide my time until I figured out what I really want to do. Well, I’m still...
What You Need For An Adventurous Trip To Ireland
2020 may have interrupted the global tourism industry, but last we knew, trips to Ireland were on the rise. Our post declaring ‘Trips to Ireland Increased by 1.8% in 2019’ noted that nearly 11 million people visited the country last...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy Who put the lights out? Now that is what happened on Long Island, New York last week and it was not too good now mind yea. Now I don’t want to be throwing stones only I have...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I must be popular as I have had hundreds of inquiries asking where is my Out&About this week and now I can tell you. I had it ready on Tuesday when lo and behold the power went...
Star Trek’s Dominic Keating Remains An “Unbelievable” Actor Even During The Pandemic
Interview by Brad Balfour In the Star Trek universe, British actor Dominic Keating established himself as a significant player once he joined the Star Trek: Enterprise cast as Lieutenant Malcolm Reed, one of its core members. As the Enterprise’s armory...
Wishing Joe Mac, A Very Happy Birthday
I would like to thank Ronnie McGinn for his editorial content for this article on Joe Mac as I had not much to do to make it any better. At one stage Ronnie got The Dixies to reunite and also...