Out&About
I would like to start this Out&About by wishing my mam Christina (Chrissy) a Happy Birthday. As she is in Heaven, she would have been 94 years of age on December 6th and I am sure my dad Tom and...
Van Morrison to Release 40th Studio Album This Week
The Prophet Speaks is Van Morrison’s 40th studio album and will be released on December 7th on Caroline International. This fourteen track album follows a recent run of hugely acclaimed albums (Roll With The Punches, Versatile and You’re Driving Me Cra...
Actors Robert Redford & Sissy Spacek Fire Both Barrels In “Old Man & A Gun”
By Brad Balfour Director David Lowery’s “The Old Man & the Gun” is much more than a simple crime drama — it’s also legendary actor Robert Redford’s last film he’ll ever star in, or so he has declared. But besides...
Mark Wahlberg’s Latest Film “Instant Family” Pulls On Heartstrings and Social Concerns
By Brad Balfour Okay, so it’s heart-warming and brings us to tears. And yes, director Sean Anders’ “Instant Family” has three insufferably cute kids, a fluffy dog and enough irate friends and neighbors to make this the right seasonal comedy....
Out&About
This is a very sad way to start my Out&About, but it has to be done. Danny McGee, of Drumlish, Co. Longford, lost his life over a punch that came from another Irishman named Steven O’Brien outside the Gaslight Pub...
Midtown’s Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Has Meals To Make It A Contender
By Brad Balfour With the holiday season upon us, the question of where to celebrate — whether for a Thanksgiving feast or for any time at all — becomes more than pertinent. Nestled in Manhattan’s Midtown is an exceptional, top-flight...
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We had what I would call a wonderful night for The Irish Examiner Woman and Man awards that were held in the Garden at Tuttle’s on 2nd Avenue last Monday. The weather was perfect, and the atmosphere was exciting for...
Irish Music Promoter Maggie Cadden Finds Herself Expanding On Her Roots to Become Irish Examiner USA’s Woman of The Year
By Brad Balfour Once Irish music promoter Maggie Cadden realized that her passion for Irish music was something she could commit her life to, she set about making it happen. Over a couple of decades she learned about working with...
Out&About
The Irish Examiner is very proud to announce that our honorees for the 2018 Woman and Man of The Year are Maggie Cadden and Seamus McDonagh for their contribution to the Irish community here in America. The awards will be...
