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Sunday, 21 June 2026

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  • Out&About - By Paddy McCarthy While I was Out&About last week, I was on the annual Celtic Cruise benefiting the Emerald Isle Immigration Center, the most recent one being held last Wednesday aboard The Spirit of New York. The event departed from Chelsea Piers in Manhattan and featured a buffet dinner, open...
  • Mary Flynn O’Hara, RIP - Mary O’Hara (nee Flynn) of Williston Park NY passed away peacefully on June13, surrounded by the love of her family. Born in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland and raised in the beautiful village of Cloghan, County Offaly, Mary was the beloved child of Jimmy and Mary Flynn who both predeceased her....
  • Origin Theatre Company’s New Co-Directors Labhaoise Magee and Aidan Cleary Speak Out About The 2026 Season of Origin Irish Theatre Festival - Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Since its founding in 2002, the Origin Theater Company has introduced to US audiences works by over 300 playwrights from such countries as the Netherlands, Sweden, Romania, Macedonia, Norway, Italy, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Along the way, Origin launched The Origin Irish Theatre Festival...
  • An Evocative and Provocative Narrative Feature Debut, “Tuner” Makes For An Unusual Crime Thriller - Review by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Film: “Tuner” Director: Daniel Roher  Cast: Leo Woodall, Havana Rose Liu, Lior Raz, Tovah Feldshuh, Jean Reno, Dustin Hoffman Any movie featuring legendary Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman can’t be all bad. But the longer I think about “Tuner,” the more I appreciate it for...
  • Out&About - By Paddy McCarthy The Irish Repertory Theatre held their 2026 Gala featuring Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady in concert at Town Hall in Manhattan. The gala was a complete sell out and, yes, I was also there. I have been to lots of concerts in my life time but...

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Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy While I was Out&About last week, I was on the annual Celtic Cruise benefiting the Emerald Isle Immigration Center, the most recent one being held last Wednesday aboard The Spirit of New York. The ev...

Mary Flynn O’Hara, RIP

Mary O’Hara (nee Flynn) of Williston Park NY passed away peacefully on June13, surrounded by the love of her family. Born in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland and raised in the beautiful village of Cloghan, Count...

Origin Theatre Company’s New Co-Directors Labhaoise Magee and Aidan Cleary...

Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Since its founding in 2002, the Origin Theater Company has introduced to US audiences works by over 300 playwrights from such countries as the Netherlands, Sweden, Romania...

An Evocative and Provocative Narrative Feature Debut, “Tuner” Makes For...

Review by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Film: “Tuner” Director: Daniel Roher  Cast: Leo Woodall, Havana Rose Liu, Lior Raz, Tovah Feldshuh, Jean Reno, Dustin Hoffman Any movie featuring legendary Oscar winner Dustin...

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy The Irish Repertory Theatre held their 2026 Gala featuring Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady in concert at Town Hall in Manhattan. The gala was a complete sell out and, yes, I was also there. I have bee...

Sports

Irish Boxers Battle on Sunday in The Theater at Madison Square and Score a Knock Out

Irish Boxers Battle on Sunday in The Theater...

“King” Cullum WalshPhoto: Brad Balfour Report by Brad Balfour On the Sunday night of St Patrick’s Day weekend, Irish boxers hit New York...
Pittsburgh Selected To Host The 2026 NFL Draft

Pittsburgh Selected To Host The 2026 NFL Draft

By Barry Coughlan Pittsburgh has been chosen to host the 2026 NFL Draft presented by Bud Light. The pick is in for Pittsburgh...
Fairytale of New York GAA

Fairytale of New York GAA

Former Clare footballer, Cian O’Dea, reflects on a historic win for the New York hurlers By Áine Hourican The New York Senior Hurling...
New Home For Gaelic Games

New Home For Gaelic Games

The New York Minor Board receives the green light for the development of the first-ever permanent base for underage Gaelic games in New...
Ireland’s ‘King’ Callum Walsh To Make MSG Debut In Title Defense Against ‘Bronx Beast’ Ismael Villarreal On November 9

Ireland’s ‘King’ Callum Walsh To Make MSG Debut...

The Fastest Rising Star in Boxing, ‘King’ Callum Walsh will make his New York debut on one of boxing’s biggest stages, The Theater...
New Zealand End Ireland’s World Cup Dreams

New Zealand End Ireland’s World Cup Dreams

Ireland’s World Cup dream was crushed as their quarterfinal curse continued with a heartbreaking 28-24 defeat to New Zealand in Paris. Andy Farrell’s...