Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I hope everybody is doing well and hopefully enjoying this summer, you see what I said? Hopefully, as it hasn’t been the best summer yet so far. Now that’s the only bad news I have for you,...
Clonakilty Distillery Awarded Gold Membership Of Origin Green
Clonakilty Distillery, situated in County Cork, Ireland, has announced that it has been awarded Gold Membership of Origin Green, the world’s only national food and drink sustainability program of its kind. Origin Green, an initiative of Bord Bia, only bestow...
Omagh Remembers – Twenty-Five Years On
Survivors Thank Irish-America For Support EXCLUSIVE BY PETER KELLY IN OMAGH, County Tyrone Hundreds of supporters joined families of those bereaved by the Omagh bomb as they gathered in the town to mark the 25th anniversary of the attack. It...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I am told that the visit of the Cork Association to Cork City was a total success from all end from start to finish. I wish I could have traveled over with them but I was bogged...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy As I start off myOut&About this week, I would personally like to send my condolences to all the O’Connor family on the passing of their family member Sinéad O’Connor, one of Ireland’s legendary singers who will never...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I was at the wonderful Cupsoque Beach, Westhampton over the weekend as I was Out&About in Long Island. There’s a boardwalk, food shack, restrooms, plentyof space to set up for the day, lifeguards on duty, seashells, dunes,...
Cork On A Fork Festival Brings Feasting And Fun To Cork City
By Barry Coughlan Final preparations are being made for the upcoming Fork Fest, Cork City’s new food festival. The event is now but a few weeks away with the organizers busily preparing for the launch of five days of feasting...
Legendary Irish Band Begins US Farewell Tour In September
Welcome to our regular music and entertainment guide, brought to you by Paddy McCarthy for your reading enjoyment. I am so proud to bring you the history of one of Irelands greatest musical family group Clannad who are now on...
Sinead O’Connor Has Died
[THE HOT PRESS NEWSDESK] Sinead O’Connor, one of the most important Irish artists of the past 50 years, has died. The news, which had been spreading through the music community over the past hour, has now been confirmed. No details...
‘Rebels And Rivals’ At Bunratty Castle
By Barry Coughlan Life in a Norman village a thousand years ago will be created at Bunratty Castle, County Clare this coming Saturday (July 29), so for any visitors to the west of Ireland history lessons beckon strongly. The origins...