The Closing Ceremony of Origin 1st Irish Festival 2023 Celebrates Contemporary Performing Arts Celtic Style
February 13, 2023 No Responses

The Closing Ceremony of Origin 1st Irish Festival 2023 Celebrates Contemporary Performing Arts Celtic Style

On Monday January 30, at 7 pm, the Closing Ceremony of  Origin 1st Irish Festival 2023 was held at the Irish Arts Center ( 726 11th Avenue at 51st Street), the site of the Festival's three-day finale. A total of 12 Festival events took place through Tuesday when Ireland’s patroness Saint Brigid, was celebrated  at the NY Irish Center on the...
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The Irish Business Organization’s President Paul Finnegan on Leading It Through Difficult Times, Transforming it Along the Way
February 8, 2023 No Responses

The Irish Business Organization’s President Paul Finnegan on Leading It Through Difficult Times, Transforming it Along the Way

Galway native Paul Finnegan, current Irish Business Organization president, has presided during the tumultuous re-opening of a seemingly post-pandemic New York. After two years of adapting to a virtual format, the organization has awakened out of its Zoom li...
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Dutch-born Birgitta Visser Finds Spiritual Truths Out of Adversity and Transforms into Soul Empowerment Coach
January 17, 2023 No Responses

Dutch-born Birgitta Visser Finds Spiritual Truths Out of Adversity and Transforms into Soul Empowerment Coach

Growing up, tall, beautiful Birgitta Visser had the deck stacked against her. As a kid, she suffered form a deep sense of inadequacy. Rather than being an asset, her physical aspects worked against her in many ways. As a kid...
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Martin Mcdonagh’s Latest Ode to Peculiar People, “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Wins Awards And Endless Accolades
January 12, 2023 No Responses

Martin Mcdonagh’s Latest Ode to Peculiar People, “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Wins Awards And Endless Accolades

When producer and Blueprint Pictures co-founder Graham Broadbent received Martin McDonagh’s script for “The Banshees of Inisherin,” he knew he had his next McDonagh movie. Broadbent and the Irish playwright previously made “In Bruges”...
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Experience Marriage, Monsters & More On Stage at the Origin 1st Irish Festival 2023
January 11, 2023 No Responses

Experience Marriage, Monsters & More On Stage at the Origin 1st Irish Festival 2023

Preview by Brad Balfour Origin Theatre’s 1st Irish FestivalJanuary 9 – 31, 2023Various Venues Throughout New York Now in its 15th installment — and returning to being fully in-person for the first time since the pandemic’s start — the...
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Getting Back To The New Normal, New York City’s New Year’s Eve Celebration in Times Square Returns Unabated
December 29, 2022 No Responses

Getting Back To The New Normal, New York City’s New Year’s Eve Celebration in Times Square Returns Unabated

Report by Brad Balfour It was cold on Tuesday but thankfully not too cold as a few days before. Nonetheless, nothing would have stopped me from visiting the New Year’s ball with its myriad of glass crystals made by Ireland’s...
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Director/Writer Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin” Contains Multitudes, Garners Lots of Accolades and a Miniature Donkey
December 21, 2022 No Responses

Director/Writer Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin” Contains Multitudes, Garners Lots of Accolades and a Miniature Donkey

Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell Review by Brad Balfour Film: “The Banshees of Inisherin”Director: Martin McDonaghCast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan With awards season looming, one movie is copping lots of noms and early awa...
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Actor Stanley Tucci Learns a Thing of Two About Olive Oil Thanks to The Petroni Way
December 16, 2022 No Responses

Actor Stanley Tucci Learns a Thing of Two About Olive Oil Thanks to The Petroni Way

Report by Brad Balfour When actor Stanley Tucci came to visit the Petroni family olive groves in Puglia to film a segment for CNN’s “Searching For Italy,” he was trying to discover the authentic Italian olive oil experience. Tucci loves food...
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Making Comic Book Magic Through the Eyes of Impresario Michael Carbonaro and The Big Apple Con
December 9, 2022 No Responses

Making Comic Book Magic Through the Eyes of Impresario Michael Carbonaro and The Big Apple Con

Profile/Q&A by Brad Balfour Boy, it’s hard to keep track of comic book impresario Mike Carbonaro. Maybe he can sit still for a two-hour movie — or so — such as the 93-minute “The Night At The Opera,” a film...
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The Solo Play “Jack was Kind” Reveals Its Creator Tracy Thorne as Quite An Actor At The Irish Rep This December
December 7, 2022 No Responses

The Solo Play “Jack was Kind” Reveals Its Creator Tracy Thorne as Quite An Actor At The Irish Rep This December

Profile by Brad Balfour Play: “Jack was Kind”Cast: Tracy ThorneWhere: W. Scott McLucas Studio Stage, Irish Repertory TheatreAddress: 132 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011 Run: 11-17 to 12-18-22 Sometimes, the best play is the simplest one — ...
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