Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I would like to start my Out&About by saying to all our readers, Happy 4th of July Holiday and to wish you all a great Independence Day! I know everyone will be celebrating with lots of activities...
Director Thomas G. Waites Makes Much out of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” This Summer
Review by Brad Balfour Play: Much Ado About NothingDirector: Thomas G. WaitesCast: Aislinn Evans, Kaitlyn Mitchell, Artur Ignatenko, Jake Minevich, Jordan Elizabeth Gelber, Stephanie Londoñ, Dillon John Collins, Jacque Coqueran, Gilbert Cole, Surge, Brea...
Celebrating The Fureys in the Hopes That The Group Will Tour in The States Again
[Photo courtesy of The Fureys] Music Report by Paddy McCarthy Yes, The Fureys are alive and well. When I say “alive,” I mean that they are touring all over Ireland. And the group will be in Scotland and England during...
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By Paddy McCarthy What a week it has been weather-wise, as it came with a bang, the heat I do mean! Not that I am the weatherman and yes, we were told about it, but did we plan for it?...
Debuting at Tribeca Festival, the Movie “Firebrand” Provides A Fresh Telling of Henry the Vlll’s Last Days and Last Wife Catherine Parr Starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law
When veteran Brazilian director, Karim Aïnouz. decided to make his English-language cinematic debut, he couldn't have picked a more difficult challenge. He set out to make an English-history period film about the last days of controversial British King Henry ...
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By Paddy McCarthy I mentioned this event in my Out&About last week, one that I really look forward to every year. The Celtic Cruise always promises to be the biggest Irish event of the year and so it was. Sponsored...
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By Paddy McCarthy By the time you read my Out&About this week I will be sailing on the Celtic Cruise around the island of Manhattan, New York City. This cruise is sponsored by AOH Division 7 to benefit The Emerald...
“Kneecap” —The Irish Language Doc/Feature — Makes A Bizarre Splash at This Year’s Tribeca Festival
Report by Brad Balfour Film: “Kneecap”Director/Screenwriter: Rich Peppiatt Cast: Naoise Ó Cairealláin (“Móglaí Bap”), JJ Ó Dochartaigh (“Dj Provaí”), Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh (“Mo Chara”), Michael Fassbender, Josie Walker, Sim...
Check Out Pittsburg’s Thriving Cultural Scene
By Barry Coughlan It’s not the biggest Pennsylvania city which is Philadelphia, nor is it the capital, the much smaller central city of Harrisburg, but Pittsburgh’s attraction from this side of the world is growing, and now a direct seasonal...
Cherish The Ladies, Talisk And Danú Headline TuneFest Dungarvan This Month
By Barry Coughlan Anyone in or near the Waterford area this month should tune in to the aptly named TuneFest Dungarvan.Dungarvan has been blazing a trail in the tourism sector this past decade; the harbor town has built up a...