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By Paddy McCarthy It’s happening! Yes, I do mean that the festivities have already started leading up to the big day that of course is Saint Patrick’s Day on Friday March 17th. But, before we get there we have one...
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By Paddy McCarthy Now that they’ve nearly got Penn Station fully up and running, the new construction is looking beautiful, I might tell yea. This is one of the greatest cities in North America and it should always be a...
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By Paddy McCarthy I got a call from the man himself, yes that’s Steve Duggan, Steve is the owner of Paddy Reilly’s Pub, a place I’ve frequented many a time, that is located at Second Avenue and 29th Street. Steve is...
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By Paddy McCarthy What a turn out there was for the Grand Council of Emeralds’ 2023 Irishman of the Year Patrick Lynch, as there must have been at least 500 guests at the dinner last Wednesday. Yes, of course I...
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...
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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By Paddy McCarthy It’s the time to plan now for 2023 as there will be a lot going on with all the County dinners that will be happening across the Tri-State and all over the USA that are times to...
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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By Paddy McCarthy I am sure that everybody really enjoyed the Times Square New Year’s Ball drop that was seen by millions of people around the world. The attendance in Times Square was well over a million and the weather...
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...