By Paddy McCarthy Can you believe it? Christmas has passed us so fast as we have waited for it the whole year? Now in saying that as I did say in my previous Out&About, I love Christmas and then, bang,...
A new phase of a walking trail which links Northern Ireland and the Republic with the world-famous Appalachian Mountains in the US has been launched in a bid to attract more international visitors. The Ulster-Ireland International Appalachian Trail (IAT) is...
Welcome to our regular music and entertainment guide, brought to you by Paddy McCarthy for your reading enjoyment It would not be Christmas if I did not include the man who is known as the ‘Voice of Christmas’. For the...
By Paddy McCarthy It’s here! The biggest day of the year, Christmas Day that I have said all along is my favorite day of the year. I know it should be a happy time for everyone except that a lot...
By Paddy McCarthy One of Ireland’s biggest country music legends is none other than Daniel O’Donnell from Kincasslagh, County Donegal, Ireland who just turned 60 years of age last Sunday. He was the guest on the Late Late Show on Saturday...
He is one of the biggest stars in the world and that is Garth Brooks. Now I am a big U2 and Rolling Stones fan but this man can fill out stadiums in a matter of hours and I am...
MacGillivray Freeman Films, the world’s foremost independent producer and distributor of original giant-screen 70mm films, announced today that Tourism Ireland is the global presenting sponsor of its February 2022 international release of Ireland, a fil...
By Paddy McCarthy I was out and about last Thursday and I was invited to hear the leader of Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald speak at the New York City Bar Association’s Council on International Affairs. It was part of...
By Mike Bowen G’Day from Downunder and Melbourne, the longest lockdown city in the world. I was totally confused and frustrated after receiving hundreds of phone calls and emails, all looking for clarification on the rules on traveling home, to...
By Paddy McCarthy I made a promise to myself that I will visit as many Irish bars and restaurants in the New York Metropolitan area before Christmas to wish all the owners, managers and staff a very Happy Christmas and thank...