Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy It’s fabulous to be Out&About, going to Irish events and dinners again and you could feel the joy in meeting people. I was in Manhattan and lo and behold, who did I bump into? Only Des O’Brien,...
Out & About
By Paddy McCarthy I was invited to join The Grand Council of United Emerald Societies Inc. as it celebrated its 47th Anniversary last Wednesday night at Antun’s in Queens Village. The Honorable Edward Grayson, Commissioner, Department of Sanitation, City of...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy It great to get back to some normality after my trip to Ireland, not because I didn’t have a nice time, it was more the journey that was so long for a lot of reasons. I am...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy It has been a very sad week here in New York with a lot of bad news. I just got back from Ireland on Tuesday evening at 8 pm and I will tell you about that later....
Step Aboard Belfast’s Quirky Floating Arts Center
The 600-ton vessel, moored on the River Lagan at Lanyon Quay, has recently been converted into an arts hub, complete with a maritime museum, gallery, cinema club, multi-use events space and a dog-friendly café.Nestled in between Queens Bridge and the...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy When you’re reading my Out&About this week, I should be getting on an Aer Lingus transatlantic flight to Dublin. I’m headed back to Ireland for family business just for a few days and boy am I looking...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy It’s just great to see that things seem to be getting back to normal, not just in North America but all over the world. It looks like we’ve finally got a firm hand on these outrageous pandemics...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy My Out&About this week is dedicated mostly to a friend, who had lots of friends and that was the late great Rick McDonald, RIP. Rick put up a great fight to beat the terrible colon cancer that...
An Interview With Celtic Woman’s Chloë Agnew
By Paddy McCarthy I just did a nice interview with Chloë Agnew of Celtic Woman. I have to say that she and the others in the group are star quality and boy are they ready to perform to live audiences...
Still Going Strong!
Rob Strong, has been one of the greatest legends of the music scene in Ireland for many years and I am so proud of what he has done. If that other legend, Paul McCartney of the Beatles could play the...