Creator Kate McGrath Takes a 20th Century Radio Show — “The Broadway Hour” — and Transforms It Into a 21st Century Podcast
May 19, 2021 No Responses

Creator Kate McGrath Takes a 20th Century Radio Show — “The Broadway Hour” — and Transforms It Into a 21st Century Podcast

Q&A by Brad Balfour From modeling for Clairol in the late 1970s and appearing in one of their first Cable TV commercials to a leading public relations firm and radio/TV producing, Kate McGrath has had a great run so far. This...
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The Animated “Soul” Has More Life and Meaning than Most Live Action Films
May 19, 2021 No Responses

The Animated “Soul” Has More Life and Meaning than Most Live Action Films

Review by Brad Balfour Soul Directors: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers Cast: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Wes Studi, Fortune Feimster, Zenobia Shroff, Phylicia Rashad, Donnell Rawlings, Questlove, Angela Bassett Anim...
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Out&About
May 12, 2021 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy It seems to be happening as little by little things are getting back, well I won’t say to normal, not yet. We have spent well over a year looking like bandits, as we had to, I must...
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“Citizen Penn” Answers Many Questions about The Oscar-winning Actor/Director And His Efforts Beyond Film-making
May 12, 2021 No Responses

“Citizen Penn” Answers Many Questions about The Oscar-winning Actor/Director And His Efforts Beyond Film-making

Review by Brad Balfour Citizen Penn Director: Don Hardy Subject: Sean Penn On Jan, 12th, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, killed 230000, injured 300,000 and left more than 1.5 million homeless. As difficult as it is to wrap...
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New Travel And Music Series ‘Ireland With Michael’ Debuts On Public Television This Month
May 7, 2021 No Responses

New Travel And Music Series ‘Ireland With Michael’ Debuts On Public Television This Month

“Ireland with Michael”, a new 6-part travel and music series premieres on Public Television stations across the United States and Canada this month. Created and hosted by Emmy nominated Irish tenor and an expert on all things Celtic, Michael Londra,...
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Out&About
May 5, 2021 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy The Irish American Society of Nassau and Suffolk and Queens have a Spring Social on Saturday, May 15th from 7 pm to 10 pm. This is promising to be a night to remember as entertaining includes the...
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“My Octopus Teacher” Provides Us All With a Fundamental Lesson About the Sanctity of Life – Human and Non-Human
May 5, 2021 No Responses

“My Octopus Teacher” Provides Us All With a Fundamental Lesson About the Sanctity of Life – Human and Non-Human

Review by Brad Balfour My Octopus Teacher Directors: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed Subject: Craig Foster, Octopus Few creatures are as alien to us as an octopus. These eight-tentacled creatures lack bones and a spinal column, they can shoot jets of...
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With His Novel “Rockaway Blue” Out, Former Wexfordian Larry Kirwan Keeps His Multi-Hyphented Status Alive
May 5, 2021 No Responses

With His Novel “Rockaway Blue” Out, Former Wexfordian Larry Kirwan Keeps His Multi-Hyphented Status Alive

Q&A by Brad Balfour Rockaway Blue Larry Kirwan
 Three Hills/Cornell University Press To most who know him, Larry Kirwan has been thought of as the leader of Black 47, a New York-based Irish rock band with clearly left-of-center political leanings....
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Tourism Ireland Invites You To Tune Into Mayo Day 2021
April 30, 2021 No Responses

Tourism Ireland Invites You To Tune Into Mayo Day 2021

Mayo Day 2021, the day in the calendar year that recognizes County Mayo, its people and all things Mayo returns on 1 May in true Irish style. The first county in Ireland to dedicate a day to its own name...
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Scarecrows
April 28, 2021 No Responses

Scarecrows

By Geraldine Comiskey These scarecrows look like they belong in an Irish horror movie (think: “The Wicker Man” only with Wren Boys). But the only outing this lot will be getting this year will be to the farmers’ fields, to...
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