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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Out&About
April 28, 2021 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I was Out&About on Sunday last and visited the Irish American Center in Mineola, Long Island for a benefit for the Boylan family all the way from County Monaghan, living in one of my favorite places Williston...
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Godzilla Vs Kong — A Unique Solution to China’s Hong Kong Problem
April 22, 2021 No Responses

Godzilla Vs Kong — A Unique Solution to China’s Hong Kong Problem

Review by Brad Balfour Godzilla Vs. Kong Director: Adam Wingard Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir Now that I have the AMC Theater as a...
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Out&About
April 21, 2021 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy Stop the presses as I have a little bit of good news for both publicans and customers. The New York Hospitality Alliance sent me this so I had to let you know. They said “as we reported,...
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The Question is Raised In “Voyagers” Whether Humanity Will Survive Populated By Either Saviors or Devils
April 21, 2021 No Responses

The Question is Raised In “Voyagers” Whether Humanity Will Survive Populated By Either Saviors or Devils

Review by Brad Balfour Voyagers Director: Neil Berger Cast: Colin Farrell, Lily-Rose Depp, Tye Sheridan, Fionn Whitehead, Chante Adams, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Viveik Kalra, Archie Madekwe, Quintessa Swindell, Madison Hu Colin Farrell is one of those actors wh...
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