One of the highlights of the recent Irish Festival in Kansas City for me, was sitting with Seven Nations‘ Kirk McLeod as we watched Black […]

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You remember the 1st Celtic Music Awards by the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine? The Elders of Kansas City came second in the Top 10 Celtic […]

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Speaking of The Elders they will be at Paddy O’Quigley’s once again for what the Irish-American sports pub is saying may be their final appearance […]

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Just heard from my parents that they went to Tullamore in Offaly for dinner last weekend. Because you’re an avid Irish KC reader, you’ll remember […]

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Ladies and gentlemen, here’s the man who’s filled Eddie Delahunt’s shoes since Eddie’s weekly Harling’s Upstairs gigs finished. I’d like to see him fill his […]

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Irish Festival season is over and so Kansas City’s Elders now move into Dubliner Season.
Fresh from their debut in St Louis’ new Dubliner pub, […]

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Always refreshing to meet an American who has actually lived in Ireland but whose heart is somewhere else. In this case it’s in Italy. Seems […]

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Left
-You guys drive on the wrong side of the road don’t you?
-We drive on the left, yes
-Do you not find that weird?
-Not there, no. But […]

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Once upon a time I was listening to Fiona Looney talk to Gerry Ryan on his RTE 2FM radio show, when she started equating certain […]

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Now on Sunday I walked past a hurley in the window of O’Dowd’s Little Dublin on the Plaza, to see Máirtín hold sway with a […]

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1. Camán makes hurleys in Belfast to this sweeping Irish music pap. Perfect for conquering lands and finding your true love. Or Lassie.
2. All Things […]

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Okay, I admit it. I don’t know what the last seven words are.
James Rogers, Center for Irish Studies, attended the Midwest regional meeting of […]

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Ripped From the Headlines: A Month of Bono
1. Bono Speaks Out Against Humanitarian Crisis in Darfur
2. Bono Is Cool, Green Day Is Not
3. Mexico’s Fox […]

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Soccer is played in Ireland in the former British garrison towns of Dublin, Cork, Dundalk, Gortahork and Limavady. Oh, and Sligo.
Last week somebody sent […]

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Irish Festival stars, Gaelic Storm, have posted a review of their CD Bring Yer Wellies. I think it’s meant to be a good review, but […]

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Keep an eye out in the US for the tremendous Mike Got Spiked. Indiana tonight, Ohio tomorrow, for example.
And as Aaron of the Wild […]

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Up in Nebraska the Wild Clover Band are busy. They are about to start playing at a venue called The Roman (located at 2004 Central […]

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• Nearly three times more Americans moved to Ireland last year than Irish immigrated to the United States. (NY Times via Blogorrah)
• New Irish RFID […]

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Q. Doesn’t It Rain All The Time In Ireland?
A. It only rains 8% of the time in the wettest months in Ireland.
In the driest […]

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• Added video from KCIF 06 to Enter The Haggis profile
• Trinity Dec 2 gig at JoCo Library Lenexa added to Calendar
• Added Seeline Woman […]

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