Did you notice that yesterday I added Once to the Irish Events Calendar for yet another week?
Well if you did, I bet you didn’t […]

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Did you know Sinéad O’Connor rates Damien Dempsey higher than Luke Kelly (and by default therefore, Liam Clancy)?
Anyway, her own brand new double album Theology […]

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Note: I’ve added a painting I did of Ireland’s cycling stage race, The Rás (An Rás Tailteann) to that post about the American cyclist who […]

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Resting Places, the documentary film about roadside memorials made by Melissa Villanueva makes its Kansas City debut at the Kansas International Film Festival (KIFF).
I was […]

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Do you remember last year when I told you about The Cherry Coke$? (and note that spelling)
Yeah ya do. We talked of Scorsese, and Japan […]

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Nothing says peace in Ireland like Irish teens on holiday.
And this time some of the lucky ones got to go to McPherson in Kansas.
Religious […]

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Modest Mouse in Kansas City.
Wait a minute I thought this site was about Irish things. It is, bear with me.
The greatest Irish group since […]

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The parents have been galivanting around Ireland again.
Sligo and Donegal.
Of course it’s easy for them as they actually live there, and thanks to the […]

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Not that the Silicion Valley is in Kansas to begin with but Mike Cassidy is telling you about his driving experiences in Ireland as an […]

Read: Driving in Ireland Means You’re Not in Kansas Anymore »

Some time over a year ago I created a page on MySpace for Irish KC.
I prettied it up a bit, and uploaded some photos […]

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The plan today was to show you my photos of the first recital by the KC Trad School that took place yesterday.
However, my camera didn’t […]

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Well this will teach me to miss Trad Recitals and Live Irish music in pubs.
It’s always good to be humbled though.
Still, I have to wonder […]

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Speaking of almost, in Mickey’s Irish Pub in Lenexa, Kansas tonight, Monday, it’s just $1 for almost everything.
I suspect that’s stratching the definition of almost, […]

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I almost fell asleep on the bicycle.
I almost got a full set of four mosquito bites on each limb while I slept.
I almost missed the […]

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The Tossers are among a group of bands playing at the Record Bar in Kansas City on Thursday, August 9, 2007.
I don’t know anything about […]

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2pm Tomorrow, Sunday July 15 2007.
Irish Trad School recital.
At the Irish Museum & Cultural Center.
In Union Station.
This is the birth of something folks. Give it […]

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Doug Goodhart & Mason Brown
Here’s a true gem of a gig for live music folk fans in Kansas City.
On Sunday July 22nd, 2007 […]

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Connacht Town are a new band in Kansas City playing Irish music.
Irish music?
Connacht Town perform Irish traditional songs, and then add some rock music […]

Read: Connacht Town - Irish Pub Rock from Kansas City »

As a way to thank everybody who helped make Browne’s 120th anniversary Street Fair the great success that raised over $11,000 for Children’s TLC, Browne’s […]

Read: Browne’s Irish Market - Customer Appreciation Days July 2007 »

I wanted to write a comprehensive question and answer piece on David Beckham, for those whose interest is piqued by the fuss of his arrival […]

Read: Beckham for Beginners »