A reminder that the World Premiere of Resting Places is tonight.
This is the locally made film narrated by Liam Neeson about roadside memorials that […]

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I had a crip sandwich last night.
That’s not a typo, it’s affection.
2 slices of buttered bread with a packet of cheese and onion crisps between […]

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7 or 8 years ago I was walking the streets of Kansas City’s Midtown on a Halloween evening when I ended up at the front […]

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Versions of the Benedictine College Slow Session Tune and Song books are now available in PDF format at the BC site.
You are enouraged […]

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A new season of Irish traditional music classes has started this week at the Kansas City School of Irish Music.
Classes take place on Mondays with […]

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I’ve a soft spot for this festival in McPherson, Kansas. It was the first Scottish festival I attended in the US and as such the […]

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Since moving home the only use so far of the word Celtic I’ve seen or heard is in reference to Glasgow Celtic - who last […]

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John Morris is performing at Walsh’s Corner Cocktail on Saturday October 6th, 2007 at 8:30pm.
The Corner Cocktail is one of my favourite pubs in Kansas […]

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I’ve been looking at the ground a lot today.
It’s one of the differences between Ireland and in Kansas City. Here in Ireland the ground […]

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A KC son of Irish immigrants is featured in the World Socialist Web Site on the occasion of the publication of a major biography - […]

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Okay, I’m back in Ireland again. What day is it?
It doesn’t help me readjust when I’m watching Debbie Harry perform live on the Late Late. […]

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Here’s a major event for the Irish in Indiana and Michigan this coming September weekend.
The Elders are appearing in the 900-seat Leighton Concert Hall in […]

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If you haven’t been reading every entry and are wondering why there is a slow rate of update - it’s because right at this moment […]

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Technically today, but really late last night, a bouncer at Mickey’s Irish Pub was stabbed outside the pub in an altercation following the removal of […]

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You know how I cover the Questions I’m Frequently Asked by Americans because I’m from Ireland and lived in America?
And I also cover questions that […]

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‘Tis 5 in the morning in my time zone. I’m in England on holidays for a family wedding.
In an hour people will be surfacing […]

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The Irish Voice today has a feature on the Elders focusing particularly on their current CD Racing The Tide.
It talks about the beginnings of Kansas […]

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The KC Community News yesterday featured Kansas City’s Irish Museum and Cultural Center
The article particularly highlights the Nelly Don exhibition, and it also includes an […]

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Eddie Delahunt’s Cafe & is now open on Sundays.
Operating limited hours compared to the rest of the week - because we all like a […]

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After first taking out the hard drive, so it could be near me for awkward access, the computer itself was packed and shipped with all […]

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