I am only hours back in Dublin and the news from Kansas City has me shocked.
Last week I meant to post a short list of […]

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In a busy weekend for Nebraska’s Wild Clover Band, they have a gig in Kansas sandwiched between two home state gigs.
On Saturday, September 15, 2007 […]

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The Kansas City Kansan is reporting that the KCK Sister City Committee is seeking a possible twinning of Kansas City, Kansas / Wyandotte County with […]

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A large black cloud sits on Chicago O’Hare. A wonderful send off of rain.
A middled-aged woman in green and blue bosses the feet of […]

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49 ABC News yesterday posted some European flavours from the Kansas City area.

U2 tribute band Rattle & Hum were videoed at Juls doing New Year’s […]

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As I head to the airport to return to Ireland, I can’t help but be aware of how long I’ve lived in America.
Which makes today […]

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We’ll talk a little bit later before I leave Kansas City but I just wanted to mention what will happen to IrishKC over the next […]

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While packing my world into cardboard boxes I came across something I’d like to give away.
I do like Father Ted, and more so as it […]

Read: Packing Notes #1: Calling Father Ted Fans »

Multi-talented piano accordionist Brett Gibson has expanded his MySpace presence to now include a Music profile.
That means you get to listen to his stuff.
And for […]

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Here are some reactions to the festival in Crown Center over Labor Day weekend.
They are as I found them. I didn’t write them.
I wasn’t at […]

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Did I mention that last night was my last at O’Dowd’s Little Dublin on the Plaza?
It was a Wednesday with live Irish music so of […]

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In advance of The Fuchsia Band’s appearance at this weekend’s Jackson Celtic Fest, there’s a nice interview with front-man and part-time Kansas City resident, Máirtín […]

Read: Interview with Mairtin de Cogain »

Over on Mom Writers Literary Magazine Jennifer Brown has a piece on a visit to Weston, the scene of their wedding night, and their first […]

Read: Flannigan’s Right Hook impress in Weston, MO »

On Monday September 17th, 2007, at McCormick & Schmick’s on the Plaza, The Kelihans feature at a Half-Way to St. Patrick’s Day Party organized by […]

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Voices and Visions: Ireland Across Disciplines
The 2007 Midwest ACIS Conference takes place on 18-20 October 2007 at University of Missouri, Kansas City
The American […]

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A Kansas City Irish Festival director has stated that David Shaughnessy “was not speaking for anybody but himself when he wrote the comments” that appeared […]

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You might like to read the experiences of a young Kansas City man currently in Ireland, especially his recent adventures over 7 days in Tullamore […]

Read: KC Man Visits Ireland’s Fleadh Cheoil »

For one night only, on Thursday, September 13, 20007 The Elders: Alive and Live in Ireland is being screened as the kick-off to the […]

Read: The Elders at the Kansas International Film Festival »

I haven’t really but this test says I’ve decided I have.
Because all my books are now in boxes somewhere between KC and Ireland right now, […]

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A report in the Kansas City Star over the weekend says that prompted by decreasing attendance figures 2008 might see a 6-day long event, extended […]

Read: Festival Might Expand To A Week Long in 2008 »