In Waterfall in 1955 hurling was out. And rock ‘n’ roll was in.
Written and directed by the late Ronan Phelan, Gangs of Waterfall is a […]

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It’s not so much that I don’t have anything to say at the moment, but that I have too much to say.
But ignoring that, here’s […]

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Kansas City’s excellent Lovers In Transit get played and toasted on Irish music person extraordinaire B.P. Fallon’s Breakthru Radio show Wang Dang Doodle #16.
The first […]

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Here’s a couple of photos from my early morning walks in Kansas City.
In a racially divided city I live in a white neighbourhood.
The first […]

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Today I close down the online store for buying my paintings at reduced prices. Or any prices for that matter.
Today the paintings start to get […]

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Dog-Dog is quite typical of dogs in getting excited at certain things, such as walks or guests. Or guests who walk.
For the last couple of […]

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I’m not back in Ireland just yet, I’m still in KC, but if I was this is the music I would be going to see […]

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Irish KC is now on Tumblr.
It is both to facilitate stalkers more by pooling some feeds and resources, and to frustrate them more by swamping […]

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By far the word I have most been asked the Irish for in the 8-plus years I’ve lived in Kansas City, is “Grandmother”.
In Irish pubs, […]

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Even low levels of weekly exercise could help improve health.
Scientists say.
Doing any physical activity is better than doing none.
A Journal of Epidemiology and Community […]

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I have a cold. 102 degrees yesterday, 117 degrees at its peak on the Real Feel heat index, and I have a cold.
I blame O’Dowd’s […]

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Sunday Short time.
Strictly speaking this is not an Irish Short Film. But it is a film, and it’s Irish, and it’s short.
It’s episode 7 from […]

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I like to do weather forecasts as a form of documentation. Not that I’m doing the forecasting myself, just the relaying.
And I love talking about […]

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A quick note for those of you waiting for me to confirm your ‘friend requests’ on my Kansas City Irish MySpace page - I have […]

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From the Opinion Line Extra in the Wichita Eagle in Kansas, somebody is proud to be a Scots-Irish-American.
I hate this nonsense:
“Nobody but a Scot would […]

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Just in the door. Was outside for up to 10 minutes talking to the next door neighbour.
It could well be the biggest mistake I […]

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I’m closing down my online art store where I sell my paintings on Friday 17th August, 2007.
This is part of the process of leaving KC […]

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Quick apology time. Again.
Things are extremely busy and I have not replied to a whole bunch of emails that have come in to Irish KC.
All […]

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Sweltering. 45th & State Line. Cafe &. Nice night for a cycle. Aproned Eddie mans the gate with Gabe. Máirtín introducing Dick Darby on stage. […]

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Speaking of things that don’t exist in Ireland, how much confidence should I have in American business people who insist on calling Euros Euro-Dollars?
How […]

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