Great slogan. Maybe some town or county has already used it. I could see it being employed by Rosslare, Shannon, Belfast, Dublin, Dun Laoghaire, Cork. […]

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Such is my world that I spend a lot of time on Irish sites and on marketing sites (and tech sites and art sites, and […]

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Now everybody in Ireland has known this for two days, and indeed those of you who read far and wide, so this is for the […]

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• St Patrick’s Day lingerie
• Not how we drew maps of Ireland at school
• 40 Megalithic Yards squared? An Irish Acre. And it’s smaller than […]

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In summer of 1992, shortly after emaciated men appeared behind wires, I cycled into a Serbia under international embargo. Western Romania had proved difficult alone […]

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Here’s a little game we can play. It’s kind of like the Krypton Factor. But don’t phone; it’s just for fun. And Irish-America.
Here’s how it […]

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On May 19 a group of venues on the Plaza will play host to the new Kansas City Literary Festival, and one of them will […]

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Not to be outdone by The Elders in the Star, the Delahunts are in the paper also. The Dublin brothers are in The X
Colm and […]

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The Elders get their name in the paper. Again.
About to head off on their tour of Ireland, Kansas City’s Celtic rock outfit are featured by […]

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Most Irish people have met several people in the US who are unaware that Irish people speak English. Funnily enough that impression is rarely changed […]

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Kenmare River
$135 to IrishKC readers
Update : SOLD
18″ x 24″
Framed
This was a view I had from a house I stayed in one summer in Kerry. The […]

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We haven’t done a Sunday Short Film for a while. Here’s a nicely made five-minute documentary on Dublin’s famous chipper Leo Burdock’s titled Crispy Bits […]

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Ireland v England. Six Nations. Dublin. Croke Park.
This is history. This is huge.
England at Croke Park.
Saturday, February 24, 11:30am KC Time
Three options.
1. The Pub
2. […]

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Killakee View
16″ x 20″
On paper, unframed
$99 SOLD
Shipping: $25
At the time I painted this I lived on the edge of Firhouse in the foothills of […]

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I’ve finally put thumbnail pictures of my paintings into the Irish Paintings for sale page.
Right now there’s a total of 36 paintings in there of […]

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Redmum shows you what Irish Telly is like and what a telly in Ireland is like.
In advance of the Irish Blog Awards, here’s a little […]

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The Cliffs of Moher IV
12″ x 16″, Framed
$195 to Irish KC readers
SOLD
The fourth of four paintings I have done of County Clare’s Cliffs of Moher […]

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Q. Do You Have Snow in Ireland, Real Snow
Short Answer: Yes (Scroll down for photo)
Longer Answer: Sometimes this Frequently Asked Irish Question is phrased “You […]

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Getting nominated to the longlist by yourself and your dog was kind of easier than getting the votes for the shortlist. So now we’re down […]

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Update: Voting for the Irish Blog Awards is now CLOSED.
If you read just one Irish blog then please VOTE - it takes seconds and is […]

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