As I approach my eighth aniversary of being in America some people keep telling me that I haven’t lost my Irish accent.
Actually, I have; I […]

Read: Online: Staying Irish Away From Ireland »

My votes have been cast, and I didn’t vote for myself in any of the three categories I’ve been nominated in - but you can.
Given […]

Read: My Votes for the Irish Blog Awards »

When I was growing up in Dublin West, which is like West Dublin only wilder, I didn’t know anybody who played rugby, and I never […]

Read: Wanting Ireland to Lose »

The nominations for the Irish Blog Awards have been announced and Irish KC has received four nominations.
UPDATE: Voting closed on Feb 16, 2007
It would […]

Read: Don’t Vote For Me »

You might live in the centre of America, but it’s not the centre of the world.
TODAY at 1:45pm Kansas City time, Ireland play San Marino […]

Read: San Marino v Ireland: No results within 100 mile radius »

It’s a rather cool fifty degrees (Fahrenheit obviously) in my house - though inside my fort it’s a toast sixty-two - and if I can […]

Read: If it would just warm up a little »

Stephanie is from Kansas. Just before Christmas she started to chronicle her travels in Ireland.
Based in Cork she’s coping without wireless (wirelessless?), without central […]

Read: A Kansas Girl in Ireland »

The seventh year of the Irish music industry’s Meteor Ireland Music Awards was held on Thursday and broadcast on RTE last night.
They might not mean […]

Read: Winners of 2007 Meteor Ireland Music Awards »

Speaking of Croke Park, Kevin Connolly of the BBC has a piece today reflecting on the role of Gaelic Games’ headquarters in “Bloody Sunday”. That’s […]

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Just a thought. Given that Saint Brigid is Ireland’s most important saint after St. Patrick, and so many people use the Feast Day of Saint […]

Read: St Brigid’s Day - February 1st »

Sometimes, believe it or not, I don’t want to talk. Luckily on the web you don’t have to - you can just link.
Some people […]

Read: Funky Links #1 »

Sometimes in the Midwest the portrayal of Irishness seems more German than Irish. And sometimes movies in America depicting Irish themes seem more like propaganda […]

Read: German Irishness & Irish Nazis »

Friday broke my heart.
Well the temperature soared to over ten degrees centigrade and melted my Irish-American dream house. Actually although it was a bit too […]

Read: So How Irish Was Your Weekend? »

Once, the Irish movie made by John Carney starring Glen Hansard of the Frames, and Czech pianist Marketa Irglova, has just won the Audience Award […]

Read: Irish Movie “Once” Wins At Sundance Film Festival »

Yesterday, January 25th, was the anniversary of Robbie Burns’ birthday, so it’s the time of year when all over the world, Scottish people have Burns’ […]

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Before Christianity, Black Puddings in Ireland were phallic.
One day Saint Patrick out walking in Connacht met a tall member of the famous Black Pudding Irish […]

Read: St Patrick - The Facts: #2 »

Speaking of Irish awards, the excellent Irish podcast I told you about a while back, The Persuaders, has been nominated for Best Independent Podcast Production […]

Read: Digital Media Awards »

Those of you following the U2charist, well, why? But if you are you’ll probably be interested in its continuing growth.
As I’ve mentioned before, U2 have […]

Read: U2-charist Rolls On »

In what he says “could be the ultimate document of Midwestern baby boomer saturnalia and catharsis”, Pitch Music Editor Jason Harper ponders Kansas City film-maker […]

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Galway
$135
SALE: $85 SOLD
12″ x 16″
The Claddagh, but for some reason, probably a cynical marketing one, I named this painting with just the generic Galway title.
I […]

Read: Galway, a painting by me on special offer »