Reports are in of the Irish Traditional Music band Kila frontman Rónán Ó Snodaigh’s gig with Liam Ó Maonlaí at the inagural World Bodhrán Festival […]

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The Kansas City Star today is carrying a lengthy article on the state of Catholicism in Ireland, and how Irish people feel about being Catholic:
In […]

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If you missed it, yesterday’s Kansas City Star carried an AP article on Ireland supposedly, but really on Dublin specifically - and even more specifically, […]

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Although this interview with Lúnasa’s Sean Smyth is in advance of a prestigious concert in Ireland, and not one in Kansas city or the Midwest, […]

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Bubble Hits is a new Irish-owned TV music channel that will broadcast to over 8 million homes in Ireland and the UK starting this summer. […]

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An Irish singer-songwriter from Kilkenny, Majella Murphy, has become the first artist to launch an entire album exclusively on a mobile phone. It must mean […]

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It has been suggested that I’m unfair to Unionists, and favour music represented by the Green third of the Irish flag.
It’s probably related to my […]

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In the Irish world away from Kansas City:
   • The big sporting news is Munster’s European rugby glory, which in golf contributed to Ireland’s Darren Clarke […]

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The Kansas City Irish Festival back in 2003 was when I last saw The Indulgers. Indeed two of the photos on their homepage are of […]

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Speaking of John McSherry (as Liam o Maonlai was), the Belfast uilleann piper had a similar bunch of records in his house to everbody else. […]

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Speaking of Lillies Bordello, well, I don’t like Lillies.
Whenever I would walk down that side of Grafton Street where the alley comes out, the […]

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Those of you following the fortunes of Kansas City’s Katy and her visit to Ireland and Scotland as she investigates further the life of her […]

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Something called Shamrockin’ was a great success.
From the Tullintrain West Pipe Band to Seven Nations to the Elders. 7N’s Kirk MacLeod told me he […]

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Irish President Mary McAleese will visit the US from May 15-22. The head of state’s itinerary, approved by the Taoiseach and Government, will be concentrate […]

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Well that didn’t take long. Boston’s first female police commissioner has resigned so she can lead the new Garda (Irish Police) Inspectorate in Ireland. You […]

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Speaking of Dublin pubs, their character being maintained by Dublin’s immigrant population is featured in this IHT article on a pub run by Korean on […]

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The first ever World Bodhrán Championships are taking place in Milltown in Kerry next month.
Known for its musical initiatives and unique traditional festivals, Milltown […]

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Twenty-five years ago from right now we were in the last moments of Bobby Sands life, and everything was very tense all over Ireland. The […]

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Mischievous Mulley dares to throw the sainted syllables of Bono at all Dubs in an audacious aggravation of Irish blogging wars.
A Dub called names by […]

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The Peace Process, Dublin celebrating its pseudo-millenium, Ireland beating England in Stuttgart, the making of Far and Away, the growth of I.T. in the US, […]

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