Eurovision Song Contest
Posted by: Eolaí on May 24th, 2008
Kansas City, on the night that the American Idol finale with David Cook airs in Ireland, our television screens are full of a public voting […]
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Nobody’s Child #49
Posted by: Eolaí on May 15th, 2008
It’s coming up to the Eurovision. Dustin the Turkey is Ireland’s entry this year and because of the poor finish by the Irish entry last […]
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Anuna Everywhere, Except and Including Kansas City
Posted by: Eolaí on July 31st, 2007
Anúna are about to be everywhere in the US.
By everywhere I mean in that way that Riverdance was, and Celtic Woman more recently.
I first talked […]
Cathal Dunne Eurovision Happy Man video
Posted by: Eolaí on May 15th, 2007
Cathal Dunne in a bad green suit played the Irish festival in Crown Center last year in Kansas City.
Back in 1979 he sang the song […]
Eurovision voting
Posted by: Eolaí on May 12th, 2007
UPDATE: For result, scroll down
The interval at Eurovision and the votes are about to come in.
Strongest songs are probably Latvia and Serbia. Beyond that […]
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Eurovision Online but no Bagatelle for KC
Posted by: Eolaí on May 11th, 2007
If you want to cheer Ireland on in the Eurovision Song Contest tomorrow, you can watch it live online.
If you’re not familiar with the […]
The Pale on the Balcony
Posted by: Eolaí on December 10th, 2006
Dublin’s Balcony TV is great for keeping an eye on unsigned and up and coming Irish acts, though it also throws the odd establisher performer […]
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Irish Music News Roundup
Posted by: Eolaí on November 17th, 2006
In the world of Irish music, there’s news of Eurovision, sectarian muders gangs, Michael Flatley, Damien Rice on tour, and Bono.
I’m actually drifting in and […]
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Shay Healy
Posted by: Eolaí on October 9th, 2006
If you’ve seen Eddie Delahunt perform around Mexican times of celebration (like beating Ireland in the 1994 World Cup), you’ll have heard a certain song […]
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Guilty Pleasures of Irish Music
Posted by: Eolaí on August 2nd, 2006
You’ll have to buy the current issue of Q Magazine to see the full list of over 100 songs, but no Irish performers feature in […]
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Flatley The Re-inventor
Posted by: Eolaí on July 31st, 2006
Papers over the weekend carried reports that Michael Flatley, a man I don’t like to ignore for too long, has won a court ruling that […]
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Ryder Cup Myths, Legends & Dry Ice
Posted by: Eolaí on June 29th, 2006
To follow up on the Ryder Cup preparations I mentioned yesterday, the Minister in Ireland for Sports and Tourism, John O’Donoghue, yesterday warned Irish traders […]
Lordi Lordi Me
Posted by: Eolaí on May 20th, 2006
Thanks to technology I’ve just watched live in Kansas City, the 51st Eurovision Song contest, and as I suggested they would, Finland have won, with […]
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Ireland Progress in Eurovision (Belgium Don’t)
Posted by: Eolaí on May 18th, 2006
Belgium, one of the favourites of the 37 countries competing for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, has shockingly been eliminated at the semi-final stage.
With a […]
Irish Weekend Roundup
Posted by: Eolaí on May 8th, 2006
What’s Bono up to these days? He’s about to be editor for a day of British newspaper The Independent to highlight the AIDS problem in […]
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Irish Choral Music & Celtic Underpants
Posted by: Eolaí on April 30th, 2006
Being ignorant of developments in Irish choral music in the early 1990s I was thinking I needed a severe scolding on the matter, ideally by […]
Riverdance current tour to end in KC
Posted by: Eolaí on March 23rd, 2006
Riverdance has commenced its 2006 Tour of America, and first reactions are coming in of performances in Texas.
Looking for:
• Riverdance in Kansas City, Missouri
• Riverdance Facts and […]
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