The Westport St. Patrick’s Day Run, the 30th Annual holding of the event, takes place on Saturday March 15, 2008 at 20:00 10am.
It’s not a […]

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The Shamrock Shuffle 5K Run/Walk takes place on Saturday, March 8th, 2008. It is held on the Kansas River levee behind Johnny’s Tavern in North […]

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If you take away an accompanying narrative, are you still looking at art? Well, it’s not a pipe.
Some people walk their name in maps. That […]

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I’ve been slow to get to some Irish events of late and have yet to post some more - but nonetheless I count 17 Irish […]

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More photos. This time from Tipperary. By the Comeragh Mountains.
It’s another racecourse, and it won’t be my last because I reckon days at the races […]

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Yesterday I went to the races.
While if I was still in KC that would probably mean I’d popped over to the Kansas Speedway to […]

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If I seem quiet today it’s because Ireland as a nation is about to watch in a few minutes the World Cup rugby crunch game […]

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Since moving home the only use so far of the word Celtic I’ve seen or heard is in reference to Glasgow Celtic - who last […]

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All-Ireland semi-final day. The 2nd one. Last week Cork dismissed Meath with frightening ease.
And today, moments ago, Dublin and Kerry finished their game.
We talk […]

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For those not keeping up with the sidebar features, John left a comment on my Cayman Islands being more Irish than Kansas City post asking […]

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I have a lot of work done on a cycling website that I haven’t told you about. And I’m not telling you about it now […]

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Do you remember me reminiscing about this Danish moment of Irish history?
Well revenge has been exacted.
Actually that’s rubbish. Friendlies are called friendlies for a reason. […]

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On Monday, September 17, 2007 When the Kansas City Royals play the Chicago White Sox, it is of course Half-Way to St Paddy’s Day, and […]

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Anybody who has tried Setanta Broadband to watch Irish sports before and wished it offered better resolution enabling a bigger viewing onscreen area will be […]

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Note: I’ve added a painting I did of Ireland’s cycling stage race, The Rás (An Rás Tailteann) to that post about the American cyclist who […]

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I wanted to write a comprehensive question and answer piece on David Beckham, for those whose interest is piqued by the fuss of his arrival […]

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Floyd Landis is on Talk Of The Nation on NPR right now, pleading his innocence regarding winning the 2006 Tour De France and then being […]

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A couple of the Irish pubs in the KC metro area featured as the launching venues of Overland Park, Kansas native, Antony Maanum, into the […]

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By popular demand, here is a photo of The Dog.
Equally adept with either paw, The Dog is seen here warming up with a soccer ball […]

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I do love GAA Championship Sundays like yesterday.
When I left Ireland and moved to Kansas City, Waterford hadn’t been Munster Hurling champions since 1963, and […]

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