Author: John O'Brien
The 16th FANtastic Festival Focus Issue!

13th Motor City Irish FestJune 9-11 Featuring 20 bands/performers playing Irish and Celtic music in two tents, including Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones, and The Gobshites. The family-friendly […]
Éasca Péasca: Student Stories – Copy

Éasca Péasca: Student Stories Cailín an RinceBy Emalee Eakin Dia daoibh! Is mise Emalee agus táim i Rang Gaeilge 4 ag Pitt. My journey le Gaeilge starts with my family. […]
On This Day in Irish History: Old God’s Time

By Sebastian BarryFaber & Faber Ltd. ISBN 978-0-571-33278-6 2023 261 pp Review by Terrence Kenneally Old God’s Time is the sixth work of fiction this column has reviewed of Barry’s […]
Cooking Up a Hooley in the Kitchen: Sweet and Sassy Bruschetta

To say I love appetizers and little nibbles is an understatement. So any chance I get to either make them or find new ones to try, I get really excited. […]
Speak Irish: : Irish and Scots Gaelic

The month of June kicks off festival season here in northern Ohio. We try to attend as many as possible, one of our favorites is The Ohio Scottish Games and […]
Coming Next Month: July 2023

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Akron Irish: Secret Surfers

Imagine, if you will, the Atlantic Ocean off the Irish coast. I’m sure that your vision has way more jackets than bikinis in it, and you would be right. You […]
Health Matters: What’s in your Summer Safety Emergency Kit?

By Dr. Sleiman Abukhater Summer is the prime time to take in some extra fresh air and Vitamin D. Staying healthy and safe is crucial – that’s where a summer […]
Blowin’ In: Tales of Innocence and Experience

And there I was in the middle of a field . . . The windings had been ploughed, furrows turned . . . Within that boundary now Step the fleshy […]
Cleveland Irish: First Timers

In last month’s column, we discussed the history of the Western Reserve from glaciers to the Moses Cleaveland. As you may recall, Moses left and never returned. This month we […]