Out of the Mailbag, Comes Songs & Stories: High Kings Release New Album
By John O’Brien, Jr@Jobjr The High Kings, Finbarr Clancy (Tipperary), Darren Holden (Kilkenny), Paul O’ Brien (Laois) and Brian Dunphy (Dublin) known collectively as Ireland’s most successful modern-era folk act, are […]
Out of the Mailbag Comes Songs & Stories: Language and Belfast Elephants
By John O’Brien, Jr.@Jobjr The Elephant of BelfastBy S. Kirk WalshCounterpoint Press ISBN: 978-1-64009-511-3. 320 Pages This national bestseller has such an unusual storyline, I just had to get it. […]
Off the Shelf: The Queen of Dirt Island
By Donal RyanViking Publisher ISBN 9780593652930 2023 244 pp. Review by Terrence J. Kenneally One of this columns favorite Irish novelists’ latest book is full of heart and spark, but […]
Terry from Derry: I Think Therefore AI
By Terry Boyle When the news finally gets away from the rantings of a former president acting like a two-year-old proclaiming his innocence when we all know he’s guilty, we […]
Borderlight Fringe Festival Announces Lineup
TICKETS NOW ON SALE The 2023 BorderLight Fringe Festival will take place August 3-5, 2023 – and has announced its lineup, with tickets and all-access passes now on sale. This […]
Irish Singer / Songwriter Victoria Johnston Launches Debut Album
‘WHERE THE LIGHTS GLOW’ already garnering great reviews Dublin based singer-songwriter Victoria Johnston has released her debut album, ‘Where The Lights Glow’ of all original songs, including her single, ‘Tar Liom’ (Follow Me), that was shortlisted […]
In Conversation Artists and Their Influencers
The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries is glad to announce its participation in the UB Art Galleries exhibition In Conversationartists and their influencers An exhibition drawn from the collections […]
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 […]
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Akron Irish: Secret Surfers
Surfing in Ireland? Read how about the latest documentary, Keep It Secret by Irish American Sean Duggan, on how surfing became a sport in Ireland.
