Tag: John O’Brien Jr
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. […]
Inner View: Pittsburgh’s Michael Lamb’s Life of Service Continues

Inner View: Michael Lamb, Candidate for Allegheny County, PA. County Executive By John O’Brien, Jr. Alleghany Co. (Pittsburgh) voters converted to a County Executive over a three-commissioner form […]
Éasca Péasca: What is the Irish Language to Me?

Éasca Péasca (Easy Peasy): Student Stories: What Is the Irish Language to Me? By Patrick Gormley If you happen to have a time machine and travel to the Pontic-Caspian Steppe […]
Éasca Péasca (Easy Peasy): Student Stories – How Irish Saved Me

Easca Peasca – Student Stories: How Irish Saved Me By Peggy Gannon Retirement is challenging. I have tried knitting, book clubs, and quilting (Well, not really quilting, I just knew […]
Éasca Péasca (Easy Peasy): Student Stories: Mo Thuras le Gaeilge

Éasca Péasca Student Stories: Mo Thuras le Gaeilge By Gerry Walsh Is fearr Gaeilge briste na Béarla cliste. My grandfather was a “cainteor dúchas” or native speaker of Irish […]
A Scythian Christmas Out at Sea Has Arrived!

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Westminster Language Act Receives Royal Assent and Becomes Law

Westminster Language Act Receives Royal Assent and Becomes Law Another historic staging post as the Westminster bill officially becomes law, but immediate implementation is paramount. Conradh na Gaeilge has welcomed […]
Out of the Mailbag Comes Songs & Stories: Great Christmas Gifts

Out of the Mailbag, Comes Songs & Stories: The Bolivian Incident Hollis Whitaker Trilogy Book 2 By C.B. Shanahan @2022 Encircle Publications 274 pages ISBN-13: 978-1-64599-397-1 Review by John O’Brien, […]
Inner View: Crafting Cleveland to Cork, with Cork Chamber’s Cathal McSweeney

Inner View: Crafting Cleveland to Cork, with Cork Chamber’s Cathal McSweeney By John O’Brien, Jr. Cork Chamber of Commerce’s International Relations Manager Cathal McSweeney spoke with us during the Irish […]
Inner View: The Smuggling Nun Poitín

Inner View: The Smuggling Nun By John O’Brien, Jr. Growing up in Fairfield, Connecticut, Maura Clare loved reading about her Irish heritage. In her late teens, she stumbled across mention […]