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Music Review: Ultan Conlon Releases ‘Last Days of The Night Owl’ LP
'Last Days Of The Night Owl' is an elegantly striking album, full of nuanced floating colors and velvety energy, along with the appealing voice of Ultan Conlon.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Broadway): ‘The Ferryman’ by Jez Butterworth
Wordy and deep, Jez Butterworth's Olivier-Award-winning play leaps brightly into the sunshine carrying the bloody torch of Irish drama.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Murder in an Irish Churchyard: An Irish Village Mystery’ by Carleen O’Connor
'Murder in an Irish Churchyard' by Carleen O'Connor sees the author bring back favourite characters in this the third instalment of her Irish Village Mystery series.
Read More »Documentary Film Review: ‘A Fanatic Heart: Bob Geldof on W.B. Yeats’
In Bob Geldof, the "smiling public man" of Irish letters finds yet another champion. Yeats' words have never stopped ringing, but his life was just as fascinating.
Read More »Book Review: ‘House of Eire’ by June Gillam
Like a spider wrapping its victims one fine thread at a time, June Gillam will manage to do the same to readers.
Read More »The Acorn Media Holiday Gift Guide, 2017
There's plenty to get wrapped up in this year from Acorn's international grove of delights.
Read More »EU Open House 2017: Interview with Siobhán Miley on the Embassy of Ireland
If you're in Washington, D.C., get ready to visit and learn about Irish culture: dance, sports, language, and (of course) food.
Read More »St. Patrick – The Man Behind Worldwide Celebration of Irishness
It is ironic but somehow fitting that St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, synonymous with all things Irish, when in fact he wasn’t even Irish. Patrick was born around A.D. 390 in Roman Britain to a wealthy family and led a life of casual privilege until he was kidnapped by raiders at the age of 16 and spirited away to Ireland, where he spent more than six windswept, chilly years as a slave tending sheep in the vicinity of Killala.
Read More »Three Unique Spring Break Destinations for 2016
Spring break in Dublin, Mexico City, or Iceland? Absolutely! Here's why.
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