County Galway

Musician and Singer MacDara O’Conaola Pays Tribute… To Irish Poet Blind Raftery

Irish Edition

Compiled and Edited by Sabina Clarke MacDara O’Conaola manager at MacDara Music is a native of the Aran Island of Inishere. In his 2006 album The Love Token he sings a hauntingly beautiful song composed by the blind poet Raftery.… Continue Reading →

Fr. Tony Flannery Heretic or Prophet?

Irish Edition

By Barbara Nolan For a heretic, Father Anthony Flannery is remarkably down-to-earth. The 67-year-old Redemptorist priest, a native of County Galway, has a sharp wit honed during a long career as an itinerant preacher and a highly developed sense of… Continue Reading →