By Kathy McGee Burns On October 3, 2020, the Commodore John Barry Arts and Cultural Center will be honoring 100 local women of Irish descent who have contributed in some way to the Irish community of the Delaware Valley. Some… Continue Reading
JIM MULLEN Saint Patrick’s Day has always been important to me. As a younger person it meant wearing a green tie to school and attending the annual parish St. Patrick’s Day Variety Show. As I grew older, and as I… Continue Reading
By Jamie O’Brien Tommy Sands Fair Play To You All For so many years, Tommy Sands has been one of my musical heroes. Over time, he has released so many albums and written so many songs that have meant –… Continue Reading
Shamrocks and Oil Slicks: A People’s Uprising Against Shell Oil in County Mayo, Ireland. By Fred A. Wilcox. Monthly Review Press, 2019 Reviewed by Ellie Harty In 1999, Professor Mark Garavan was teaching a course in ways to preserve and… Continue Reading
By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine There once was a cleric from Limerick Town whose deeds were rewarded with fame and renown. He learned words in Yiddish and lived with the British and served as an airman but not for the… Continue Reading
GirlBy Edna O’BrienFarrar, Strauss and GirouxNew York2019$26.00 Reviewed by Sabina Clarke In a dazzling display of ferocity, genius and a triumph of imagination Edna O’Brien tackles a difficult tale telling the story of the 276 Nigerian school girls kidnapped by… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke Forward: On November 26th Irish writer Edna O’Brien was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Prize in London for having “moved mountains both politically and lyrically through her writing.” The $40,000 prize is often regarded as a precursor to… Continue Reading
By Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew This was my first visit to the Sedgwick Theater in Mt. Airy and my first sample of the Quintessence Theatre Group’s work, and I can only say I wish I had experienced both sooner. Not only was… Continue Reading
By Thom Nickels Whether you call people who are in the United States illegally ‘illegal aliens’ or ‘undocumented immigrants’ doesn’t matter much when you consider the by now infamous case of Keith Byrne, who came to the United States in… Continue Reading
By Tim McCloskey Carl “The Jackal” Frampton is on the hunt for another world title. Frampton, the former two-division world champion from Tiger’s Bay, Belfast, will make his first stateside appearance in more than two years in a 10-round featherweight… Continue Reading