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The Irish in Britain, including those of Irish descent, make up a significant part of the UK population. Here, you will find news, entertainment, events, sports and features from the local Irish Post newspaper.
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U2 take new video to the streets of Dublin
U2 brought the streets of Dublin to a standstill as they shot the promo
video for their upcoming single Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your
Own.
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(Irish Post) 22 December 2004
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Fairytale of New York
is top Xmas hit
THE Pogues and the late Kirsty MacColl’s Fairytale of New York has been voted Britain’s favourite Christmas song in a new poll.
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(Irish Post) 22 December 2004
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A Celtic Christmas
M alcolm Rogers investigates the Celtic aspect of Christmas and looks at
how many of the traditional icons of the festive season came to be associated
with today’s celebration.
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(Irish Post) 22 December 2004
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STAR TIME 2005
Astrologer and Celtic mystic CARA LORCAN casts the runes by consulting the
ancient Celtic lunar tree months and the signs of the Zodiac to see what
2005 might have in store for you.
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(Irish Post) 22 December 2004
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Bon accord
Malcolm rogers has a read of Rob Howard’s A-Z of the Accordion — and finds it pushes all the right buttons.
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(Irish Post) 15 December 2004
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Celtic Fringe:
'Legendary Larry'
Close your eyes and listen to an unnamed CD and hopefully if the artist being played has that certain distinctive voice you will recognise them immediately.
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(Irish Post) 15 December 2004
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Comhaltas Corner: 'Glasgow Irish Minstrels dominate Fleadh Ceoil'
Glasgow's Irish Minstrels have been crowned the most successful Comhaltas branch at this year’s Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.
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(Irish Post) 15 December 2004
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Charlotte tells why Ash will never fade to grey
Ash guitarist Charlotte Hatherley’s first solo outing Grey Will Fade received a flurry of outstanding reviews this summer. Despite speculation of a solo career, she tells Richard Purden why the Irish band will remain her top priority.
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(Irish Post) 15 December 2004
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CD Review: The Popes
THE POPES: Release The Beast. There is a live in London CD, and a new album, Holloway Boulevard.
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(Irish Post) 15 December 2004
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Fairytale return for The Pogues
The Pogues are back. The original line-up has reformed for a rare nine-date tour. RICHARD PURDEN caught up with tin whistler Spider Stacy and legendary frontman Shane MacGowan.
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(Irish Post) 15 December 2004
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Nesbitt to turn his hand to production
Actor James Nesbitt is turning producer. The Coleraine star has set up a film production company with fellow Irish actor Vince Regan.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2004
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Stones In His Pockets adds extra dates to national tour
More dates have been added to the Stones In His Pockets national tour.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2004
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Thrills weigh up the offers
Irish rock newcomers The Thrills are torn between supporting REM and U2 on their upcoming tours — or taking some time off to have a well-earned break.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2004
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Irish duo up for US awards
Irish actor Liam Neeson has been nominated in the Best Male Lead category at the Independent Spirit Awards, America’s art house equivalent of the Oscars.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2004
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Theatre Review
Dublin-born actress Juli Turpin has landed a challenging role in Paul Birtill’s play Happy Christmas — currently showing at Pentameters Theatre in Hampstead.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2004
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Christmas tales
What better present for a child then the gift of a book at Christmas? Martina Evans rounds up the best of Irish fiction for the younger members of the family.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2004
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Having a Celtic Christmas
As a flood of CDs hits record shops in the run-up to Christmas, there’s a good chance you’ll have some Irish music in your shopping bags. MALCOLM ROGERS looks at how Celtic music has become a cult buy for music-lovers at this time of the year.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2004
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Celtic Fringe:'Xmas comes early'
When the postman knocked on the door to deliver the two albums featured this week, I fully expected him to be wearing a red outfit with a bushy white beard and boarding a sleigh to finish the rest of his round.
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(Irish Post) 1 December 2004
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Comhaltas Corner:'London Junior Fleadh is a great success'
Seamus Brogan has been in contact, singing the praises of a very successful Junior Fleadh held recently by the North London branch of Comhaltas at the Irish Centre in Haringey.
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(Irish Post) 1 December 2004
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Irish artists lead the way at BBC awards
Planxty lead a string of Irish groups who have been nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2005.
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(Irish Post) 1 December 2004
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School’s out for Brian
The video for Brian McFadden’s new single has been withdrawn after a Christian Brothers’ school objected to it being depicted on tape.
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(Irish Post) 1 December 2004
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Surprise U2 gig in New York
U2 have played to thousands of fans at a surprise concert under New York’s Brooklyn Bridge.
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(Irish Post) 1 December 2004
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CD Review
The Pogues Red Roses For Me, Rum Sodomy And The Lash, If I Should Fall From Grace With God, Peace And Love, Hell’s Ditch, Waiting For Herb, Pogue Mahone.
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(Irish Post) 1 December 2004
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Chasing the tale
Brash, bawdy, lewd and crude. These are just some of the words which have been used to describe Ireland’s latest contribution to the film industry — Man About Dog.
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(Irish Post) 1 December 2004
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Fighting talk
Irish actor and musician Kieran Cunningham is currently rehearsing for a new role in the Christmas production at the Duke’s Theatre, Lancaster.
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(Irish Post) 24 November 2004
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Celtic Fringe:'32 Irish favourites'
Although we all have our favourite artists and love to listen to them, it is nice sometimes to put on a compilation album and hear a variety of other Irish artists’ styles, arrangements, choice of songs and vocal deliveries.
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(Irish Post) 24 November 2004
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Comhaltas Corner:'2004 Gradam Ceoil winners announced'
The Gradam Ceoil TG4 (National Traditional Music Awards) is Ireland’s most prestigious award ceremony to honour the best in traditional music and song.
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(Irish Post) 24 November 2004
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X-Factor’s Tabby calls for Irish support
X Factor star Tabby Callaghan has told The Pulse he has the “experience and the guts” to win the ITV show, but has called on the Irish in Britain to help him in his quest.
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(Irish Post) 24 November 2004
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U2 star chose fame over priesthood
U2 drummer Larry Mullen has revealed his mother wanted him to join the priesthood.
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(Irish Post) 24 November 2004
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Fran gets ready for the jungle
Irish club owner and DJ Fran Cosgrave says he joined ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… because he wanted he wanted to change people’s perceptions of him.
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(Irish Post) 24 November 2004
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The power of words
In the past few weeks author Frank Delaney has been just about everywhere — gracing the pages of newspapers and magazines, on television and in radio studios.
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(Irish Post) 24 November 2004
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A Winter’s Tale
A new series of children’s books from Ireland have finally hit British bookstores. Martina Evans looks at what’s on offer to fire the imagination during the long winter evenings.
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(Irish Post) 17 November 2004
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Tabby tipped to become a chart-topper
Westlife’s Mark Feehily has revealed that he knew the X-Factor’s Tabby Callaghan was destined for stardom the minute they met.
And the singer said he would love to write a song for his Sligo pal when he launches his solo career.
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(Irish Post) 17 November 2004
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Geldof’s last minute dash
Geldof was forced to run around photocopying his handwritten lyrics to Do They Know It’s Christmas? at Live Aid in 1985 because none of the celebrities could remember the words.
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(Irish Post) 17 November 2004
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U2 album faced with net piracy
Pirated versions of U2’s new album How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb have appeared on file-sharing networks on the internet — a week before the album’s official release date.
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(Irish Post) 17 November 2004
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Destiny calls Paddy
On a cold Friday evening in March 2002, I travelled to Felinfach Theatre in Wales with Ursula and her band to share an evening with Paddy O’Brien and his band.
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(Irish Post) 17 November 2004
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Armagh Pipers announce Kennedy Festival line-up
The Armagh Pipers Club have announced details of the 11th William Kennedy Piping Festival.
First held in 1994 to commemorate the extraordinary life of the blind 18th century pipe maker from Tandragee in Co. Armagh, the festival has grown to become one of the biggest of its kind in the world.
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(Irish Post) 17 November 2004
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Bringing Lennon back to life
And In The End has proved to be a huge hit. Both critics and audiences have been knocked out by the powerful performance provided by Valentine Pelka as John Lennon and the pace, wit and downright frankness of the narrative written by Emmy Award-winner Sandy Marshall.
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(Irish Post) 17 November 2004
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Is Daniel selling himself short?
Daniel O’Donnell’s latest album is a fine tribute to the late Jim Reeves. But james mckeefry challenges Daniel to ensure that in years to come we will be listening to tributes to the Donegal singer instead.
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(Irish Post) 20 October 2004
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Comhaltas Corner - Collies’ new album captures live energy
A new CD has been released from the Sligo-based Irish traditional group The Border Collies, winners of the Comhraigh Ceol competition organised by Trent recording studios in association with Irish Music magazine.
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(Irish Post) 20 October 2004
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Liverpool Irish Festival Diary
The Liverpool Irish festival opens on Thursday October 21 at the Festival Club, Fly in the Loaf, Hardman St. from 8pm to 11pm, with a spectacular gathering of local musicians and singers to celebrate the launch of this year’s event.
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(Irish Post) 20 October 2004
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Celtic Fringe - Four for the price of one
Almost 40 years ago, a young Irish country singer was beginning his career stepping on to the stage with his band the Polka Dots.
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(Irish Post) 20 October 2004
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Kitt covers new ground with old songs
DAVID Kitt releases an album of cover songs entitled The Black & Red Notebook through Rough Trade on November 15.
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(Irish Post) 20 October 2004
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Farrell lined up for Miami Vice movie
PRODUCERS want Colin Farrell to star in the big screen version of Miami Vice.
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(Irish Post) 20 October 2004
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Boyzone in reunion tour talks
BOYZONE are finalising plans to reform for a single and tour next year - minus lead singer Ronan Keating.
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(Irish Post) 20 October 2004
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CD REVIEW - The Black Family
If you’ve got Mary Black and Frances Black on an album you can’t really go too far wrong. Mind you, whoever put this album together very nearly did.
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(Irish Post) 20 October 2004
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Bishop from Queens set for reign as King of Irish comedy
As comedian Des Bishop continues to take Ireland by storm, Enda brady remembers the year he shared a dormitory with the New York-born stand-up while they both studied for the Leaving Certificate at St Peter’s College in Wexford.
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(Irish Post) 20 October 2004
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Colin Farrell turned down by Jamelia
IRISH bad boy Colin Farrell has been labelled a “tramp” by British R&B beauty Jamelia.
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(Irish Post) 5 October 2004
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Brosnan’s on dual duty to support John Kerry
Pierce Brosnan has become an American citizen because he wants the right to vote for John Kerry in the upcoming presidential election.
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(Irish Post) 5 October 2004
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Gavin swaps gardens for glamour
TELLY gardener Diarmuid Gavin is to put down his trowel to star in the latest series of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.
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(Irish Post) 5 October 2004
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Comhaltas Corner - Pipers gather in Oxford
A Piping Tionól is a gathering of Uilleann pipers and comprises lessons in piping, reed-making, concerts, and general socialising and sharing of information.
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(Irish Post) 5 October 2004
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Comhaltas Corner - Belfast hosts traditional music marathon
The sixth Open House Festival will run until Sunday October 24 — with its biggest and most international programme of events to date.
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(Irish Post) 5 October 2004
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Bosie’s book comes up for auction
A BOOK by Lord Alfred Douglas that demonized his former lover Oscar Wilde and was never published because it
libeled the British prime minister of the day is to be sold at auction this month.
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(Irish Post) 5 October 2004
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Celtic Fringe - To America and back
I’m always grateful to artists, fans, record companies, listeners to my show and readers of this column when they forward new CDs to me.Recently, Sharpe Records from Dungannon sent me a copy of
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(Irish Post) 30 September 2004
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Comhaltas Corner - Flagship festival returns
London’s flagship traditional Irish music and dancing festival returns to the capital this month, with more top musicians, artists and teachers than ever before.
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(Irish Post) 30 September 2004
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O’Casey classic resonates with conflicts of today
THE director of a revival of the classic play Shadow Of A Gunman claims the drama has something meaningful to say about occupying authorities in Iraq and Chechnya, as well as during the Irish civil war.
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(Irish Post) 30 September 2004
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Ronan tells Boyz to reunite
RONAN Keating has urged his former Boyzone bandmates to take inspiration from rock star Slash and reform the group without its original frontman.
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(Irish Post) 30 September 2004
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Album REVIEW - John Jughes
Immaculately packaged, a beautiful young blonde woman, Celtic overtones — this album will probably sell a million.
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(Irish Post) 30 September 2004
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Drama with a capital ‘D’
Oh yes, I've always been a man for the written word. Which is why I enjoy meeting up with my old friend Gerry Molumby, an actor and singer extraordinaire. Gerry is very excited about the...
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(Irish Post) 30 September 2004
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John steps into the limelight
Irishman John Hughes has gone from busking on the streets to managing mega-selling family rock outfit The Corrs.
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(Irish Post) 30 September 2004
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Celtic Fringe - You’re sure to like it...
Longford entertainer Mick Flavin’s latest album — Try It You’ll Like It — is his first studio recording for four years and is due for release later this month.
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(Irish Post) 9 September 2004
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The Chieftains dig up the old gems as British tour begins
THE Chieftains are to reissue their RCA back catalogue at mid-price to coincide with their first full British tour in six years.
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(Irish Post) 9 September 2004
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Out from the shadows
CLASSIC Irish play The Shadow Of A Gunman is to come to The Tricycle Theatre for a five-week season at the end of September.
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(Irish Post) 9 September 2004
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Wild about Oscar
A CAST of Hollywood actors, television and sports celebrities and rock stars are being lined up to feature in a film to celebrate Oscar Wilde’s 150th birthday.
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(Irish Post) 9 September 2004
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Gone but not forgotten
As the summer drips away we are suddenly 10 years on from the IRA ceasefire of 1994 and it really does look as if there is no going back.
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(Irish Post) 9 September 2004
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Lúnasa reborn
JON LUSK talks to Lúnasa founder and guitarist Donogh Hennessy about their new album and the band’s history.
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(Irish Post) 9 September 2004
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Stars’ wedding will wait
IRISH Hollywood star Stuart Townsend has quashed rumours he is to marry girlfriend Charlize Theron.
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(Irish Post ) 31 August 2004
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BEST OF LUCK TO Brian SAY WESTLIFE
WESTLIFE have congratulated their former bandmate Brian McFadden on his new look.
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(Irish Post ) 31 August 2004
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Irish writers are looking good for the Man Booker prize
IRISH writers Colm Tóibín and Ronan Bennett have been named on the longlist for the £50,000 Man Booker prize.
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(Irish Post ) 31 August 2004
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CD REVIEW - Janet Holmes & the Hillbilly Soul Foundation
You may not have heard of Janet Holmes, but if you’re interested in country music in any shape or form, I would suggest you have a look at your housekeeping this month and see if you can’t make a few adjustments to scrape together the money for this album.
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(Irish Post ) 31 August 2004
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Planxty encore
With a successful reunion concert behind them and a DVD and album just released, Planxty are undergoing something of a renaissance. MALCOLM ROGERS considers their position in the pantheon of Irish bands.
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(Irish Post ) 31 August 2004
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Not neighbourly
Many, many people here have said to me that the one characteristic of rural Ireland that has changed, that has gone, is that of neighbour calling on neighbour.
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(Irish Post) 31 August 2004
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Anois agus arís - The Irish ‘Liberator of Greece’
Those readers who went to Athens to witness the Olympics, especially those from Cork, may be forgiven for not visiting the Proto-Nekrotafio, the ‘First Cemetery’ in the city. None of the literature given to Irish visitors mentions it.
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(Irish Post) 31 August 2004
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“They said I wasn’t Irish”
HOLLYWOOD star Maureen O’Hara has revealed she made US history by becoming the first person to be recognised as Irish by the US Government.
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(Irish Post ) 25 August 2004
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Fantasy Ireland
IT is not really about the environment, social justice, or even a fair distribution of the wealth generated in the last 10 years in this country. All of those things come into it, but it is essentially about something else.
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(Irish Post ) 25 August 2004
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Farrell grateful for Oliver’s honesty
COLIN Farrell has paid tribute to director Oliver Stone’s criticism of his “terrible” acting performance in the film epic Alexander.
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(Irish Post ) 25 August 2004
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Best thing since Benny Hill
COMEDIAN Graham Norton stunned fans of his American TV show when he appeared dressed as the Queen and cracked a flurry of tasteless jokes.
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(Irish Post ) 25 August 2004
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Home is where the heart is
David Stanford talks to Fidelma Largey about her journey from a conventional Irish upbringing to life as a Tibetan Buddhist nun in London.
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(Irish Post ) 25 August 2004
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Church doors open for film on singer
A BISHOP has given permission to Oscar-winning filmmaker Neil Jordan to shoot part of his new movie in a church.
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(Irish Post ) 25 August 2004
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CD REVIEW - Maura O’Connell
I’ve never really wavered from my opinion that of all the female singers that Ireland has produced over the last couple of decades, Clare woman Maura O’Connell is the pick of the bunch.
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(Irish Post ) 25 August 2004
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Bonnie Stewart: Make Memories
MAKE Memories features Co. Down lass Bonnie Stewart more than ably assisted by Brendan McGarrity on drums, lead and harmony vocals.
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(Irish Post ) 25 August 2004
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Martin Cuffe: The Rarest Flowers
Martin Cuffe’s latest album was actually recorded earlier this year before an unfortunate voice problem forced him off the
road.
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(Irish Post ) 25 August 2004
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Doctor Doolittle was Mayo immigrant’s son
Since the 1920s, generations of children in many countries throughout
the world have encountered the adventures of Dr. Dolittle, the man who
talked with animals.
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(Irish Post) 19 August 2004
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Kíla on the loose
Fresh from a storming performance at the recent WOMAD festival Irish
band Kíla are looking for more success during the rest of 2004.
Malachy O’Neill caught up with guitarist Lance Hogan to hear their
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(Irish Post) 19 August 2004
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Seeking Ireland
So this is what they call a fine soft day and the tourists in waterproofs
walk through the town hoping for sunshine before they move on and they
take refuge in pubs and drink coffee and seek Ireland in guidebooks.
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(Irish Post) 19 August 2004
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Irish stand-ups shape up for the
Edinburgh Fringe
STAND-UP comics Colin Murphy and Jason Byrne have embarked on a keep-fit
regime to help them survive the demands of this summer’s Edinburgh
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(Irish Post) 19 August 2004
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Omagh bomb film tipped for a prize
THE Irish feature film Omagh — based on one of the Trouble’s
worst atrocities — has been selected for official competition
at the prestigious San Sebastian film festival.
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(Irish Post) 19 August 2004
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A new National Diploma in Traditional
Irish Music
This is an exciting new course in professional development for performers
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(Irish Post) 19 August 2004
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Comhaltas Corner - New drinking laws impact on young musicians
Recent legislation banning under-18s from licensed premises after 9pm is now affecting young performing artists in Ireland who have had to pull out of annual summer cabaret and evening shows traditionally held in Irish pubs and hotels.
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(Irish Post ) 6 August 2004
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Celtic Fringe
Ursula: Just One More Time
Kathy Kane: It’ll Happen When It’s Time/Strong Enough To Cry
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(Irish Post ) 6 August 2004
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Festival time in Co. Down
The award-winning Celtic Fusion Festival, now extends to 12 days in 2004, featuring an impressive array of 27 unmissable events, from August 4-15 featuring the best in traditional music.
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(Irish Post ) 6 August 2004
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Brian’s keeping it real
BRIAN McFadden will launch his solo career with a withering attack on life in Westlife.
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(Irish Post ) 6 August 2004
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Keith’s gripping moment
Fans of Coronation Street will intrigued to hear that man-eater Tracy Barlow will soon be getting her claws into manly barman Ciaran McCarthy — played by ex-BoyZone singer Keith Duffy.
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(Irish Post ) 6 August 2004
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Pop stars head for movie and TV roles
SAMANTHA Mumba has begun filming her first ever Irish feature film — and it’s a horror movie.
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(Irish Post ) 6 August 2004
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Why marry when you can clone?
DUBLIN photographer Ronan Haughton is the object and star of a startling exhibition of his work which looks at the future of “identity marketing”.
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(Irish Post ) 6 August 2004
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Step aside Michael, here comes Michael
THE LEAD dancer and choreographer of a new Irish dance show claims that his extravaganza is far better than Lord of the Dance or Riverdance because the troupe is bringing the show to the people.
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(Irish Post ) 14 July 2004
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Don’t call me Bryan
POP star Brian McFadden has been struck with delusions of grandeur after changing the spelling of his forename in order to become the king of the music world.
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(Irish Post ) 14 July 2004
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Irish drinking culture gets the better of Ray
HARDMAN Ray Winstone has claimed that drinking is Ireland’s “national sport”.
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(Irish Post ) 14 July 2004
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CD REVIEW - SWEENEY’S MEN
Over the space of four years in the 1970s, Sweeney’s men came up with five line-ups, three singles, and two albums.
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(Irish Post ) 14 July 2004
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Celtic Fringe - Créme de la créme
There comes a time in the musical life of a singer when a successive and successful collection of hit songs establishes the artist as a star and their voice and signature tunes become instantly recognisable.
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(Irish Post ) 14 July2004
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Looking back to see the future
Thousands of visitors to Tate Britain’s retrospective of 1960s
art will be going home with something more modern in the shape of a cuddly toy fashioned by Irish designer Orla Kiely.
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(Irish Post ) 14 July 2004
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Comhaltas Corner - Treat yourself to Téada
They have been named “Best Traditional Newcomers” in the Irish Music magazine, and called “a fresh force in traditional Irish music” by the Irish Echo.
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(Irish Post ) 29 June 2004
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Celtic Fringe - Send them home sweating
This week is a collection of four CDs from Emerald Records in Co. Antrim.
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(Irish Post ) 29 June 2004
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Mr Soul shows his big heart
Starsky and Hutch actor David Soul is such a nice guy that he put himself up for auction at the annual ball of charity GOAL.
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(Irish Post ) 29 June 2004
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Thin Lizzy’s classic
A NEW ‘best of’ album from Thin Lizzy is to bring together the songs of Ireland’s best ever rock band.
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(Irish Post ) 29 June 2004
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Bono muses name options for album
BONO has admitted that he does not know what to call U2's long-awaited new album.
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(Irish Post ) 29 June 2004
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MacGowan fights back after attack
Shane MacGowan flew into Dublin recently to recuperate after the vicious assault he suffered at the hands of thugs in a London pub.
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(Irish Post ) 29 June 2004
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Gregory’s Girl
Few have had a better start to their career than Clare Grogan. She appeared in one of the most popular and influential Scottish films of all time in Gregory’s Girl and fronted one of the best alternative pop acts of the ’80s with Altered Images.
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(Irish Post ) 29 June 2004
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Singing in the rain...
THE heavens may have opened — but the craic was still mighty at this year’s Fleadh.
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(Irish Post ) 22 June 2004
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Loving feeling
SAMANTHA Mumba says she fears she will never find true love.
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(Irish Post ) 22 June 2004
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I’m not spoilt — honest
COMIC Dara O Briain plays a one-off show at the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park in the capital on Sunday, June 27.
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(Irish Post ) 22 June 2004
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Theatre REVIEW - " Belfast Blues "
Geraldine Hughes gives a sustained performance which demands the attention of the audience for the full 90 minutes of this play.
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(Irish Post ) 22 June 2004
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Shonagh’s musical odyssey
Limerick songbird Shonagh Daly is facing a fresh test as she gears up for the release of her first album.
BRENDAN FARRELL caught up with her in Birmingham to hear of her remarkable rise to fame.
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(Irish Post ) 22 June 2004
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Celtic Fringe - Classic tunes
I recently received The Only Fire That Burns — a promotional single from Billy McFarland that will be reviewed in more detail when the completed album of the same name is released.
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(Irish Post ) 22 June 2004
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All Britain Fleadh Cheoil Weekend
The premier cultural event of Comhaltas in Britain is the all-Britain Fleadh held this year on the June 26-27 venue is the University of Leicester, which is very close to the City
Centre
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(Irish Post ) 22 June 2004
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Míse festival engagements
Summer time has come, the festival season is upon us, and the north London band Míse comprising Liam O’Sullivan — accordion, Tim Dowd — Ulilean Pipes, Flute & Whistles Daniel Griffin — Bodhrán, Whistle Matt Griffin — Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar will be performing at a venue near you.
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(Irish Post ) 22 June 2004
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Irish musician wins American National Heritage
Boston-born Joe Derrane has been chosen by the American National Endowment for the Arts as a National Heritage Fellowship recipient for 2004.
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(Irish Post ) 16 June 2004
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A world worth exploring
Nestled in the west of Ireland in the Gaeltacht area of Co. Donegal is a family man with a gentle melodic voice who has been singing for over two decades.
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(Irish Post ) 16 June 2004
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Fleadh preview
Thousands of people will descend this Sunday on Finsbury Park as The Fleadh makes a triumphant return to the capital and this year, a young crop of Irish artists promise to make this festival the best ever.
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(Irish Post ) 16 June 2004
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theatre REVIEW - Shining City
In his new work, Shining City, Conor McPherson revisits the theme of ghostly haunting, a favourite subject of this hugely talented playwright.
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(Irish Post ) 16 June 2004
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Sympathy for an old devil
Legendary Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham explains to Richard Purden in a rare interview why he decided to unveil a scarce documentary film of the band’s tour of Ireland in 1965 and how he owes his career to an Irishman.
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(Irish Post ) 16 June 2004
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A barren countryside?
A while back I was talking to an Englishman about life in rural England where he lived. He said it was a beautiful part of the world and somewhere that he would never leave.
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(Irish Post ) 16 June 2004
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Love is the drug
Ringaskiddy, you may already know, is the world’s biggest producer of Viagra. The multinational Pfizer has its main factories in Co. Cork, and business has been brisk ever since the product came on to the market some years ago.
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(Irish Post ) 16 June 2004
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A personal Ulysses primer
Just to help you out on the day, I thought I’d reproduce a Question & Answer focus group I recently held at the Knocksticken Arms to help people out with their Joyce.
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(Irish Post ) 8 June 2004
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Joyce jamboree
June 16 is the big day for Joyce fans throughout the world — because exactly 100 years ago in 1904 Jim and Norah Barnacle went on their walkabout round Dublin, and one of the greatest novels of the 20th century resulted.
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(Irish Post ) 8 June 2004
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Launch of the Leo Rowsome collection
It was a gala evening at Cultírlann na hÉireann recently when the Leo Rowsome Collection of Irish Music was launched.
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(Irish Post ) 8 June 2004
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Hugo Duncan — The Wee Man from Strabane
It was on a warm summer morning that I left Downings in Donegal and travelled over the border into Strabane to interview one of Strabane’s best
known singers for my radio show back in England.
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(Irish Post ) 8 June 2004
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Thrills turn up the volume
THE Thrills are putting the finishing touches to their second album — with a little help from their famous friends.
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(Irish Post ) 8 June 2004
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Lúnasa robbed on New Zealand tour
TRAD band Lúnasa have spoken of their horror after they were robbed of more than £6,000 in cash and valuables during their first show of a New Zealand tour.
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(Irish Post ) 8 June 2004
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Travolta drops in for some golf
JOHN Travolta gave members at an Irish golf club a shock when the A-list actor turned up to play a round.
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(Irish Post ) 8 June 2004
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Book REVIEW - Suffer the Captive Children
Stephen Joyce is in so many ways a definitive example of our particular sub-species — Irish people who left the native shores looking for a better life for ourselves, and fetched up in Britain.
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(Irish Post ) 8 June 2004
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ReJoyce, it’s Bloomsday!
Dublin is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday — the fictitious 24 hours celebrated in James Joyce’s classic novel Ulysses. JON MYLES guides you through the celebrations while BRENDAN LYNCH looks at Joyce’s links with Britain.
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(Irish Post ) 8 June 2004
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Tunes online
The famous O’Neill’s Music Of Ireland book (1,850 tunes) is now available over the Internet. The webpage includes printable sheet music and midis of all tunes in the book
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(Irish Post ) 8 June 2004
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ReJoyce, it’s Bloomsday!
Dublin is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday — the fictitious 24 hours celebrated in James Joyce’s classic novel Ulysses. JON MYLES guides you through the celebrations while BRENDAN LYNCH looks at Joyce’s links with Britain.
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(Irish Post ) 8 June 2004
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To penetrate Ulysses, listen to it on tape
Rejoyce Dublin 2004, the festival that marks the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday next week, is a valiant attempt to give James Joyce back to the people who inspired his greatest work — the people of Dublin.
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(Irish Post ) 8 June 2004
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Together in harmony
Recently Irish superstar Ronan Keating recorded a country style single called Last Thing On My Mind with American country diva LeAnn Rimes and entered the British charts.
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(Irish Post ) 5 June 2004
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Join the summer trad trail!
For all those who are holidaying in Ireland this summer and looking for a spot of traditional entertainment, Comhaltas has compiled the following list of venues, where you will find a lively and colourful display of traditional music, song, dance and storytelling through July and August.
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(Irish Post ) 5 June 2004
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Girl trio’s date with Madonna
GIRL trio Bellefire have been picked by Madonna to support the Queen of Pop at her massive Slane show on August 29.
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(Irish Post ) 5 June 2004
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A waste of good
THE ITV show Hell’s Kitchen has been criticised by homeless charities and civic leaders angry at the way it throws away and wastes good quality food.
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(Irish Post ) 5 June 2004
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McMenamin puts on a sinister show
IRISH actor Ciaran McMenamin is to shelve his squeaky clean image when he stars with Amanda Burton in the final instalment of the hit BBC drama Silent Witness.
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(Irish Post ) 5 June 2004
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Westlife star Egan catches stalkers
WESTLIFE star Kian Egan has caught two stalkers who rifled through his belongings backstage during a show in Dublin.
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(Irish Post ) 5 June 2004
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Darren’s heart is in the right place
BIRMINGHAM-based Heart FM Radio station presenter Darren Kelly’s shows may not have that much of a Celtic flavour — but he's doing his fair share for the area’s massive Irish community.
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(Irish Post ) 5 June 2004
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SURVIVOR: MEMOIRS OF A PROSTITUTE
THE subject of prostitution is rarely raised as a topic for discussion on an evening out with friends.
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(Irish Post ) 5 June 2004
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Jordan’s blast for bomb inquiry
FILM director Neil Jordan has spoken for the first time about how a relative of his was killed in the 1974 Dublin-Monaghan pub bombings.
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(Irish Post) 28 May 2004
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Farrell’s foul
ORGANISERS at the Cannes Film Festival have been surprised by Colin Farrell’s toilet habits.
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(Irish Post) 28 May 2004
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Moore politics
THE controversial film-maker and political activist Michael Moore has generated reams of column inches at Cannes for his documentary Farenheit 9/11.
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(Irish Post) 28 May 2004
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Burke & Hare’s new lease of life
A NEW film by novelist Irvine Welsh is to update the tale of two 19th century Irish canal workers who murdered their way around Edinburgh to sell body parts to the city’s medical students.
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(Irish Post) 28 May 2004
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U2 can get the new album in November
THE next U2 album will be released this year, according to the band’s manager Paul McGuinness.
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(Irish Post) 28 May 2004
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Ghost in the poitín
With acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson about to launch his new work Shining City on the London stage, David Stanford looks in on preparations for an amateur production of his haunting classic The Weir — which is still a favourite among thespians here and in Ireland.
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(Irish Post) 28 May 2004
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Anna’s dramatic fight for survival
Anna Scher is an acclaimed drama teacher whose methods have inspired countless young hopefuls to achieve greatness. Following a decline into depression, she is now fighting to regain her place at the theatre that bears her name PAUL DONOVAN reports.
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(Irish Post) 28 May 2004
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Country all over the world
Today’s artists highlight the popularity of country and Irish music across the world, as the men under the spotlight travel to Australia and Greece to entertain both exiles and non-Irish who love the strains of good old country and Irish tunes.
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(Irish Post) 20 May 2004
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Celebrate 50 years of the Fleadh Nua
Today there are many Irish traditional festivals organised throughout the summer months, but the Fleadh Nua, which started in Dublin in 1970, and this year celebrates its 30th year in Ennis is the forerunner of them all.
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(Irish Post) 20 May 2004
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Greengrass follows up with Omagh bomb film
THE director of a new film on the Omagh bombing has described the tragedy as the single greatest atrocity of the Troubles.
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(Irish Post) 20 May 2004
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Catherine takes on druggie role
CATHERINE Zeta Jones is to star as a cocaine addict in an adaptation of best-selling Irish writer Marion Keyes’ novel Rachel’s Holiday.
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(Irish Post) 20 May 2004
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Liam lines up his next film
LIAM Neeson is in talks to star opposite Cillian Murphy in director Neil Jordan’s adaptation of Patrick McCabe’s novel Breakfast on Pluto.
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(Irish Post) 20 May 2004
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Keep taking the medicine
The Saw Doctors have written songs about topics as diverse as baling hay and Michael D Higgins. When ENDA BRADY caught up with them in Cheltenham recently the issues discussed ranged from life on tour to the case of a missing hotel room and a horse called Best Mate.
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(Irish Post) 20 May 2004
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A change in the climate
The British government’s chief scientist spoke in such a way about the climate recently that even Tony Blair was moved to say that the situation was “very, very critical indeed”.
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(Irish Post) 20 May 2004
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Yoko speaks of Lennon’s Irish pride
JOHN Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono has spoken movingly of her late husband’s pride in his Irish roots at the opening of an exhibition in Dublin.
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(Irish Post) 12 May 2004
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Pierce Brosnan: Farrell’s no-07
PIERCE Brosnan has told fellow Irishman Colin Farrell that he is not suitable to become the next James Bond.
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(Irish Post) 12 May 2004
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Entertainment snippest
NAVAN comic Dylan Moran, who can be seen starring in current hit film Shaun of The Dead, is also
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(Irish Post) 12 May 2004
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Kerry’s film role
QUEEN of the Jungle Kerry McFadden has been approached to star in a new film that mirrors her own difficult childhood.
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(Irish Post) 12 May 2004
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Big blow to live trad music future
RETURN To Camden festival organiser Karen Ryan says the closure of popular pub The Stag’s Head is a huge blow to traditional music.
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(Irish Post) 12 May 2004
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Theatre REVIEW
IRISH actor Conleth Hill was hailed for his performance in Marie Jones’ riotous comedy Stones In His Pockets.
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(Irish Post) 12 May 2004
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The forgotten stable lad
TIMES were tough in my day. Being one of Vincent O’Brien’s stable lads was hard work but sentimentally rewarding, though not financially as I was on only £2.50 for a seven-day week back in the year 1962.
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(Irish Post) 12 May 2004
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Your votes, please, Ireland...
MALCOLM ROGERS previews the Eurovision Song Contest and argues that although the final is being held in Istanbul, the show is anything but a turkey.
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(Irish Post) 12 May 2004
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True love on a budget
IT was shot on digital video in 18 days and cost just £65,000 to make.
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(Irish Post) 5 May 2004
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King Arthur in Ireland
IT took several months to film and £60million to make. Yet the wintry scenes of the Wicklow mountains shot earlier this year tell the most famous English legend of them all.
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(Irish Post) 5 May 2004
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Entertainment snippest
JOHNNY Lydon says he would pick teen idol Justin Timberlake to play him in a new film based on his autobiography.
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(Irish Post) 5 May 2004
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One for the road
“EVER since that damned camera flashed, I knew that we were going to cop it,” said Carol.
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(Irish Post) 5 May 2004
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Behold, what she has done!
David Stanford talks to 1980s pop icon Hazel O’Connor about her musical roots in soul, punk and new wave — and her love affair with traditional Irish music.
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(Irish Post) 5 May 2004
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Political football could be an own goal
You may recall a few months back that the Foreign Affairs Minister himself, Brian Cowen, took the time to write in this paper about all that his government was doing and going to do for Irish emigrants in England.
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(Irish Post) 5 May 2004
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Sing a happy song
Originally from the town of Strabane in Co. Tyrone, Curtis Magee now resides in Coleraine in Co. Derry.
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(Irish Post) 5 May 2004
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MacGowan beaten up in pub
POGUES star Shane MacGowan is recovering after his jaw was broken in an unprovoked attack in a London pub.
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2004
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Tommy agrees: Bring back Roy
COMIC Tommy Tiernan has entered the Roy-Keane-for-Ireland debate by claiming that the national soccer side cannot afford to play without the tenacious midfielder.
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2004
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Boyzone say farewell
BOYZONE are to get back together after half a decade to play at least one farewell concert for charity.
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2004
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Entertainment snippest
FORMER Westlife star Bryan McFadden has chosen a reality show to launch his TV career.
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2004
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A referendum on the rules of citizenship
When Ireland goes to the polls this June for the local and European elections another vote will take place on the same day. This vote will be a referendum aimed at restricting Irish citizenship, though the exact wording has yet to be formulated.
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2004
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A milestone of a book
This year marks a century since the publication of Patrick Dinneen’s famous Irish-English Dictionary, which became the fundamental tool for the Irish language revival.
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2004
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Images of a bygone era
Thirty years in the making, Ireland — The Parting Glass chronicles the ever-changing face of the Emerald Isle.
AMANDA DIAMOND spoke to author and photographer Richard Fitzgerald.
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2004
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TR Dallas rambles on
I was recently up in Derby Irish Centre to watch TR Dallas perform and came away the lucky recipient of TR’s latest album Rambling Boy.
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2004
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Iceland goes céilí crazy
Few things delight me more than hearing about Irish dance or music events in countries which one would not normally associate with an interest in Celtic culture.
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2004
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Boyzone bury the hatchet
Comeback number one: Boyzone have been reunited on television for the first time in three years — in support of former bandmate Shane Lynch.
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(Irish Post) 21 April 2004
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Bryan’s quick Westlife return
COMBACK NUMBER TWO: Bryan McFadden is to return to Westlife — but only for a one-off reunion in Dublin.
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(Irish Post) 21 April 2004
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Taking on the Hurricane
ALEX ‘The Hurricane’ Higgins has thrown down a challenge for pool hustlers to take him on.
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(Irish Post) 21 April 2004
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Colin’s hellraising days are over
COLIN Farrell has vowed to put his hellraising days to one side to concentrate on the true love of his life — baby son James.
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(Irish Post) 21 April 2004
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CD review
HAZEL O’CONNOR, One More Try, Invisible Hands Music
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(Irish Post) 21 April 2004
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Setting the tone — A brief history of the Wolfe Tones
As the Wolfe Tones celebrate 40 years in the music business MALCOLM ROGERS talks to Brian Warfield about the band’s history.
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(Irish Post) 21 April 2004
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Taking the beauty out of the beautiful game
So he’s back. The ego has landed. The millionaire sportsman who wanted to play for his country so badly that a few days on a luxury tropical island was beyond endurance because a few bibs and his favourite cold drinks were delayed.
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(Irish Post) 21 April 2004
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A loving family man
Nestling in the tourist attractions of Blarney in Co. Cork, the largest county in Ireland is the musical family of Dave Rea, wife Margie and daughter Lynda.
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(Irish Post) 21 April 2004
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Winging their way back home
STOCKTON’S Wing recently came together for the first time in 20 years to play a benefit gig in Ennis, presenting the crowd with the original line-up from their hey-day in the 1980s.
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(Irish Post) 21 April 2004
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The write stuff
EITHNE FARRY speaks to Belfast author Glenn Patterson about his brilliant new novel — That Which Was, his fascination for Belfast and how he stumbled into writing.
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(Irish Post ) 14 April 2004
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Book reviews
FOR I HAVE SINNED; Colm Herron - DRIVING BIG DAVIE; Colin Bateman
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(Irish Post ) 14 April 2004
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Gambon’s Wild West gamble
IRISH actor Sir Michael Gambon has admitted he told porkies about Ireland’s involvement in the American Wild West — in order to play
an Irish cowboy.
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(Irish Post ) 14 April 2004
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I’ve kicked drugs, says MacGowan
HELLRAISER Shane MacGowan says the only drugs he takes are the ones prescribed to him by his doctor.
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(Irish Post ) 14 April 2004
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CD review
Pauline Scanlon, Red colour sun, The Daisy Label
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(Irish Post ) 14 April 2004
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Singing from the soul
JON LUSK speaks to Cork-based singer/songwriter Ger Wolfe about his affinities with his hometown and the spiritual nature of his songs.
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(Irish Post ) 14 April 2004
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Jimmy Kennedy remembered
MALCOLM ROGERS pays tribute to Omagh’s Jimmy Kennedy, who died 20 years ago this month.
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(Irish Post ) 14 April 2004
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Songs for absent friends
Following Divine Comedy’s break-up and regrouping. ANDREW LYNCH found Neil Hannon bristling with new optimism.
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(Irish Post ) 14 April 2004
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Classic Country ‘n’ Irish
Recently Tina and I held our ninth Midlands Irish Music Festival featuring seven local folk acts alongside top Country and Irish artists Shawn Cuddy, Collette and Jive Beat Country, Bob Brolly, Ursula, Barry Doyle and Patrick Feeney.
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(Irish Post ) 14 April 2004
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Wonderful old-time waltzing
Caitlin from Co. Down has released a two track promotional CD featuring My Connemara Marble Ring written by Kerry singer-songwriter Candy Barre.
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(Irish Post ) 14 April 2004
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A book at bedtime?
Dublin, October, 1737. The curate of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Reverend Matthew Pilkington, made his way home from his clerical duties at two o’clock one morning. On entering the bedroom of the vicarage, he found his young wife in bed with a strange man.
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(Irish Post ) 14 April 2004
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A change of roles
Eithne Farry talks to successful actress and producer Emer McCourt about the inspiration behind her debut novel Elvis,
Jesus And Me.
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(Irish Post) 7 April 2004
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Book Reviews
Pocket History of The Troubles by Brian Feeney
Rathcormick by Homan Potterton
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(Irish Post) 7 April 2004
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The Fleadh bounces back with Dylan and Moore
THE Fleadh is to make a dramatic return to the festival circuit this year with folk legend Bob Dylan headlining and Irish legend Christy Moore playing in support.
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(Irish Post) 7 April 2004
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Amanda’s options are open
TELEVISION presenter Amanda Byram has not ruled out a reunion with her
ex-boyfriend Patrick Kielty.
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(Irish Post) 7 April 2004
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Westlife leave the Bryan days behind
BRYAN who? As far as Westlife are concerned Mr McFadden never existed.
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(Irish Post) 7 April 2004
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No one-trick Pony
Catherine Jackson talks to Pony Club frontman and lyricist Mark Cullen about life, love and new album Family Business.
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(Irish Post) 7 April 2004
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An Egg-cellent read for Easter
Writer MARTINA EVANS reminds us that books appeal to children on
many different levels and how there are even more ways for your child to
enjoy a favourite story.
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(Irish Post) 7 April 2004
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Is anybody out there watching TG4?
If there is one thing that has drastically altered the shape and nature of our lives in the last century, changed the very lights shining from the windows of these Irish hills, it is television.
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(Irish Post) 7 April 2004
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All hail Seán — the new tenor sensation
MEET Seán Ruane, the new Irish tenor sensation, who hopes to enjoy the same career trajectory as John McCormack and Joseph Locke.
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(Irish Post ) 31 March 2004
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Colin Farrell being lined up as 007?
COLIN Farrell has been linked with the role of 007 as Bond producers continue to give present incumbent Pierce Brosnan the cold shoulder.
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(Irish Post ) 31 March 2004
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No reunion for Boyzone says Walsh
POP manager Louis Walsh has poured cold water on hopes of a Boyzone reunion, branding the group as “old, out of shape and past it”.
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(Irish Post ) 31 March 2004
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Wedding bells for Theron and Townsend?
OSCAR winner Charlize Theron has said she wants to marry her Irish boyfriend Stuart Townsend as soon as she can.
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(Irish Post ) 31 March 2004
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The enemies within
Michael Hall speaks to journalist Greg Harkin about his new book Stakeknife, which reveals the sinister workings of British intelligence in the North of Ireland.
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(Irish Post ) 31 March 2004
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Book reviews
11 emerald street Hugh O’Donnell, Jonathan Cape. - Irish Girls are back
in town Various authors, TownHouse/Pocke.
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(Irish Post ) 31 March 2004
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Reformed character
Aidan Quinn’s forthcoming film Song For A Raggy Boy has attracted much
controversy for its uncompromising take on an Irish 1930s Catholic reform school. But the Hollywood actor explains to richard purden how his Irish background has been essential to his success in his latest film and his career.
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(Irish Post ) 31 March 2004
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Juliet’s star is rising
John Crowley talks to singer/songwriter Juliet Turner about her latest album release Season Of The Hurricane.
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(Irish Post ) 31 March 2004
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A Dublin love affair
Eithne Farry talks to Dublin-born author Peter Sheridan about his latest book, Big Fat Love.
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(Irish Post ) 24 March 2004
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Lord Haw Haw: The film!
THE life and times of an Irishman who became the Third Reich’s most feared broadcaster is to be made into a feature film.
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(Irish Post ) 24 March 2004
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Pierce a bit misty over Bond future
PIERCE Brosnan, now 50 years young, has added to speculation surrounding the next Bond movie by describing his future as 007 as “opaque”.
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(Irish Post ) 24 March 2004
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Christy’s boxing clever with CD
CHRISTY Moore, Ireland’s best-loved folk singer, has released a six CD box set of mostly unheard material from his 40-year career.
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(Irish Post ) 24 March 2004
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Ash joined by hero for new anthem
IRISH rockers Ash were joined by Thin Lizzy guitarist Ian Robertson at their St. Patrick’s Day show in London.
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(Irish Post ) 24 March 2004
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Keeping it in the family
CHRISTY PARKER talks to Janet Behan about her adaptation of her uncle’s play Brendan Behan’s New York.
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(Irish Post ) 24 March 2004
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Life through the lens of Edward Chambré Hardman
The work of one of Ireland’s greatest photographers, Edward Chambré Hardman, is currently on show at an exhibition in Liverpool Central Library.
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(Irish Post ) 24 March 2004
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The other O’Donnell
Mention the surname O’Donnell in the world of music and most people immediately think of Daniel.
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(Irish Post ) 24 March 2004
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The cult of the Celt
MALCOLM ROGERS talks with Manx man Rob Penn about his new book
The Sky Is Falling On Our Heads, which investigates Celtic identity.
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(Irish Post ) 18 March 2004
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CD reviews
LIVE RECORDINGS FROM THE WILLIAM KENNEDY PIPING FESTIVAL. Hosted by Armagh Pipers’ Club
- BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SEA. Tim Dennehy, ceilig Records
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(Irish Post ) 18 March 2004
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Truly a night to remember
THE wind howled and the rain lashed down but the celebs still came out in force for the capital’s St. Patrick’s Day festival last Sunday.
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(Irish Post ) 18 March 2004
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Entertainment Snippets
NEARLY 20 years after it rocked the world, the Live Aid benefit concert is to be officially released on DVD.
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(Irish Post ) 18 March 2004
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Oasis dumps its producers to take control in the studio
OASIS have parted company with producers Death In Vegas who have been working on their new album.
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(Irish Post ) 18 March 2004
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Clubbing with Mr Fish
ANDREW LYNCH hooked up with Jerry Fish — a.k.a. Gerard Whelan — now propping up the mic for The Mudbug Club.
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(Irish Post ) 18 March 2004
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Touring the Valley Of The Heart
Seán Keane is having a rare day off from his tour of Holland when we speak on the phone.
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(Irish Post ) 18 March 2004
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My kinda town
Known primarily for his role as Curly Watts in Coronation Street, Manchester-Irish actor Kevin Kennedy is enjoying life after the soap in his role as Amos Heart in the musical Chicago. john crowley reports.
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(Irish Post ) 18 March 2004
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Blowing in the wind
Grey Larsen has been playing and studying Irish flute, tin whistle, and Anglo concertina since the early ‘70s.
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(Irish Post ) 18 March 2004
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A tragic turn of phrase
MALCOLM ROGERS has a read of the first book to deal comprehensively with the life and works of Listowel
playwright and author John B Keane.
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(Irish Post ) 10 March 2004
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Book reviews
Following the wake, Gemma O’Connor. Bantam Books - The captain with the whiskers,
Benedict Kiely. Methuen Publishing
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(Irish Post ) 10 March 2004
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Rejoicing in being Joyce
Eithne Farry talks to actor Dermot Crowley about his role as James Joyce in the West End production Calico.
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(Irish Post ) 10 March 2004
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Theatre reviews
Calico; By Michael Hastings, Duke of York’s Theatre, St Martin’s Lane,
London - DANCING AT LUGHNASA; By Brian Friel, Stanford Hall Theatre, near Loughborough
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(Irish Post ) 10 March 2004
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Star of the book charts
AUTHOR Joe O’Connor has told me of his “delight” after his book Star Of The Sea went to No.1 in the British book charts.
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(Irish Post ) 10 March 2004
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Damien’s day
Championing the cause of the downtrodden and the oppressed, singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey talks to ronan mcgreevy about his latest album, Seize The Day in the run-up to his London St. Patrick’s Day appearance.
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(Irish Post ) 10 March 2004
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The star of the County Down keeps on shining
County Down not only boasts some of the most beautiful and relaxing scenery in all of Ireland but it also plays host to many of the most popular country and Irish artists — Conor McKay, Ann Breen, Kevin Kearney, Collette, Barry Doyle, Bonnie Stewart, Paul Donnelly and Stephen Smyth.
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(Irish Post ) 10 March 2004
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More lessons in brutality
THE director of a new film about child abuse at an Irish reformatory school says there is still a need to make “honest” movies about Ireland’s recent past.
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(Irish Post ) 3 March 2004
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Louis takes another pop at rivals
POP guru Louis Walsh has been at it again — this time slagging off rivals Pete Waterman and Simon
Cowell.
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(Irish Post ) 3 March 2004
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Reel nice scenery!
STUNNING vistas of Ireland to be shown in the movie epic King Arthur are to be used to tempt film-makers to the country.
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(Irish Post ) 3 March 2004
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Entertainment Snippets
THE poet Seamus Heaney is to star in an exhibition dedicated to the weird and wonderful properties of
the bog.
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(Irish Post ) 3 March 2004
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Philadelphia, here I come!
John Crowley speaks to actress Eileen Pollock about her role in the Brian Friel drama Philadelphia, Here I Come!
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(Irish Post ) 3 March 2004
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The Flowers are back in bloom
After a prolonged period in the shade, those ever popular Dublin blooms The Hothouse Flowers have emerged into the light again. ANDREW LYNCH recounts the story so far.
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(Irish Post ) 3 March 2004
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Just play the original
Due for release on Monday, March 8, is The Jukebox Years, Daniel O’Donnell’s second album based around jukebox favourites.
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(Irish Post ) 3 March 2004
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A walk in the dark
Eithne Farry talks to Mogue Doyle about his new book A Moth At The Glass— a tale of love, regret and redemption.
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(Irish Post ) 25 Feb 2004
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Book reviews
Path to broken dreams, Annie Murphy - Tracing your limerick ancestors,
Margaret Franklin.
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(Irish Post ) 25 Feb 2004
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Cara’s in line for a Meteor Award
CARA Dillon has spoken of her joy at being nominated for two Meteor Awards — Ireland’s equivalent of the Brits.
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(Irish Post ) 25 Feb 2004
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Entertainment Snippets
THE Edge is to perform the theme song for the latest Batman movie.
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(Irish Post ) 25 Feb 2004
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Giving voice to a hidden talent
Larry Cooney speaks to Laurence Robinson, who ditched his career in the City when he discovered his true talents as a tenor.
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(Irish Post ) 25 Feb 2004
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Theatre reviews
The entertainerm, John Osborne, Liverpool Playhouse - Brendan Behan
Oldham Coliseum Theatre.
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(Irish Post ) 25 Feb 2004
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It’s a family affair
john crowley talks to Kirsten Sheridan about her latest film In America which was also written by her in conjuction with father Jim and sister Naomi. It has been nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars this year.
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(Irish Post ) 25 Feb 2004
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Inside the Real IRA
JOHN CROWLEY talks to crime journalist John Mooney about his controversial book on the Real IRA and its infiltration by the security forces.
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(Irish Post ) 18 Feb 2004
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CD reviews
This Music at the House, Brendan Bulger, Marty Fahey, Kathleen Gavin, Copperplate.
Irish Out For The Night, The Battlefield Band, Topic.
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(Irish Post ) 18 Feb 2004
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Danú plea: Support trad music back home
TOP band Danú, winners of two gongs at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, have urged for more support to be given to traditional music in Ireland.
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(Irish Post ) 18 Feb 2004
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Sam reveals the pressures of fame
SAMANTHA Mumba has revealed she was pressurised by pop bosses to dump her former boyfriend when she was 16.
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(Irish Post ) 18 Feb 2004
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Bono’s praise is blossoming
BONO was on the money at the recent album launch party for his pals The Hothouse Flowers.
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(Irish Post ) 18 Feb 2004
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Colin gets plastered
COLIN Farrell is recovering from a foot injury after he slipped and fell on a stairway of a Bangkok hotel.
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(Irish Post ) 18 Feb 2004
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Entertainment Snippets
FORMER Nolan Sisters singer Bernie Nolan has relived the heartache of her miscarriage in a scene for the ITV soap The Bill.
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(Irish Post ) 18 Feb 2004
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Moya decides to go solo
MALCOLM ROGERS talks to Clannad vocalist Moya Brennan about her Donegal roots and debut solo album Two Horizons.
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(Irish Post ) 18 Feb 2004
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There’s something about Orla
Catherine Jackson talks to Dublin-born actress Orla Brady about acting and her role in the latest Maeve Murphy film Silent Grace about female Republican prisoners on hunger strike.
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(Irish Post ) 18 Feb 2004
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Sleepless in Dublin
Eithne Farry talks to the Taoiseach’s daughter Cecelia Ahern about her debut novel, PS, I Love You, her million-dollar film deal and her writer’s insomnia.
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(Irish Post ) 11 Feb 2004
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Book reviews
Concerning Kate; Joan O’Neill; Coronet Books
The Killing of the Tinkers; Ken Bruen; Brandon Books
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(Irish Post ) 11 Feb 2004
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A Johnny good show says Lydon’s proud dad
His pride after his son walked out of the TV show I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.
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(Irish Post ) 11 Feb 2004
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Beauty in the eye of the Beckham
MISS Ireland organisers want Victoria Beckham to be a judge at next year’s contest.
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(Irish Post ) 11 Feb 2004
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They’re still bashing on about rude man Bono
MEANWHILE, Bono has been censored for saying the “f” word more than a year after he uttered the profanity.
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(Irish Post ) 11 Feb 2004
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Entertainment Snippets
ANDREA Corr apologised to sleepless neighbours last week after the alarm at her Dublin home rang
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(Irish Post ) 11 Feb 2004
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A ghost of a chance
John Crowley catches up with Dublin-born actor Peter McDonald to ask him about his latest project the supernatural series Sea Of Souls.
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(Irish Post ) 11 Feb 2004
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Craig’s sporting chance
Irish Post award winner Craig Doyle — the new face of Grandstand — talks exclusively to
Catherine Jackson about first-night nerves, meeting Cameron Diaz and leaving Holiday for good.
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(Irish Post ) 11 Feb 2004
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Like father like son
For many years when sons and daughters left Ireland for pastures new the mothers left behind were portrayed as broken-hearted and lonely, pining for their child far away.
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(Irish Post ) 11 Feb 2004
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The Riverdance refugee
Kevin Rowland of the Dexys Midnight Runners once allegedly said he’d like the epitaph on his headstone to be: “Go away Eileen.”
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(Irish Post ) 5 Feb 2004
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Book reviews.
Sarsfield & The Jacobites. By Kevin Haddick-Flynn
Michael Collins — Himself. By Chrissy Osborne
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(Irish Post ) 5 Feb 2004
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Ash ready to rock Britain’s most intimate
ASH are gearing up to play a British “tiny club” tour to promote their forthcoming album, Meltdown.
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(Irish Post ) 5 Feb 2004
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Entertainment Snippets
SINGER Andrea Corr has spoken of her love for toyboy actor Shaun Evans.
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(Irish Post ) 5 Feb 2004
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She’s a celebrity... get her out of there
WESTLIFE hardman Bryan McFadden says he has cried ever since his wife, Kerry, went on to I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.
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(Irish Post ) 5 Feb 2004
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The Resurrectionist
Around this time last year, Paddy Casey got a phone call from a friend who had a rather disturbing question for him — what did it feel like to be dead?
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(Irish Post ) 5 Feb 2004
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Kathy’s Behan revival
A few years ago a men’s magazine conducted a poll to discover who was the nation’s favourite fantasy dinner date.
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(Irish Post ) 5 Feb 2004
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Fighting the good fight
Michael hall talks to author Meda Ryan about her book on Tom Barry’s role in the fight for Irish independence.
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(Irish Post ) 28 Jan 2004
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Book reviews.
Tom Barry - IRA Freedom Fighter; By Meda Ryan,
Halfway House; By Ronan Tynan,
Collected Poems; By Paul Birtill
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(Irish Post ) 28 Jan 2004
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Dylan lines his pockets with gold
DYLAN Moran is to star in the film version of Marie Jones’ West End hit play Stones In His Pockets.
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(Irish Post ) 28 Jan 2004
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Brendan is tickled by the Trojans
IRISH actor Brendan Gleeson has spoken for the first time about his role in the £100million movie Troy.
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(Irish Post ) 28 Jan 2004
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Entertainment Snippets
COLIN Farrell has been voted the fourth greatest hellraiser ever — and those who beat him are currently pushing up daisies.
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(Irish Post ) 28 Jan 2004
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Frances — back in black
Frances Black is making a welcome return to Britain next week with a string of live dates across the country. She tells Catherine Jackson how she hopes the tour will help heal her grief after the recent death of her mother.
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(Irish Post ) 28 Jan 2004
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Bravo to O’Briain!
Dara O’Briain has enjoyed a very busy year. john crowley talks to the Dublin-born comedian about his forthcoming British tour and hobnobbing with Westlife.
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(Irish Post ) 28 Jan 2004
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Partners in Rhyme
Most people when asked about Foster & Allen smile and joke about the
two Leprechauns singing on Top of the Pops.
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(Irish Post ) 28 Jan 2004
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Sex and sun dance
WHAT happens when a former journalist joins forces with five women and a nun and talks about sex, holidays and relationships?
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(Irish Post ) 21 Jan 2004
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Book reviews.
Liverpool: The Irish Connection, by Michael Kelly. Print Origination.
Melancholy Madness — A Coroner’s Casebook,By Michelle McGoff-McCann
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(Irish Post ) 21 Jan 2004
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Kirsten to wear Keogh at Golden Globes
KIRSTEN Sheridan will be wearing Irish when she walks down the red carpet at this month’s Golden Globes.
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(Irish Post ) 21 Jan 2004
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New album for Flowers
THE Hothouse Flowers are to release their first new studio material in seven
years.
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(Irish Post ) 21 Jan 2004
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A heavy offering of Ash
NORTHERN IRISH rockers Ash have just finished recording their fourth album, and claim that it’s their heaviest yet.
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(Irish Post ) 21 Jan 2004
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CD review
David Kitt, Square 1, Blanco Y Negro
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(Irish Post ) 21 Jan 2004
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Eileen’s entertaining us all
Tony Birtill talks to actress Eileen Walsh about her role in the controversial Peter Mullen film The Magdalene Sisters — for which she has been nominated for an award — and her current stint on stage in John Osborne’s The Entertainer.
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(Irish Post ) 21 Jan 2004
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Theatre reviews
Hurricane, Soho Theatre-Box Office: 0207 478 0100, Until February 7
Finborough Theatre, Box office: 0207 373 3842, Until January 31
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(Irish Post ) 21 Jan 2004
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Back in the frame
John Crowley talks to snooker legend Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins about his turbulent life on the green baize and how it feels to be the subject of a one-man West End play.
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(Irish Post ) 21 Jan 2004
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Forget the cowboys, meet the Indians...
Just over three decades ago a young country and Irish band were looking for a gimmick to capture the imagination of the huge Irish public who were filling the dance halls listening to their favourite showbands, and country and Irish bands.
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(Irish Post ) 21 Jan 2004
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O’Donohue’s divinity
Eithne farry talks to author of the bestseller Anam Cara John O’Donohue about his new book, Divine Beauty, The Invisible Embrace.
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(Irish Post ) 14 Jan 2004
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Book reviews.
The Legacy of History, By Martin Mansergh, Mercier Press, £15.
De Valera’s Irelands , By Gabriel Doherty & Dermot Keogh, Mercier Press, £11.50
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(Irish Post ) 14 Jan 2004
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Motown magic for Westlife
WESTLIFE plan to stay at the top of the pop pile in 2004 by recording an album with some of Motown’s greatest names.
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(Irihs Post ) 14 Jan 2004
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Sorry seems to be the hardest word
MISS World Rosanna Davidson has apologised for her attack on the nanny who was the teenage lover of her father Chris De Burgh.
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(Irish Post ) 14 Jan 2004
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CD review
Hazel O’Connor, A Singular Collection, Invisible Hands Music.
The Tap Room Trio,Harry Bradley, Jesse Smith, John Blake, Claddagh Records.
Holly wood, The Voice Squad, Tara records
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(Irish Post ) 14 Jan 2004
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Waltzing back from Oz
Veteran songwriter Eric Bogle has written many traditional Irish standards such as The Green Fields of France and Leaving Nancy. He recently topped a BBC radio poll with the No.1 Peace Song Of All Time. RICHARD PURDEN caught up with him before he returned home to Australia...
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(Irish Post ) 14 Jan 2003
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Shameless behaviour
AFTER years of squeezing into corsets and “sexless” gowns, Anne-Marie Duff’s new role in a modern television production came as a blessed relief..
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(Irish Post ) 14 Jan 2004
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Welcome to an insular island
What do people think of Irish society? Do they still think of it as a wistful place full of thatched cottages and people living
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(Irish Post ) 14 Jan 2004
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When music traditions collide.
At a recent dance over Christmas a group of normally quiet and accommodating revellers were on
the verge of violence. Why? .
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(Irish Post ) 14 Jan 2004
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The Iberian Hibernophile
MALCOLM ROGERS talks to the Basque writer Yolanda Echevarria who has had her love of Ireland inspired by her experiences amongst the Irish in Britain.
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(Irish Post ) 7 Jan 2004
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Nadine doesn’t want to pass her sell-by date.
NADINE Coyle is to quit hit group Girls Aloud — in about 12 years’ time.
The 18-year-old starlet says she does not want to be with the girl quintet past the “old age” of 30.
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(Irish Post ) 7 Jan 2004
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Louis Osbourne marries Irish beauty.
LOUIS Osbourne, eldest son of rocker Ozzy, says there are no hard feelings after his father missed his marriage to Irish beauty Louise Lennon..
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(Irish Post ) 7 Jan 2004
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Justin for a couple of pints!
BEER BELLY BLUES: Justin just enjoys his stout too much..
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(Irish Post ) 7 Jan 2004
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Louis, Nothing Compares 2U
SINÉAD O’Connor has called pop impresario Louis Walsh a “vampire” after he said the singer was a “wasted talent”..
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(Irish Post ) 7 Jan 2004
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Brenda plays it for pleasure
ACTRESS Brenda Fricker says she loved playing a prostitute in her last movie — because it meant she could swear, smoke and booze on screen..
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(Irish Post ) 7 Jan 2004
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CD review
The Barefield Céilí Band
Between the Sets
Tig na Coille, £10.99
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(Irish Post ) 7 Jan 2004
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Glasgow goes green
Ireland’s link with Scotland is more than just football and this unique relationship is celebrated each year at the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow. CATHERINE JACKSON reports..
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(Irish Post ) 7 Jan 2004
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The Rover’s Return
As Shane MacGowan returns to Glasgow to play the Celtic Connections festival for the third year in a row, RICHARD PURDEN caught up with the Irish Rover and found him in good shape and back in charge..
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(Irish Post ) 7 Jan 2004
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Joe Horgan
In Ireland you can end up reflecting about a lot of things over a pint. Whatever else has changed, the pub remains a central part of Irish social life. People take lunch there, have coffee, meet, chat and relax. But
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(Irish Post ) 7 Jan 2004
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What’s in a focal?
Dr Johnson did not compile the first English Dictionary. If you were one of those who were a participant or spectator in the numerous seasonal quizzes that one had to endure recently, you might have been fooled.
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(Irish Post ) 7 Jan 2004
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The Irish Celtic singer
Malcolm Rogers looks at the life of Irish tenor John McCormack, subject of a recently-published book
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(Irish Post ) 5 Jan 2004
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Book reviews.
IRISH, THE REMARKABLE SAGA OF A NATION AND A CITY,
John Burrowes Mainstream Publishing, £14.99.
Round the House and Mind the Dresser
The story of music song and dance in Leicester’s Irish community)
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(Irish Post ) 5 Jan 2004
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The things people say...
IT is hard life looking after The Pulse page every week. But for one week, I will put my feet up and let you feast on some of the best quotes of the last 12 months.
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(Irish Post ) 5 Jan 2004
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A very British tradition
Malcolm Rogers looks at the history of the Irish trad music session and finds its roots in the pubs of Britain’s Irish community are as strong as ever.
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(Irish Post ) 5 Jan 2004
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Future stars of Irish music
David Kitt.
Woodstar.
Simple Kid.
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(Irish Post ) 5 Jan 2004
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It’s never too late to pick up a fiddle
Many adults assume they’ve left it too late to learn to play music.
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(Irish Post ) 5 Jan 2004
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CD review
Eleanor McEvoy — Special Edition
Market Square
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(Irish Post ) 5 Jan 2004
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Ireland’s frozen assets
Two books out this Christmas focus on Irishmen’s courageous treks to both Poles. malcolm rogers looks at Seek The Frozen Lands, a lavishly-illustrated account of Ireland’s Arctic and Antarctic explorers, while below john crowley interviews Michael Smith about his book on explorer Tom Crean..
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(Irish Post ) 5 Jan 2004
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Hot shot Adrian is on target
JOHN CROWLEY talks to in-demand actor and director Adrian Dunbar about his career to date, his latest Hollywood movie Triggermen and his thoughts about how the North of Ireland views the world of arts..
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(Irish Post ) 5 Jan 2004
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What kind of Ireland do we want, exactly?
When they opened the Jack Lynch tunnel outside Cork City just a couple of years ago people were invited to come down and watch.
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(Irish Post ) 5 Jan 2004
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A woman of many parts
EITHNE FARRY talks to Polly Devlin about her writing career and her acclaimed memoir All Of Us There.
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A woman of many parts
EITHNE FARRY talks to Polly Devlin about her writing career and her acclaimed memoir All Of Us There.
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(Irish Post ) 16 Dec 2003
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Book reviews.
Heart mysteries — 50 Poems From ireland to touch the soul. Marie Heaney
Town House.
The Harcourt street line (BACK ON TRACK). Brian Mac Aongusa
Currach Press, £13.50
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(Irish Post ) 16 Dec 2003
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Miss World to come to Ireland?
BEAUTY queen Andrea Roche has said she wants to bring the Miss World extravaganza to Ireland after Rosanna Davidson’s triumph last week.
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(Irihs Post ) 16 Dec 2003
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Back to basics for Ronan
RONAN Keating is going back to covering ’70s classics in a bid to save his career.
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(Irish Post ) 16 Dec 2003
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Westife learn how to relax
WESTLIFE have revealed how their punishing schedule almost caused them to split up..
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(Irish Post ) 16 Dec 2003
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Snippets.
BONO has said - JUSTIN Timberlake- COLIN Farrell has turned - IRISH boyband hunk Dane Guidan has spoken
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(Irish Post ) 16 Dec 2003
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CD review
Eleanor McEvoy — Special Edition
Market Square
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(Irish Post ) 16 Dec 2003
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Ireland’s frozen assets
Two books out this Christmas focus on Irishmen’s courageous treks to both Poles. malcolm rogers looks at Seek The Frozen Lands, a lavishly-illustrated account of Ireland’s Arctic and Antarctic explorers, while below john crowley interviews Michael Smith about his book on explorer Tom Crean..
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(Irish Post ) 16 Dec 2003
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Hot shot Adrian is on target
JOHN CROWLEY talks to in-demand actor and director Adrian Dunbar about his career to date, his latest Hollywood movie Triggermen and his thoughts about how the North of Ireland views the world of arts..
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(Irish Post ) 16 Dec 2003
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What kind of Ireland do we want, exactly?
When they opened the Jack Lynch tunnel outside Cork City just a couple of years ago people were invited to come down and watch.
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(Irish Post ) 16 Dec 2003
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A most enigmatic Irishman
john crowley talks to Mary Kenny, author of a controversial new book on William Joyce better known as Lord Haw Haw.
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(Irish Post ) 10 Dec 2003
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Book reviews.
Bennett’s historical account of the Black and Tans during the War of Independence in Ireland is not without controversy..
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(Irish Post ) 10 Dec 2003
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Danú joy at nominations for BBC’s Folk Awards gongs
IRISH traditional group Danú head the list of nominations at this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
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(Irihs Post ) 10 Dec 2003
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Victoria’s daughter
ACTRESS Victoria Smurfit has spoken of the love she has for the little girl who has become like a daughter to her.
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(Irish Post ) 10 Dec 2003
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Keith’s Street credibility
SOAP star Keith Duffy will be buying a bigger turkey for his family
this Christmas — thanks to a huge bonus from his Coronation Street
bosses.
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(Irish Post ) 10 Dec 2003
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Snippets.
ACTOR Stuart Townsend - JUSTIN Timberlake -
FRAMES star Joy Doyle’s money worries -
KIND-HEARTED rocker Bono...
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(Irish Post ) 10 Dec 2003
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live review
Duck by Stella Feehily
Upstairs at The Royal Court, London (020 7565 5000). Until January 10, 2004.
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(Irish Post ) 10 Dec 2003
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In the saddle
malcolm rogers is entranced by writer and teacher Tom Daly’s social history of cycle racing in Ireland.
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(Irish Post ) 10 Dec 2003
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The Doctors will see you now.
After a disasterous 2003, resulting in a series of line-up changes, The Saw Doctors are back on tour. CATHERINE JACKSON discovered what fuels their renewed energy.
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(Irish Post ) 10 Dec 2003
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Bowled over by the past
On most Sundays, mainly in the summer, in the long, light evenings you will come across the crowds following the score.
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(Irish Post ) 10 Dec 2003
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Country and Irish CDs for your Christmas stocking
Only a few weeks’ shopping time left for Christmas 2003 and what better way to show someone special just how much you think of them than by sending a Country and Irish CD via Santa.
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(Irish Post ) 10 Dec 2003
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The Poet and The Piper
One of the more intriguing recordings of the past year, The Poet and the Piper, is the voice and poetry of Seamus Heaney combined with the piping of Liam O’Flynn.
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(Irish Post ) 10 Dec 2003
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Kennedys’ emerald dream
RONAN McGREEVY looks at author Thomas Maier’s book that traces the Kennedys connection with Ireland.
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(Irish Post) 4 Dec 2003
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Books reviews
Pushed to the Edge, Malachy Trainor, Athena Press
- Inside the Zoo with U2, Lola Cashman, John Blake Publishing...
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(Irish Post) 4 Dec 2003
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Stars sparkle at Westlife launch
IT WAS a veritable celebfest at the Irish embassy last week as Westlife launched their new album Turnaround and celebrated five years at the top of the pop game.
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(Irish Post) 4 Dec 2003
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Magdalene star is off to Hollywood
NORA Jane-Noone, star of controversial movie The Magdalene Sisters, says she will complete her studies in Ireland before heading to Hollywood.
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(Irish Post) 4 Dec 2003
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Sam’s amicable with split
SAMANTHA Mumba has split with her long-time boyfriend Mark Henderson.
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(Irish Post) 4 Dec 2003
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Westlife’s night at the Embassy
As they launched their new album Turnaround, JOHN CROWLEY caught up with Westlife during a special celebratory evening given in their honour.
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(Irish Post) 4 Dec 2003
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Tough on crime...
It probably says far more about my expectations of this country, but when I first came here I remember in my innocence being shocked by the violent nature of crime reported in the media.
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(Irish Post) 4 Dec 2003
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Entertainment snippets
Colin Farrell says he finds Angelina- U2’s songsas a way of preaching the
Gospel -IRISH sports charity GOAL...
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(Irish Post) 4 Dec 2003
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Theatre reviews
Happy Days, By Samuel Beckett, Arts Theatre, London W1
020 7836 3334 - The Pillowman , By Martin McDonagh , National Theatre, Cottesloe
, 020 7452 3000
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(Irish Post) 25 Nov 2003
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CD reviews
Colin Reid, Swim ,Topic Records- Eamon Friel, The Waltz Of the Years
Thran Records
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(Irish Post) 25 Nov 2003
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Stella’s date with London stage nerves
STELLA Feehily admits she will be a “bag of nerves” when her debut play premieres in London this week at the Royal Court.
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(Irish Post) 25 Nov
2003
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Adrian gets trigger happy with Neil
IRISH actor Adrian Dunbar has teamed up with Neil Morrissey in a new movie about two con men who are mistaken for a pair of hit men.
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(Irish Post) 25 Nov 2003
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Back to the future
John Crowley talks to Danú’s Brendan McCarthy about the band’s ‘new line-up’ and latest album release.
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(Irish Post) 25 Nov 2003
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The Sanctuary Lamp
Tom Murphy’s rarely performed drama about three lost souls in search of salvation is an odd hybrid of Pinteresque silences and pretentious soliloquies verging on the verbose.
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(Irish Post) 25 Nov 2003
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Winter readings for kids
picture books-fairy tales and gift books for children over five-
books for older children and teenagers...
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(Irish Post) 25 Nov 2003
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The godfather of Irish music?
MALCOLM ROGERS reviews an impressive new biography on Seán Ó Riada and examines the legacy he has left behind.
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(Irish Post) 19 Nov 2003
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Book reviews
TRADITIONAL CRAFTS OF IRELAND, By David Shaw Smith, Thames & Hudson
- Living in Dublin, By Robert O’Byrne and Alex Ramsay, Thames & Hudson
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(Irish Post) 19 Nov 2003
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Cd reviews
skilda, 13 Dreams, Survival- mick mulvey, Within A Mile Of Jamestown,
Coolathama Music...
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(Irish Post) 12 Nov 2003
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Mark’s resigned to a single life
WESTLIFE pin-up Mark Feehily says he will only find the woman of his dreams when he turns his back on the boyband that brought him fame.
The bachelor boy says that the group’s popularity will keep him single because there will always be people looking to take advantage of him.
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(Irish Post) 19 Nov
2003
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Liam loves the quiet life
LIAM Neeson is about to star in Love Actually — the biggest date movie of the year.
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(Irish Post) 19 Nov 2003
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Brosnan’s a family man
BIG-HEARTED actor Pierce Brosnan has pledged to become a surrogate dad to a disadvantaged child.
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(Irish Post) 19 Nov 2003
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Tara the happy hatter
Tara O Callaghan has come a long way since her days in a hippy commune. Following a successful period working with Philip Treacy, she is now establishing herself as a leading milliner. EITHNE FARRY spoke
to her.
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(Irish Post) 19 Nov 2003
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From the stage to the silver screen
JOHN CROWLEY talks to namesake and in-demand theatre and film director John Crowley about his debut movie, Intermission, starring Colin Farrell.
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(Irish Post) 19 Nov 2003
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The long journey home
eithne farry talks to former Beirut hostage John McCarthy about his book A Ghost Upon Your Path — a journey that traces his family roots in Ireland.
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(Irish Post) 12 Nov 2003
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Book reviews
A Ghost Upon Your Path, By John McCarthy
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(Irish Post) 12 Nov 2003
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Cd reviews
skilda, 13 Dreams, Survival- mick mulvey, Within A Mile Of Jamestown,
Coolathama Music...
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(Irish Post) 12 Nov 2003
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Gallagher’s blues revival
RORY Gallagher fans are flying in from all over the globe for the first-ever convention dedicated to the Blues frontman in London.
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(Irish Post)
12 Nov
2003
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A double wedding celebration for Townsend and Theron... eventually
ACTOR Stuart Townsend and his gorgeous fiancée Charlize Theron have said they are not getting
married soon — but when they do, they will tie the knot twice.
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(Irish Post)
12 Nov 2003
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Outstanding performance
john crowley talks to Derryman Sean Doran, the new artistic director of the English National Opera, about his plans to lead the historic company into a calmer and more solvent future.
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(Irish Post) 12 Nov 2003
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Young, gifted and Irish
Whilst Irish boy-bands are hardly a new phenomenon, Ireland’s newest teen-pop sensations D-Side are beginning to create quite a stir. CATHERINE JACKSON reports on progress to date.
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(Irish Post) 12 Nov 2003
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Mr Conservative
With the Conservative Party trying to reinvent itself under a new leader, I am put in mind of a Galway man who changed the image of the Tory Party, having first appended the name Conservative to the Party in 1830.
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(Irish Post) 12 Nov 2003
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Hot Property indeed
CATHERINE JACKSON talks to authors Helena Close and Trisha Rainsford aka Sarah O’Brien about their debut novel Hot Property which is rapidly proving a big hit.
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(Irish Post) 5 Nov 2003
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Book reviews
Ireland, By Michael Viney - Jet, nearly a Labrador,
By Tom McGuirk
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(Irish Post) 5 Nov 2003
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Grimm tale for beauty
MEET Aoife McMahon, the Irish beauty chosen by the Royal Shakespeare Company to play the title role in its latest production of the famous Brothers Grimm tale, Beauty And The Beast..
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(Irish Post) 5 Nov 2003
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Sir Bob’s ‘No’ to Branson
BOB Geldof has revealed that he turned down a £2million deal from Richard Branson when he was on the dole in Dublin.
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(Irish Post) 5 Nov
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A question of loyalty
Gary Mitchell’s new play explores the issues of duty to family and community, writes JOHN CROWLEY.
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(Irish Post) 5 Nov 2003
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The singer from the southside
MARTIN DOYLE talks to promising Dublin songwriter Ronan Kavanagh about his new band Kavo, now touring with Simply Red, and his false start in the music industry.
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(Irish Post) 5 Nov 2003
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Youth return to trad festival
The Return To Camden Town Festival is the brainchild of organiser and co-founder Karen Ryan of The London Lasses. Now in its fifth year, this celebration of traditional Irish music and dance is increasingly appealing to a younger audience.
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(Irish Post) 5 Nov 2003
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So much for the moderate Unionists
All of the latest polls now suggest that Gerry Adams is the most admired political leader on this island.
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(Irish Post) 5 Nov 2003
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Losing a language and a nation
Some people have said that without a language you don’t have a people. You don’t have a nation. Some say that through a language and its literature a way of seeing, a particular imagination, a certain view of the world is embodied. more...
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(Irish Post) 1 Nov 2003
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A load of bards and ballads
MALCOLM ROGERS leafs through One Green Hill — Journeys Through Irish Songs, which traces the history of some of our best-known ballads.
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(Irish Post) 1 Nov 2003
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Adams’ history lesson
Former Irish Post editor MARTIN DOYLE on Gerry Adams’ new autobiography, which charts the Republican movement’s long journey from violent revolution to political engagement.
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(Irish Post) 29 Oct 2003
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Book reviews
The speckled people, By Hugo Hamilton - Do nothing till you hear from me,
By Declan Lynch
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(Irish Post) 29 Oct 2003
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Martine speaking in tongues
IRISH Post award winner Martine McCutcheon says she enjoyed kissing retakes whilst filming romantic scenes with Hugh Grant on their new movie.
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(Irish Post) 29 Oct 2003
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Crowley loves Colin, OK?
JOHN Crowley, the theatre and film director (and my namesake), has spoken about his new best mate Colin Farrell whom he directs in the forthcoming Irish film Intermission.
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29 Oct
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McPherson’s dark days of drink inspired The Weir
PLAYWRIGHT Conor McPherson has revealed how his hit play The Weir was inspired by his own dark, inner conflicts..
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(Irish Post) 29 Oct 2003
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CD reviews
The Boomtown Rats, Best Of , Eagle Records- She Who Dwells...Sinéad O’Connor,
Hummingbird Records...
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(Irish Post) 29 Oct 2003
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The X factor
CROWLEY talks to Liberty X’s Tony Lundon about losing out on Popstars, working with Michael Flatley and the fickle world of pop...
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(Irish Post) 29 Oct 2003
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The Devil and a Quiet Giant
Eithne Farry talks to rocker Gavin Friday about his recording of Prokofiev’s Peter And The Wolf and his collaboration on the project with long-time friend Maurice Seezer and U2’s frontman Bono.
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(Irish Post) 23 Oct 2003
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Riding a rollercoaster
With the release of their new album Luna Park, Jon Lusk talks to Colm Ó Snodaigh about life in Kíla — one of Ireland’s most exciting trad bands.
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(Irish Post) 23 Oct 2003
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Sheridan’s tale of emigration turns lens on New York Irish
ROCK band U2 has come to the rescue of cash-strapped support group for victims of child sex abuse with a €40,000 donation to bail out its British and Irish operations for the next month.
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(Irish Post) 23 Oct 2003
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Ireland’s rural appeal remains
"There is a big moon these evenings over Irish fields. At the end of the day huge flocks of jet black crows swirl over the treetops. Their wings whistle as they go overhead and the children run out to watch..."
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(Irish Post) 23 Oct 2003
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Theatre Reviews
John Jo - Dolly West’s Kitchen - See You Next Tuesday
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(Irish Post) 23 Oct 2003
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CD Reviews
People On The Highway - Ennis Céilí Band
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(Irish Post) 23 Oct 2003
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An echo of ould Ireland
MALCOLM ROGERS looks at the career of one of Ireland’s great tenors, John Feeney, who was born 100 years ago this year.
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(Irish Post) 18 Oct 2003
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About as Irish as Che Guevara
We will never find our Ireland. Our Ireland in fact does not exist. It could not exist. Maybe it never did exist. It was something we dreamed of. Something we dreamed up. We never knew the real place.
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(Irish Post) 18 Oct 2003
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Moore to Christy than Lisdoonvarna...
After four decades in the music business, Christy Moore has turned his attention to writing of a different kind, producing a history of his own life. MALCOLM ROGERS reports.
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(Irish Post) 18 Oct 2003
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Friendship matters
AMANDA DIAMOND spoke to popular author and new mother Cathy Kelly about her latest novel Best of Friends.
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(Irish Post) 18 Oct 2003
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CD reviews
Andy White - Boy 40, Floating World
Lawrence O’Shea- -
Songs From The Fourth Floor, Imaginary Friend Recordings
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(Irish Post) 18 Oct 2003
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Bad boy Jim is back on the Street
CORONATION Street favourite Charlie Lawson is to meet up with his screen family — the McDonalds — in a special series of episodes in Blackpool.
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(Irish Post) 18 Oct 2003
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Mitchell’s women in hard-hitting drama
PLAYWRIGHT Garry Mitchell — hailed as the lone, authentic voice of Northern Irish Protestantism — is back with a new hard-hitting drama.
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(Irish Post) 18 Oct 2003
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Tommy’s tales
Popular Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan talks to CATHERINE JACKSON
about his latest show Tell Me A Story as she finds out why the funny
man will always be more comfortable doing stand-up comedy than
acting or writing.
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(Irish Post) 11 Oct 2003
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Aidan gets tough with the Church
YET another Irish film is set to put the boot into the Catholic Church
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(Irish Post) 11 Oct 2003
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Alive and kicking
Twenty-five years after crashing on to the music scene with the anthemic Teenage Kicks,The Undertones plan a fresh assault on the charts. JOHN CROWLEY reports.
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(Irish Post) 11 Oct 2003
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A smalltown soul
EITHNE FARRY talks to Booker Prize shortlisted author Michael Collins about his latest novel Lost Souls.
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(Irish Post) 11 Oct 2003
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book reviews
IRELAND AND POSTCOLONIAL THEORY
Edited by Clare Carroll and Patricia King, FRONTIER FOLK
By Shane White
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(Irish Post) 11 Oct 2003
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Dominic Kirwan — Echoes of Ireland
County Tyrone balladeer and rocker Dominic Kirwan grew up in Omagh in a home full of laughter, music and traditional Irish dancing. Early on he received
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(Irish Post) 11 Oct 2003
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John Hogan — Something Good
County Offaly country singer John Hogan has one of the most distinctive voices in Ireland.
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(Irish Post) 11 Oct 2003
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CD reviews
Gary Moore
Live at the Monsters of Rock,Sanctuary records
Woodstar
Life Sparks,Wet Clay Records
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(Irish Post) 11 Oct 2003
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Tracking down trad
JOHN CROWLEY talks to Englishman Colin Irwin about his epic journey in search of Ireland’s trad music heritage.
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(Irish Post) 4 Oct 2003
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Jordan’s plans for racing idol
THE Jordan Formula One team are to launch a Pop-idol style reality TV show to give a rookie driver the chance to race in a Grand Prix.
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(Irish Post) 4 Oct 2003
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Lion Kings
As Aslan prepare for another assault on the British market, frontman Christy Dignam explains to ANDREW LYNCH why their relentlessly negative image will never get them down.
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(Irish Post) 4 Oct 2003
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Gig Preview
In the crowded world of Irish traditional music, it is hard to find a band who stand out from the crowd. But Cork-based six-piece North Cregg are one such group.
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(Irish Post) 4 Oct 2003
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The day Majella made my life complete
In an extract from his book My Story Daniel O’Donnell unfolds the events of his wedding day and how a set of electronic gates nearly left him standing at the altar.
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(Irish Post) 4 Oct 2003
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Sinéad’s Diana tribute plans
SINÉAD O’Connor may be retiring from music — but she is leaving the world of showbusiness with a bang.
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(Irish Post) 4 Oct 2003
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A new slant on peace
JOHN CROWLEY talks to author Dr Richard Bourke about his new book, Peace In Ireland, which present a fresh look at the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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(Irish Post) 23 Sep 2003
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Nothing so good as playing the fool
Actor and stand-up comic Ardal O’Hanlon has based his TV acting career on the portrayal of comic dim-wits, and is now transferring his considerable talents to the West End stage, writes CATHERINE JACKSON.
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(Irish Post) 23 Sep 2003
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Books
William Francis Butler: A Life 1838-1910 - This favourable biography of a British soldier and Catholic native of
Tipperary... / Tara Flynn - “Ah,” I thought. “This must be an ironic, postmodern, post-feminist, post-whatever take on Patrick Kavanagh's classic novel, Tarry Flynn.”
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(Irish Post) 23 Sep 2003
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A stunning collection
IRISH live favourites The Stunning have just re-released their classic album Paradise In The Picturehouse.
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(Irish Post) 23 Sep 2003
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Kian’s full of commitment
WESTLIFE man Kian Egan says his relationship with Hollyoaks actress Jodi Albert may just be the real thing.
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(Irish Post) 23 Sep 2003
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Cate tipped for top movie gong
CATE Blanchett has been tipped for an Oscar nomination by Screen International for her portrayal of the murdered Irish journalist Veronica Guerin.
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(Irish Post) 23 Sep 2003
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Singer Cara’s stalker terror
TRADITIONAL singer Cara Dillon has revealed how her life was turned upside down after she was besieged with calls from a stalker.
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(Irish Post) 23 Sep 2003
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Entertainment Snippets
Latest news in the Entertainment world
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(Irish Post) 23 Sep 2003
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Children look to exotic careers
IRISH children no longer aspire to traditional careers in teaching and nursing
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(Irish Post) 23 Sep 2003
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