Sneak Preview – “Drawn To Danger”
“No holds barred look at a sensitive investigation conducted on the front lines of the Bosnian war during the siege of Sarajevo. Working undercover is difficult at the best of times, but even more deadly when the operation is being carried out amidst mortar shelling and sniper fire.”
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Border, What Border? (a la Seamus O’ Rourke’s “Hard Border”)
Recently, an Irish poet named Seamus O' Rourke from County Leitrim penned a very humourous ditty (can be viewed on YouTube) about how he missed the border which used to physically separate the North and South of Ireland. Anyone who has read my memoir; "The Big Yank -...
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New Irish Netflix series; “Derry Girls.”
Mini-review of new Irish Netflix series; “Derry Girls.” Derry Journal interview of Ian McElhinney who plays the grumpy Granda.
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Interview of Irish Mystery Writer Frances Powell
An interview with Irish Mystery Writer Frances Powell Welcome to my Irish Author blog, Fran. Like many of my author friends on this side of the Atlantic, we first met at an Irish Festival. We had author tables in Baltimore – yours was spectacularly decorated! FP: I...
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Interview with Irish-American Author Frank J. Vizard
Interview with Irish-American Author: Frank J. Vizard Welcome to my Irish Author blog, Frank. Just to let our readers know, you and I first met several years ago on St. Patrick’s Day in New York city. I remember discussing...
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Summer Festivals in Ireland ( and Spain).
Last month I promised to write an article about the various festivals which take place all over Ireland from late Spring through late summer. Mind you, this is neither an exhaustive nor complete list. For such a small island, Ireland is bustling with entertainment at...
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Reporting on Irish Festivals in the U.S. and Ireland
When I first created this blog, I decided that in addition to interviewing writers, musicians, actors, painters and other artists focused on Irish themes, that I would also report on Irish Festivals. I have discovered that Celtic festivals in the U.S. are usually...
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Interview with Irish American Author – Mark Rickerby
The prolific author, Mark Rickerby, discusses his contribution to the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series and his collaboration with J.P. Sexton (Donegal) and Greg McVicker (Belfast) in their newly released book; “Four Green Fields, Wild Irish Banter & Stories, Shenanigans and Poetry.”
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Catching Up with an Irish Author
I must apologize for my laziness (no point in beating around the bush!) when it comes to adding more timely articles here on my blog page. It was not a case of total laziness of course, but rather a "putting off" due to spreading myself thin and then "meaning to get...
read moreInterview with Sinead Tyrone, Irish American Author and Poet
Interview With Sinead Tyrone Welcome to my Irish Author blog, Sinead! Just to let our readers know, you and I first met at last year’s Dublin, Ohio Irish Festival, where we both had an author table. It was a great weekend, filled with lots of craic! S: Last year’s...
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