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Brendan Gleeson is a rare actor who never seems to be acting at all. If he is in a movie, I will watch it. And usually, as in The General, again and again. This is a great interview. Photo: Brendan Gleeson: ‘There are people who are deeply flawed in every single corner of humanity.’ Photograph: Johnny…
Photo: Good Friday, North Inner City, Dublin 1984 (cropped. full image below) Four decades of work by the Irish photographer whose dignified images, according to his former editor Colm Tóibín, offer ‘a hesitant window into the soul’ Look of the Irish: the communities captured by Tony O’Shea – in pictures All images by Tony O’Shea…
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The actual Belfast Cowboy arrived in Belfast in 1976 when the Northern Ireland capital was at war. Photo: Poster child for country … Charley Pride performs on a TV show in London in February 1975. Photograph: Michael Putland/Getty Images 08 December 2021 | Walker Mimms | The Guardian | With additional images Tammy Wynette and Johnny…
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The label, named, after Claddagh, the oldest part of Galway, was founded in 1959 and actively pursued the finest traditional musicians. 14 November 2021 | Siobhan Long | Irish Times This digital age has wrought what some might describe as havoc on conventional music recording and sales models. Streaming platforms such as Apple Music and…
Watch the music concert from the Irish Embassy in London, streamed on 29 October 2021. 12 November 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media Hosted by Annie Mac, Other Voices: London Calling will bring together some of the world’s brightest voices to perform songs for the head + the heart live from London. On the night,…
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Mr Moloney was Founder and leader of the world-famous traditional Irish music band the Chieftains Photo: Paddy Moloney playing the tin whistle with the Chieftains in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1988. Photograph: Mark Junge/Getty Images 13 October 2021 – Derek Schofield – The Guardian Paddy Moloney, who has died aged 83, was a founder and the leader…
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A series of articles discussing what some are calling the UK’s “de facto amnesty” for those involved in Troubles-related killings. Northern Secretary says proposals are ‘painful recognition of the reality of where we are’ 2. Proposals characterised as ‘de facto amnesty’ for killers 3. Key events since the Troubles began 4. London denies this is…
Profile of the Irish band who has helped to save Irish traditional music from disappearing, spreading its sound and popularity across the world for more than four decades. 12 June 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media Profile of the band who has helped to save Irish traditional music from disappearing, spreading its sound and…
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