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It's Almost Irish - Des Ward
A couple of days ago I came upon a folk music group accidentally on YouTube
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May 8, 20201 min read
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My Favourite Author - J.P.Donleavy – by Ian McDermott
‘Then’, mandatory reading for non-reading male adolescents were two books, their attraction being that both were, or had been banned!
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May 7, 20203 min read
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A Coyne Duet - Michael and Louise
A musical family, a shy daughter. This is everything you've asked for and more! Join Michael and Louise Coyne as they treat you to 'Songs of
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May 6, 20201 min read
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A Few Songs to Cheer You Up
A few songs to treat the lockdown blues
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May 4, 20202 min read
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A Tribute to Eavan Boland
1944-2020
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May 3, 20201 min read
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Covid 19 and Our Health and Wellbeing by T. Grimes
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness".....and so on.
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May 2, 20202 min read
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The Loughran School of Irish Dance with Megan Loughran
Loughran School of Irish Dance is the dance school that my sister Rebecca, Auntie Tara and I are all TCRGs at.
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Apr 30, 20202 min read
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A Quarantine Poem from our Panto Family
Just a wee message from Caitriona Cairns, one of our wonderful bar staff. It's fine to feel anxious and unsure with all the uncertainty...
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Apr 29, 20201 min read
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The Joy of Receiving a Handwritten Letter by Pauline Ronan
I still have the first letter that my mother sent to me in 2002 when I moved to Liverpool.
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Apr 28, 20203 min read
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A Tune from John O’Hare
Here we have another video from a great musician John O’Hare.
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Apr 27, 20201 min read
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A Paltry ''Poem'' Composed in a Period of Pestilence
A Paltry ''Pome'' Composed in a Period of Pestilence
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Apr 26, 20201 min read
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A Day in the Life of Spraoi
Helene Jensen, one of our wonderful bar staff writes about a day in the life of her dog Spraoi.
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Apr 24, 20201 min read
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Having the Craic with Joe England
I heard this little story from a relative in Canada and thought it might give us all a laugh in these difficult times.
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Apr 23, 20201 min read
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Irish Language 101
With the Lockdown continuing, we think you might like to spend some time brushing up on forgotten Irish Language skills, on line.
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Apr 22, 20201 min read
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Rathlin Island by Shirley McDermott
On a calm sunny summer day Rathlin Island, six miles off the North Antrim coast in The Sea of Moyle, is idyllic. It has dramatic cliffs...
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Apr 21, 20203 min read
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Elaine Reads 'Madra'
Elaine Gorman, reading a poem by the Keats-Shelley Prize winning poet Patrick Cotter
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Apr 19, 20201 min read
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Learn a Thing or Two with Andy
Andrew Connally, local musician and community member. You may find him with a whiskey in hand, playing at The Centre when this is all over
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Apr 18, 20201 min read
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Digging with Naomh
Today we're going digging with Naomh, one of our brilliant bar staff.
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Apr 17, 20202 min read
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Part 2 - The Bloopers
Following on from yesterday’s blast from the past - we have the bloopers! Find out how Michael got so much air-time after that thump from...
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Apr 16, 20201 min read
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It May Fly with Shirley McDermott
Today we have Shirley McDermott, who is a member of the Irish Language class and the Book Club. She writes of a famous Irish patriot and...
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Apr 14, 20201 min read
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