The Cliffs of Moher Experience has been named winner of ‘Ireland’s Best Visitor Attraction’ in The Irish Independent’s annual Reader Travel Awards 2023. The County Clare visitor attraction finished ahead of Ireland’s best known tourist sites in a poll of Irish and international readers of The Irish Independent. It is the second time that the…
by Peter Kissel In a letter to President Biden on August 5, 2022, Congressman William Keating (D-MA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Europe, requested the President “to appoint a Special Envoy to continue the historical role of the U.S. in facilitating compromise and negotiations in Northern Ireland and to ensure peace…
“The Importance of Being Earnest”Review by Mary McFarland July 22, 23 @ 7:30 p.m.July 24 @ 2 p.m. Celtic Junction Arts Center826 Prior Avenue North, Saint Paul, MN Come one, come all to the exquisite production that Out of the Mist Celtic Theatre has brought to the Celtic Junction stage. This is an exciting take…
Shenanigan-Again 2022! Organizers for the Irish Fair of Minnesota have announced dates for this year’s Fair, Friday through Sunday, August 12-14 on beautiful Harriet Island across the mighty Mississippi from downtown Saint Paul. “Harriet Island will come alive with music, dance, comedy, and all kinds of Irish culture curated for our guests” said Tom Whelan,…
Best in Travel 2022 is Lonely Planet’s 17th annual collection of the world’s hottest destinations and must-have travel experiences for the year ahead. Listing the top 10 countries, regions and cities that should be on every globe-trotter’s to-do list, the world’s number one travel guidebook puts Dublin at number seven in its top 10 cities….
O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co, located in Minneapolis’s Prospect Park is capturing the imagination of American Whiskey affectionados by producing triple distillation whiskey here in Minnesota. The name of the first product to be released from O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company, Keeper’s Heart Irish American Whiskey. Keeper’s Heart Irish American blend is a blend of triple distilled Irish pot still…
A publishing group plans to reissue Malachy McCourt’s first memoir, “A Monk Swimming” detailing his life in Ireland and later return to the United States where he operated a successful Manhattan tavern frequented by entertainment celebrities. The issue date and publisher will be announced in the next issue of THE IRISH GAZETTE. McCourt was born in New York…
Introducing University of St. Thomas, Irish Studies Director, David Gardiner. David Gardiner joined the University of St. Thomas Irish Studies program as director in 2019. Then the world changed. Gardiner is interested in expanding the direction of The Center for Irish Studies:Though a 1989 graduate of St. Thomas, he says that he remains “a bit…
By Mike Casey Some people make their mark in the world taking stage and craving the limelight. Others do it by showing up. Bill Cutler spent a lifetime doing the latter. He was as ubiquitous as anyone I have ever known in the Irish and folk community. Our friend left us in May at age 73, after a long battle with…
IRISH FAIR OF MINNESOTA SET TO ‘RESUME SHENANIGANS’ Aug. 13-15 on Saint Paul’s Harriet Island Saint Paul, Minn. (June 15, 2021) — The 41st Irish Fair of Minnesota, a three-day outdoor celebration of Irish heritage and culture, will be held Friday, Aug. 13 through Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021 on Harriet Island Regional Park in Saint…