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THE BEST of Irish music, culture, tourism, and friendship took centre stage as Milwaukee Irish Fest celebrated its 43rd year over four days from 15 to 18 August 2024 Our man in Milwaukee, Brooke Billick, was there with his camera The Pierce Family—fans of Irish Fest THOUSANDS came to Milwaukee’s lakefront from across North America and Ireland to enjoy and take part in the … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Irish Fest 2024 — embracing the next generation of Irish music

An offer was made to the former Smiths musicians earlier this summer IN THE wake of the news of Oasis’ massive 2025 reunion tour, Morrissey has claimed he accepted a “lucrative offer” this summer for a Smiths reunion – but his former band colleague Johnny Marr ignored it. Like the Gallagher brothers, both Morrisey and Marr are second generation Irish men from Manchester. … [Read more...] about A Morrissey and Marr reunion on the cards?

TWO teenage boys were arrested within an hour of the killing of Tipperary man Shaun Brady on August 28 in Kansas City. Missouri police in the US were  investigating the fatal shooting of the US-based chef, and quickly made the arrests. Tributes have been paid to the Mr Brady, a chef, popular businessman, and key member of the closely-knit Irish community in Kansas City. A … [Read more...] about Irish chef killed in Kansas City in car park confrontation

CONALL, Darragh and Naoise are among the storm names for the year ahead it was announced today. Met Éireann, along with the UK’s Met Office and the Netherlands’ KNMI weather service, have released the full list of 21 new storm names for the 2024/2025 season, which starts this Sunday, September 1. Storms are named when they could cause ‘medium’ or ‘high’ impacts in one of the … [Read more...] about Conall, Darragh and Naoise confirmed among Ireland’s storm names for year ahead

VAPES worth more than €3k containing suspected cannabis have been seized by Gardaí in Donegal. Officers seized €3,080 of vaping products containing suspected illegal cannabinoids during searches carried out Bundoran and Donegal Town on August 22, they confirmed last night. “As a result of the ongoing investigation into the sale or supply of cannabis in the form of oil and … [Read more...] about Vapes worth €3k containing cannabis seized after person falls ill