Price's Golden Goal Sends... Nov 21, 2009
The Fighting Irish defeated Oregon State on Friday 1-0. Fans are encouraged to check back with Seminoles. (Seminoles.com)
Mayes-Frierson-Fuston Home on Christmas Tour Dec. 4-5 Nov 2, 2009
In 1833, Irish immigrant Patrick McGuire contracted with master craftsman Nathan Vaught to build a home to be a wedding gift befitting his daughter, Ellen, and her betrothed, Roger Bradley Mayes. Married in 1834, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Mayes settled into their new home, and within a year their first child was born. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Baltimore: Heady mix heats up Oct 18, 2009
After dark James Joyce Irish Pub Work on a pint of Guinness at this friendly watering hole featuring American and Irish fare, plenty of beer on tap, and live music. The bar was built in Ireland and shipped over in 2002. (Boston Globe)
Margaret Fulton turns 85 Oct 15, 2009
Hayes remembers being at Fulton's home during one of the frequent rows between the cookery writer and her second husband, the Irish Clark Gable lookalike Denis Doonan ... On the face of it, that first cookbook was breathtakingly fusty - lobster thermidor, chicken Marengo, steak and kidney, grilled lamb chops and Irish stew. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Haunted by spirits - and memories Oct 11, 2009
She has been secretly working on an illustrated manuscript that may be the long-lost Book of Kildare, a 12th century Irish masterpiece rumored to be even more splendid than the Book of Kells. Now the book has disappeared, and someone is cutting it up and selling the plates on the black market. (Boston Globe)
City Beat (158) Oct 3, 2009
Tri-C Presents entertainment series hosts Irish pianist John O Conor performing at First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, 3630 Fairmount Blvd., at 3:30. Tickets, 216-241-6000 or www. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
No. 18 FSU To Host Hokies, Cavs Sep 26, 2009
With wins over the Hurricanes and Fighting Irish, the 'Noles have now won eight-straight; a streak of victories that is the most since the 2000 season. At 10-1, FSU is also off to its best start since the 1997 squad began the year a perfect 12-0. (Seminoles.com)
No. 19 FSU Wins Thriller Sep 21, 2009
Down 2-1, FSU (10-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) managed to bounce back and escape with a thrilling 3-2 win (19-25, 25-17, 18-25, 26-24, 16-15) over a Fighting Irish (6-4) team that defeated Miami in five sets one day earlier ... " Senior served as the catalyst to FSU's never-say-die attitude against Notre Dame. The standout middle blocker put away a combined 10 of her season-high 19 kills in the fourth and fifth sets and finished the match with an impressive .600 hitting percentage. She also... (Seminoles.com)
'Canes, Irish Coming To FSU Sep 17, 2009
Canes, Irish Coming To FSU ... Friday, the 'Noles will be tested by a Hurricanes squad that is 7-2 on the season and Sunday they play against a 5-3 Fighting Irish team that is led by reigning Big East Player of the Week Kristen Dealy. (Seminoles.com)
What's happening, 9-13 Sep 15, 2009
The fourth annual event is sponsored by the Red Hill Dulcimer Society and features classes in lap and hammered dulcimer, guitar, Irish whistle and fiddle. All levels are welcome. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Another Tournament Crown Sep 14, 2009
The matchup against the Hurricanes will take place at 6 p.m. and the game against the Fighting Irish is at 1 p.m. Both matches will take place at Tully Gym. "We still have things we can work on and need to make improvement with some of our consistency during the match," Poole said. (Seminoles.com)
Arizona's fall festival season Sep 10, 2009
31: The Arizona Irish Festival: Irish music, dance performances, food and live entertainment ... Irish Cultural Center 1106 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. (AZCentral -- Travel)
September calendar Aug 27, 2009
Luck of the Irish: Erie Irish Festival, 5-10:30 p.m., Rainbow Gardens. Also, Sept. 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., and Sept. 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cost: Adults, $3 with food donation for St. Patrick's Food Bank, $5 without a donation, children younger than 16, free. (Erie Times-News, PA)
How the euro crept into Britain Aug 8, 2009
Northern Ireland's border towns have seen increasing numbers of customers from the Irish Republic crossing over to do their shopping. Some shops have been offering a straight euro-for-pound exchange rate in towns like Newry and Enniskillen. (BBC News -- Europe)
PR Newswire Summary of EntertaiNet Copy, Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Jul 30, 2009
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What's going on ... Jul 3, 2009
Murphy's Irish Pub hosts its annual All American Music Festival to benefit the Sonoma Community Center after the parade, with local beverages from Lagunitas, Anderson Valley, Lost Coast and Kenwood Vineyards, barbecued Drakes Bay Oysters and a great menu of edibles ( 7- 15). Catch local bands The Whiskey Thieves, The Carrtunes, Tudo Bem, 1/4 Mile Combo, and The Hellhounds. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
A real Irish pub in the Fenway Jul 1, 2009
Real Irish near Fenway ... Having recently returned from Dublin, I was anxious to try the food at the new Lansdowne Pub, which bills itself as an authentic Irish bar and restaurant ... Would the food be real Irish. (Boston Globe)
Midwest Living recommends Indiana's Antique Alley Jun 30, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Mon Jun 29, 2:59 pm ET. (Yahoo News)
Jail for French banker sex killer Jun 19, 2009
Irish issue to dominate EU talks. Schools 'too safe' teachers say. (BBC News -- Europe)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Jun 19, 2009
Irish issue to dominate EU talks. US 'prepared' for N Korea missile. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Chicken nuggets grow on trees May 15, 2009
If you are not playing golf today in Murphy's Irish Pub and its Bottomfeeders' Open Golf Tournament to benefit Vintage House senior center, you can still attend the "Blarney Bash Dinner Party" tonight at Vintage House sponsored and catered by Vintage Sonoma. Enjoy a delicious healthy dinner, entertainment, raffle, auction and awards. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
• Events calendar Apr 17, 2009
Rocky Top Cloggers Spring Show, 7 p.m. MAY 21 at College of Southern Idaho's Fine Arts Center auditorium, 315 Falls Ave. W. An evening of percussive step dance, featuring Irish, Canadian and American step dancing performed to country, bluegrass, classic and contemporary tunes. Tickets are 5 for adults and children 5 and older, at Onstage Dancewear, Crowley's The Quad, Kurt's Hallmark and Everybody's Business, or from any dancer. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Collectible Football Movie Posters Apr 15, 2009
Lew Ayres, Sally Blane and Notre Dame's fabled The Four Horsemen (Don Miller, Elmer Layden, Jim Crowley, Harry Stuhldreher) head the cast in this exciting story of Fighting Irish football. Poster tagline/estimated value: "You see them all for the first time on any screen"/$3,500. (Suite101.com)
Titanic secret Apr 8, 2009
The box was picked up by an Irishman at a flea market in New York ... Molly Brown's ancestors were Irish, but she came from Missouri. (BBC News -- UK)
Elvis memorabilia offered in online auction Mar 17, 2009
An Irish setter clad in a green kimono waits for the St. Patrick's Day parade in Tokyo. AFP/Torum Yamanaka. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Savannah seeks green stimulus from St. Pat's Day Mar 16, 2009
Or St. Pat's souvenirs, which Kriscovich has plenty of to sell ornaments of green glass shamrocks, Irish dancers and medallions inscribed with Gaelic prayers. A shelf holds Santa Claus figures dressed hat-to-toe in green suits, nursing Irish coffees. (Yahoo News)
Saturday Stroll stepdances into new season Mar 15, 2009
CATSKILL Bagpipes and step dancers officially kicked off another year of Second Saturday Strolls this weekend, and restaurants and businesses stayed open late to celebrate the Irish-themed event. For the Mahoneys of Greenville, March s Saturday Stroll is a family affair, but that s because nine-year-old Kerianne and her brothers, 10-year-old Colin and eight-year-old Danny, all belong to the Farrell School of Irish Step Dancing ... Bell s Cafe served Belgian style ales and pub food dinner, while... (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
It will be fun, fun, fun Mar 12, 2009
Tybee Island The island stages its fifth annual Irish Heritage Celebration Parade March 14, featuring a Bahamian junkanoo group and 90 other units ... Tiger Tiger Mountain Wines presents "Toast St. Patrick" March 14, with Irish cheeses matched with wine and Irish fiddling ... Madison Irish Stew and Brew, March 20, includes "Mistress of Anything Irish" Bobbi Rushing cooking up Irish stew and side dishes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Irish Day set for March 21 in Murphys Mar 10, 2009
This year s Murphys Irish Day will be held Saturday, March 21 ... More than 100 vendors offering arts and crafts, home-baked delicacies, Irish-design T-shirts, souvenirs and food and drink will line the street ... Area churches and community organizations will have baked goods, including Irish soda bread and several kinds of cookies, ready to take home. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
10 things to do this weekend Mar 6, 2009
PARTY. Get into the St. Patrick's Day spirit early at FOREVER GREEN, the Young Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago's annual fundraiser. The event, held at Navy Pier's Grand Ballroom, will include live music and a silent auction. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Carlisle business will be one-stop home shop Mar 3, 2009
Being Irish, I thought it was a good day. . (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Fur Rendezvous schedule Mar 1, 2009
3 p.m. -- Celtic Rendezvous Irish Dance Academy of Alaska performance, Wendy Williamson Theater. 3:30 p.m. -- Rondy Running of the Reindeer, Fourth Avenue and H Street. (Anchorage Daily News)
'The Gardner Heist' is a real whodunit Feb 27, 2009
The list of suspects scrutinized by Boser seems endless and includes some of Boston's most notorious crime figures: fugitive gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, charged with 19 murders and one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted; David A. Turner, once dubbed the South Shore's Teflon gangster and now serving a 38-year prison term for the 1999 attempted robbery of an armored car company vault; and Joseph Murray, a Charlestown drug smuggler and Irish Republican Army sympathizer shot to death by his wife in... (Boston Globe)
YSL art sale breaks new records Feb 25, 2009
Then a chest by Irish designer and architect Eileen Gray went for four million euros ($A7. 92 million), also a record, while a pair of palmwood leopard-skinned benches designed by Hungarian Gustave Miklos set a record at 1. (Ninemsn)
China haunts YSL art 'sale of the century' Feb 25, 2009
Day two saw a new frenzy of bids for Art Deco pieces, sending prices soaring through the ceiling and clinching the sale of the 20th century's most expensive piece of furniture ever -- a leather armchair by Irish designer Eileen Gray. Total sales Tuesday hit 101 million euros (130. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
The big list of festivals Feb 20, 2009
St. Patrick's Day Parade purpose is to preserve and enhance the heritage and traditions of the Irish Culture and share the culture. The parade includes marching bands, Irish step dancers, bagpipers, police and fire vehicles, government dignitaries, floats and the 2009 Arizona Irish Colleen with her court ... The parade starts on Third Street and Virginia Avenue traveling south to Margaret T. Hance Park where a St. Patrick's Day Faire takes place with Irish music and dancers, a kids area, food... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Weekend in Newport, R.I. Feb 19, 2009
Snuggle by the fireplace at the landmark Brick Alley Pub urant (three-time winner of Jameson Irish Whiskey s best Irish coffee award) while perusing a menu of more than 100 items and a wine list of 250 vintages. Sandwiches, burgers and entrees range from $8 to $30. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Trouble followed Ronette singer's fame Feb 17, 2009
Racial ambiguity lent an exotic element: the Bennett sisters had black, American Indian and Irish blood; Talley was black, Indian and Puerto Rican. We called them the bad girls of the 60s, said the singer Darlene Love, who met the Ronettes in 1962, a year before they became famous with Be My Baby. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Portsmouth area community calendar Feb 17, 2009
n Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Hill conducting: Mendelssohn Bi-Centennial (with a nod to St. Patrick) Andrew Sords, violin, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E-minor, Stanford Irish Rhapsody #1, Elgar Enigma Variations, at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15 (pre-performance lecture at 2 p.m.) at The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth. Tickets $12-18 available at 436-2400 or at TheMusicHall. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Finding romance - and great skiing Feb 8, 2009
s-ski hot buttered rum or Irish coffee. Behind the inn, a short path through an old-growth pine glen leads to the shore of Echo Lake. (Boston Globe)
