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Th e Fen ian s Com in g t o t h e Coach Hou se Half Way To St . Pat r ick 's Day Con cer t Story on Page 7

Scottish Highland Games, Gatherings, Great Celtic M usic & Pipe Bands From M id-Tennessee To Seaside in Ventur a, Califor nia!

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M ore On K er r y I r ish Productions' Upcoming Winter Season Starts on page 17

INSIDE THIS ISSUE! Th e Ir ish & Am er ican Labor Feature starts on page 3

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Th e Secon d Year of THREE year lon g pr oject of Jam es Joyce even t s an d t r ibu t es is u n der w ay. Explor e an d lear n abou t t h e en du r in g legacy of on e of t h e w or ld's gr eat est lit er ar y f igu r es.

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Ou r r egu lar f eat u r es: M au r ice Fit zpat r ick 's View f r om Ir elan d Starts on page 16

Joh n M cNally 's in sigh t f u l com m en t ar y Starts on 22

Celt ic Cam er a & Ou r EXPANDED Celt ic & Ir ish Calen dar Lin k s & List in gs Starts on Psge 24

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Irish Arts & Entertainment Th e opin ion s expr essed by ou r w r it er s ar e t h eir ow n an d do n ot n ecessar ily con vey t h ose of t h is m agazin e, ou r pu blish er or st af f .

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This issue mar ks two ver y impor tant milestones for us! Fir st, it is our 31st. Anniver sar y issue. We star ted with Volume 1, # 1 in September of 1992 in Santa M onica as a tabloid paper called The I r ish News!

Secondly, we are officially growing our reach and becoming a national Amer ican I r ish digital magazine. We already have subscr iber s in 20 states and five countr ies so this change should be well received, Our content has always been about great I r ish topics so that will remain. However, we have been fair ly Califor nia-centr ic on our cover age of events through our year s of publishing and that has changed,, We will star t wr iting more about local events and per sonalities around the United States. Our Calendar will be expanded and our adver tising base will continue to grow.

One ver y exciting development is that our good fr iend, for mer adver tiser and savvy entrepreneur, Jim M cM ahon has j oined us as our M ar keting and Sales Director. M cM ahon has a wealth of inter national sales exper ience in many fields, and will be setting up offices in Redding, Califor nia and War renpoint, I reland.

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Jim M cDon ou gh In r ecen t issu es, w e h ad t w o f eat u r es t h at gen er at ed a lot of ext r a in t er est ! Th e f eat u r e w r it t en by ou r t r avel & f ilm w r it er Bar bar a Sin ger om IM AX Ir elan d gen er at ed a lot of in t er est an d w e h ave a f ollow u p t h is m on t h t o an sw er at least som e of t h e qu est ion s.

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A Br ief Hist or y of t h e Ir ish an d Labor In Am er ica Th e Am azin g Con t r ibu t ion s of Ir ish Bor n an d Am er ican s of Ir ish an cest r y t o t h e Labor M ovem en t in t h e Un it ed St at es ar e t h e st u f f of legen ds! Her e is a bu t a sm at t er in g of t h e st r u ggles an d t r iu m ph s of ju st som e of t h ese h er oic people.

THE M OL LY M AGUI ERS M ost of u s ar e aw ar e of Th e M olly M agu ir es; t h an k s m ost ly t o a classic f ict ion alized f ilm of t h e sam e n am e. We can st ar t h er e w it h t h is epic st r u ggle!

Th e M olly M agu ir es w er e a secr et ive Ir ish -Am er ican labor or gan izat ion t h at em er ged in t h e an t h r acit e coal r egion s of Pen n sylvan ia du r in g t h e m id-19t h cen t u r y. Th e gr ou p is k n ow n f or it s in volvem en t in labor act ivsm an d of t en r esor t in g t o violen t m ean s t o addr ess t h e h ar sh w or k in g con dit ion s an d low w ages f aced by coal m in er s.

exploit at ion an d abu se f aced by t h e m in er s. Th e M olly M agu ir es' act ivit ies in clu ded at t ack s on com pan y pr oper t y, in t im idat ion of st r ik ebr eak er s, an d t ar get ed k illin gs of m in e f or em en an d ot h er of f icials.

Ten sion s bet w een t h e M olly M agu ir es an d t h e m in e ow n er s r each ed a boilin g poin t . Th e m in e ow n er s, su ppor t ed by local law en f or cem en t an d Pin k er t on det ect ives, in it iat ed a cr ack dow n on t h e or gan izat ion . A ser ies of t r ials w er e h eld in t h e 1870s, r esu lt in g in t h e con vict ion an d execu t ion of sever al alleged M olly M agu ir es. Th e t r ials w er e con t r over sial an d m ar r ed by allegat ion s of w it n ess t am per in g an d u n"f air legal pr oceedin gs.

Con n er y as Jack Keh oe, a ch ar act er based on a r eal-lif e f igu r e associat ed w it h t h e M olly M agu ir es. Th e f ilm dir ect ed by M ar t in Rit t f ocu ses on t h e t en sion s bet w een t h e m in er s an d t h e m in e ow n er s, as w ell as t h e con f lict w it h in t h e Ir ish -Am er ican com m u n it y abou t h ow best t o r esist exploit at ion . Th e f ilm explor es t h em es of social in ju st ice, labor r igh t s, an d t h e ch allen ges f aced by im m igr an t w or k er s in a h ost ile en vir on m en t . In popu lar cu lt u r e an d h ist or ical m em or y, t h e M olly M agu ir es h ave com e t o sym bolize t h e st r u ggle f or f air labor pr act ices an d t h e len gt h s t o w h ich w or k er s m igh t go w h en f aced w it h ext r em e exploit at ion . Wh ile t h er e is st ill debat e am on g h ist or ian s abou t t h e exact n at u r e an d ext en t of t h e M olly M agu ir es' act ivit ies, t h eir st or y r em ain s an im por t an t ch apt er in t h e h ist or y of labor act ivism in t h e Un it ed St at es. Continued on next psge

Th e h er oic an d t r agic labor st r u ggle of t h e M olly M agu ir es w as br ou gh t t o t h e big scr een in t h e 1970 f ilm " Th e M olly M agu ir es," st ar r in g Sean

ABOVE: Coal Br eak er Boys, h ar sh con dit ion s an d low w ages w er e t h e n or m . Photo

Back gr ou n d on M in e Ow n er s, Wages, an d Wor k in g Con dit ion s:Th e an t h r acit e coal in du st r y w as a m ajor econ om ic f or ce in Pen n sylvan ia du r in g t h e 19t h cen t u r y. Th e m in e ow n er s, w h o w er e pr im ar ily in du st r ialist s an d capit alist s, sou gh t t o m axim ize t h eir pr of it s by k eepin g w ages low an d w or k in g con dit ion s poor . M in er s, pr edom in an t ly Ir ish im m igr an t s, f aced dan ger ou s w or k in g en vir on m en t s, lon g h ou r s, low pay, an d lack of basic am en it ies.

Th e M olly M agu ir es em er ged as a r espon se t o t h ese dir e con dit ion s.

Nam ed af t er a secr et societ y f r om Ir elan d t h at r esist ed lan dlor ds du r in g t h e Gr eat Fam in e, t h e Am er ican M olly M agu ir es w er e believed t o h ave en gaged in act s of violen ce, sabot age, an d in t im idat ion again st m in e ow n er s an d t h eir agen t s. Th ese act ion s w er e seen as a w ay t o f igh t back again st t h e

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M OTHER JONES Ear ly Lif e an d Tr agedies: M ar y Har r is Jon es, lat er k n ow n as M ot h er Jon es, w as bor n on Au gu st 1, 1837, in Cou n t y Cor k , Ir elan d.

Sh e w as on e of f ou r ch ildr en in h er f am ily. Her f am ily f aced econ om ic h ar dsh ip, an d as a you n g gir l, sh e w it n essed t h e devast at in g im pact of t h e Ir ish Pot at o Fam in e. In t h e ear ly 1850s, sh e im m igr at ed t o Can ada an d lat er m oved t o t h e Un it ed St at es. Sh e set t led in M ich igan an d t r ain ed as a t each er . In 1861, sh e m ar r ied Geor ge Jon es, an ir on w or k er an d u n ion or gan izer . Th e cou ple h ad f ou r ch ildr en : t w o son s, Ter en ce an d Rich ar d, an d t w o dau gh t er s, Cat h er in e an d M ar y.

Tr agedy st r u ck h er f am ily in a ser ies of even t s. Th e w or st of t h ese w as in in 1867 w h en h er h u sban d an d f ou r ch ildr en f ell vict im t o a yellow f ever epidem ic t h at sw ept t h r ou gh M em ph is w h er e t h e you n g f am ily h ad set t led. M ar y h er self su r vived t h e illn ess, bu t h er h u sban d an d all of h er ch ildr en died

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Th e you n g Ir ish w idow m oved t o Ch icago an d w or k ed as a t each an d began h er act ivism m ot ivat ed by h er gr ief an d h er desir e t i ease t h e pain pover t y an d in ju st ice t h at sh e saw , Sh or t ly af t er , in 1871, t h e Gr eat Ch icago Fir e devast at ed t h e cit y of Ch icago, dest r oyin g m an y h om es an d bu sin esses, in clu din g M ar y Jon es's ow n . Th is even t lef t h er h om eless an d f acin g even m or e adver sit y.

Th ese t r agic even t s h ad a pr of ou n d im pact on M ar y Jon es's lif e. Sh e developed an even st r on ger sen se of em pat h y an d a f ier ce det er m in at ion t o f igh t f or t h e r igh t s of w or k er s an d t o im pr ove t h eir livin g an d w or k in g con dit ion s. Sh e ch an n eled h er gr ief an d an ger in t o h er act ivism , even t u ally becom in g on e of t h e m ost pr om in en t an d in f lu en t ial labor or gan izer s in Am er ican h ist or y. Sh e becam e in volved in t h e labor m ovem en t an d or gan ized n u m er ou s st r ik es an d pr ot est s t o f igh t f or bet t er w or k in g con dit ion s, f air w ages, an d im pr oved t r eat m en t of w or k er s. Sh e w as k n ow n f or h er passion at e speech es an d h er abilit y t o in spir e w or k er s t o st an d u p again st pow er f u l cor por at e in t er est s. an d cor r u pt polit ician s.

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Mother Jones continued Star ting in 1872, M other Jones dedicated her self to the cause of or ganizing in the US L abor M ovement. She was tireless in her wor k for the protection and r ights of wor ker s and against inj ustice in gener al.

Despite facing legal challenges and impr isonment, M other Jones continued her wor k as a labor and social activist, advocating for wor ker s' r ights and social j ustice until her death in 1930.

Ear ly on in her wor k, she gained National Prominence. I n 1902, M other Jones was called " the most dangerous woman in Amer ica" by the West Vir ginian distr ict attor ney, Reese Blizzar d, dur ing an anti-labor tr ial. She had been ar rested on the flimsy char ge of ignor ing an inj unction prohibiting gather ing to protest dur ing a str ke, This label was intended to paint her as a r adical and agitator.

The outcome of the tr ial was that M other Jones was found guilty of violating the inj unction and was sentenced to twenty year s in pr ison. However, this har sh sentence drew national attention and widespread public sympathy for her cause.

Eventually, her sentence was commuted, and she was released from pr ison after ser ving about a year.

Just a few of the ear ly and histor ically impor tant actions, causes and str ikes in which she played a significant role are outlined here. I t is amazing that M other Jones wor k spanned decades!

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Just some of her most notable actions & vcontr ibutions include: Coal M iner s' Str ike of 1902: M other Jones played a significant role in or ganizing coal miner s dur ing the Coal M iner s' Str ike of 1902, which sought to improve wor king conditions, reduce wor k hour s, and secure fair wages for miner s.

Textile Wor ker s' Str ike of 1903: Jones was a key figure in the Textile Wor ker s' Str ike of 1903 in Philadelphia, where she suppor ted the demands of female textile wor ker s for better pay and improved wor king conditions.

L udlow M assacre (1914): One of the most tr agic events she was involved in was the L udlow M assacre in Color ado. She suppor ted str iking coal miner s and their families who were living in tent colonies. The conflict escalated, and the Color ado National Guar d attack-ed the tent colony, resulting in numerous deaths, including women and children.

Steel Str ike of 1919: M other Jones continued her advocacy dur ing the Steel Str ike of 1919, where she wor ked to or ganize steel wor ker s and their families in their fight for better wages and wor king conditions.

Child L abor Activism: Jones was also known for her campaigns against child labor. No doubt the loss of her own children made this a ver y

Cor k , Ir elan d bor n .

M ar y Har r is Jon es (1837 - 1930) Beloved Am er ican labor leader , k n ow as M ot h er Jon es.

Sh e r em ain s a sign if ican t f igu r e in t h e h ist or y of Labor Or gan izin g in Am er ica per sonal effor t. She fir mly believed that children should be in schools r ather than wor king in dangerous and exploitative conditions in factor ies and mines.Her fierce dedication to wor ker s' r ights ear ned her the nickname " the most dangerous woman in Amer ica."

Despite her advanced age, she continued to be a power ful force in labor activism until her death in 1930

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There are scores of I r ish Bor n and I r ish Amer icans who have ser ved their countr y and the Amer ican L abor M ovement. Here are but a few of these illustr ious patr iots.

Har r y Br idges (1901-1990):

Terence Powder ly (1849-1924):

M ichael Quill (1905-1966):

Powder ly was an I r ish-Amer ican labor leader and the head of the K nights of L abor, one of the lar gest and most impor tant labor or ganizations of the late 19th centur y.

James Connolly (1868-1916): An I r ish revolutionar y and socialist, Connolly was a leader of the Easter Rising in I reland in 1916. He also had ties to the Amer ican labor movement through his involvement with the Socialist L abor Par ty and the I ndustr ial Wor ker s of the Wor ld.

Elizabeth Gur ley Flynn (1890-1964): Bor n in New Hampshire to an I r ish immigr ant family, Flynn was a labor leader and women's r ights activist.

She was a founding member of the Amer ican Civil L iber ties Union (ACL U) and wor ked closely with the I ndustr ial Wor ker s of the Wor ld.

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An Austr alian-bor n labor leader of I r ish descent, Br idges was a key figure in the labor movement on the West Coast of the United States. He founded the I nter national L ongshore and Warehouse Union (I LWU) and played a significant role in improving wor king conditions for dockwor ker s.

Quill was an I r ish-bor n labor leader who co-founded the Tr anspor t Wor ker s Union of Amer ica (TWU). He played a vital role in or ganizing public tr anspor tation wor ker s and advocating for their r ights.

Geor ge M eany (1894-1980) and L ane K ir kland (1922-1999): Both M eany and K ir kland were of I r ish descent.

M eany and K ir kland were influential leader s of the Amer ican labor movement who wor ked closet together for many year s. M eany was the fir st president of the AFL -CI O, while K ir kland succeeded him and continued their wor k to improve labor conditions.

HAPPY LABOR DAY!

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Or an ge Coun t y' s Legen dar y I r i sh M usi c M ak er s TH E FEN I AN S The Fenians are the favor ite for many among the great I r ish Bands of County Or ange! To the delight of their legions of fans, they retur n to The Coach House on September 16 for their annual HAL F-WAY TO PADDY'S DAY Celebr ation & Concer t!

evolving into an amazing I r ish Tr ad Rock group who never disappoint.

Headliner s at I r ish & Celtic Fair s and Festivals around the United states and well know as the I r ish Contingent at local gener al public festivals and community street fair s as well.

They have become a dominating force in I r ish M usic in Souther n Califor nia!

For a gener ation, these guys have been

THE FENIANS pict u r ed h er e ar e Rob William s, Ter r y Casey, Ch r is Pier ce an d Tar du Yegin

The Fenians have also been leading the huge and always sold out Tours To I reland for many year s too. A unique feature of these tour is per for mances of The Fenians throughout I reland.

Under the stewar dship of Founding M ember, Ter r y Casey, the tour s have gar nered a reputation as one of the best ways to visit the Emer ald I sle.

For over t w en t y f ive year s, Th e Fen ian s h ave deliver ed t h eir pot en t m ix of t r adit ion al Ir ish f olk an d good old r ock n r oll all acr oss t h e USA an d Ir elan d. Wit h an ever expan din g set of or igin al cr eat ion s, as w ell as con t em por ar y an d t r adit ion al t u n es plu ck ed f r om t h e pan oply of t h e gen r e, t h ese f ive lads pu t on a live sh ow t h at is secon d t o n on e.

Th r ou gh t h eir m u sic an d voices, Ter r y Casey , Rob William s, Tar du Yegin , Ch r is Pier ce, an d David Week s-Wyn n e r epr esen t Ever ym an - sw eet an d sor r ow f u l; br ave an d beau t if u l; an gr y an d am u sed.

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Ext r aor din ar y Im pact of Not r e Dam e/ Navy Gam e in Du blin "Attendance marked a historic global record for the largest number of Americans traveling to an international sporting event."

Th e r ecen t College Foot ball m at ch bet w een Not r e Dam e an d Navy pr oved t o be an in cr edible boon f or t h e Ir ish econ om y, set t in g a n ew w or ld r ecor d. In a decidedly on e-sided gam e, Not r e Dam e em er ged t r iu m ph an t w it h a com m an din g 42-3 vict or y.

Qu ar t er back Sam Har t m an deliver ed a sen sat ion al debu t per f or m an ce, st ak in g an ear ly claim f or t h e pr est igiou s Heism an t r oph y.

Th e st adiu m w as f illed t o it s capacit y of 49,000 spect at or s, w it h an im pr essive 39,000 in dividu als m ak in g t h e jou r n ey f r om t h e Un it ed St at es.

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Aviva St adiu m in Du blin w as t h e h ost f or t h e Aer Lingus College Football Classic

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Th is at t en dan ce m ar k ed a h ist or ic global r ecor d f or t h e lar gest n u m ber of Am er ican s t r avelin g t o an in t er n at ion al spor t in g even t .

Th e cit y of Du blin w en t above an d beyon d, en su r in g a vibr an t at m osph er e f or t h e occasion . Th e icon ic Dam e St r eet w as t r an sf or m ed in t o a pedest r ian zon e, an d var iou s even t s en liven ed var iou s cor n er s of t h e cit y.

Du blin's EPIC Ir ish Em igr at ion M u seu m is pr esen t in g a lim it ed-t im e exh ibit ion t it led " Pr oxim it y Un veiled." Th is exh ibit w ill delve in t o t h e pr of ou n d con n ect ion s bet w een Ir elan d an d Not r e Dam e, alon g w it h t h e en du r in g bon d bet w een Ir elan d an d t h e US Th e econ om ic im pact of t h e gam e is n ot h in g sh or t of ast ou n din g, w it h est im at ion s placin g t h e gen er at ed r even u e f or bot h t h e Ir ish econ om y an d Du blin at a st agger in g ?150 m illion .

Click lin k below f or a clip of t h e Not r e Dam e in vasion of Du blin :

Th e t r adit ion of college f oot ball in Ir elan d dat es t o 1988 w h en Bost on College clash ed w it h Ar m y. Th e r ecen t m at ch is t h e eigh t h in st allm en t of su ch even t s h ost ed in Du blin . Look in g ah ead, t h e excit em en t con t in u es as Geor gia Tech an d Flor ida St at e ar e slat ed t o com pet e at t h e Aviva St adiu m n ext year . Th is r em ar k able occu r r en ce w ill m ar k t h e f ir st in st an ce of gam es h ost ed in Ir elan d f or t h r ee con secu t ive year s.

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Aw ar d Win n in g Ir ish Tr io, Sock s in t h e Fr yin g Pan , Com in g t o Th ou san d Oak s On e of t h e m ost sou gh t -af t er Ir ish ban ds in m u sic t oday, Sock s in t h e Fr yin g Pan com es t o t h e Sch er r For u m Th eat r e on Sat u r day, Sept em ber 9, 2023, at 7:30 pm . Th eir dyn am ic vocal h ar m on ies, vir t u osic m u sical abilit y an d t h eir on st age w it h as capt u r ed an d capt ivat ed au dien ces t h e w or ld ar ou n d. Sock s in t h e Fr yin g Pan ar e com pr ised of Aodán Coyn e on gu it ar an d vocals an d t h e accom plish ed Hayes br ot h er s--Sh an e Hayes on accor dion an d Fiach r a Hayes on f iddle & ban jo. Th is you t h f u l t r io blen d Ir ish t r adit ion al m elodies w it h t h eir ow n per son al f lair w h ich h as gain ed t h em cr it ical acclaim an d accolades in clu din g ?New Ban d of t h e Year ?by t h e Ir ish M u sic Associat ion . Hailin g f r om t h e Ir ish m u sic m ecca t h at is En n is, Cou n t y Clar e t h e ?Sock s sou n d?cam e as a bipr odu ct of t h r ee f r ien ds playin g in pu bs t oget h er , lear n in g f r om on e an ot h er an d h avin g f u n . An albu m w as t h e in evit able n ext st ep - t h eir f ir st u n assu m in g en t r y in t o t h e w or ld of Ir ish m u sic r ecor din gs. Fast f or w ar d on e year lat er an d t h e albu m h ad w on ?Albu m of t h e Year ?f r om t h e Live Ir elan d m u sic aw ar ds. Five year s an d t w o m or e m u lt i-aw ar d-w in n in g st u dio albu m s lat er , t h e ban d h ave h eadlin ed all of t h e m ajor Ir ish m u sic f est ivals in Am er ica an d h ave br an ch ed in t o t h e br oader w or ld m u sic scen e, per f or m in g at t h e lik es of t h e Waln u t Valley Fest ival in Win f ield Kan sas, t h e Tøn der f olk m u sic f est ival in Den m ar k an d alon gside su ch act s as St in g, Ar et h a Fr an k lin an d Rod St ew ar t at t h e w or ld f am ou s New Or lean s Jazz Fest ival t o n am e bu t a f ew.

Th e gr ou p h as been em br aced in t h e Un it ed St at es an d pr aised f or t h eir m oder n t r adit ion al st yle an d en er get ic appr oach t o m u sic. Th ey h ave a clear love

f or live per f or m an ce w h ich on ly com plim en t s t h e t r adit ion al essen ce in t h eir sh ow s an d m ak es f or a t r u ly u n iqu e f or m of en t er t ain m en t . Sin gle t ick et s ar e on sale n ow an d ar e pr iced at $35 w it h gr ou p discou n t s available. Tick et s ar e available f r om Tick et m ast er on lin e at w w w.t ick et m ast er .com or t h r ou gh t h e Ban k of Am er ica Per f or m in g Ar t s Box Of f ice, locat ed at 2100 Th ou san d Oak s Bou levar d .

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Sock s in t h e Fr yin g Pan : Aodán Coyn e on gu it ar an d vocals, Sh an e Hayes on accor dion an d Fiach r a Hayes on f iddle & ban jo.

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Ker r y Ir ish Pr odu ct ion s An n ou n ces Tw o Ch r ist m as Th em ed St age Sh ow s f or t h e 2023 Season

Th e Sou n d of Ch r ist m as Sin g Alon g Fr i, Decem ber 22 at 7:30pm Fr ed Kavli Th eat r e Bank of America Performing Arts Center -(805) 449-2787

Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, I?ll be Home for Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, White Christmas, Silent Night, Ding Dong Merrily on High, and many more, will ring through the theatre as orchestra, choir and audience join forces in a delightful afternoon to celebrate the holidays. A festive event for the entire family!

With Emmy-nominated conductor

2100 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard Thousand Oaks, California 91362

Sing your way into the season with joyful holiday favorites. A fun-filled sing-along with orchestra and choir, and a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays with those you love!

Charles Fernandez, and the Sound of Christmas Chamber Players and Choir, and narrator by Irish Actress Sheelagh Cullen.

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Th e View f r om Ir elan d Do Not Adju st t h e Set : Adju st t h e Br oadcast er

By Maurice Fitzpatrick On Apr il 9t h , t h e Su n day Bu sin ess Post pr in t ed a leak f r om t h e boar d of ou r n at ion al br oadcast er , RTÉ, abou t a con t r over sy over t h e appoin t m en t of t h e n ext Dir ect or Gen er al t h at divided t h e boar d of dir ect or s. It w as f ar f r om t h e f ir st t im e t h at m em ber s of t h e boar d bet r ayed t h eir con f iden t ialit y obligat ion s. Bu t it w as dr am at ic given t h e collapse of au t h or it y t h at ch ar act er ised RTÉ?s f or m er DG?s t en u r e an d t h e on goin g f in an cial cr ises t h at dog t h e br oadcast er . Ch air of t h e boar d, Siú n Ní Ragh allaigh , h ad t o appear bef or e a gover n m en t al h ear in g t o an sw er f or t h e w ay in w h ich t h e appoin t m en t h ad been bot ch ed an d leak ed. In r espon se, sh e gat h er ed t h e boar d an d h ad a law yer lect u r e t h em on t h eir obligat ion n ot t o leak . Yet sh e w ok e u p t o u n f or t u n at e n ew s on Su n day, M ay 20t h , again in t h e Su n day Bu sin ess Post . Her st if f w ar n in g t o h er colleagu es n ot t o leak h ad been du ly leak ed.

If t h at seem ed lik e a glim pse of h ow dysf u n ct ion al t h e n at ion al br oadcast er h as becom e, it w as dw ar f ed by w h at f ollow ed in Ju n e. An au dit r evealed t h at RTÉ h ad con sider ably u n der -declar ed it s paym en t s t o it s h igh est paid pr esen t er , t h e ou t goin g pr esen t er of t h e Lat e Lat e Sh ow , Ryan Tu br idy, payin g h im (bu t n ot declar in g) ?345,000 ($375,000) over f ive con secu t ive year s, 2017-2022. Th ese secr et paym en t s an d dish on est declar at ion s occu r r ed in t h e back dr op of RTÉ im posin g pay cu t s on it s st af f . Th e st at ion lied abou t Tu br idy ?s salar y an d Tu br idy said n ot h in g in f ive year s t o cor r ect t h e r ecor d. To cover t h e ext r a an d u n declar ed paym en t s t o Tu br idy, RTÉ devised a r u se of f u n n ellin g adver t isem en t r even u e st r aigh t t o Tu br idy. Wh en t h e adver t iser pu lled ou t in 2021, t h e Ir ish t axpayer w as u n w it t in gly m ade t o pay t h e bill.

Ní Ragh allaigh ack n ow ledged t h at ?RTÉ h as f allen sh or t of t h e h igh st an dar ds t h at it set s f or it self ?? h igh st an dar ds t h at ar e r at h er in visible t o t h e h u m an eye.

Th e Tu br idy scan dal led t o f u r t h er gover n m en t al h ear in gs (h eld by Oir each t as com m it t ees) t h at in t er r ogat ed t h e RTÉ execu t ive over t h r ee su ccessive w eek s in Ju n e an d Ju ly. Not h in g in RTÉ?s 97-year h ist or y w as as dam agin g as w h at em er ged f r om t h ose

h ear in gs. Th ey u n lock ed a sea of cor r u pt ion in t h e br oadcast er . Bu n gs, bau bles an d per k s h ave been passed ar ou n d bet w een t h e execu t ive an d it s elit e pr esen t er s f or decades; t h e scale of t h e disclosu r e an d t h e u n der h an d m et h ods (in volvin g of f sh or e ?bar t er ?accou n t s) h as dest r oyed pu blic t r u st in RTÉ.

Ch air of t h e pow er f u l gover n m en t al Pu blic Accou n t s Com m it t ee, Br ian St an ley, r espon ded: ?w h o set u p t h is dodgy accou n t an cy pr act ices? Wh o set it of f ?

Wh o sign ed of f on it ? An d w h o k n ew abou t it an d w h y??Th e ch air of t h e M edia com m it t ee, Niam h Sm yt h TD, expr essed an ger at t h e m em ber s of h er com m it t ee bein g ?con n ed an d m isled?. To addr ess t h is geyser of scan dals, seven in vest igat ion s h ave n ow been est ablish ed. Th e r epor t s w ill t ak e u p t o eigh t m on t h s t o be com plet e an d w ill en su r e t h at a ser ies of r evelat ion s abou t t h e m ism an agem en t of RTÉ w ill con t in u e t h r ou gh ou t t h e r est of t h e year an d in t o 2024.

On Ju ly 12t h , at a gover n m en t al (Oir each t as) com m it t ee h ear in g, t h e agen t f or ?t op t alen t ?, Noel Kelly, r epeat edly blam ed RTÉ f or all over sigh t , m ain t ain in g t h at h e w as on ly f ollow in g in st r u ct ion s t o cr eat e in voices w it h ou t an y n am e on t h em an d pr ocess paym en t s t h r ou gh an accou n t in Lon don .

Cat h er in e M u r ph y TD r et or t ed: ?Th is f ollow in g in st r u ct ion s. It ?s called t h e Nu r em ber g def en ce?. As if t h eir r em oval f r om r ealit y n eeded t o be f u r t h er dem on st r at ed, an RTÉ?s ?t alen t ?, Dave Fan n in g, w h o is also r epr esen t ed by Noel Kelly, bem oan ed on h is sh ow t h at even in g t h e ?n on sen sical Oir each t as

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Th e n ew Dir ect or Gen er al, Kevin Bak h u r st , t ook over t h e r ole on Ju ly 10t h . Alr eady Bak h u r st w as f acin g a st or m of f in an cial pr oblem s an d a gover n m en t t h at h ad r u n ou t of pat ien ce w it h RTÉ?s in abilit y t o r u n it self . Now h e f aces a cat ast r oph e on ever y f r on t . Th e m ost r elen t less opposit ion w ill com e f r om t h e st af f w h o h ave been t ar n ish ed by t h e h ypocr isy, in com pet en ce of t h e m an agem en t an d t h e gr ot esqu e u n f air n ess of RTÉ?s f in an cial policies.

On e disast er h as en gen der ed an ot h er . Th e bet r ayal of pu blic t r u st h as m ade it im possible f or t h e gover n m en t t o in cr ease it s f u n din g f or RTÉ or t o r ef or m t h e in ef f ect ive w ay in w h ich RTÉ collect s it s t elevision licen ce f ees f r om t h e pu blic.

Th e pu blic w ill ven t it s r age t h r ou gh n on -paym en t of t h e t elevision licen ce f ees on a scale n ot seen sin ce t h e (su ccessf u l) m ass pr ot est again st w at er ch ar ges in 2014-2017. Com m er cial r even u e w ill also dr ain aw ay f r om RTÉ du e t o t h e r epu t at ion al dam age. Th e r esen t m en t of t h e RTÉ execu t ive am on g it s st af f , w h o m u st f ace an u n sym pat h et ic pu blic, w ill deepen , m ak in g t h e or gan isat ion alm ost im possible t o r u n .

So, w h at can be don e? Th e Ir ish pu blic an d gover n m en t do n ot n eed t o im agin e a n at ion al br oadcast er dedicat ed t o pu blic ser vice pr ogr am m in g: w e h ave on e alr eady in t h e f or m of TG4, t h e Ir ish lan gu age ch an n el. Sim ilar ly, w e n eed a pu blic br oadcast er in t h e En glish lan gu age t h at ask s sear ch in g qu est ion s of Ir ish societ y an d ser ves t h e pu blic, n ot it self .

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So, h er e is a pr oposal f or t h e gover n m en t : dissolve t h e t r avest y t h at is ou r n at ion al br oadcast er . RTÉ?s gr ou n ds in Du blin 4 w ou ld sell f or a f or t u n e. Th at m on ey cou ld be u sed t o est ablish a n ew cam pu s, locat ed on t h e ou t sk ir t s of Du blin . Th e n ew br oadcast er w ou ld pr ior it ise t r ain in g you n g people an d pr ovide t h em w it h af f or dable livin g accom m odat ion on cam pu s w h ile t h ey t r ain . It w ou ld h ave a n ew m edia depar t m en t t o in t er r ogat e t h e r ole of pu blic ser vice m edia in t h e 21st cen t u r y an d yet an ot h er depar t m en t t o im agin e an d im plem en t an all-Ir elan d m edia ser vice. It w ou ld cu r at e an d digit ise t h e ar ch ive t h at RTÉ n eglect ed (or w or se) over t h e past decades, w h ich w ou ld be m ade available t o t h e pu blic f or n on -com m er cial u se f or f r ee. Fu r t h er m or e, t h e gover n m en t w ou ld m an dat e t h e r even u e com m ission t o collect t h e licen ce f ee t o en su r e an appr oxim at e an n u al bu dget on t h e con dit ion t h at t h e br oadcast er w ou ld h ave t o r u n it self on t h at bu dget an d w it h ou t r ecou r se t o adver t isem en t r even u e.

St af f , in clu din g sen ior m an agem en t , cou ld apply f or jobs at t h e n ew n at ion al br oadcast er t o be r em u n er at ed on a st r ict civil ser vice pay scale an d pay cap. Th ose u n h appy w it h su ch t er m s n eed n ot apply. Th en w e m igh t ju st h ave a n at ion al br oadcast er t h at is w or t h y of t h e n am e.

Is it n ot n ot able t h at n o polit ical par t y, in clu din g t h e ?par t y of ch an ge?, ar e pr oposin g su ch r adical m easu r es?

Th is colu m n last m on t h abou t t h e Ir ish Lan gu age by ou r gr eat f r ien d an d Ir ish Ar t s an d En t er t ain m en t colu m n ist M au r ice Fit zpat r ick r eally r eson at ed w it h u s, I u se t h e m on t h s of t h e year in each issu e bu t m y Ir ish is ver y lim it ed. In f act , w or k in g on t h e f olio (t h e t op of each page) t h is issu e, I f or got t h e w or d f or Ju ly in Ir ish an d h ad t o look it u p. I f ou n d t h is r eally in t er est in g You Tu be video an d sh ar e t h e lin k below.

I w ou ld lik e t o ch an ge m y lack of Ir ish t oo. so st ar t in g w it h t h is issu e w e w ill be of f er in g ou r r eader s a f ew w or ds or ph r ases in ou r M ot h er Lan gu age, CLICK ICON FOR A QUICK LESSON

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" YES, THIS IS A PROTEST"

By Joh n M cNally

Sinead O'Connor, 1966 ~~ 2023 M uch has been wr itten about the passing of Sinead O'Connor, her extr aor dinar ily beautiful voice, and the unmatched passion she brought to her songs. She is fur ther known for being a spir itual r adical and unflinching feminist. But less discussed were her political causes. As she said her self: " I didn't want to be a pop star ; I wanted to be a protest singer."

Her cr iticism of the abuses of the Catholic Church are well known, but she was also a staunch anti-colonialist who challenged Br itish r ule in I reland and par tition. I n 1989 she sang I rish Ways and I rish Laws at the march for Br itish withdr awal in Dublin on the 20th anniver sar y of the re-deployment of the Br itish Ar my on the streets of the Six Counties.

She wrote this br illiant l etter to the I r ish Times explaining the I r ish Republican position, " speaking the tr uest feelings of many I r ish people."

She recor ded tr aditional and rebel songs, including Oró Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile, Paddy's Lament, and a moving rendition of Foggy Dew

with the Chieftains.

Sinead was annoyed that U2 would announce, " This is not a rebel song" before singing Sunday Bloody Sunday, so she wrote This is a Rebel Song, whose stir r ing lyr ics contain imager y of r age and r ape by an English lover as an allegor y of the Anglo-I r ish conflict.

I n her song Famine, she rej ects the label famine since there was plenty of food in I reland at the time, and equates the victims of the star vation to a battered child of England and ends by saying:

" And if there ever is gonna be healing There has to be remember ing and then gr ieving So that there then can be for giving There has to be knowledge and under standing."

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I RI SH UNI TY - L ET THE PEOPL E HAVE THEI R SAY Th e k eyn ot e speak er at an Ireland's Future even t , act or Jam es Nesbit t , a Nor t h er n Ir ish Pr ot est an t f r om a u n ion ist back gr ou n d, declar ed it w as t im e f or a "n ew u n ion of Ir elan d," w h ich accom m odat ed all iden t it ies an d allegian ces. " We'r e st an din g at a pr of ou n d m om en t h er e in t h e h ist or y of t h e islan ds." Th ou san ds of people f r om all w alk s of Ir ish lif e at t en d t h ese an d sim ilar islan d-w ide m eet in gs t o discu ss ideas f or a u n it ed Ir elan d.

Th e Good Fr iday Agr eem en t does n ot m an dat e an y specif ic ou t com e bu t pr ovides a peacef u l an d dem ocr at ic pat h w ay t ow ar d u n it y. Polls sh ow an in cr easin g am ou n t of people w ou ld vot e f or a u n it ed Ir elan d in a bor der poll. In t h e 2021 Nor t h er n Ir elan d cen su s of t h e 1.9 m illion popu lat ion , Cat h olics (M ost ly Nat ion alist s) n ow ou t n u m ber Pr ot est an t s (m ost ly Un ion ist s): 45.7% ver su s 43.48%.

An in f or m ed an d r espect f u l debat e bet w een n at ion alist s, u n ion ist s, an d n on -align ed people of Ir elan d is essen t ial, as w ell as a dialog bet w een t h e Ir ish an d Br it ish gover n m en t s. Sin ce t h e Tor y par t y cam e in t o pow er in 2010 t h r ou gh Br exit t o t oday, Br it ain's in t er est in k eepin g t h e six n or t h er n Ir ish cou n t ies in t h eir Kin gdom h as w an ed; m an y, if n ot m ost , w ou ld be h appy t o see it go. Un f or t u n at ely, cu r r en t Ir ish gover n m en t s claim t h e call f or a bor der poll is dest abilizin g. M an y su spect t h eir r eal con cer n is losin g pow er f or t h em selves an d t h eir par t ies. To r eject dir ect discu ssion of a u n it ed Ir elan d f or f ear of loyalist s' violen ce on ly en cou r ages u n ion ist s/ loyalist s t o t h r eat en m or e in st abilit y. It is m or ally an d polit ically u n accept able t o allow t h r eat s of violen ce t o alt er t h e dem ocr at ic w ill of t h e people. Sin n Fein is dest in ed t o t ak e pow er in t h e Sou t h , w h ich w ill be a gam e-ch an ger sin ce Ir ish u n it y is h igh on t h eir plat f or m .

Joh n M cNally, ou r f eat u r ed w r it er an d Ir ish Com m u n it y Act ivist an d Colu m n ist sh ar es h is t h ou gh t s on t h e lat est n ew s an d t r en ds con cer n in g Ir elan d an d Ir ish Am er ica.

Dif f er en t opin ion s an d view s ar e essen t ial in an y. f r ee societ y. We deeply appr eciat e ou r pr ess f r eedom s. Now , m or e t h an ever , it is im por t an t t o h ave Ir ish Com m u n it y act ivism , diver sit y an d in pu t .

Econ om ist s agr ee t h at a u n if ied Ir elan d w ill br in g m an y econ om ic advan t ages t h at t h e Nor t h an d Sou t h of Ir elan d cou ld n ot r eap in depen den t ly. Th e r eu n if icat ion of Ir elan d w ill cr eat e a sin gle econ om y w it h a sin gle cu r r en cy an d n o bor der issu es. Th is w ill dr aw in cr eased in vest m en t s f r om Eu r ope an d elsew h er e; goods an d labor can f low easily acr oss t h e bor der s. Elim in at in g t h e du al econ om ic syst em s of t h e Nor t h an d Sou t h of Ir elan d w ill cr eat e a m or e u n if ied appr oach t o t axat ion , in vest m en t , an d econ om ic developm en t . Th is w ill also of f er im pr oved pr ot ect ion f or cit izen s' r igh t s, in cr easin g saf et y an d secu r it y f or bot h com m u n it ies. Con f lict s pr eviou sly r oot ed in opposit ion t o dif f er en t gover n m en t policies can n ow t ak e a back seat as people in cr easin gly join f or ces f or t h e com m on goal of cr eat in g a pr osper ou s Ir elan d .

Wh er e Ir ish n at ion alist s w er e f or ced in t o a par t it ion ed Ir elan d a h u n dr ed year s ago by loyalist an d Br it ish st at e violen ce, t h e Good Fr iday Agr eem en t placed t h e f u t u r e con st it u t ion al posit ion in t h e h an ds of t h e people. If a m ajor it y vot ed f or u n it y in r ef er en du m s, Nor t h an d Sou t h , t h en Ir elan d w ou ld be u n it ed.

Her e is a ch an ce t o r igh t a h ist or ical w r on g, an d w h en t h is idea cat ch es f ir e, people of goodw ill w or ldw ide w ill join in t h is ef f or t ; as t h e old sayin g goes, " Th er e ar e decades w h en n ot h in g h appen s an d t h en w eek s w h en decades h appen ."

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Wh at You Can Do To Help Ir ish Un it y Hist or y is m ade by people, ju st lik e you an d I, w h o st an d u p an d speak ou t . Cir cu lat e t h e idea of Ir ish Un it y an d st ar t a dialogu e am on g you r peer s an d t h ose of dif f er en t back gr ou n ds. Please w r it e t o you r con gr ession al r epr esen t at ives an d ask t h at t h ey su ppor t t h e Fr ien ds of Ir elan d Con gr ession al Cau cu s; t h is is on e of t h e f ew ar eas t h at bot h Dem ocr at s an d Repu blican s agr ee on . Let Un it ed Islan der s k n ow you

su ppor t t h em . Fin ally, join an d/ or don at e t o or gan izat ion s t h at su ppor t Ir ish Un it y, su ch as t h e AOH, Ir ish Nat ion al Cau cu s, Fr ien ds of Sin n Fein , an d t h e Ir ish Un it y Con f er en ce. By don at in g, you can h elp t o su ppor t t h e cau se an d en su r e t h at it con t in u es t o h ave a voice in t h e in t er n at ion al com m u n it y.

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By John McNally I reland hosts many festivals throughout the year, beginning with Saint Patr ick's Day Par ades, Dublin's Wr iter s Festival, K ilkenny Ar ts Festival, Electr ic Picnic for moder n music lover s, and tr aditional music festivals galore. But the biggest, and our favor ite, community festival in I reland is the Peoples Festival, Feile an Phobail, which incor por ates all the above activities in the fir st ten days of August in Belfast.

Concer ts, comedians, a car nival par ade, ar t exhibitions, histor ical tour s, and even boxing matches on Féile Fight Night.

I ts liter ar y happenings have attr acted Seamus Heaney and Roddy Doyle, and there are wonder ful theater productions by Tony Devlin and other s, plus dozens of activities like yoga, hill hikes, and children's activities.

Additionally, there is something no other festival I am aware of has: a Discussions and Debates Progr am, which have included people like Rober t Fisk, Jeremy Cor bin, President M ar y M cAleese, and

Ger r y Adam s an d Joh n M cNally in An Cu lt ú r lan n at t h e 1994 Féile an Ph obail

I an Paisley Jr. These always free " Talks," over 75 this year, centered around St M ar y's Univer sity, features a fascinating var iety of topics from Brexit and I r ish Unity to histor ical topics like the I r ish Civil War. The biggest dr aw is the concer ts, pr imar ily held in Falls Par k, attr acting as many as 10,000 festival goer s ever y night.

Var ious genres are offered, from Rap to Rebel music, L egends of Rock, Disco Night, The Wolfe Tones, Westlife, and K neecap.

Past per for mer s included The Pogues, UB40, and Chr isty M oore. L ast year, we enj oyed I melda M ay in Falls Par k. The year before, we loved Phil Coulter 's concer t in Clonar d M onaster y, and I recall seeing Black Uhur u back when the shows were held in Spr inghill over 30 year s ago.

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Dr on e sh ot of Falls Par k con cer t t h is year , Belf ast in t h e Nor t h of Ir elan d As t h e Gaelic Leagu e w as f or m ed in Br it ish -occu pied Ir elan d in 1893 t o r e-in t r odu ce t h e people t o t r adit ion al Ir ish cu lt u r e, Féile an Ph obail w as st ar t ed in w ar -t or n Belf ast in 1988 t o sh ow t h e w or ld an d t h e people of Belf ast t h em selves t h e posit ive side of t h eir Ir ish com m u n it y.

An d t h e f est ival h as been t r an sf or m at ive f or t h e people of West Belf ast . Bef or e t h e f est ival's su ccess, Ir ish Nat ion alist s w ou ld bu r n bon f ir es in Au gu st t o m ar k t h e an n iver sar y of in t er n m en t w it h ou t t r ial, of t en leadin g t o con f lict s w it h Br it ish soldier s an d police. Gon e ar e t h e bon f ir es an d t h e

an t i-in t er n m en t m ar ch es, w h olly r eplaced w it h t h is m ost en joyable an d edu cat ion al com m u n it y f est ival, on e of Eu r ope's biggest an d m ost popu lar !

Now , if on ly t h e Ir ish Un ion ist s/ Loyalist s cou ld f in d a posit ive expr ession of t h eir cu lt u r e. Th ey st ill bu r n gigan t ic t oxic sm ok e bon f ir es decor at ed w it h r acist epit h et s an d in sist on h oldin g h u n dr eds of t r iu m ph alist an d som et im es con t en t iou s par ades t h r ou gh ar eas w h er e t h ey ar e n ot w elcom e.

If you go: We u su ally st ay at t h e Eu r opa Hot el dow n t ow n or t h e Balm or al in West Belf ast .

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Ken O'Mal l ey's Hal l oween Tour t o I r el and Ret u r n t o t h e cr adle of Celt ic civilizat ion an d celebr at e Sam h ain - Hallow een 2023 in Ir elan d!

Sam h ain is t h e pagan r eligiou s f est ival or igin at in g f r om an an cien t Celt ic spir it u al t r adit ion . In m oder n t im es, Sam h ain (a Gaelic w or d pr on ou n ced ?sow -w in?) is u su ally celebr at ed f r om Oct ober 31 t o Novem ber 1 t o w elcom e in t h e h ar vest an d u sh er in ?t h e dar k h alf of t h e year .? Celebr an t s believe t h at t h e bar r ier s bet w een t h e ph ysical w or ld an d t h e spir it w or ld br eak dow n du r in g Sam h ain , allow in g m or e in t er act ion bet w een h u m an s an d den izen sof t h e Ot h er w or ld. Th e days w h en t h e veil bet w een t h e dead, u n dead an d t h e livin g w as at it s t h in n est .

Ar ou n d t h e 6t h Cen t u r y, Pope Gr egor y h ad t h e br igh t idea t o f u se t h e old Celt ic cu st om s an d belief s w it h Ch r ist ian celebr at ion s an d it act u ally w or k ed f or t h e m ission ar ies in Ir elan d at t h e t im e. Sam h ain becam e All Hallow s Eve, h allow ed m ean in g sacr ed, an d t h e n ext day becam e All Sain t ?s Day. Hallow een h ad ar r ived.

Ou r t ou r begin s in Du blin on Oct ober 27t h f or t h r ee day. We ar r ive t o w it n ess t h e m yst er iou s Br am St ok er Fest ival over t h e w eek en d. St ok er , t h e au t h or of Dr acu la w as Bor n in Du blin . Dr acu la, w r it t en in 1897, is on e of t h e gr eat est blood cu r dlin g r om an ce n ovels ever w r it t en . Du r in g t h ese t h r ee days w e w ill visit t h e n eolit h ic passage t om b of New gr an ge in t h e Boyn e Valley, older t h an t h e Egypt ian pyr am ids an d St on eh en ge. Th is place of w or sh ip an d sacr ed bu r ials is st ill a m yst er y as t o it ?s m at h em at ical design . Is t h er e an Alien con n ect ion ? Ou r gr ou p w ill en t er t h e 5,200 year old t om b, a pr ivilege n ot available t o t h e gen er al pu blic at all t im es.

Th en w e w ill t ou r Du blin?s m ain Glasn evin Cem et er y an d visit t h e r est in g places of so m an y h ist or ical h er oes an d ch ar act er s.

Also in Du blin , w e t ak e a t ou r of Kilm ain h am Gaol w h er e t h e leader s of t h e 1916 Risin g w er e execu t ed an d st ay in ou r h ot el in t h e h ear t of t h e oldest par t of Du blin bu ilt over t h e or igin al Vik in g set t lem en t .

On ou r f ou r t h day ou r t ou r w ill t ak e u s n or t h t o t h e Cit y of Der r y an d it s f am ou s Hallow een Fest ival f or t h r ee days t h r ou gh Hallow een n igh t an d t h e ext r avagan za of even t s w h ile w e ar e t h er e. We w ill t ou r t h e h ist or ic Walls of Der r y an d visit a 6t h C st on e r in g f or t in Don egal bu ilt by t h e Clan O?Neill over look in g Der r y an d Don egal Bay. We w ill also visit t h e Glen veagh Nat ion al Par k in Don egal, a beau t if u l w ilder n ess su r r ou n din g t h e lak eside Glen veagh Hou se.

Th e h ou se an d gar den s ar e spect acu lar .

On t o Belf ast f or t w o n igh t s w h er e w e w ill visit t h e Tit an ic M u seu m an d h ave a gu ided t ou r of t h e cit y an d it ?s t r ou bled h ist or y, ?Up t h e Cat h olic Falls Road an d dow n t h e Pr ot est an t Sh an k h ill Road?, visit in g t h e Peace Walls, h ist or ically dividin g n eigh bor h oods.

Wh ile in Belf ast I w ill per f or m a con cer t in a ver y pr ivat e ven u e. Im pr om pt u con cer t s du r in g t h e en t ir e t ou r w ill also h appen !

Back t o Du blin f or on e f in al n igh t bef or e m an y of u s w ill t r avel h om e t o t h e US. Th is t ou r pr om ises t o be a ver y excit in g an d spir it u al r et u r n t o t h e All Hollow s Eve an d All Sain t s Day (Day of t h e Dead) t h at w er e t h e celebr at ion s of t h e an cien t Celt s and t h eir Dr u id pr iest s. Th er e w ill be m or e t r ick or t r eat s on t h is t ou r t h an you can im agin e.

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Th e Cit y of Der r y goes all ou t t o celebr at e Hallow een an d r ef lect on Sam h ain .

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Th e w ooden sh ip LEADER w as bu ilt in 1892 Ph ot os by Seb Lat u r a Yet an ot h er am azin g par t of m y Spr in g in Ir elan d. We m et t h e ow n er s of t h e LEADER, w h ich is a " Br ixh am Tr aw ler Gaf f Ket ch" bu ilt in 1892 in Gam lm pt om , Devon . It is on t h e UK Regist r y of h ist or ic sh ips. Th e sh ip f ish ed in Br it ish , Ir ish an d Sw edish w at er s f or over h alf a cen t u r y.

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