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Ow en Dar a an d Jessica Lan cast er ? a r eal lif e cou ple ? in t h eir t h ir d f eat u r e f ilm ?A Lesser Gif t ?.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE AN I RI SH CH RI STM AS Starting on page 3

N ew Ow en Dar a Fi l m See Page 11

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Sh iela Cu llen Nar r at or

Ju lie Hin t on Soloist

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AN I RI SH CH RI STM AS 20 22 Tour Set For 18 Ci t i es Ker r y Ir ish Pr odu ct ion s' 2022 Tou r of An Ir ish Ch r ist m as is n ow u n der w ay!

Th e acclaim ed Yu let ide pr odu ct t ion w h ich visit s 18 cit ies t h is year open ed in Roh n er t Par k , CA on Novem ber 25t h .

M illion s of Am er ican s h ave n ow exper ien ce t h is en ch an t in g an d vibr an t Ir ish Holiday sh ow in per son or on PBS! Th e last sh ow f or t h is season w ill be in San t a Bar bar a on Decem ber 23r d.

an d love in clu din g Silen t Nigh t , Car ol of t h e Bells, an d Th e Tw elve Days of Ch r ist m as plu s a spect acu lar h igh -en er gy display of Ir ish dan cin g at it s ver y best .

An Ir ish Ch r ist m as f eat u r es an aw ar d-w in n in g cast of dan cer s alon g w it h an in cr edible gr ou p of m u sician s an d sin ger s t o celebr at e t h e h olidays as on ly t h e Ir ish can .

Au dien ces w ill en joy all t h e h oliday car ols t h ey k n ow

Now ever yon e can exper ien ce Ir elan d an d Ir ish t r adit ion s f or t h e Ch r ist m as h olidays t oo!

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An Ir ish Ch r ist m as is a celebr at ion of f am ily an d com m u n it y t h at sh ow cases som e of t h e gr eat Ir ish h oliday t r adit ion s in clu din g, ch asin g t h e w r en , bu t t er -m ak in g, an d dan cin g on t h e h alf -door . Th e sh ow f eat u r es dan cer s f r om River dan ce, Lor d of t h e Dan ce, an d Celt ic Win gs an d is pr odu ced by M ar gar et O?Car r oll w it h m u sical dir ect ion by Jesse Lan gen .

In 2017 Ker r y Ir ish Pr odu ct ion s par t n er ed w it h PBS an d Tou r ism Ir elan d in a t elevised pr esen t at ion of An Ir ish Ch r ist m as t h at h as air ed f or sever al year s du r in g t h e h olidays season .

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Let t er Fr om THE PUBLISHER Dear Friends and Readers Ref lect ion s on Ch r ist m as 2022 Th is year w e ar e celebr at in g Ch r ist m as at a t im e of gr eat division an d st r if e in Am er ica an d t h e r est of t h e w or ld. Th er e is a lit an y of all t h at is w r on g n ow an d a lot of f ear an d w or r y abou t alm ost ever yt h in g.

Let 's f ace it t h er e is alw ays evil an d m ayh em abou t . We ack n ow ledge t h at , bu t w e also n eed t o r em in d ou r selves t h at good an d oppor t u n it y f or pr ogr ess exit s t oo. It sou n ds t r it e as f ir st glan ce bu t r at h er t h an f ocu sin g on all t h e n egat ive aspect s of ever yt h in g, w e m u st dig deep f or all t h at is good. Lik e m ost h u m an en deavor s, seek in g t h e posit ive an d pr act icin g gr at it u de is n ot n at u r al f or m ost of u s. Th e easiest cou r se is t o ju st get in t o t h e h abit of look in g f or t h e good st u f f ! It act u ally w or k s.

I'm w r it in g t h is on Th an k sgivin g Day an d despit e som e ch allen ges an d sadn ess t h is past year , I am st ill t h an k f u l an d gr at ef u l f or qu it e a lot . M y sim ple su ggest ion t o you , Dear Reader is t o cr eat e t h e h abit of doin g you r best an d in doin g so you also h abit u ly look at t h e br igh t side.

Reach ou t t o f am ily, f r ien ds, n eigh bor s an d even st r an ger s. Th er e ar e a lot of lon esom e people ou t t h er e, so m aybe go ou t t o com m u n it y even t s (ch eck ou r calen dar ) an d sh ar e you r gr at it u de.

Th er e ar e t w o list in g t h is issu e f or Ir ish gr ou ps w it h open in vit at ion s!

Th an k you f or bein g on e of r eader s! We ar e alw ays h appy t o h ear f r om you , so please r each ou t as you r com m en t s an d qu est ion s ar e appr eciat ed. M er r y Ch r ist m as an d Happy 2023!

Our Ver y I r ish Per ks progr am is growing. We j ust signed on with a few more I r ish businesses to offer deals and discounts to our subscr iber s. We will send a comprehensive listing of the businesses involved to your inbox the middle of each month star ting in November, We are also wor king on our M ighty I r ish Networ k and we will have details for you on that ver y soon too

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Kerry Irish Productions

M EET THE CAST Ever y sh ow pr esen t ed by Ker r y Ir ish Pr odu ct ion s f eat u r es an am azin g h igh ly t alen t ed an d pr of ession al gr ou p of in dividu als as dan cer s, m u sician s an d sin ger s. We pr esen t h er e t h e gif t ed Sin ger s an d Ker r y Ban d m em ber s w h o

An Ir ish Ch r ist m as Ban d M ar k Alf r ed (Per cu ssion / Bodh r án )

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In ou r Novem ber issu e w e pr of iled t h e m em ber s of t h e 2022 An Irish Christmas Dan ce Tr ou pe.

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M ar k f r om Car r ick m acr oss, Co.M on agh an began playin g dr u m s at t h e age of f ou r . He st u died at t h e Royal Ir ish Academ y of M u sic an d Per f or m in g Ar t s College in Du blin .

He is m ost r ecogn ized as bein g t h e M u sical Dir ect or , dr u m m er , an d per cu ssion ist in t h e Gr am m y aw ar d w in n in g sh ow River dan ce. He h as r ecor ded an d per f or m ed w it h som e of t h e biggest ar t ist s an d sh ow s in t h e w or ld. His abilit y t o cr oss so m an y gen r es cou pled w it h a u n iqu e an d en er get ic st yle h as m ade h im Eu r ope's m ost sou gh t af t er , an d h igh ly r egar ded dr u m m er s an d per cu ssion ist s of t oday. M ar k h as w or k ed w it h Lion el Rich ie, Sim ply Red, Kat ie M elu a, Josh Gr oban , Th e Cor r s, Im elda M ay, Paddy M alon ey (Th e Ch ief t ain s), Th e Divin e Com edy, M ar y Cou gh lan , Ron an Keat in g, West lif e, Gir ls Alou d, Don n ie Osm on d an d t h e lat e

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Ch r ist y Hen n essy. M ost r ecen t ly h e r ecor ded dr u m s an d per cu ssion on Bill Wh elan's n ew River dan ce 25t h An n iver sar y Albu m . He m ade h is debu t on Lon don's West En d w it h t h e h it sh ow Com e f r om Aw ay at Lon don?s Ph oen ix Th eat r e. M ar k w as h on or ed t o h ave been par t of t h e t eam of Com poser s, M u sical Dir ect or s, an d ban d t o r eceive an Olivier Aw ar d f or Ou t st an din g Ach ievem en t in M u sic. M ar k w as also M u sical Dir ect or w it h t h e In t er n at ion al sh ow Hear t beat of Hom e. He is deligh t ed t o join An Ir ish Ch r ist m as Tou r 2022!

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Jesse Lan gen (Gu it ar )

w it h sin ger / son gw r it er Kat ie Jim oh an d per cu ssion ist Tim M u lven n a.

He t each es gu it ar an d com posit ion at Ch icago Academ y f or t h e Ar t s.

An Ir ish Ch r ist m as Vocal En sem ble

Evelyn Th om (Fiddle)

The Kerry Voice Squad.

Five year s ago, a sear ch began f or t h r ee classically t r ain ed voices t h at w ou ld be equ ally at h om e sin gin g t h e classics an d t r adit ion al Ir ish son gs.

Th e sear ch br ou gh t t oget h er a t eam of ext r aor din ar y ar t ist s an d Th e Ker r y Voice Squ ad w as bor n ! Sin ce t h en , t h e en sem ble h as per f or m ed in over 50 US cit ies t o dat e w it h Ker r y Ir ish Pr odu ct ion s In c.

Evelyn f r om Ch icago is a

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var iet y of st yles of m u sic.

He h as been f eat u r ed w it h Th e Ch icago Sym ph on y, Lyr ic Oper a of Ch icago, Ch icago Sin f on iet t a, t h e Jof f r ey Ballet an d r ecen t ly in ?I am Ir elan d? on PBS. Jesse an d h is br ot h er Tim gr ew u p lear n in g f iddle t u n es f r om t h eir gr an df at h er Clar en ce, an d t h at gr ou n din g laid t h e f ou n dat ion f or Jesse?s appr oach t o t r adit ion al m u sic. In Ir ish m u sic, h e can be h ear d r egu lar ly in session s ar ou n d Ch icago, as w ell as in t h e ban d Com pas w it h h is br ot h er Tim an d bodh r an player Am y Rich t er . In ot h er st yles of m u sic, h e can be h ear d in Ch icago, t h r ou gh ou t t h e cou n t r y an d elsew h er e in t h e w or ld w it h En sem ble Dal Nien t e, in Hasco Du o w it h Sopr an o Am an da DeBoer Bar t let t , in Sou n dboar d w it h h ar pist Ben M elsk y, an d in Kat et

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19-year -old m u lt i-in st r u m en t alist w it h a f ocu s on f iddle an d gu it ar .

Evelyn h as en joyed t ak in g t h e st age acr oss t h e Un it ed St at es as w ell as in Ir elan d an d Can ada. Sh e st u dies w it h Jesse Lan gen on gu it ar , an d h as lear n ed f r om f iddle gr eat s su ch as Liz Car r oll, Oisín M ac Diar m ada, Sean Clelan d, Devin Sh eph er d, an d Dylan Foley. As a soloist , Evelyn h as com pet ed at t h e All-Ir elan d Fleadh m an y t im es an d h olds sever al r egion al m edals f r om t h e M idw est Fleadh , w in n in g t h e gold st an dar d in 2020. Sh e w as also a you t h sch olar sh ip r ecipien t f or t h e Sw an n an oa Gat h er in g, Scoil Éigse, an d t h e Fr an cis O?Neill Ir ish Ar t s w eek . Evelyn is t h e 2019 w in n er of t h e Ir elan d Agen cy Aw ar d in r ecogn it ion of h er passion at e w or k w it h t h e Ch icago m u sic com m u n it y as t each er , per f or m er , an d ar t ist . Evelyn is deligh t ed t o say t h at t h is is h er secon d Ch r ist m as t ou r w it h Ker r y Ir ish Pr odu ct ion s, an d sh e h opes you en joy t h e sh ow !

Kor al Aak r e

Kor al com es f r om a f am ily of sin ger s an d began voice lesson s w it h h er f at h er at age seven . Sh e ear n ed a degr ee in vocal per f or m an ce f r om Sou t h er n Or egon Un iver sit y w h er e sh e st u died oper a.Sh e per f or m ed w it h t h e Rogu e Oper a, Oper a in t h e St r eet s, Br ava Oper a Wor k sh op, SOU Ch am ber an d Con cer t Ch oir an d t h e Sou t h er n Or egon Repar at or y Sin ger s

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Em ily Est ep

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Un iver sit y. M ost r ecen t ly, Em ily w as seen on st age at Bu sch Gar den s William sbu r g as a vocalist in t h e 13t h season of Celtic Fyre.

Th is is Em ily ?s f ir st t ou r w it h An Ir ish Ch r ist m as

Nollaig Joh n Hau k oos an d sin gin g t h e r ole of Xoch iqu et zal in El Circo Anahuac, a n ew oper a in Span ish , En glish an d Nah u at l by David Reyes. Th is is Rosa?s t h ir d season w it h An Ir ish Ch r ist m as.

Rosa Evan gelin a

Em ily is an act or an d sin ger local t o Fr esn o, Calif or n ia. Sh e h as been per f or m in g in t h e Cen t r al Valley f or 15 year s an d gr adu ed in 2021 w it h a BFA in M u sical Th eat r e f r om Oh io Nor t h er n

Aubrey Stagnaro Retur ns As The Wren

Aubrey began I r ish Dance

Rosais a ver sat ile vocalist based in Los An geles. Sh e h as per f or m ed w it h Pacif ic Oper a Pr oject , Br ow n Fist Pr odu ct ion s, Cen t er St age Oper a, San t a M on ica College Oper a Th eat er , Gu ild Oper a, t h e Ven t u r a Cou n t y Gilber t & Su llivan Reper t oir e Com pan y, an d t h e West Valley Playh ou se. Her oper a an d oper et t a cr edit s in clu deLe nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte, Gianni Schicchi, Suor Angelica, Carmen,Roméo et Juliette,L?elisir d?amore,Il Campanello,The Pirates of Penzance, an dUtopia, Limited.Recen t h igh ligh t s in h er per f or m in g lif e in clu de pr em ier in g t h e r ole of Lot a in t h e sci-f i oper aThe Dream Makerby \at the age of four and has been competing and per for ming for over ten year s. Dancing under the direction of M aeve Coughlan and the Celtic I r ish Dance Academy in L os Angeles, she is a two-time Wor ld Qualifier, has placed in the Wester n Region U.S. Top 10, and placed in the t the Nor th Amer ican I r ish Dance Nationals.

Aubrey fir st per for med with K er r y I r ish Productions as par t of the pre-show enter tainment at the Scher r For um in Thousand Oaks in December 2015. Aubrey is a freshman in High School. When she?s not doing I r ish dance, she can be found (per for ming) on the sidelines or in the gym as par t of her High School Cheer Squad. She is also a Senior Gir l Scout and is cur rently wor king on her Gir l Scout Gold Awar d.

Rosa is a ver sat ile vocalist based in LA

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Cor k Nat ive Ow en Dar a Con t in u es His Film m ak in g Jou r n ey w it h Th ir d Feat u r e Set f or Release in 2023 Dar a's f ir st f ilm ?Ch oosin g Sign s? is st ill m ak in g t h e r ou n ds on m u lt iple st r eam in g plat f or m s, as w ell as on som e cable n et w or k s in t h e US. It pr em ier ed at Tr ibeca Cin em as in New Yor k in 2013 as par t of t h e Golden Egg Film Fest ival w h er e it w on best f eat u r e f ilm .

Th at su ccess, alon g w it h m u lt iple su bsequ en t aw ar ds, cam e as som ew h at of a su r pr ise t o Dar a an d h is f ellow pr odu cer Jessica Lan cast er . Dar a is gen u in ely h u m ble an d h as been h on est ly su r pr ised by t h e acclaim t h at h is w or k h as gar n er ed. He h as said in in t er view s t h at h e h ad n o idea t h at people w ou ld r espon d so posit ively t o t h is ch ar m in g in depen den t pr odu ct ion con sider in g it w as h is f ir st t im e m ak in g a f eat u r e f ilm .

Th r ou gh pr e-pr odu ct ion , f ilm in g, an d post -pr odu ct ion , h e an d Jessica Lan cast er (Co-pr odu cer ) w er e con st an t ly qu est ion in g w h et h er t h eir vision w ou ld t r an slat e t o a w ider au dien ce. Even at it s pr em ier e in New Yor k , Dar a says t h at h e w as t en se f r om t h e f ir st m om en t t h e au dien ce w alk ed in t o w h en t h e f in al cr edit s r olled. On ly du r in g t h e f ilm ?s Los An geles pr em ier e w as h e able t o r elax in f r on t of t h e scr een in st ead of scr u t in izin g ever y f r am e an d w on der in g h ow it m igh t ?ve been bet t er . Fin ally, h e w as able t o f ocu s on au dien ce r espon se, w h ich w as ver y posit ive.

So posit ive in f act t h at a dist r ibu t or pick ed u p t h e f ilm t h at ver y n igh t f or t h eat r ical r elease. Th is validat ion , as w ell as r eview s t h at f ollow ed, h elped t h e f ledglin g pr odu cer s r ealize t h at t h eir pr eviou s dou bt s h ad been u n f ou n ded. Now , " Ch oosin g Sign s" is n ot on ly available digit ally w or ldw ide an d on DVD, it h as also been in clu ded in t h e cu r r icu lu m f or st u dy by st u den t s of exist en t ialism at UC River side.

Choosing Signs was their first film in 2013.

The filmmaking team had gained more confidence by the time they started on their second film.

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Ju st as w it h ?Ch oosin g Sign s?, Dar a w r ot e, dir ect ed, edit ed, an d cr eat ed t h e sou n dt r ack f or ?Th e Holy Fail?.

M an y of t h e or igin al cast an d cr ew f r om t h e f ir st f ilm r et u r n ed, in clu din g Japan ese cin em at ogr aph er Yosh ik at su Yasak i an d Hollyw ood execu t ive pr odu cer M ich ael Sh ipley. Th is h ilar iou s caper h as r eceived m u lt iple aw ar ds, in clu din g best f ilm , best com edy, au dien ce f avor it e, an d best f or eign f ilm . It f eat u r es som e of Ir elan d's f u n n iest com edic act or s an d is also set in Cor k . It h ad it s t h eat r ical r elease in 2018, an d sin ce 2019, it h as st r eam ed on m u lt iple plat f or m s w or ldw ide. Sh or t ly af t er t h e f ilm ?s r elease, t h e Academ y of M ot ion Pict u r e Ar t s an d Scien ces added a copy of t h e scr ipt t o t h eir Bever ly Hills libr ar y, an d in 2020 f ou r or igin al son gs f r om t h e sou n dt r ack m ade t h e Oscar list of ju st 75 son gs in t h e r u n n in g f or an Academ y Aw ar d f or " Best Or igin al Son g?.

Jessica an d Ow en ? a r eal lif e cou ple ? con t in u e t h eir com bin ed f ilm m ak in g jou r n ey w it h t h eir t h ir d f eat u r e f ilm ?A Lesser Gif t ?.

Ju st as w it h t h eir pr eviou s f ilm s, t h e st or y is also set in Cor k , bu t f or locat ion s t h e cr ew ven t u r ed f u r t h er ou t side Cor k Cit y t h an t h ey h ad in ear lier f ilm s. Th eir ch oice t o in clu de m or e of t h e cou n t r yside w as par t ly du e t o f eedback on t h eir pr eviou s f ilm . A n ot e f r om a f ellow f ilm m ak er r egar din g t h e advan t ages of f ilm in g in a cou n t r y r if e w it h beau t if u l lan dscapes w as w h at pr om pt ed t h e t eam t o m ak e a con cer t ed ef f or t t o capt u r e m or e of Ir elan d's beau t y in ?A Lesser Gif t ?.

Th is w as easier said t h an don e. Alt h ou gh Ir elan d is n ot a par t icu lar ly dif f icu lt place t o f ilm , f ilm in g ou t door s can be h u gely ch allen gin g becau se of Ir elan d's in f am ou s w eat h er . On each of t h e f ilm s t h e w eat h er pr oved a ch allen ge, bu t w h ile f ilm in g t h is u pcom in g f eat u r e, ch allen ges w it h w eat h er w er e m or e pr evalen t t h an ever . ?It w asn't so m u ch abou t h avin g con st an t r ain , it w as m or e abou t h avin g r ain f or 30 m in u t es, an d t h en t h e su n com in g ou t f or 45 m in u t es, an d t h en t h e r ain st ar t in g again ," says Ow en . ?We did so m u ch st oppin g an d st ar t in g, an d w e h ad f ier ce t r ou ble m at ch in g sh ot s in som e of t h e scen es. We?d f ilm t h e m ast er sh ot w it h t h e gr ou n d dr y, an d t h en t h e gr ou n d w ou ld get w et w h ile w e w er e doin g cover age sh ot s, so w e?d en d u p h avin g t o f ilm t h e m ast er again w it h t h e gr ou n d w et ju st t o m ak e it all m at ch .?

Th e cr ew act u ally f illed bu ck et s of w at er an d w et t h e r oad t o m at ch a sh ot t h ey h ad don e t h e day bef or e.

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" ...that's Ireland. It's a wonderful place, but nobody ever goes for the weather."

Owen Dara Th e Wet an d Dr y Road n ear Wick low. Film in g w as a ch allen ge.

As soon as t h ey f in ish ed w et t in g t h e r oad, t h e r ain cam e back , so t h eir ef f or t s w er e t o n o advan t age. Bu t t h at 's Ir elan d. It 's a w on der f u l place, bu t n obody ever goes f or t h e w eat h er . M ost of ?A lesser Gif t ? w as f ilm ed pr e-pan dem ic, an d t h e f in al sh ot s w er e t ak en in t h e su m m er of 2022. Th e edit in g is n ow alm ost com plet e, an d Dar a is cu r r en t ly pu t t in g t h e f in ish in g t ou ch es on t h e sou n dt r ack . Ju st as w it h h is pr eviou s sou n dt r ack s, h e sin gs t h e lead vocals alon g w it h act r ess/ sin ger Vir gin ia William s, bu t h e h as also br ou gh t ot h er sin ger s on boar d f or t h is par t icu lar pr oject . Con t r ibu t in g vocals alon g w it h Ow en an d Vir gin ia ar e sin ger / son gw r it er s Pat Nason , Cat h ar in e Beck , an d Nick y Allado. ?All of t h ese m u sical ar t ist s I adm ir e,? says Dar a, ?so I w as deligh t ed w h en t h ey agr eed t o be par t of t h e f ilm . Th ey all h ave u n iqu e voices, an d Nick y h as a w ealt h of exper ien ce sin gin g dif f er en t gen r es, in clu din g m u lt iple r oles w it h LA Oper a. Bein g in t h e st u dio w it h h er w as lik e a m ast er class in h ow t o get m axim u m valu e f r om each t ak e. I love bein g ar ou n d sin ger s an d act or s w h o r eally k n ow t h eir cr af t , w h ich n ot on ly m ak es m y job easier , bu t

M or e on Pr eviou s Film s ?Ch oosin g Sign s? is f or em ost a love st or y bet w een a dow n -t o-ear t h Ir ish m an an d an u p-in -t h e-air Am er ican w h o t r ies t o evok e t h e pow er s of t h e Un iver se t o h elp h er m ak e im por t an t lif e decision s. Th ese per ceived cosm ic sign s lead Jen n if er (Jessica Lan cast er ) acr oss t h e At lan t ic, w h er e sh e m eet s Eam on (Ow en Dar a), an af f able Ir ish m an w h ose belief s ar e f ir m ly r oot ed in t h e ph ysical w or ld. Alt h ou gh t h e cou ple?s u lt im at e u n ion seem s dest in ed f r om t h eir ver y f ir st con n ect ion , t h eir h opes of f u lf illin g t h eir collect ive desir e t o be t oget h er becom e st if led by w h at m ay or m ay n ot be sign s f r om t h e Un iver se. Cou pled w it h t h ese ch allen ges is t h e r espon sibilit y t h at Jen n if er h olds t ow ar ds h er m en t ally-ill br ot h er , as w ell as a com m it m en t sh e h as m ade t o m ar r y a m an w h o is obsessed w it h capit alizin g on t h e su dden

also h elps m e gr ow as an ar t ist .? Th er e is cer t ain ly a w ealt h of t alen t in each of t h eir pr odu ct ion s, an d alt h ou gh t h er e is a r ecogn izable st yle acr oss t h e t h r ee f ilm s, each st an ds apar t in it s in dividu alit y. "A Lesser Gif t " is t h e st or y of a cou ple w h o ar e f acin g ch allen ges af t er h avin g t h eir f ir st ch ild. Th eir sit u at ion is f u r t h er com plicat ed w h en an Am er ican w om an (Jessica Lan cast er ) en t er s t h eir lives. Set du r in g Ir elan d's econ om ic dow n t u r n , it explor es t h e lead ch ar act er s? in abilit y t o m ove f or w ar d in t h eir lives w it h ou t h avin g dealt w it h t h eir past s. Alt h ou gh m ost ly a dr am a, it con t ain s a h ealt h y spat t er in g of Ir ish h u m or in dicat ive of it s w r it er / dir ect or ?s st yle.

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St ar s: Pau la M cGlin ch ey, Ow en Dar a, Jessica Lan cast er , M air in Pr en der gast , Alan Rior dan , M ich ael O?M ah on y, Ber Pow er , St iof án Wyley. Th is com edy/ dr am a is set t o be r eleased in 2023. dem an d f or h ou sin g cr eat ed by im m igr an t s dr aw n t o Ir elan d by it s u n pr eceden t ed econ om ic gr ow t h .

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" Ch oosin g Sign s" sh ot on locat ion in Cor k On e su ch im m igr an t is a Ru ssian h ou sek eeper n am ed Svet lan a, w h ose n o-n on sen se at t it u de an d u n abash ed h on est y set in m ot ion dr ast ic ch an ges t h at cau se each of t h e ch ar act er s t o n ot on ly r econ f igu r e t h eir lives, bu t t o also qu est ion t h eir st eadf ast belief s.

Wr it t en & dir ect ed by Ow en Dar a. St ar s: Jessica Lan cast er , Ow en Dar a, Bet sy Dou ds, Jer em iah Ocan as, St iof án Wyley ?Th e Holy Fail? is a com edy caper set in Cor k .

It 's abou t a m an (Ow en Dar a) w h o is desper at ely t r yin g t o save a m ar r iage, in w h ich h is w if e (Jessica Lan cast er ) is get t in g bor ed of t h e lif e t h ey cr eat ed t oget h er . In an ef f or t t o save t h e r elat ion sh ip, h e at t em pt s t o sh ow h is w if e h ow excit in g h e can be by agr eein g t o r ob a saf e w it h h is best f r ien d.

Wit h h is w if e en t h u siast ically on boar d, t h e cou ple, alon g w it h t w o of t h eir w ack y f r ien ds, plot t o com m it t h e r obber y. Wh at n ext en su es is a h ilar iou s ser ies of even t s as t h e u n lik ely cr im in als st u m ble t h r ou gh t h e plan n in g an d

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New s & Com m en t ar y By Joh n M cNally US Leader s back Ir ish Un it y an d def en d t h e Good Fr iday Agr eem en t .

Pict u r ed at t h e Br on x Hiber n ian s' Aw ar d Din n er : (L t o R) M ar t in Galvin , Sen at or Ch ar les Sch u m er , f or m er Con gr essm an Pet er Kin g, Pat r icia M egah ey, an d Hiber n ian s Nat ion al Vice Pr esiden t Sean Pen der .

In Bali, at t h e G20 m eet in g of Photo by Nuala Purcell Photo courtesy of THE IRISH ECHO w or ld leader s, Pr esiden t Biden m or e Am er ican s t o r et ir e in r em in ded Rish i Su n ak , t h e n ew est Ir elan d.

Br it ish Pr im e M in ist er , of Br it ain s obligat ion s t o pr ot ect t h e Good Br ian Fit zpat r ick , Repu blican Fr iday Agr eem en t an d t h e n eed t o Con gr essm an an d r an k in g m em ber of t h e Hou se?s Eu r opean n egot iat e a r esolu t ion w it h t h e su bcom m it t ee on f or eign af f air s, Eu r opean Un ion on t h e Br exit said t h at r egar dless of t h e Pr ot ocol. Su n ak r espon ded t h at m ak eu p of t h e n ext con gr ess, t h er e w ou ld be a set t lem en t Repu blican s an d Dem ocr at s see bef or e t h e 25t h an n iver sar y of t h e eye-t o-eye an d sh ar e a st r on g GFA in Apr il 2023. bipar t isan posit ion on su ppor t f or t h e Good Fr iday Agr eem en t an d US Sen at e M ajor it y leader t h e r igh t s of vict im s of t h e Ch u ck Sch u m er , w h o w as con f lict t o t r u t h an d ju st ice. h on or ed as;Hiber n ian of t h e M air éad Far r ell, Sin n Féin TD Year by t h e Br on x An cien t Or der f or Galw ay West / Sou t h of Hiber n ian s, said, ?t h er e w ill be Joh n M cNally, M ayo , visit ed Ch icago r ecen t ly n o t r ade deals don e if t h er e is an y ou r f eat u r ed w r it er an d Ir ish f or an even t com m em or at in g t h e Com m u n it y Act ivist an d back slidin g on t h e Good Fr iday Hu n ger St r ik er s, su m s it u p Colu m n ist sh ar es h is t h ou gh t s Agr eem en t , w h ich h as u sh er ed in w it h ; " Ir ish Am er ica h as alw ays on t h e lat est n ew s an d t r en ds a per iod of peace an d t h e con cer n in g Ir elan d an d Ir ish been a r ock of su ppor t an d possibilit y of equ alit y an d sh ar ed Am er ica. r esou r ce t o ou r Ir ish f r eedom pr osper it y.? Sch u m er , an m ovem en t . Fr om t h ose w h o f led Dif f er en t opin ion s an d view s ar e advocat e f or Ir ish t h e gr eat h u n ger an d f ou n d a saf e essen t ial in an y. f r ee societ y.

Un if icat ion , also cr it icized t h e h aven on t h ese sh or es, t o t h ose We deeply appr eciat e ou r pr ess f r eedom s. Now , m or e t h an ever , w h o bu ilt t h e gr eat Am er ican Br it ish gover n m en t 's pr oposed it is im por t an t t o h ave Ir ish cit ies lik e t h is on e w e st an d in am n est y bill an d su ppor t s Com m u n it y act ivism , diver sit y t oday an d w h o n ever f or got in cr eased legal Ir ish im m igr at ion an d in pu t . w h er e t h ey cam e f r om .." t o t h e US in exch an ge f or allow in g

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By M au r ice Fit zpat r ick K eir Star mer, leader of the UK L abour Par ty and of the Opposition, is not notor ious for his repar tee or his or ator y.

Although he does his best, he is usually less than r iveting. Even so, he had a fine moment in the House of Commons dur ing the dying days of L iz Tr uss?Pr ime M inister ship. Citing a book that is being wr itten about her, he mentioned that it would be ?out before Chr istmas?. He then asked if that was the schedule of the book?s release or its title.

Tr uss had introduced a mini-budget to funnel tens of millions into the pockets of the r ich. After announcing the mini-budget, Tr uss?Chancellor of the Exchequer, K wasi K war teng, made a beeline to clink glasses with City of L ondon tr ader s who have made a for tune out of the tsunamis that have washed over the Br itish economy since Brexit. However, this time the fallout of the Conser vative Par ty?s financial mismanagement was devastating and immediate. None of these tax cuts were funded, so the inter national bond mar kets became ner vous, and the ster ling plummeted. Tr uss has no gift for explanation and ever y time she opened her mouth ster ling lost value. She instantly became a leader in nothing but name.

The for mer gover nor of the Bank of England, M ar k Car ney, encapsulated the economic wreckage of the past six year s in Br itain when he told the Financial Times in October : ?I n 2016, the Br itish economy was 90% the size of Ger many?s. Now it is less than 70% ?. Car ney also recalled repor ting on the day of the Brexit referendum result, in June 2016, as the pound?s value fell from $1.50 to $1.33 in a few hour s. At the time of wr iting the pound is wor th $1.17 and for mer US Secretar y of the Treasur y, L ar r y Summer s, thinks it will reach par ity.

The analogy between the for mer DUP L eader Edwin Poots and L iz Tr uss is ir resistible. Both espouse politics that are not of this ear th. Neither of them can give an inter view. Both have had ter ms of leader ship that are counted not in year s but in days: Poots resigned as leader of DUP after 21 days; Tr uss?ter m of office extended 44 days. Both won the leader ship position over candidates who (for all their many faults) were undoubtedly better able for the j ob. Rishi Sunak would never have authored the mini-budget with which Tr uss destroyed her self and much else besides; Jefferey Donaldson lost to Poots but, when Donaldson subsequently replaced Poots, he succeeded in stanching the haemor r hage of suppor t from the DUP. The spir al of events that followed the ?mini-budget?was wor thy of a five-r ing circus. There was the bizar re spectacle of Tr uss sending one of her j unior colleagues to take L eader s Questions? in the House of Commons on the pretext that Tr uss was busy with other matter s. I nstead, L eader of the House of Commons, Penny M or dant, fielded questions, one of which quer ied if Tr uss was hiding under a table. There is an iron law in politics not to answer such a question head-on. Either denying or affir ming elicits j eer s. Yet Penny M or dant was not found wanting and added to the Conser vative Par ty meltdown: she confir med that the PM was not hiding under a desk, and the House ofCommons rocked with laughter. When Tr uss, who had been abundantly mocked for her absence, emer ged and sat on the front bench, she looked on as Penny M or dant continued to take the L eader ?s Questions.

On October 19th Tr uss maintained that she was ?not a quitter ?.

The following day she quit. I n a statement she read outside Number 10 Downing Street, Tr uss said: ?This mor ning I met the chair man of the 1922 Committee, Sir Gr aham Br ady?.

Enough said.bBor is Johnson had to walk the same plank in July. Br ady was r ight to make such bold inter ventions of cour se. Any more of Tr uss?or Johnson?s behaviour could have given the ?M other of Par liaments?a bad name.

I n July this column suggested that Rishi Sunak was the most likely next pr ime minister of the UK Pr ime M inister. I nstead, the Conser vative Par ty opted for the near-suicidal option of staking its reputation for gover nance in L iz Tr uss. Sunak had to take the scenic route, but by October 24th Sunak had fended off the opposition, such as it was, to become the UK ?s thir d pr ime minister within two months. Sunak?s role is to calm the mar kets that have threatened to over whelm the UK economy.

He made millions in the City of L ondon and surely under stands what his predecessor failed tobgr asp: when faced with a vacuum and instability the mar kets retaliate. M uch has been made of the installation of a slightly more realistic UK pr ime minister as inaugur ating better relations between L ondon and Dublin over the Nor ther n I reland Protocol. There is a lot of wishful thinking bound up in that as this UK gover nment seems likely to continue to use the protocol as a bar gaining chip to wr angle more concessions from the EU.

As an example of the endur ing cynicism, witness the new Secretar y of State for Nor ther n I reland calling a snap assembly election. Now that Chr istopher Heaton-Har r is has realised too late that neither the threat of an election, nor the imminent reality of one, has caused the DUP to rever se its position on refusing to retur n to the assembly in protest against Nor ther n I reland Protocol, he cannot decide what to do about the election he called ? and his author ity is gone. Stable and reliable cooper ation will probably only resume when the L abour Par ty replaces the Conser vatives.

M eanwhile, the Conser vative Par ty j ugger naut splutter s on. Since December 2019, its suppor t has more than halved (from 43% down to around 20% ). Their centr al ambition now seems to be to last for as long as they can before elector al annihilation in a gener al election. I f they keep their heads, they might even make it to Apr il Fool?s Day.

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Ju st in t im e f or Ch r ist m as, t h is book w as m ade possible by t h e t alen t s of f or m er Sou t h er n Calif or n ia Rose an d au t h or Br ian n a Kin gsley an d Un iver sit y Pr of essor Gw en dolyn Alley. An d m ost of all t h e dedicat ed edit or ial gen iu s of Calif or n ia ar t ist Kat h ie War r en .

Tidin gs of t h e Falcon is a h om age t o Celt ic h ist or y an d legen d as w ell as w or ld h ist or y, in volvin g su ch diver se set t in gs as m edieval Fr an ce an d an cien t Celt ic Br it ain .

Th e st or ies f eat u r e h ist or ic h er oes an d r en egades su ch as r ebel qu een Bou dicca, Rober t t h e Br u ce of Scot lan d, t h e Leper Kin g of Jer u salem , t h e Kn igh t s Tem plar , an d even Vlad t h e Im paler of Rom an ia.

Th e lavish ly illu st r at ed volu m e h as au t h en t ic m edieval ar t , especially f r om Ir elan d's ver y ow n Book of Kells.

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SLIGORAGS Celt ic Folk (an d so m u ch m or e) w it h a decidedly blu egr ass at t it u de.

Nam ed am on g t h e t op acou st ic ban ds in LA (by Folk w or k s M agazin e) an d t w o-t im e w in n er s of t h e Or an ge Cou n t y M u sic Aw ar d f or Best Folk Ban d, Sligo Rags is t ak in g t h e Folk an d Celt ic m u sic scen es by st or m w it h a u n iqu e blen d of eclect ic m u sical in f lu en ces.

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ALL ABOUT THREAD Thread is Steve O'Loughlin's Street Artist name.

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