Irish Arts & Entertainment, November, 2023

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Let t er Fr om THE PUBLISHER

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 .

Dear Friends and Readers

Publisher & Managing Editor

I r ish people, be they natives of I reland or par t of the I r ish Diaspor a are prone to celebr ations and enj oying life to the fullest. We are even known for having great funer als.

I think it is in not j ust our culture but in our DNA. Over the year s the adage. " The L ife of Riley" mor phed from meaning something akin to that lazy I r ish guy really takes the fun and easy way of life to almost an envious compliment. The phr ase was also tur ned into the title for sever al films and two hit TV comedies (one in Amer ica with William Bendix and one in the UK with Nile Dudgeon.)

Point being, the next few months are going to be packed with I r ish & Celtic enter tainment, events and par ties and our dear reader s will be kept well infor med of all the oppor tunities to par ticipate! L et's face it, the cur rent events are gr im, so to keep a balance, we all need to for get our problems and devote some of our time to the finer and lighter side of our lives.

At any r ate, we j ust finished a special Halloween issue to kick all this goodness into being (L I NK HERE), in case you missed it. Now for our for November issue we have Thanksgiving and Samhain and Fall Tr avel to I reland. We also focus on the upcoming Chr istmas season presentations from K er r y I r ish Productions which are sure to enhance your enj oyment of the Holidays!

I n December, we go all out with our Celtic Chr istmas Buying Guide and a ver y festive December issue.

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We hope you enj oyed our special HAL L OWEEN I SSUE. We did get a lot more shares and comments than usual so we will probably make it an annual edition from now on!

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2 0 2 3 Ch r i st m as M u si c Cel eb r at o n s f r o m K ER RY I R I SH PR OD U CT I ON S A com pan y lik e n o ot h er !

Ker r y Ir ish Pr odu ct ion s;

AN IRISH CHRISTMAS & Sou n d of Ch r ist m as Sing-Along ar e com pr ised of an abu n dan t ly t alen t ed gr ou p of In t er n at ion ally acclaim ed ar t ist s w h o all sh ar e t h eir love of Ir ish Dan ce, M u sic, an d Son g!

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The Sound of Christmas Sing Along Sing your way into the season with j oyful holiday favor ites. A fun-filled sing-along with orchestr a and choir, and a wonder ful way to celebr ate the holidays with those you love!

Your favor ite Chr istmas Classics will include: 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.

Song will r ing through the theatre as orchestr a, choir and audience j oin forces in these delightful per for mances to celebr ate and par ticipate in this festive holiday event for the entire family!

The Sound of Chr istmas Sing Along will include Emmy-nominated conductor Char les Fer nandez, and the Sound of Chr istmas Chamber Player s and Choir, and nar r ation by I r ish Actress Sheelagh Cullen and YOU!!

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M EET THE CAST f or AN IRISH CHRISTMAS, 2023 Ker r y Voice Squ ad Th e Th r ee M em ber s of t h is ext r aor din ar y Voice En sem ble ar e all exper ien ced, n at u r ally gif t ed an d w ell-t r ain ed.

M aggie Ru ck i (Alt o): M aggie Ru ck i is a sin ger f r om Fin dlay, Oh io. Sh e gr adu at ed f r om is an act or an d sin ger local t o Fr esn o, Oh io Nor t h er n Un iver sit y w it h a Calif or n ia. Sh e h as been per f or m in g in BFA in M u sical Th eat r e an d a BA in t h e Cen t r al Valley f or 15 year s an d Com m u n icat ion St u dies in 2021. gr adu at ed in 2021 w it h a BFA in M u sical Sin ce gr adu at in g, M aggie h as been Th eat r e f r om Oh io Nor t h er n a vocal sw in g at Bu sch Gar den s Un iver sit y. M ost r ecen t ly, Em ily w as William sbu r g in n u m er ou s sh ow s seen on st age at Bu sch Gar den s su ch as Celt ic Fyr e, Em er ald William sbu r g as a vocalist in t h e 13t h En sem ble, Ok t ober f est an d m or e! season of Celtic Fyre. Th is is Em ily ?s Th is is M aggie?s f ir st t im e t ou r in g secon d t ou r w it h An Ir ish Ch r ist m as. w it h An Ir ish Ch r ist m as.

EM ILY ESTEP (2n d Sopr an o)

Kor al Aak r e (Sopr an o) 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. Sh e w as a dan cer an d sin ger in Or egon?s Lit t le Opr y on t h e Bay, sh e t ou r ed t h e East Coast f or on e year w it h Lu t h er an You t h En cou n t er ?s Ch r ist ian Rock Ban d, ?Capt ive Fr ee.? Sh e loves per f or m in g w it h Ker r y Ir ish Pr odu ct ion s an d is excit ed t o per f or m in ot h er pr oject s w it h t h e com pan y.

Kor al is t h e gr eat gr eat -gr an ddau gh t er of Br idget t e Con lon w h o em igr at ed f r om Ir elan d as a m ail or der br ide.

Kor al h as becom e m or e r oot ed in h er Ir ish h er it age sin ce join in g t h e com pan y an d h er gr an dm ot h er , Ber n yce, w ou ld bu r st w it h pr ide t o h ear h er sin g t oday.

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M ORE ON AN IRISH CHRISTM AS/ A SPECIAL TREAT FOR SAN DIEGO! Clan Rin ce Sch ool of Ir ish Dan ce as Special Gu est in t h e Sh ow

plu s a spect acu lar h igh -en er gy display of Ir ish dan cin g at it s ver y best !

As an ext r a t r eat f or San Diego au dien ces, t h e sh ow ?s pr odu cer M ar gar et O?Car r oll h as in vit ed Jean n ie Th or n t on?s Clan Rin ce Sch ool of Ir ish Dan ce t o join t h e sh ow in a su per b Act 1 f in ale. In addit ion , Sar ah Dillon an d Elizabet h Ger h ar dt w h o t r ain ed at t h e sch ool w ill be f eat u r ed.

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ERI C M CDONAL D (Guitar & vocals)

A seam l ess b l en d i n g o f t h r ee t al en t ed i n st r u m en t al i st s an d vo c al s t h at ar e su r e t o ad d t o yo u r Ch r i st m as en j o ym en t !

Alasdair White (ScottishFiddle)

Er ic M cDonald has been featured on some of

Alasdair White?s deep rooted yet wide r anging musicality reflects his I sle of L ewis bir thplace, cur rent New Yor k City home, and over 20 year s globe-trotting with some of the best known names in Scottish, I r ish, and Breton music, including Battlefield Band, Alan K elly, and Gaelic Super group, Dàimh.

He is an exceptional exponent of Westcoast Scottish music and is widely regar ded as one of the foremost Scottish fiddler player s of his gener ation.

Alasdair was bor n and brought up on the I sle of L ewis in the Outer Hebr ides, a chain of islands of singular impor tance to Gaelic Scotland?s musical her itage and is per haps best known as having been a member of Scotland?s seminal Battlefield Band since 2001, tour ing extensively in that time throughout Nor th Amer ica, Europe, and Asia.

Cur rent ongoing proj ects include: a duo with Battlefield Bandmate M ike K atz; Gaelicsuper group, Daimh; the inimitable Cantr ip; L oud Weather ; and his own solo proj ects both in Nor th Amer ica and Scotland

Tr aditional music?s biggest stages in Nor th Amer ica, Europe and the UK . He attended Ber klee College of M usic in Boston, M A where he studied under wor ld renowned mandolinist & guitar ist John M cGann, as well as gaining a pr actical knowledge of music in many styles. After school, he discovered DADGAD guitar and with his unique playing style, quick ear, and tasteful approach he soon found himself as an in-demand accompanist across many styles. Since then, he has recor ded many albums and toured the wor ld.

Cur rently, he per for ms with Scottish power house Cantr ip, Celtic Roots tr io K alos, cross-continental folk tr io Bellwether and the Juno winning Canadian legends The M cDades. Past credits include the I r ish music tr io Daymar k, Celtic super group The Outside Tr ack, Cape Breton torch bearer s Andrea Beaton and Wendy M acI saac and awar d-winning fiddler K atie M cNally.

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ANNA COLLITON (BODHRAN/ PERCUSSION)

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The Joy of Christmas in I reland No one celebr ates Chr istmas with more j oy than the I r ish.

K er r y I r ish Productions is excited to be back on the road spreadinthat j oy to audiences here in Amer ica with their show.

M usic and dance are the hear t of I r ish culture, and they are at the core of the show. The company features top-flight dancer s including River dance professionals, wor ld champions, regional and national champions, as well as musicians Anna Colliton (Cher ish the L adies, Eileen I ver s, Comas); percussion and Alasdair White, fiddle and the K er r y Voice Squad.An incredible team!

The show, which has been broadcast on PBS, is a celebr ation of family and community that showcases some of I reland?s great tr aditions including blessing the butter chur n, chasing the wren, and dancing on the half-door. A segment of the show features sean-nós dancing, an old style of dance or iginating in Connemar a, that str ips down the conventions of I r ish dance with an improvisational approach that focuses on the r hythms and the j oy of dancing.

As a special treat for San Diego audiences, the concer t?s producer, M ar garet O?Car roll has invited Jeannie Thor nton?s Clan Rince School of I r ish Dance to j oin the show in a super b Act 1 finale. I n addition, Sar ah Dillon and Elizabeth Ger har dt who tr ained at the school will be featured. Sar ah has been dancing for twelve year s with the Clan Rince School of I r ish Dance. She has competed at the Wor ld Championships three times and achieved placements in the Top 10 in the West Region and Top 15 in Nor th Amer ica

Elizabeth has been dancing since she was two! As an Open Champion with the Clan Rince School of I r ish Dance she has competed at the regional and national levels

An I rish Christmasis a labor of love for its creator M ar garet O?Car roll who fell in love with I r ish music and culture growing up in County K er r y in southwest I reland. m ade h er on e of Am er ica?s leadin g expon en t s of t h e When M ar garet was asked about why she put this concer t bodh r án . Based in New Yor k Cit y, sh e h as sh ar ed t h e together she said:?I t is extr aor dinar y how closely connected we st age w it h Ch er ish t h e Ladies, Eileen Iver s, t h e Pau l are to our past. We are a product of so much that came before M cKen n a Ban d an d m an y m or e. An n a lived in Or lan do, us, and our tr aditions infor m who we are now. Our I r ish culture Flor ida, f r om 2013 t o 2017 an d per f or m ed daily as par t matter s? we come from it, we are shaped by it, we identify of a r esiden cy at Walt Disn ey Wor ld. Af t er r et u r n in g t o with it, we dr aw from it and we must celebr ate it!"

An n a Collit on?s lively an d in ven t ive playin g h ave

New Yor k , sh e w as a su b f or t h e bodh r án ch air w it h t h e or igin al com pan y of t h e Br oadw ay h it ?Com e Fr om Aw ay."An n a h as per f or m ed an d t au gh t at f est ivals acr oss t h e cou n t r y, in clu din g Cat sk ills Ir ish Ar t s Week , Th e Sw an n an oa Gat h er in g Celt ic Week , Th e O?Flah er t y Ir ish M u sic Ret r eat , CCE M AD Week , an d Au gu st a Celt ic Week , t o n am e a f ew. As a t each er dedicat ed t o advan cin g t h e t r adit ion of bodh r án playin g, sh e in spir es st u den t s of all levels t o in cor por at e bot h ?t h e old? an d ?t h e n ew ? in t o t h eir playin g, em ph asizin g t h e im por t an ce of bot h per son al st yle an d ear t r ain in g in Th e br illian t BUTTERCHURN Dan ce, based on t r adit ion al m u sic.

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Ker r y Ir ish Pr odu ct ion s h as assem bled a Wor ld Class Ir ish Dan ce t eam f or t h e 2023 t ou r of AN IRISH CHRISTMAS! Jack Por t er

an d m an y m or e. Jack can?t w ait t o per f or m w it h an Ir ish Ch r ist m as t h is year , an d t h an k s h is f am ily an d f r ien ds f or t h eir con t in u ed su ppor t .

Jack is on e of t h r ee Por t er siblin gs w h o ar e per f or m in g w it h An Ir ish Ch r ist m as on t h e 2023 Tou r !

Jack Por t er is f r om Du blin , Ir elan d an d cu r r en t ly r esides in At lan t a, Geor gia. Jack is an accom plish ed Ir ish dan cer w h o h as per f or m ed an d com pet ed w or ldw ide. He com pet ed w it h h is f at h er ?s sch ool, t h e Kavan agh Por t er Academ y w h er e h e n ow t r ain s in bot h Ir elan d an d Am er ica w it h h is com pan ion t each er , Elain e Kavan agh . He h as at t ain ed n u m er ou s t it les acr oss t h e w or ld, ach ievin g 2n d at t h e Wor ld Ch am pion sh ips t w o year s in a r ow an d h e is cu r r en t ly t h e Nor t h Am er ican Nat ion al Ch am pion . Jack also h as a vast ly su ccessf u l per f or m an ce h ist or y, dan cin g in sh ow s t h at in clu de t h e w or ld-r en ow n ed River dan ce, Celt ic Wom an , Th e High Kin gs, Th e Ch ief t ain s an d w it h ar t ist s su ch as Lisa Kelly, Ch loë Agn ew , Pau l Byr om

HAPPY THANKSGIVING f r om All Of US at Ker r y Ir ish Pr odu ct ion s

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ELLIE PORTER (Dan ce)

Cian Por t er (Dan ce).

Cian w as bor n in Du blin , Ir elan d an d spen t m ost of t h e f ir st par t of h is lif e on t ou r , w it h h is par en t s, w it h River dan ce an d Celt ic Wom an . Af t er m ovin g t o Geor gia w h en h e w as 11, h e decided t o t r y Ir ish Dan ce h im self . He qu ick ly st ar t ed com pet in g an d it all t ook of f f r om t h er e! Cian h as w on m an y t it les an d becam eah u ge vir al su ccess w it h h is br ot h er over t h e last f ew year s. Cian spen t t h e last year w or k in g w it h River dan ce, w h ich h as been a dr eam com e t r u e. A h igh ligh t t h is year w as per f or m in g on Capit ol Hill f or t h e pr esiden t of t h e Un it ed States.

Cian h as also per f or m ed w it h Ir ish st ar s su ch as Th e High Kin gs, Th e Ch ief t ain s, Ch loe Agn ew , Lisa Kelly an d m an y m or e. Cian can n ot w ait t o t ak e par t in an Ir ish Ch r ist m as t h is year , h is secon d season w it h t h e sh ow.

Ellie w as bor n in Du blin , Ir elan d in t o an en t er t ain m en t f am ily. Sh e spen t m ost of h er ear ly year s on t ou r w it h Celt ic Wom an . Th e f am ily decided t o m ak e At lan t a, GA t h eir h om e an d Ellie st ar t ed Ir ish Dan ce w it h h er br ot h er s Cian an d Jack . Ellie t r ain s u n der h er dad, Scot t Por t er , at Kavan agh Por t er Dan ce Academ y an d h as ach ieved Top 10 in t h e Nat ion . Ellie h as also h ad t h e ch an ce t o per f or m w it h m an y Ir ish ar t ist s in clu din g Th e High Kin gs, Celt ic Wom an , Pau l Byr om , Ch loe Agn ew an d Lisa Kelly. Ellie is deligh t ed t o be a par t of An Ir ish Ch r ist m as.

Kelly Pear son (Dan cer , Dan ce Capt ain ) Kelly h ails f r om M in n eapolis, M in n esot a, an d h as been Ir ish dan cin g f or m or e t h an t w en t y year s, f ir st w it h Scoil n a dTr i Ir ish Dan ce Academ y an d t h en w it h Cor da M or .

Ir ish Dan ce.

Du r in g Kelly ?s com pet it ive car eer sh e qu alif ied f or t h e Wor ld Ch am pion sh ips f ive t im es, ach ievin g m u lt iple placem en t s in t h e t op 10 in M id-Am er ica an d t h e t op 20 in Nor t h Am er ica. Wh ile pu r su in g h er com pet it ive goals, Kelly also at t en ded t h e Un iver sit y of M in n esot a an d gr adu at ed su m m a cu m lau de w it h a B.A. in Ph ilosoph y. Kelly h as t ou r ed t h e U.S. an d Eu r ope w it h m u lt iple pr odu ct ion s in clu din g t h e Am er ican Com pan y of Ir ish Dan ce, Celt ic Rh yt h m s of Ir elan d, an d Celt ic Illu sion , as w ell as per f or m in g as a lead dan cer f or m u lt iple year s w it h Celt ic Fyr e, an aw ar d-w in n in g pr odu ct ion at Bu sch Gar den s in William sbu r g, VA. Sh e is also a cer t if ied Ir ish dan ce t each er (T.C.R.G.) as w ell as a Bar r e in st r u ct or an d Regist er ed Yoga Teach er (RYT200). Kelly is h on or ed t o be r et u r n in g f or h er f if t h season w it h An Ir ish Ch r ist m as an d is excit ed t o sh ar e h er passion f or dan cin g (an d t h e h oliday season !) w it h au dien ces an d per f or m er s alik e.

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CALEB WALTON (Dance)

Twenty-one-year-old Caleb Walton is an I r ishdancer from a small town in east Geor gia. He has been dancing with theK avanagh Por ter Academy for almost a decade and has had the pleasureof competing at the wor lds 2023 placing sixth. He has done countlessper for mances with for mer Celtic Woman L isa K elly, as well as for mer River dance lead and producer Scott Por ter. Caleb?s love for I r ish dancingand showing the wor ld this ver y special ar t has allowed him manyoppor tunities to per for m, and he is ecstatic to beincluded in An I r ishChr istmas.

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Sar ah Dillon (Dan ce) ON THE L EFT: Sar ah has been dancing for twelve year s with the Clan Rince School of I r ish Dance in San Diego, Califor nia.

I n her competitive career, she competed at the Wor ld Championships three times and achieved placements in the top 10 in

the Wester n Region and the top 15 in Nor th Amer ica. She is cur rently pur suing a business degree at the Univer sity of Ar izona. Sar ah is ver y excited to be retur ning to An I r ish Chr istmas again this year, her thir d year with the company.

See related feature on page 9 about the An I r ish Chr istmas Special Progr am for San Diego.

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Au br ey is a t h r ee-t im e Wor ld Qu alif ier an d h as placed in t h e M aia h as been dan cin g f or n in e year s an d is pr ou d t o h ave r epr esen t ed Celt ic Ir ish Dan ce Academ y at t h e Region al an d Nat ion al Levels as w ell as at com pet it ion s as f ar aw ay as Sydn ey, Au st r alia. Sh e is gr at ef u l f or all t h e am azin g oppor t u n it ies sh e h as h ad t o per f or m at Con cer t s w it h ar t ist s su ch as Celt ic Wom an an d Gaelic St or m , in t h e Hollyw ood Ch r ist m as Par ade, w it h Nat h an Car t er on Ger t r u de Byr n e's Ir ish Cr u ise t o M exico an d in t h e Em m y w in n in g 62n d An n u al Holiday Celebr at ion at t h e Dor ot h y Ch an dler Pavilion Los An geles. M aia loved bein g a gu est dan cer in past season s of An Ir ish Ch r ist m as an d t h e Ker r y Ir ish Pr odu ct ion s?St . Pat r ick 's Day in Ir elan d sh ow. Sh e is look in g f or w ar d t o a t h ir d year on t ou r w it h An Ir ish Ch r ist m as.

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began Ir ish Dan ce at t h e age of f ou r an d h as been com pet in g an d per f or m in g f or over t en year s.

Dan cin g u n der t h e dir ect ion of M aeve Cou gh lan an d Celt ic Ir ish Dan ce Academ y in Los An geles,

West er n Region US Top 10, an d placed in t h e Top 20 at t h e Nor t h Am er ican Ir ish Dan ce Nat ion als. In addit ion t o com pet in g all over t h e U.S. an d In t er n at ion ally, Au br ey h as per f or m ed on Nat ion al Television w it h a f eat u r ed dan ce in t h e Hollyw ood Ch r ist m as Par ade, an d t h e Jen n if er Hu dson Sh ow. In 2022 sh e dan ced w it h Celt ic Ir ish Dan ce Academ y live on t h e st age of t h e f am ed Dor ot h y Ch an dler Pavilion as par t of t h e 62n d. An n u al Holiday Celebr at ion .

Th is pr odu ct ion w on t h e Em m y f or Best Live Per f or m an ce. Au br ey h as becom e a f am iliar f ace w it h Ker r y Ir ish Pr odu ct ion s, bot h in An Ir ish Ch r ist m as as w ell St . Pat r ick ?s Day in Ir elan d. Th is w ill be h er t h ir d year as par t of t h e t ou r cast .

Au br ey is a Soph om or e in High Sch ool. Wh en sh e?s n ot doin g Ir ish Dan ce, sh e can be f ou n d (per f or m in g) on t h e sidelin es or in t h e gym as Capt ain of h er High Sch ool Ch eer leadin g Squ ad. Sh e is also a Sen ior Gir l Scou t an d is cu r r en t ly w or k in g on h er Gir l Scou t Gold Aw ar d.

Elizabet h h as been dan cin g sin ce sh e w as t w o an d f ou n d h er t r u e passion f or Ir ish Dan ce w h en sh e w as seven year s old. As an Open Ch am pion w it h t h e Clan Rin ce Sch ool of Ir ish Dan ce sh e h as com pet ed at t h e Region al an d Nat ion al levels.

Elizabet h is cu r r en t ly in h er Ju n ior year at UCLA m ajor in g in n eu r oscien ce an d edu cat ion . Sh e h as per f or m ed in An Ir ish Ch r ist m as, St Pat r ick ?s day in Ir elan d, an d w as f eat u r ed in t h e sh or t f ilm Feis. Elizabet h is excit ed t o be t ou r in g w it h An Ir ish Ch r ist m as f or t h e t h ir d year .

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CIERRA TRAPANI Cier r a h as beeen dan cin g f or over 15 year s. Sh e h as w on t h e Sou t h er n Region Oir each t as, placed t op 5 t w ice at t h e Nor t h Am er ican Nat ion al Ch am pion sh ips, an d h as r an k ed 15t h in t h e Wor ld.

Sh e h as t ou r ed w it h t h e Am er ican Com pan y of Ir ish Dan ce, Du blin Ir ish Dan ce an d is t h r illed t o be a par t of t h e cast of AN IRISH CHRISTM AS. Havin g com plet ed h er associat e degr ee, Cier r a is st u dyin g f or h er TCRG an d cu r r en t ly

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assist s in t each in g begin n er s an d adu lt s at t h e Kavan agh Por t er Academ y St u dio. Cier r a cu r r en t ly r esides in Peach t r ee Cit y, Ga.

Star ting in Ohio at a sold out Columbus concer t, L oreena will br ing The Visit Revisited Tour to 23 Amer ican cities in the U.S. Nor theast, par ts of the M idwest and concluding in the Canadian pr air ies this Fall., L oreena will be accompanied on tour by long-time musical companions Br ian Hugheson guitar,Caroline L avelleon cello, Hugh M ar shon violin and Dudley Phillipson bass. Per for mances will include ever y song on The Visit, (in the or der they appear on the album), as well as other fan favour ites from across her catalogue.

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HOLLYWOOD CHRISTM AS PARADE & Th e IRISH CONNECTION Th e Hollyw ood Ch r ist m as Par ade is an an n u al par ade

h eld in Hollyw ood, Los An geles, Calif or n ia. It t ak es place on t h e Su n day af t er Th an k sgivin g an d f ollow s a 3.5-m ile r ou t e alon g Hollyw ood Bou levar d an d t h en back alon g Su n set Bou levar d, f eat u r in g var iou s celebr it ies.

Tr adit ion ally, San t a Clau s m ak es an appear an ce at t h e en d of t h e par ade.

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· Th is w or ld f am ou s Hollyw ood t r adit ion is pr esen t ed each year by Bill Lom as an d Nan cy Len n on , ow n er s of Pagean t r y Pr odu ct ion s* . For m an y year s t h ey also pr esen t ed t h e LA Cou n t y Ir ish Fair & Celt ic M u sic Fest ival h eld at FAIRPLEX in Pom on a, CA. · Th is is 100t h An n iver sar y of t h e par ade w h ich t r aces it s or igin s back t o 1928 w h en Hollyw ood m er ch an t s t r an sf or m ed a on e-m ile st r et ch of Hollyw ood Bou levar d in t o ?San t a Clau s Lan e? t o boost sh oppin g.

Th e in au gu r al even t f eat u r ed on ly San t a Clau s an d t h e act r ess Jean et t e Lof f .

1931: San t a Clau s r ode a t r u ck -pu lled f loat in st ead of t h e r ein deer -pu lled car r iage of pr eviou s year s.

1942-1944: Th e par ade w as su spen ded du e t o Wor ld War II. 1945: Th e par ade r eopen ed w it h r ecor d at t en dan ce af t er t h e w ar .

1946: Gen e Au t r y r ode h is h or se in t h e par ade an d w as in spir ed t o w r it e t h e son g ?Her e Com es San t a Clau s.?

1978: Th e par ade w as r en am ed t h e Hollyw ood Ch r ist m as Par ade t o at t r act m or e celebr it ies an d w as br oadcast locally on LA's KTLA. 2000s: In 2002, an at t em pt t o pr esen t t h e par ade as a pr im et im e special on NBC spon sor ed by Block bu st er f aced ch allen ges an d w as low ly-r at ed.

Th e 2023 par ade: Dat e: Th e 2023 Hollyw ood Ch r ist m as Par ade w ill be h eld on Su n day, Novem ber 26t h , 2023 at 6:00 PM 2. Host s: Er ik Est r ada, Lau r a M cKen zie, Dean Cain , M on t el William s, an d Elizabet h St an t on w ill h ost t h e par ade in 2023.

Par t icipan t s: Th e par ade f eat u r es m ar ch in g ban ds, pagean t r y, dan ce gr ou ps, balloon s, f loat s, an d equ est r ian s bot h t eam s an d in dividu als.

Fu n din g com es f r om pr ivat e sou r ces an d ch ar it ies, in clu din g Toys For Tot s. It aim s t o pr om ot e k in dn ess, givin g, an d h elpin g ot h er s du r in g t h e h oliday season

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Irish Travel & Tours IRELAND h as been n am ed t h e ?m ost desir able islan d dest in at ion in Eu r ope?f or a secon d t im e at an aw ar ds cer em on y in Lon don .

Th e aw ar d w as pr esen t ed t o t h e gover n m en t ?s t r avel m ar k et in g agen cy Tou r ism Ir elan d on Novem ber 7 at t h e 22n d an n u al Wan der lu st Tr avel Aw ar ds, w h ich t ook place at t h e Br it ish M u seu m .

A popu lar t r avel m agazin e in Br it ain , Wan der lu st ?s an n u al aw ar d w in n er s ar e decided by an in depen den t pan el of ju dges as w ell as it s r eader s.

on t op as t h e M ost Desir able Islan d in Eu r ope,?

Wan der lu st con f ir m ed. ?En com passin g Nor t h er n Ir elan d an d t h e Repu blic of Ir elan d, t h e Em er ald Islan d is jam -pack ed f u ll of adven t u r es f or an y t r aveller .?

Siobh an M cM an am y, Tou r ism Ir elan d?s Dir ect or of M ar k et s, said: ?We ar e deligh t ed t h at Ir elan d h as been sin gled ou t on ce again t h is year f or t h is pr est igiou s aw ar d

TV pr esen t er Ben Fogle (lef t ) w it h Jen n if er Edw ar ds, Lu cy Con gr eave, Siobh an M cM an am y, Ju dit h Cassidy an d Ju lie Wak ley, all Tou r ism Ir elan d, an d t r avel jou r n alist an d br oadcast er Sim on Calder , at t h e Wan der lu st Tr avel Aw ar ds in Lon don For t h e secon d year in a r ow , Ir elan d t ook t h e n u m ber on e spot in t h e ?M ost Desir able Islan d Dest in at ion in Eu r ope?cat egor y ? beat in g of f t ou gh com pet it ion f r om M alt a, Sicily, Hvar , Cr et e, Jer sey an d M en or ca.

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Ir elan d's Nat ion al Tr easu r es In t r odu ct ion by Jam es M cDon ou gh Feat u r e, ph ot os ad r esear ch by Pat r ick Weld

Th e m u seu m s an d h er it age sit es of Ir elan d ar e in an d of t h em selves par t of t h e gr eat t r easu r e t h at Ir elan d h as t o of f er . In side t h ese gr eat in st it u t ion s, cen t er s of lear n in g an d m agn if icen t ar ch it ect u r al m ar vels ar e w on dr ou s object s, spaces an d places t h at h ave been passed dow n t o u s t h r ou gh t h e ages by ou r f or bear s t h r ou gh a com bin at ion of good lu ck an d a sen se of dedicat ion f or h ist or y an d t h e f u t u r e.

Th is ser ies on Ir elan d's Gr eat M u seu m s begin s ou r ser ies of t h e explor at ion of all t h e h ist or y an d t r easu r e t h at Ir elan d of f er s t o t h ose f or t u n at e en ou gh t o live in or t r avel t o t h e Au ld Sod! Kilm ain h am Gaol - Sit u at ed in Du blin , t h is f or m er pr ison is n ow a m u seu m t h at pr ovides in sigh t s in t o Ir elan d's polit ical an d social h ist or y.

Nat ion al M u seu m of Ir elan d - Com pr isin g m u lt iple sit es in Du blin , in clu din g t h e Ar ch aeology, Decor at ive Ar t s & Hist or y, an d Nat u r al Hist or y M u seu m s, it sh ow cases Ir ish h er it age an d cu lt u r e For a sm all cou n t r y, Ir elan d h as a st u n n in g st ock of gr eat ar t f r om all over Eu r ope. Som e of t h e r ar est an d m ost popu lar pain t in gs on display in m u seu m s in Du blin ar e also easy t o f in d an d get t o. You can w alk an d h op bu ses an d t h e cit y r ail syst em t h er e is easy t o n avigat e; also t h e n at ives ar e u su ally ver y h elpf u l.

Nat ion al Galler y of Ir elan d - Locat ed in Du blin , it h ou ses an ext en sive collect ion of Ir ish an d Eu r opean ar t , in clu din g w or k s by f am ou s ar t ist s. On display at t h e Nat ion al Galler y of Ir elan d, you w ill f in d som e of t h e gr eat est an d m ost f am ou s of t h e w or ld's pain t in gs. " Th e Tak in g of Ch r ist " by Car avaggio.

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" Th e M eet in g on t h e Tu r r et St air s" by Fr eder ic William Bu r t on . " Th e M ar r iage of St r on gbow an d Aoif e" by Dan iel M aclise. " Por t r ait of a Wom an w it h a Wh it e Collar " by Am br as Sch ool " Th e Sick Bacch u s" by Car avaggio " Sain t Fr an cis in t h e Deser t " by Giovan n i Bellin i " Por t r ait of a Lady w it h a Squ ir r el an d a St ar lin g" by Han s Holbein t h e You n ger

Book of Kells an d Old Libr ar y Exh ibit ion - Sit u at ed in Tr in it y College, Du blin , it displays t h e f am ou s m edieval m an u scr ipt , t h e Book of Kells, alon g w it h a st u n n in g libr ar y.

Nat ion al Lepr ech au n M u seu m - Based in Du blin , it of f er s a u n iqu e an d in t er act ive exper ien ce explor in g Ir ish f olk lor e an d m yt h ology, in clu din g t h e lepr ech au n legen d.

Cor k Cit y Gaol - Fou n d in Cor k , it is a f or m er pr ison t u r n ed m u seu m , pr ovidin g an in t r igu in g look in t o t h e h ar sh r ealit ies of 19t h -cen t u r y pr ison lif e.

Galw ay Cit y M u seu m Sit u at ed in Galw ay, it f ocu ses on t h e h ist or y an d h er it age of t h e cit y an d t h e su r r ou n din g r egion .

For a sm all cou n t r y, Ir elan d h as a st u n n in g st ock of gr eat ar t f r om all over Eu r ope. Som e of t h e r ar est an d m ost popu lar pain t in gs on display in m u seu m s in Du blin ar e also easy t o f in d an d get t o. You can w alk an d h op bu ses an d t h e cit y r ail syst em t h er e is easy t o n avigat e; also t h e n at ives ar e u su ally ver y h elpf u l.

Par t of t h e collect ion on display at t h e Hu gh Lan e Galler y in clu des: 1. " Th e Last of t h e Celt s" by Joh n Laver y - " Goin g to M ass" by Fr eder ick William Bu r t on - Also at t h e Hu gh Lan e Galler y.

2. "A Con ven t Gar den" by William Or pen Hou sed in t h e Hu gh Lan e Galler y.

3. " Nigh t Can dles ar e Bu r n t Ou t " by Sean Keat in g On display at t h e Cr aw f or d Ar t Galler y in Cor k (n ot in Du blin , bu t w or t h m en t ion in g).

4. " Th e M eet in g" by Lou is le Br ocqu y - Fou n d at t h e Ir ish M u seu m of M oder n Ar t .

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An d h er e ar e m y f ou r f avor it e m u seu m s t o visit in Nor t h er n Ir elan d: Ulst er M u seu m - Locat ed in Belf ast , it f eat u r es diver se exh ibit ion s on ar t , h ist or y, an d scien ce, sh ow casin g t h e n at u r al an d cu lt u r al h er it age of Nor t h er n Ir elan d.

Ulst er Folk M u seu m - Sit u at ed in Cu lt r a, n ear Belf ast , it is an open -air m u seu m t h at r ecr eat es r u r al lif e in Nor t h er n Ir elan d, w it h t r adit ion al bu ildin gs an d cost u m ed in t er pr et er s.

Ulst er Am er ican Folk Par k - Fou n d in Om agh , Cou n t y Tyr on e, it explor es t h e st or y of em igr at ion f r om Ulst er t o Am er ica, sh ow casin g Ir ish an d Am er ican cu lt u r e an d h er it age.

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Hidden Ir ish Gem s Story and Photos:

By Joh n M cNally If you ar e lik e m e an d h ave alr eady st ar t ed plan n in g you r n ext t r ip t o Ir elan d, an d you h ave alr eady don e t h e Gu in n ess Br ew er y, k issed t h e Blar n ey St on e, an d gazed ou t over t h e Clif f s of M oh er , you w ill w an t t o con sider t h ese h idden gem s.

Visit t h e pr ivat ely ow n ed Hill of Uisn each , t h e Sacr ed Cen t er of Ir elan d. Dig deeper in t o t h e h ist or y w it h a t ou r of t h e n ot able gr aves in Glasn evin Cem et er y an d t h e 1916 Rebel Walk in g Tou r of Du blin . Hik e t h e an cien t pilgr im s' pat h 2,500' u p Cr oagh Pat r ick M ou n t ain in h on or of Sain t Pat r ick . If h ik in g's n ot you r t h in g, visit on e of t h e M ass Rock s w h er e Cat h olics gat h er ed w h en M ass w as declar ed illegal u n der Br it ish Pen al Law s. You loved t h e m egalit h ic New gr an ge, bu t f or a m or e per son al exper ien ce st an d on t op an d go in side t h e passage t om b of t h e less t ou r ist y Lou gh cr ew cair n . St ay at Gr een Hills Far m w it h it s f air y f ield an d a por t al t o t h e ot h er w or ld. Or m ak e you r ow n pen dan t at a f or ge in t h e h ear t of t h e Boyn e River Valley w it h t h e Black sm it h Exper ien ce, w h ich I'll f ocu s on h er e.

Tom Kin g is An Gobh a, Th e Black sm it h , w h o of f er s an im m er sive an d in t er act ive exper ien ce of t r adit ion al Ir on Age m et al f or gin g w h ile sh ar in g st or ies, m yt h s, an d Ir ish h ist or y. Wh en w e w er e t h er e last m on t h , w e w at ch ed Tom f or ge a sw an -sh aped spir al pen dan t an d t h en gave u s a t u r n w it h t h e h am m er , cr eat in g ou r ow n m oon pen dan t . An Gobh a also m an u f act u r es an d sells h an dcr af t ed m et al decor at ive object s an d blade w or k s based on an cien t Celt ic sym bols an d ar t if act s.

Th ese m ak e gr eat sou ven ir s f or you r f am ily an d f r ien ds w h o alr eady h ave Claddagh r in gs ar n d ar an sw eat er s.

Tom r egaled u s w it h h is w it an d w isdom as w e t ou r ed h is f ar m , w h ich in clu des a por t ion of Slige Assail, on e of t h e an cien t f ive sm oot h r oads t h at lead t o t h e Hill of Tar a, an d a f am in e h ou se w h er e 80 poor sou ls h ad t o w or k bu ildin g r oads all day in or der t o h ave f ood an d sh elt er du r in g t h e gr eat h u n ge, An Gorta Mor, of t h e 1840's (in accu r at ely called a f am in e).

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Ar i zon a Of f er s A Wi de Var i et y of I r i sh At t r act i on s, Even t s & Pubs Ph oen ix Is Hom e t o t h e Ir ish Cu lt u r al Cen t er an d M cClellan d Libr ar y Ch r ist m as celebr at ion s an d a visit f r om San t a ar e an an n u al even t at t h e Cen t er !

Ever yon e is in vit ed t o t h e Ch r ist m as at t h e Cast le celebr at ion on Decem ber 9t h , w it h ou r f r ien ds f r om Dow n Un da! Th e New Zealan d an d Au st r alian Ar izon a com m u n it ies, alon g w it h ou r Ir ish Cu lt u r al Cen t er an d M cClellan d Libr ar y af f iliat es, w elcom e you t o a f am ily day bar bequ e f ollow ed by a scr een in g of t h e Ch r ist m as classic, Elf !

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T h ur sday, Novem ber 16 i s Gui n n ess Wor l d Recor d Day

I r el an d set t h e r ecor d f or t h e l ar gest gat h er i n g of peopl e dr essed as l epr ech aun s. 1,26 3 par t i ci pan t s gat h er ed i n t h e t ow n of Ban don , Coun t y Cor k , t o ach i eve t h i s w h i m si cal r ecor d.

Guinness World Records Day is an annual event that celebrates the anniversary of the Guinness World Records book. It typically takes place in November.

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The first Guinness World Records book was published in 1955, and the idea for creating it came about when Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director of the Guinness Brewery, had an argument about the fastest game bird in Europe during a hunting trip. Unable to find a reference book to settle the dispute, he decided to create one, and thus, the Guinness World Records book was born.

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The first edition was distributed as a promotional giveaway to boost beer sales but quickly became a global phenomenon.

dan cer s gat h er ed i n t h e h ear t of Dubl i n t o set t h e r ecor d f or t h e l on gest Ri ver dan ce l i n e. T h i s even t cel ebr at ed t h e 20 t h an n i ver sar y of Ri ver dan ce, a popul ar I r i sh dan ce sh ow . n am ed Paul O' Con or cr eat ed a san dw i ch w i t h a st agger i n g 14 5 l ayer s. T h e r ecor d w as set at t h e Bl oom Gar den Fest i val i n Dubl i n , sh ow casi n g cul i n ar y cr eat i vi t y i n r ecor d- br eak i n g fashion.

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Ir elan d Su ppor t s UN Resolu t ion f or " Hu m an it ar ian Cease Fir e in Gaza The United Nations Gener al Assembly unanimously passed a nonbinding resolution last Fr iday, ur ging a " humanitar ian tr uce" in Gaza, with the aim of ending hostilities between I sr ael and the gover ning author ities of Gaza, which Hamas controls.

I reland was one of the 120 nations to vote for the resolution, which mar ks the fir st response from the United Nations in addressing the ongoing conflict. Among the 14 nations that opposed the resolution were I sr ael and the United States. Additionally, five Pacific I sland nations and four European Union member countr ies, namely Austr ia, Croatia, Czechia, and Hungar y, were par t of the dissenting group.

buildings, of wells and water tanks, and trees and crops, as well as movement restr ictions and unequal treatment I reland's identification with Palestinians is rooted in a shared histor y of being br utally. colonized. After centur ies of suffer ing under Br itish r ule, the I r ish have developed a solid anti-colonial position and adopted neutr ality as their policy of State. And the I r ish believe their neutr ality gives them the ability and responsibility to promote peace inter nationally. " I reland should play our role in the development of an inter national peace and conflict resolution initiative for Palestine.

We believe this should be an issue of national consensus based on the implementation of I nter national L aw."

Said M ar y-L ou M cDonald, President of Sinn Fein.

The voices from I reland emphasize that this is not j ust a political issue but a matter of humanity and could become the defining issue of our time.

This conflict is nothing new; asAeschylus, the father of the Greek Tr agedy, said 2,500 year s ago, our life's pur pose should be to:" Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this wor ld."

The I r ish Dáil became one of the fir st par liaments in the wor ld to call for a ceasefire.I sr ael has the r ight to defend its people but the use of militar y force in self-defense must be in accor dance with inter national humanitar ian law and be both discr iminator y and propor tionate.

I r ish Taoiseach L eo Var adkar said:" I sr ael has the r ight to defend itself, has the r ight to go after Hamas so that they cannot do this again. But what I 'm seeing unfolding at the moment isn't j ust self-defense. I t resembles something more approaching revenge. That's not where we should be, and I don't think that's how I sr ael will guar antee its future freedom and its future secur ity," he said.

The I r ish gover nment's official position is theywant to see a per manent and sustainable ceasefire, the lifting of the blockade on Gaza, which they say is at the root cause of this devastating conflict, and ultimately, the establishment of a two-state solution, which is based on the bor der s of 1967. They want to address the cr isis and humanitar ian situation in Gaza. This includes addressing the under lying causes of the violence.I sr ael's policies towar ds Palestinians have been char acter ized as apar theid by both Amnesty I nter national and Human Rights Watch.

I reland has for many year s focused on the inj ustices and infr ingements of human r ights suffered by Palestinians in their homeland. These include the seizure of land for I sr aeli settlements, evictions of families, destr uction of homes and far m

Pr o-Palest in ian M ar ch er s In Du blin Dem an d Cease Fir e It h as becom e an in t er n at ion al m ovem en t , t h ou san ds of dem on st r at ion s ar ou n d t h e w or ld ar e callin g f or an en d t o t h e con f lict

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One of the most haunting, prophetic and power ful poems of the 20th centur y with the flour ish: ?And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, / Slouches towar ds Bethlehem to be bor n??

The title of M áir ía Cahill?s j ust published memoir,Rough Beast: My Story and the Reality of Sinn Féin, provides an intr iguing double entendre. I t is widely touted that Sinn Féin may lead the next I r ish gover nment, fulfilling its ambition to sit across a table from a Sinn Féin Fir st M inister of the Nor ther n I reland Assembly and deftly negotiate away the Nor ther n State. The epoch-shaping image in Yeats?poem suits the par ty?s sense of deliver ance. Yet Cahill?s har rowing book about the way in which she was br utalised by the I RA and demeaned by the par ty leader ship leaves the reader in no doubt about the bestial tactics deployed in the pur suit of power.

Since 2010, M áir ía Cahill has publicly alleged that a member of the I RA, M ar tin M or r is, repeatedly r aped her over the cour se of a year, 1997; that she told Ger r y Adams about the abuse; that Adams met her and told her that ?sometimes abuser s are so manipulative that the abused actually enj oy it?(Adams denies both saying this and meeting her to discuss the allegation); that the I RA questioned her frequently, brought her before a kangaroo cour t, ultimately forced her, while she was still in her teens, into a confrontation with M or r is and did not find against him.

I n the ear ly year s of the Troubles, I RA men were apt to dismiss the political par ty that acted as its apologist, Sinn Féin, par tly on gender grounds. Aoife M oore?s recently published book,The L ong Game: I nside Sinn Féin, recor ds that one for mer member of the I RA said: ?We used to say it [Sinn Féin] was made up of cowar ds and women?. As par t of Sinn Féin?s proj ect to reinvent itself and deemphasise or er ase repugnant aspects of its past, Sinn Féin has mounted a campaign to por tr ay itself as a par ty that respects women and puts them in leader ship positions.

Hence when Ger r y Adams and M ar tin M cGuinness retired in recent year s they were replaced by M ar y L ou M cDonald and M ichelle O?Neill respectively. Sinn Féin needs to deflect from its complicity in the cr uel response to cases such as the r ape of M áir ía Cahill. But, as the publication of her memoir makes clear, M áir ía Cahill will not relent until Sinn Féin acknowledges that she has always been telling the tr uth, and that the suppor ter s of the I RA have been lying.

A so-called ar my waging a so-called war to ?liber ate?a people does a lot to destroy its own myth when it per petuates sex cr imes

against the civilians it pretends to protect. A political par ty that attempts to give cover for such actions is equally damaged. So, it should alar m us all that sever al mainstream media outlets in I reland, including our national broadcaster, have lar gely ignored Cahill?s memoir. Too timorous to upset the par ty that they suspect will lead the next gover nment and which has a histor y of relentlessly bullying dissenter s?

A compar ison is ir resistible between the way in which the par ty is haunted by the abuse of M áir ía Cahill and by the mur der of Jean M cConville. A widow and mother of 10 children, M cConville was mur dered and ?disappeared?by the I RA in 1972.

That was the year in which the Br itish gover nment began to break the I RA through cover t methods. I ts secret intelligence or ganisations were in full oper ation in Nor ther n I reland. A senior member of the Br itish ar my (later a gener al) Fr ank K itson master minded the infiltr ation of the I RA. He had theor ised how best to penetr ate a ter ror ist or ganisation in his book,L ow I ntensity Oper ations, published in 1971, and he was assigned to Nor ther n I reland the following year to implement his techniques.

K itson was adept at identifying defector s and talker s dur ing heavy inter rogation. He believed that almost anyone (except fanatics) could be ?tur ned?; j ust wait for, or indeed create, the r ight circumstances. Find the young per son who j oined for the adventure of becoming a member of a secret ar my, or the man who has lost his j ob and needs income to feed his family. Soon K itson, who had cultivated infor mer s in similar ways in K enya when the Br itish ar my combatted the M au M au rebellion in the 1950s, had an extensive networ k of double agents who would feed him intelligence about I RA oper ations. of secrecy under pins the mar tinet discipline that the par ty imposes on its member s, but it also under mines the par ty. The secrecy deployed to enable ter ror ist cells to oper ate without detection disables the par ty from facing up to its past. Now, as it enter s what it hopes will be one of its most seismic elector al progressions, the fabr ic of the par ty?s credibility continues to tear. With ever y br ave testimony, ever y proper ly researched book or documentar y, impor tant aspects of the tr uth about the past emer ge despite its denialism.

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VI EW F ROM I REL AND Cont Once the I RA leader ship discovered that the or ganisation had been infiltr ated by infor mer s its reaction was twofold. I t responded to the Br itish secret intelligence oper ations by imposing an even str icter code of secrecy on its oper ator s, reducing infor mation to a need-to-know basis within the ter ror ist cell. Secondly, it leaped to conclusions about anyone whom it suspected of infor ming such as M cConville.

The hor ror visited upon M cConville and Cahill symbolises all that is false about the par ty?s pose in the past (that the I RA was forced into violence to defend the nationalist community); and the fault-lines of its pose about its present incar nation (that it is a moder n, egalitar ian and democr atic par ty). Ger r y Adams has been accused by people who were

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I n the tr ansition from violence to politics, the secrecy of the I RA was tr ansposed to the Sinn Féin par ty. The code of secrecy under pins the mar tinet discipline that the par ty imposes on its member s, but it also under mines the par ty.

The secrecy deployed to enable ter ror ist cells to oper ate without detection disables the par ty from facing up to its past. Now, as it enter s what it hopes will be one of its most seismic elector al progressions, the fabr ic of the par ty?s credibility continues to tear. With ever y br ave testimony, ever y proper ly researched book or documentar y, impor tant aspects of the tr uth about the past emer ge despite its denialism.

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